Quote Originally Posted by 'Iceorbz',index.php?page=Thread&postID=219355#post 219355
less coddling, more /gkick!

I won't play with people that will waste my time, it's one of the things i value most. If they wont fix it, especially if you are handing the information to them on a silver platter then boot their asses.
I agree with this. Even when there is a small pool of available players, the most important thing is to try and find the ones that are willing to improve and want to improve. Some players will react defensively no matter how you try to approach them, and they feel that it's "too much work" to learn enough about their class to provide the necessary DPS. You don't want those players, you will spend a LOT of your time trying to help them and they will simply shit all over your efforts because they don't care.

You want the players who will listen and improve. Some of them may need to be coddled a bit at first, but as long as they seem to be 'teachable' they will improve and will mellow out soon enough. Some of those players may take some effort to get them to catch up, but as long as they are willing to listen and seem to be putting in the effort, they're worth the time spent. It isn't always about how much you know about the class, as it is about how willing you are to learn. Find those people and you'll not only have a better raid force, you'll live longer from not suffering a burst vessel every raid night.