This is a careful analysis of player types in Mapleroyals with reference to an old Dota 1 player type article. Plz note that this thread targets no one in particular but covers all the player population in general. PS: Most situations are oriented around bossing conditions Spoiler: Just in case If any inappropriate content are found, please let me know Typical Player Types in Mapleroyals 1. The Chinese Gold Farmer First of all, this guy probably got into mapleroyals from playing World of Warcraft and failing grades at school in order to play World of Warcraft. You will notice that whatever is happening whether there is Slime/Pierre/Cake/Snowman spawn event or GM event, this guy will always do one thing. Yep, that's farm up super-dooper-drop-your-pants-zomg-bbq items at ulu2! Someone should tell him this is a pre-server and only lasts for few years at average and that everything he earns will be gone. Oh well I guess there's some sort of pleasure in amassing virtual goodies that don't exist in the real world. (PS. if you think I'm racist I'm Asian myself.) 2. The Wannabe Hero Whether it be taking all the quitter's gears, farming up for years in secret and getting OP range all of a sudden, or posting hundreds of bossing videos on youtube; this guy will go out of his way to get the best items, highest level possible etc. He will probably not help you in a boss run unless he's 100% sure it'll benefit him and make himself look good. Wait till he's fully geared and let him carry the runs. These guys could be a blessing come the late game horntail raid. Or if not, then they are as useful to the party as 5 perfect cravens on a Shadower. Hey, what can I say? You play to win, you play to look good in front of everyone. 3. The Rambo Ever seen unwashed NLs who will FJ right into Zakum or Horntail heads and die and then start spamming words to the effect of "OMFG STUPID SHIFTER NEVER F$%ING WORKS" [Rambo has disconnected]. These guys have a seriously difficult time figuring out when seduce is coming, what zakum telegraphs mean, why 20min zak run with 15men is not odds to be proud of etc. My advice to these guys: "Stay the hell away from casinos." Often they are colorblind (I kid you not I got a friend who is colorblind and gets confused when he sees the minimap) or they are still between being a noob or being an average player. 4. The Newbie A newb and a noob are too different things. A newb is a new player who will contribute to the party and follow orders and generally ask question during party quests which will make him a better player. A noob is someone who has played for over a year and still dies at every boss and spams in chat and rage quits after dying. Newbies should be treated with care and caressed... Maybe not caressed but you should all help these people out and give them support. 5. The Silent Veteran These are the ones to watch out for. When they are invited to a boss run after a friend's recommendation, they will chat very little. After soloing bottom 3 zakum arms in 1min 30 sec, they'll say nothing. Even after showing 120k crit brandish damage on a flying mob, they still won't gloat or show off the range. Why don't they speak much? Because they're so good that they're used to being op and also they're too jaded to speak to random people off the internet. 6. The Leader Usually a player will start organizing boss runs and smega R> 1 last ATT for ZAK/HT. They will order the party members and buyers when to sign and when to GFX etc. These people are the leaders and generally have a good strategic look on things. Leaders are vital to success during a boss run. Either that or they're power tripping. You be the judge. 7. The Quitter These people are defeatist in nature. Your party may be lacking in NLs upon the start of a boss run and these guys will be the first to say "GG fail run". They'll also be the first to quit when an argument breaks out during the run. These people have lost the fight before it's even started so the best thing to do is to be in their good books so once they decided to quit the game, you can call first dibs on their gears. 8. The Never-Say-Die Gotta love these guys. The exact opposite of the Quitter. These people will stay til the very bitter end of a dc run and will often be seen soloing the boss without SE or HS. Give these people a compliment since they're a dying species. Heck give em a war medal since they probably fought in the trenches of World War 2 in a previous life. 9. The 13 year old "ROFL YOU LOOK UGLY LMAO!" Yep, these kids have just hit puberty and have raging hormones. They should probably be venting this rage on Counter-Strike but here they are on royals. During sign up period, they'll be saying all the stupid goofy stuff. The good thing about kids is they're easy to shut down in a smega war due to their slower brains and bad judgement. 10. The Elitist In every community, and the royals community too, there will be elitists. These people look down on anyone with slightly worse gears than them. They'll gaze at newbies with undisguised contempt and horde their knowledge from others like it's all they have. Elitists are everywhere and their conversation will only revolve around their gears or range stats. There's little you can do about them except get into name-calling competition. 11. The Coward Dark Knight gets hit by 1/1 in boss run. Uses power elixir. These guys are as useful to your party as a chair is to a whale. 