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Posted: Jan 4th 2010 8:35AM (Unverified) said

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I am always starting games long after launch and find myself in "lone wolf"mode....questing and grinding as fast as possible. I have only experienced a lot of help from others for n00bs in 2 games....WoW and LoTRO.....Rings is by far the best.....not only do they group with you but have had a ton of coin dropped in my lap to help further.....The communities of games is what really makes them shine.....best so far Rings..then WoW...then eq2.....worst I have ever seen in any game by far is Age of Conan....for a "mature themed" game...they have the most childish imature community....they game isnt what made me quitthat game...its the players....and I started that at launch..
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Posted: Jan 4th 2010 9:12AM Wisdomandlore said

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I recently jumped into WoW, and while the community is there, it can be hard to find groups for any dungeons or quests less than level 70. It definitely feels like half the game is closed off to you.
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Posted: Jan 4th 2010 9:53AM starka1 said

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I have the same experience as Wisdomanlore in WoW. Huge community so it boggles me it is so hard to find anyone helpful. Without my RL friend on Mannoroth, I've yet to receive any help from others. It is a hardcore PvP server and they laugh at you if you admit you are a noob when asking about some aspect of the game.

I then created a character on Gnomeregan so I could actually finish quests without getting ganked every 5 minutes. One guy asked for me for help and was sooo grateful because everyone else does there own thing. He said he had the same experience as me. No one wants to help a new player.

People were so indifferent, I had a quest in Undercity and a lone player around my level waited until I summoned the mob at the Apothecary and when I died, he fought the rest to trap the energy. No, please just let me die instead of teaming up. I did not know what he was there for until I saw him loot the corpses. I sent multiple tells and broadcasts asking for help. Eventually, I figured out the quest but I can't really say anything good about the WoW community based on my experiences.
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