I just found out I'm a noob!

This is an interesting one. So I'm running around Sharkdead Island with my shiny new Demons Mastermind, minding my own business, when some odd person whose name ends on a question mark calls me up via tell. We have the following conversation:

[Tell] Guy?: would u like some mega xp?
[Tell] -->Guy?: No, thank you.
[Tell] Guy?: lol u turn down xp?!
[Tell] -->Guy?: Precisely.
[Tell] Guy?: u must be a noob nm lol
[Tell] -->Guy?: *Polishes 66 month badge* Ayup!
[Tell] Guy?: 66 vet and ur still a noob shame

So, there you have it, folks. The big news for today - I'm a noob. And here I always thought I was just a garden variety idiot. The more you know, I guess.

*edit*
I'm ashamed I got my veteran badges wrong, by the way. I just checked, and the last one I have is 69.

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Originally Posted by Arcanaville Samuel_Tow is the only poster that makes me want to punch him in the head more often when I'm agreeing with him than when I'm disagreeing with him.

I would've launched into a debate about the use of the term 'Newb' vs
'Noob' and then proceeded to explain the various ways this game differs from the other MMO's. That it's about the journey and not the 'Uber XP's'

Once I realized this was getting nowhere I'd inform them of the irony that the real Noob is the one that rushes through 6 years of great content in a ill-concieved notion of being 733t.

Of course, this would all naturally led to the Guy? saying something along the line of "Lrn2Ply" at which point they'd get the 1-Star and ignore treatment.

Really, Sam?

OK, I will admit, I was kind of a ******** at the end, but come on, now. My first two responses were pretty sensible, weren't they?

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Originally Posted by Arcanaville Samuel_Tow is the only poster that makes me want to punch him in the head more often when I'm agreeing with him than when I'm disagreeing with him.

Actions speak louder than vets you can have a 6 year vet badge and still be a noob.

However, just because you dont join a PL farm thats not the definition of noob, the definition of noob is the one who runs in those farms then comes out at level 50 expecting the rest of the game content to be the same difficulty, and of course gets everyone else killed then complains because 'MA iz betta tiketz yo'.

I find it hilarious whenever people bring up veteran badges in discussions and such, especially when i know there's noone who have more than me

"I'm a xx month vet i know this game!"
"I've played for xx months i know whats best"


Funniest was prob when i was in a team and we had a tank and another tank asked to join, and a person in team was like "don't invite two tanks just hurts more than it helps" and i was "let em join, team makeup don't matter unless it's a master of", bit of arguing ensued and the vet issue was brought up and i just laughed, then it took maybe 5 mins and i got a tell from the person "you've played this game for a long time you should know i'm right" they had apparently did a badge check hehe, i replied with something like "yea, and so i know any team makeup works", then the person got so rude so i just left the team and i immideatly got tells like "aww you ragequit?". Found it hilarious, pretty glad the ignore list doesn't seem to have a limit

To be honest, I don't like to bring up veteran reward status for anything, but I still feel I'm within my right to cite veteran status as defence for why I don't want "mega xp"

I mean, seriously. After 69 months, what am I gonna' get for powerlevelling a level 28 Mastermind OF A SET I HAVEN'T PLAYED BEFORE?

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Originally Posted by Arcanaville Samuel_Tow is the only poster that makes me want to punch him in the head more often when I'm agreeing with him than when I'm disagreeing with him.

You are a noob Sam. You forgot to say giggity after 69. Giggity

Edit: I am ashamed I forgot as well.

When I get tells like that, I usually tell them, "no", and when they get snarky about it, I keep asking, "Why?"

Eventually they get sick of me and leave, which was the intent.

But I also agree that vet status =/= game skill. For all I know, they're a gold farmer who's been around since beta.

Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite

i recall in broadcast last night someone saying 69 badge vet mm ds/something looking for team .

in cap au diable O.o

Meh... Sounds like he was inviting you to a farm anyway.

I don't care if they give Mega XP. Farms just don't sound fun. I mean, the word "farm" itself evokes images of tedium.

In any case, he had no right to call you a noob for refusing a team. O_o That just makes him both smug, and stupid.

I would have replied with ' whats XP'...?

On 2nd thought, I would've joined his team. Went in all excited, then after a mob or two I would make a big deal about how this is pathetic XP's
I was making twice this much before I joined you..

and then I'd quit and vanish. Leaving the 'Newb' wondering what this massively amazing farm I have is...

All subsequent /tells for info would be ignored naturally.

I was a n00b yesterday for not wanting to do Frosty with + 5 mobs, at level 8... Such a ridiculous n00b I am.

I can't believe no one else has done this yet:

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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow *edit* I'm ashamed I got my veteran badges wrong, by the way. I just checked, and the last one I have is 69.

Haha, noob.

im betting this was on virtue wasnt it?

Vet badges don't matter, you can have many of them and still be a n00b.

The fact that you felt compelled to reply with snark (as opposed to being the better man and simply dropping it after the second reply) AND also to come running to the forums to post about it (like people care) doesn't quite make you noob, but it's a bit on the obnoxious side indeed.

Congratulations, Sam!

Admitting you have a problem is the first step on the long road to recovery.

Rude Tells thread --->

It's a lengthy collection, but full of lolz... especially the stories from Psychoti. When it comes to witty retorts, we are all n00bs compared to the "twit magnet".