12. The Casual Player In the waiting period before sign-up, these people will be like: "Hi, how are you guys?" and usually be ignored. In real life they are a father of three and has just gotten home from his day job to go on a Zak run. What do you do about these guys? Well, be friendly to them so they can relax for once. 13. The Mathematician Asian players are renowned for their maths skills and will often rush their first mage item known as the Abacus of Doom which gives +1000 to int stat. But since this doesn't exist in game they'll use their maths skills to white everyone. Before a boss run, they'll calculate how much wep att they need to do how much dmg over how much time. They'll consult their weapon multiplier chart and crit probability statistics etc. and have a tiny shriek of joy for whiting more zak arms than anyone in pt. My advice is take them to HT as they do a splendid job in calculating remaining HPs and seldom screw up. Unless they get sed and lose timer that is.... or unless their mother starts yelling at them in real life to go study. In that case your party is screwed. 14. The Partially AFK While you're working your butt off trying to finish the run as quickly as possible, these guys (mostly BM) are munching on chips and cutting their nails and glancing at the screen every so often while alt tabbing on hurricane. These people don't really care and just play royals because they have nothing else to do. You'll notice them afking during sign-up for around 10 minutes while they go take a dump. Luckily these people are a dying breed since community blacklists and ivory poaching is making them extinct. 15. The Know-nothing Know-it-all "STFU NOOB. I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING. LUK MAGE IS DA WAY TO GO" Ok so they managed to equip dark noel at early lvl and deals more magic damage than fellow mages at mp3 and from then on, they are stuck to it. No matter what you do, they'll still stick to their original decision and get their perfect PSB on drk or perfect dex OA on hero. 16. The Donald Trump "Lol your dmg sucks dude." "REPORTED!" These guys have one rule that they follow: "Anyone piss you off, then omgsh REPORTED!!!!!" Why? Because Donald Trump plays royals and there's no such thing as a FiredList (Rosie O'Donnell has been banned for verbal harassment). 17. The Unaware So you just got double seduced in HT by both arms while your bishop is busy chatting to his friends in BL. They still don't know what happened. These players will frustrate you to no end. Their slow reflexes mixed with their lack of sight makes them a major liability. 18. The Backdoor Bandit Unlike normal royal players, these guys are sneaky as hell. They'll wait patiently in silence until zakum is dead. While you guys are busy bombarding heavy dmg, he'll sneak closer and closer to the boss. You'll barely notice him during the entire run but by the time you do, he has already snatched gen20 in the corner and couple of nx, pretends he cannot understand a single word you say and replies in broken English how he only took angel ray SB or Heaven's Hammer 20. If you accuse him, he'll simply toss the fake book he brought in preparation. 19. The Team Member We love these guys. They will be the first to check if everybody has enough ACP, correct auto pot settings, pet food etc.They will follow all the instructions and the like. Their actual DPS won't be significant but will fetch and sit and keep your feet warm on lonely nights. 20. The Pitbull As soon as they hit lvl 135, BAM, it's bossing time for them. Farming is for wusses. They'll either lvl up at a magnificent speed or lose all the exp suicide-rushing into Zak body/Krex eye. Typically lots of warriors reflect this pattern. Their ultra aggression mixed with their confidence makes them dangerous. If you ever end up in prison and sharing a cell with these guys then be prepared to have a new boyfriend. 21. The Haxor Haxors play for one reason only. To have most OP items no matter the cost whether it be their royals account... or their Soul! They are unpredictable, know when to scroll, will pass 30%s none stop until the odds force them to pause then will go and buy your 1 slot left sock, finishing it with a +4. But remember that deep down inside they just crave a bit of happiness which is missing in their life. 22. The Guide-Freak After reading one class build guide, they'll follow it to the letter. On the plus side this means that they'll be highly methodical and will usually make all the right decisions regarding the character's build. On the downside they have zero flexibility and creativity in combat situations. Might as well slap in a couple of bots to the squad instead. Beware, if you choose one of same main class and don't go by their guide though. They'll start acting self-righteous. 23. The Micromanager With 25 minutes remaining before server check, enters zak as sair with blinking battleship icon. They'll manage their ship controls so well they'll anticipate all the arm magic attacks, dodge all the lightnings, side step all the stuns, maintain battleship til the end of the run and still have time to do laundry. These people will almost always bring bunch of mules for self buff while they calculate how much extra exp they'll gain with lesser people. 