tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873243172583418828.post6541135060186236171..comments2023-10-31T04:12:34.500-05:00Comments on K's Blog: Time vs. Skill: The Gear FacadeKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12708082019182660608noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873243172583418828.post-79187577549799211242009-03-05T12:03:00.000-06:002009-03-05T12:03:00.000-06:00@Ron: Unfortunately, that is the decision most peo...@Ron: Unfortunately, that is the decision most people are left with. The success of WoW has been not just due to the end-game content that the uber-people get to play in, but the fact that the game is playable by face-rolling monkeys as well as by grandfathers with their grandkids. Or grandmothers, let's not be sexist here...<BR/><BR/>My point is that the stereotype drives me nuts. :)Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708082019182660608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873243172583418828.post-37734209008038742142009-03-03T12:06:00.000-06:002009-03-03T12:06:00.000-06:00I do agree that simply taking the toon with better...I do agree that simply taking the toon with better gear does not guarantee the better player. But if you have two strangers, one with vastly better gear than the other, what else other than gear can you use to determine which to take? <BR/><BR/>Your choices become possibly horrible player with good gear OR possibly horrible player with bad gear. ?Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05057210729779103508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873243172583418828.post-35915915265432343142009-03-02T09:40:00.000-06:002009-03-02T09:40:00.000-06:00I agree with both of you here. I'm a big fan of f...I agree with both of you here. I'm a big fan of finding good players and sticking with them (to the point of detriment sometimes). Thus, PuGging for me usually means perusing the friends list or allied guilds for people I know. <BR/><BR/>However, there has to be a balance. As a raid leader, you know when someone is geared well enough to be "successful" or to have a decent shot at a particular encounter. Different leaders will set different bars, but if they clear that bar, then of course you bring the player.<BR/><BR/>The point is that you can't judge based solely on gear, but you can't choose based solely on skill... it really is a double edged sword (2H).Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02072250052178202167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873243172583418828.post-21694331336119293332009-03-01T11:05:00.000-06:002009-03-01T11:05:00.000-06:00@Hagu: I don't disagree with the fact that if you'...@Hagu: I don't disagree with the fact that if you're picking between two strangers, the stereotype is that the person with the better gear is the better player. So why not take the person you think is better? <BR/><BR/>I'm arguing that the stereotype is incorrect a good portion of the time!Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708082019182660608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873243172583418828.post-70679879199417984372009-02-28T23:48:00.000-06:002009-02-28T23:48:00.000-06:00I think also people use "best player" when they me...I think also people use "best player" when they mean "most effective toon" I really don't care who is the best player, I want the most effective toon. You could take the best human player on the planet and if they are level 60 in greens, my toons would probably be more effective in the raid. Or you could be a great player with great gear but not an effective toon if your internet/computer causes you to d/c as soon as any AoE happens.<BR/><BR/>My cynical nature is that I do not expect a lot from strangers, so why not take the bad player with the better gear? Crighton once wrote that ability, intelligence and desire are about equal factors for success and it is so much easier to measure desire. Better gear does not mean a better player. But if you are choosing between two strangers, why not take the one with better gear?Haguhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03726885305104254286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873243172583418828.post-19842496901180312302009-02-28T13:55:00.000-06:002009-02-28T13:55:00.000-06:00Amen.Amen.Joshistoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18091707082842526156noreply@blogger.com