not much of a hard choice
short answer: HAPL
long answer: helping others is a game of its own, while just fishing can be done anytime, helping others is a rare minigame that i would jump on it most of the time.
if i am with my buddies preparing for a dungeon delve, i will politely decline the poor dude.
Almost always help, but could depend on circumstances. If amassing for a raid, it would depend on what they're asking. If you roll up and ask me to assist you in Upper Guk camping myconid for the gold ring for paw of opolla and I'm about to raid - eshhh, probably would have to politely decline and add them to friends. Let them know the situation and assist later.
I would go, especially if I was specifically asked. I think I do alot of asking and I am sensitive to not being annoying so I love it if people ask me for help- especially those I have asked to help with my things, before.
If I am in game and on, I'm there, with or without beer :) there will always be time for crafting or fishing- usually when I really want to get somehting done and no one is on! lol.
I'll pack up all my fishing/crafting stuff, make some room for posssible loots in bags and then be on my way as soon as possible regardless of wether or not I have buffs/ports. Buffs and ports are random daily things and come with whomever is in the the group and are never necessary. Getting there and being with the group and helping as soon as possible is "the needful thing". No ports? who cares, I am on my way running already. Or if they ask and we are in the same zone I expect to begin running to destination as a group once we are grouped and not spend another 20min waiting for ports or buffs- because I could have been using that time to fish/craft :)
The only minor annoyance is once I pack up and fuss with bank inventory and am half way there- only to hear that they dont need help anymore or have decided to do something else, to then to go back, fuss with bank inventory and unpack fishing/crafting stuff to get back in the swing of things.
If its a general ask for help- like in General chat- I will eavesdrop and fidget if I notice they are still asking for help after a bit while I quietly continue fishing/crafting. But i'll probably say I can help if I still see them asking. It's a different dynamic as I wil still continue to fish/craft while we still put together a group. Once it gets close to full then I'll start packing up and getting ready. if no one joins I will suggest trying it with just us, or maybe trying something new or random- why waste the duo while we have it?
Kilsin said:Scenario - You just feel like chilling with a beer and fishing or crafting in Pantheon and someone asks you for help, what do you do? #PRF #MMORPG #MMO #communitymatters
For the most part a game to me is based around the "who you know " nucleus. If it is a guildy, game friend, RL friend, or friend of the guild I will drop what I am doing and help if it's not too time consuming. Random unknowns don't really ask such things of me but I may concider helping agin if it's short term. Those that made my or my guilds blacklist... I will /ignore. Fishing with a beer is perfectly acceptable, crafting with a beer is fine if the crafting system doesn't demand both hands on the keyboard and mouse.
Exceptions, making potions or food for an upcoming raid- nope, will help some other time as what I am currently doing is my function in-game and supporting the guild comes first.
Step 1: Check to make sure the person and/or the person's guild is not on my list (yes, I keep a list)
Step 2: Explain briefly what to expect this night, as I am enjoy beer(s)
Beer 1-4, Expect really good help, I will be attentive and keep you alive
Beer 5-6, Turn off auto-follow, I will survive, but most like you will not
Beer 7-9, Remind me to attack when mobs are in camp
Beer 10+, send me a test /tell before doing anything to make sure I haven't passed out
Step 3: If we have gotten to Beer 7+ without me offending you to the point of needing to call a priest, please feel free to /friend me