24. The Role Player In all your time playing royals you might only see one of these guys. They are as rare as a dark albino. Also they are as scary as one... Here's your basic conversation with a Role Player in HT RolePlayer (Bishop): Hush... I fear the evil spirits draw near these caves. A fell voice is heard in the air. [Hero has been seduced] [Hero has been hit by 1/1] Hero (Party Leader): OMG don't just stand there!! Heal me!!! [Hero has died] [Horntail Head B used mass dispel] [RolePlayer (Bishop) has died] RolePlayer (Bishop): It is a dark day indeed. We have been vanquished but our souls will take their vengeance! [Due to the party leader disconnecting from the game...] They are too busy typing to do much of anything. Tag them along for a laugh if you are not serious about the run. 25. The Afraid to Die Sort of like the coward however with less running. Once again these people do little good for the party. However they can be quite tanky in the end game as they usually play a 30k HP hero or highly hp washed NLs. Do they have high range? No. Can they survive sed alone in HT? No. Do they ever need to get safety charms? No. 26. The Over-Achiever Usually these guys will none stop CS an item. When the item is near godly stat, they will sell everything they have in order to purchase more CS and WS just to finish the scrolling adventure. Overachievers will put everything on the line to make a godly item. These are the guys who will rage scroll and subsequently get totally ripped up. Their net gain will be negligible since every success will be followed by an equal number of failure. 27. The Jackass Obviously these guys don't play royals for achievement. No no, they play royals to be totally ridiculous. You'll often find these people sacking afk people at henesys , committing suicide in HT, challenging GM in ban appeal, start a smega war only containing nonsense. Ever saw a 10k HP NL FJ into HT head B? Well it's called self-immolation and these guys would risk their lives to death just for a laugh believing Shifter will save their ass. They will eventually end up with a permanent ban after joking about RWT. 28. The Support Player The support player... referring to professional bishops. He will join a boss run with 5k HP, tanking hits without MG but focuses on supporting the attackers. He'll bring extra potions and att pots in case the run gets prolonged. He always carries extra OP equips of his friends for rent so his party members can clear the boss quicker. He's so good he times dispel after every debuff and stays at "rally point", ready to rush to whoever in need. Ever been in a situation where your pet auto pot fails you after 1/1 and you missed the timing to manual pot? Thinking "Ah fudge I'm dead now" and BOOM! He teleports and jump-heals you from an impossible angle. Well that's what these guys do. 29. The Overlord Ok so you had a bitter argument with a guy. Now you are minding your own business in a grinding map and all of a sudden BAM! This guy appears with what seems to be a whole freaking army of his friends and guildies. He's verbally assaulting you with the aid of all his fellow companions and you are completely overwhelmed. These guys will bring their entire family to insult you from their uncles to their grandmothers. The only way out is to record the whole scene in a cam and report for harassment. 30. The Power Tripper Also known as Public Stompers. These guys have played royals since the day it was launched and are extremely pro that they only boss with the elites. They have lvl 200 characters in almost every class and know how to utilize them with triple PCs. But when it's a full moon watch out! Out of nowhere they'll join a random exp zak or a low lvl only boss run and use all their power and abilities to completely overwhelm everyone while juggling eggs at the same time. Why? Because complete and utter domination makes them feel good. Bastards! 31. The Boba Fett Just like Boba Fett, these players use lots of gadgets that make us go "WTF?!" when they're exhibited. These people signed up 2months ago and they pop out of nowhere with a 30K HP Corsair. If you ever encounter them in a boss run, they will be itching to show off their cool-ass gears to you. As soon as you show interest, they'll whip out a perfect weapon + 21/22/23 att gears and violate your unprepared eyes. Ofc they are the definitions of RWT and they are stupid enough to show off their gears only to be thinned out by a ban hammer. 32. The Loyal Tiger Ever seen 2 buddies who simply can't separate from each other and afk together wherever they go? May be couples or real life friends but frequently bossing/guild buddies. These guys are so nice to have as a mate they could sell themselves on a market, kill their owner, come off with a good reputation and steal their own mother's secret pizza stack right before their eyes and be ignored. Fear em, I tell ya. 33. The Retard "OMGGG Y U STEAL MY MAP OMFG I REPORT YOU WTF LOL" "...check the mapownership, I took the map fair and square" "LOL NOOB!!! I WAS HERE FOR 3HOURS!! STFU NOOB!! YOU GOT NO REAL LIFE FRIENDS!!" "whatever" After that, they'll continue harassing you and KSing you. These people usually aren't very skilled with literacy and have never read the T&C nor ban appeals. ...But well, if there's one thing they have, it's a reserved front-page spot in the ban appeals for showing "This is exactly how you get 3day ban for Ksing someone"
I found it funny and relatable, I can also see how some of these types could be relatable to Dota 1 and 2 I'm just not sure about how the last type was labeled though. I get the context of the joke but I feel like there are more appropriate words for the type than the one used.
This was 90% based on the article I used x) and it was labelled as retard. I guess a better term can be used indeed
And I hope you can make a guide on " Guide to all Staff types in MapleRoyals " I will create 10 accounts and like your post.
You should add: 34. The Beggar- Always comes into a boss with no pots and asks the party members for things like power elixir, attack potions and all cure (kinda like me LOL)
