There is such a thing as being too quick to ignore

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I used to be a Guide on Everquest and Everquest 2. Retired now. Was up for promotion to senior a few times but kept turning it down. It's in my nature to help people. I'm *always* helping people. Yet, I've noticed that many of my attempts to help people on this game result in me being ignored.

This is just one example of many:

Someone asked in Millennium City "How do I tell what time it is? Not real world time but the time for the game world itself?"

I messaged him with "Well, you could just use the compass on the mini map and a shadow if you have shadows turned on."

He retorted "Gee, THAT'S helpful. /ignore"

While he was typing that in, I was already typing in "Or, if you don't have shadows turned on, you can check the sun or moon. The moon is always exactly opposite the sun. Sorry, but this is about the best you have right now. There's no other way currently :("

But when I sent that to him, I got "@name is ignoring you". Avoiding naming names here.

I then went on to help other people asking things in zone. Such as a question about "It just said Costume Unlocked but I don't see another costume slot at the tailor." To which my answer was "Then it was probably just a costume piece that got unlocked, not a costume slot. You get a new costume slot at 15 and 30, or when joining a supergroup."

Seriously, wtf? Grow some thick skin people. You /ignore someone for taking time out of their gameplay to try to help you? Normally I don't have a problem with people ignoring me. Why the heck would I want you to hear what I have to say if you're going to ignore that readily. But this was just completely uncalled for.

I was a freaking Guide for 7 freaking years. You don't stay a Guide that long if you go out of your way to be rude to people. I'ms eriously thinking about turning off zone chat and never helping anyone on this game. Heck, I'm beginning to wonder how many other people have put me on ignore simply for answering their stupid questions.

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Try not to be too discouraged by the inconsiderate folks of the internet. Champions needs folks like you to help out the newcomers; unfortunately, it is for the most part a thankless job. You really have to take pride in knowing that you helped, even if you weren't given due recognition.

Don't let a few bad apples spoil your experience! :)

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Half the people I try to help ignore me (as in don't respond to otherwise acknowledge I've said something), half of them say thank you or at least make note of something I've said, and the other half try to get into my pants because I waved to them. I remember being told by someone in the tutorial in COX, and I quote abit with better spelling, "I"m sluttier than you." in reference to the costume I was wearing.

So ya... be optimistic about the people you meet but don't carry high expectations into the conversation. Expect that you'll be given as much attention as a goldfish.