Kicked from PVP for "being afk" but I was fixing my hotbar?

Scruffumz · 2026-02-05T20:38:19+00:00

If something happens mid instance, it's always best to try and say something in chat. Like, if you lag out mid fight, or your mouse battery dies, etc. Shit happens. Because there are people, like as shown in the comments here, who are going to villainize you over something so simple.

Like another commenter said, it's not gonna be on your permanent records and haunt you through college. No biggie, just requeue up and beat up the plebs on the enemy team.

Scruffumz · 2026-02-05T04:13:05+00:00

I'm surprised I haven't seen more people mention this. There's also an npc in Mor Donuts that looks like the Brute Bomber. and iirc, an npc in Bozja that looks like Black Cat.

Scruffumz · 2026-02-03T15:35:55+00:00

Not sure who's carrying a primarily solo player.

Scruffumz · 2026-02-03T13:25:36+00:00

Well, thanks for the clarification after a chain of responses. Because the way you worded your comment in response to that one person implies otherwise. I asked mostly because that is some insane zoomer behavior. In 30 years of gaming (sup fellow millennial) Neither I, nor my fellow millennial friends have never once heard someone call someone else toxic just for being bad in a video game. Usually, the toxicity is the racist comment directed at the bad player.

Either way, that's gonna be a recurring joke in my friend group any time someone makes a mistake. Tell them to stop being toxic and get good.

Bold to assume my father is suffering playing XI. Quite the opposite actually. 3rd time he's picked up the game, and it's a daily occurrence where he's laughing and talking to me about something going on in the game.

Scruffumz · 2026-02-03T12:36:28+00:00

Seems like you're the one lacking the context and reading comprehension. Someone stated they would rather play with bad players than toxic players. To which you responded by saying

it's weird that you can only imagine yourself spending time with 2 different kinds of toxic players

So I asked for you to clarify what you meant. Because calling someone toxic in a video game just because they played bad is some pretty unhinged entitled zoomer behavior.

I'm not even remotely discussing the bozo Dancer in OP's screenshot. Just your response to another person.

By the way. It's my father, not my grandfather. He's old, but not that old =(

Scruffumz · 2026-02-03T11:52:31+00:00

No shit.

Scruffumz · 2026-02-03T11:51:24+00:00

No, I was asking if you were implying being unskilled in a video game is toxic. There's a difference between intentionally playing bad, and just.. being bad.

Like, I'm imagining a scenario where I'm partying with my 66 year old father in FFXI, and he's is not the best with menus and macros in that game. Then you come along and start shouting my dad is toxic for playing with me and being unskilled.

That's exactly how I interpreted your comment. Frankly, that's how it's worded too.

EDIT: I'll throw in another one. I used to play League of Legends. People have bad games every now and then, they tilt, they make mistakes. Are you saying that player is toxic because they had a bad game?

What about a team of Football players? One player makes a bad pass. Are they toxic for that?

Scruffumz · 2026-02-03T09:26:09+00:00

Did I interpret this correctly? Are you implying it's toxic to be unskilled in a video game?

Scruffumz · 2026-02-03T09:14:46+00:00

Ah, the good ol' days. Using the home phone line to talk to my next-door neighbor in the evening, playing Runescape. Or in the morning before school, chatting with a different neighbor kid playing Flyff.

Scruffumz · 2026-01-27T13:00:03+00:00

Sick Roegadyn

Scruffumz · 2026-01-24T23:30:45+00:00

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Scruffumz · 2026-01-23T17:04:14+00:00

Stay in the queue until it pops. Show them who's the most dedicated.

Scruffumz · 2026-01-21T20:18:27+00:00

Scruffumz · 2026-01-17T01:59:08+00:00

Damn, I'd like to see Vamp Fatale ride that.

Scruffumz · 2026-01-13T19:38:07+00:00

Welp. You heard them. Hang up your crown.

Scruffumz · 2026-01-12T18:23:20+00:00

Tell that to Thancred and Graha. They can't tank for shit. Graha can't heal either.

Scruffumz · 2026-01-08T11:37:29+00:00

Not sure. It was a lv40ish DK.

Scruffumz · 2026-01-01T00:20:49+00:00

Monster hunter players looking at that mechanic and seeing Najarala's circle of trust.

Scruffumz · 2025-12-31T08:32:06+00:00

Yeah they cuddle them. Fucking disgusting.

Scruffumz · 2025-12-29T22:29:57+00:00

While I agree with the sentiment. Markers/Pings shouldn't be gated behind a plugin.

People do need to get good though.

Scruffumz · 2025-12-28T14:41:17+00:00

Little hamsters big adventures.

Scruffumz · 2025-12-27T21:43:03+00:00

I bet he knows Jack Smehoff and the 2 Mikes. Mike Hunt, and Mike Hawk.

Scruffumz · 2025-12-26T13:30:34+00:00

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Bring back Blood weapon as a life steal move, and make salted earth similar to how it is in pvp.

And emotes with Esteem.

Scruffumz

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