Griefers with class?
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:19 pm
There is something that really bugs me about someone causing grief for no gain, or at least what would be no gain to the general population. If someone is going to mug me and steal my wallet, I'd rather they spend the contents of my wallet instead of throwing it into a fire just to see the look on my face. Griefers, for the most part, have the unfortunate disposition to have not ever developed an affinity for enjoyable productive activities.
It took a while for Jarett to convince me that the level 60 shaman was gaining nothing by camping my level 20 corpse. As this was happening I was losing nothing more than the equal time investment of my adversary. What a waste of time, I thought. What I didn't know then is that these people are somehow entertained when others are perplexed by their behavior. This desire to become a famous douchebag certainly did puzzle me. Sharing the epic lulz is also an essential part of it. When they meet up with their comrades, tales of griefing exploits take the place of what must be the usual extremely dull stories. I thought I had it all figured out, until I came across these videos:
http://www.stage6.com/user/FLOOR_MASTER ... 2-Griefing
http://www.stage6.com/user/FLOOR_MASTER ... Griefing-2
They were made by a group called "Team Roomba". What's unexpected is that their videos are very well edited and comedically timed. If you ignore the douchebaggery, it's actually entertaining to watch. If you absolutely positively have to grief, do it with some style:)
EDIT: I did not write this, I got it off a site I visit frequently. Those two videos are just so amazing, that I just thought that I had to share with you guys. Enjoy
It took a while for Jarett to convince me that the level 60 shaman was gaining nothing by camping my level 20 corpse. As this was happening I was losing nothing more than the equal time investment of my adversary. What a waste of time, I thought. What I didn't know then is that these people are somehow entertained when others are perplexed by their behavior. This desire to become a famous douchebag certainly did puzzle me. Sharing the epic lulz is also an essential part of it. When they meet up with their comrades, tales of griefing exploits take the place of what must be the usual extremely dull stories. I thought I had it all figured out, until I came across these videos:
http://www.stage6.com/user/FLOOR_MASTER ... 2-Griefing
http://www.stage6.com/user/FLOOR_MASTER ... Griefing-2
They were made by a group called "Team Roomba". What's unexpected is that their videos are very well edited and comedically timed. If you ignore the douchebaggery, it's actually entertaining to watch. If you absolutely positively have to grief, do it with some style:)
EDIT: I did not write this, I got it off a site I visit frequently. Those two videos are just so amazing, that I just thought that I had to share with you guys. Enjoy
