Heroics, Hammer Station, Black Talon, Oh My!

I spent nearly all evening grouped up while playing, something I haven't done in a long time in any game and it's also only the second time (well, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc) that I've grouped in this game.  All I can say is I had a blast!

I started off the day doing some daily space combat missions, which I thoroughly enjoy.

Then I headed to Dromund Kaas to see what Heroics I could solo, which ended up being one because I decided to join a group looking for one more for one of the three I still had to do.  I'm grateful to the group, but a little disheartened at the behaviour of two of the people.  Maybe I'm old-fashioned but I feel you should say something before dropping group and running off.  These two just dropped as soon as the conversation was done, not a word from them.  The other person was cool and we said goodbye and parted ways.  By this time, the new friend I had made Monday before the servers went down was on and I almost missed a tell (whisper, as they're called here) from him because there's no sound notification.  Anyway, we hooked up and he helped me with the other two Heroics I had, while also picking up the one I had soloed earlier.  After he helped me, I helped him with the Flashpoints.

Hammer Station

This was the first time doing Flashpoints for me, and I had fun.  We duoed Hammer Station up to Battlelord Kreshan with several deaths along the way as we learned the layout and everything.  We died two or three times at the first boss but we prevailed, obviously, in the end.  I don't think we died at the second boss because I had layed out a strategy before hand and we were able to execute it.  The last boss, Kreshan, we almost had him beat the first try but he got us.  I think we tried him three more times before finding some help (we had asked previously but not gotten an answer so went back in just the two of us); we ended up with two people and they were awesome.  I walked away with some nice additions to my gear from both runs but I lost my cool Malgus-wannabe respirator look (had to hide my new headgear).

Hammer Station

We also ran Black Talon because I was really close to leveling, and I hadn't done it yet.  That was a lot of fun, too.  Malice kept winning a lot of the roles, but we were choosing the same many of the times.

Black Talon

So the group I pugged Hammer Station with after my friend went to bed....*shakes head*. The leader of the group obviously just wants to get things done for theirself and move on.  The lowest level person, playing a Marauder, had never been in there before so, just like me a couple of hours before, they didn't know what to expect.  I'm fairly certain he just followed my lead since we were both Sith Warriors (me Juggernaut, /rawr!).  We did pretty good, though.  He and the level 19, I think it was, both died at the first boss.  He also died trying to cross the bridge because he ran behind the other two, who crossed as it was about to go out, before I could type anything.  The leader of the group made a pretty rude comment about it, which was totally uncalled for.  If you've never been in there before and you didn't take the time to watch what happens, well, you wouldn't know what happens.  Anyway, he made it back and finally the leader gave a bit of instruction on the final boss.  After we were done and the conversation, which the two didn't join (it was just me and the level 18), was over the other two just left without a word.  Me and the level 18 at least thanked each other before parting ways.  Right after, I saw the leader looking for a group for another Flahspoint, one I need but I don't really want to group with people who don't really seem interested in grouping.  It's not nice to use people to get what you want like that (ah, the irony of that statement when I'm playing a Sith but one is fantasy and one reality).

Hammer Station

Anyway, I still had a wonderful time and the groups were good at getting the job done even if some weren't very social.

Hammer Station

Edit: I forgot to mention that this is the first time I've tanked on an actual tank in a game. Not that it was really any different, just that I had a taunt to pull aggro instead of relying on my DPS output pulling aggro.