WoW Moviewatch:: How to Tell if Your Raid Will Wipe
by Michael Gray 
Sep 12th 2011 at 12:00PM
My raid used to have a guy who would decide to wash his dog at 11 p.m. We've never quite figured out why he chose that late time to start washing his dog, but we assumed it was code language for something else. That's how I interpret the guy in this video who moves furniture at 2 a.m. He's "moving" some "furniture." For the rest of the raid, he'll have munchies.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Mortenebra Sep 12th 2011 12:08PM
"I have to go to the bathroom!!!"
One of our raiders used to have to go "Number 2" at or a little after the beginning of raid. Without fail. At least he's regular, right?
pens44 Sep 22nd 2011 1:00PM
As long as he wasn't like Cartman playing WoW in the basement....
Nitride Sep 12th 2011 12:27PM
The ones i really hate are "oops, phone" and also "I gotta start making dinner now."
Ok, so phone calls, tell em to call back. I been waiting for 32 minutes to get everyone to the instance (I need to respec/get my gear from bank/im in PVP fight/I need a summon, even tho I missed the first three summons for unknown reasons aka I clicked Cancel).
But making dinner time? Were you unaware of the time your meals get prepared while in front of your computer? Forget that a raid can span several hours (with all the excuses above, people randomly dropping etc). How was this 'dinner time' suddenly remembered after we finally get inside the instance and not while we are trying to just get TO the instance?
IF you cannot plan for two hours of WoW Raid time, uninterrupted except for bio breaks, DONT JOIN THE GROUP!
Hal Sep 12th 2011 12:40PM
This is the one reason I always prefer to raid with adults. We had a guy, an otherwise standup raider, who would frequently get invited into the raid, and about 10 minutes in say, "Hey, parents just told me dinner is ready, I'll be back in about 30 min."
Really?
Quark1020 Sep 12th 2011 12:52PM
I also love how they use the "IRL is more important than WoW" to justify this. Yes its more important, stop wasting everyone else's IRL time!
Alja Sep 12th 2011 1:25PM
Why can't people multi-task, I've answered the phone in the middle of raid before it's usually something quick or me telling them I can call them back in a bit. But you always get that guy who goes "Someone is calling me gotta go answer the phone brb", I always want to ask them "so where are you going, are you the only person left in this country with a corded phone that is apparently somewhere in your house other than where you are currently at".
But all in all totally heart Wowcrendor and I seriously think he was spying on every pug and non-pug raid I've ever been in.
Drakkenfyre Sep 12th 2011 12:38PM
While this applies to more than raids, I hate smokers who have to take continous smoke breaks.
(5 mins in)
"BRB, smoke break.
(5 mins later)
"brb, smoke break."
(5 mins later)
"smokes."
(5 mins later)
"going grab a cig, brb"
Either find a place you can play and smoke indoors, or stop smoking for the amount of time the instances takes. Stop making us wait for 2-4 minutes every 5 minutes for you to smoke.
themightysven Sep 12th 2011 6:34PM
my guild's raid group in ICC pugged a Deeps who had to take a ten minute smoke brake after every wipe, and every successful kill, and every trash pull, and every buffing. And that's the story of how I got my first raid invite.
razion Sep 12th 2011 12:55PM
And then of course, there's the other guy. The guy who has been here supposedly the whole time, waiting at the front of the line, raring to go and stoked and buffed and everything. Only do you discover on the pull that Jimbob is actually away, and never told anyone.
blazenor Sep 12th 2011 12:58PM
Let's not forget the "I need to get drunk before raid" guy.
Alja Sep 12th 2011 1:26PM
They are usually either the same person or related to the "hold on let me smoke this bowl real quick" guy.
Hal Sep 12th 2011 1:41PM
Hey! I tank better after a few glasses of wine.
Phantom Sep 12th 2011 1:59PM
I play a Dwarf Paladin on an RP server. My mid-raid beers are to get me into character.
Fletcher Sep 13th 2011 3:00AM
Once in ToC my raid wiped because one of our healers got so drunk he couldn't see the screen.
ukuznecova Sep 12th 2011 1:16PM
The gogogo guy is missing!
Portals Sep 12th 2011 2:55PM
Probably rage quit to RIFT, then realized that game sucked and is now crying in a corner cutting himself.
Cbeefman Sep 12th 2011 1:23PM
also dont forget the "why should i watch a boss fight/read a strat" guy/girl
Arrowsmith Sep 12th 2011 2:35PM
In my experience, he/she also takes on the traits of "I'm not respeccing to do PvE" and "It's not my fault my tanking/healing/DPS sucks".
Arrowsmith Sep 12th 2011 2:32PM
@Alja
There's a warlock in my guild, great guy, but he can only play well when he's "medicated" (on spinach, yeah, spinach...), to the point that there is a striking difference in his skill when he's sober. A few of us have started calling him Bender as a result, but at least he's considerate enough to "medicate" himself before raid and during break.
sporkwind Sep 12th 2011 4:26PM
Popeye?