Greetings
My name is Roy
The random advice "be polite when you are in a group so you might get invited again" that shows when you log on, in just about every online game ever these days, aren't cutting it in our complex environments. Therefore I wanted to get thread started for MMO etiquette. Ill start us up, but everyone should feel free to add suggestions.
Everyday interactions
There is a person behind the char
Should be easy enough, but easily forgotten that NPC's dont have feelings but players have. There is a guy at the end of of the network.
English is hard
Not everyone is born British. Do not hold their lack of English skills against them. That being said please give it a shot. It may be hard, but that isn't an excuse for not trying.
Communicate
Silence isn't an improvement on interaction. Please dont ignore the world around you. if asked please answer, or ask the question to begin with. Noting more frustrating that getting meet with a wall of silence whenever a simple question is asked in a group.
Getting mobs and crafting nodes
Waiting till someone is engaging a mob so you can swoop in and get the crafting node is despicable behaviour. You wouldn't want it done to you so dont try to excuse it. If you dont know if the player is killing the mob for the node, help him kill his mob and wait a second to see if he takes it. As for rare "quest spawns" feel free to do a random invite to anyone gathered near. Its easy and saves everyone involved for a lot of trouble.
Grouping
Be on time
When you decide to join a group, make your way to the objective. People dont play at your convenience. If you decided you wanted in, then get it done now. Dont expect 3 other people to wait for you finishing up whatever you were doing.
Need and greed
It used to be simple, but it became rather difficult after the addition of companion chars. The general rule used to be "If you are going to use it on this char, then need it. If not then greed". You should probably ask if you are in doubt, or make sure to setup the rules when the group starts.
Your fun doesn't trump the groups fun
This one is the hardest one for people to agree to. When you join a group you give up some individual "rights" exchange for being together. A good analogy would be the traffic lights. Being red takes away your right to drive in exchange safety in a group environment. In a group your style of play may not be viable. Do not insist that it is you have the right to play any way you like in this situation. SWTOR has ample opportunity to to find ways to have fun. If you want to play your own way find a place where your way works.
These are the initial ones. Please feel free to add more more and Ill try to update.
