Patience is a virtue. It is also something not everyone is very good at – and I include myself in this particular batch because I have a very easy time becoming impatient when the same person keeps screwing up the same mechanic in the same way multiple times in Final Fantasy XIV. The first time, hey, that’s understandable. Second time, sure, we all make mistakes. But when you’ve caused a wipe four times by not doing something and everyone has told you what you should be doing, at some point you should probably admit that you’re the weak link, right?
Of course, I do not actually say that because there’s a lot of daylight between being impatient and being rude as heck. But even if we don’t act on those worse impulses, we all have different levels of patience for dealing with people making mistakes. So do you tend to be patient with new players in MMOs? Or do you find your patience flagging after a few repeated goofs (even if that lack of patience doesn’t translate to being a jerk)?
Every morning, the Massively Overpowered writers team up with mascot Mo to ask MMORPG players pointed questions about the massively multiplayer online roleplaying genre. Grab a mug of your preferred beverage and take a stab at answering the question posed in today’s Daily Grind!
