Several weeks ago, if you ever wanted to hear me curse like a truck driving sailor, get me into a PUG. I would be amazed at how much people not knowing how to play with frustrate me.

Am I an elitist? Probably.

I assume that people research as much as I do. And I know fully well that it’s not the case, but I forget. The fact is that most people treat WoW like any other game and don’t give 2 thoguhts about it when they not in game.

It’s going to take time, but I’ll adjust.

The fact of the matter is that my guild is made up of friends. All long term players who have been around for years… And close friends if mine for well over a year now. I love my guild and the people in it.

But, like a lot of long term players, we go through periods where we dint play. Avid gamers have a tendency to see the newest console games and drool… Me included. And it’s THAT time if year. Ever comapny and there mother are releasing games in time for the holidays…

Thing is… I don’t have a PS3 or XBox 360. And, I don’t have the budget this year to buy games anyway.

So, I have WoW. And an empty guild.

I sense that there was some burnout as well, but it’s come to head this year, and it’s bad. People that would log on nightly are logging on every 4 or 5 days.

Guild runs are rare now and I’m kind of stuck.

So what do I do? I do the thing that I swore I’d never do again. The thing that frustrates more than anything else.

I’m PUGging. I’m finding the folks that aren’t burned out on the game or playing Brutal Legend.

It started with the daily and it just went from there. Today, I got into a group of achievement junkies and had a blast trying to get some if the harder achievements. I actually had a hard time leaving.

And they all knew how to play. And they all had friends lists of people that knew how to play. And it was fun.

Of course, there’s a downside. I may never see these folks again. They probably won’t remember me. I didn’t get to bitch about life on vent with them, which I enjoy, but I did get through a few podcasts.

I know that not ever PUG will be great. I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop. But in the meantime, I can out my alt levelling down and just concentrate on having some fun.

At least until my guild gets back.

Tags: groups, instances, pug | Category Adventures, Rant