It's bad when you dream about it

First, let me say that I never mind helping people. Well, for the most part. There are some quests that require help. And those are the ones that I have no problem helping with. The only time I do mind helping is when, say, someone asks for help and I travel for hundreds of miles and thousands of hours (well, it seems like it) and we kill one guy. Now my hearth's on cooldown and I'm in Burning Steppes. People, please try to get a group from the area first.

I also mind it when someone just wants to level faster. I have a friend like that. He tries to race from 1-70 as quickly as possible and, in doing so, will jump to a higher zone before he's quite ready. Then he wants me to come help. Too often.

A couple of days ago I tried to help a guildie on the Dire Maul part of his Paladin epic mount quest. I say 'tried' because it didn't work. First, it took us ages to find help. Finally were ready to start after about an hour - it took that long to find help and get them all there - and the priest had to go after killing maybe two trash mobs. Tried to go on with him, Retribution Pally, healing my pally tanking and the 54 rogue. Pulled a pat. Died. Try again. Got to Tendris and he spawns all his helpful little Treants and we all died before downing him.

After a goodly while of waiting in LFG again, bugged Shake, 70 hunter, to come dps. He did, but it took another goodly while for him to get there. In the meantime, the other Pally insists we clear all the elite Treants in the garden area. He says it's like Sunken Temple where, if you don't kill all the dragons outside, they'll come inside to help. I told him that wasn't where they came from. We didn't clear that area when I did my epic mount quest. He insists. I shrug. Might as well kill something while we wait. So we clear the whole garden.

Now Shake is here so we make another run at Tendris. Downed him this time but his spawns killed us. I assure Wang he shouldn't worry. We wiped on this part on my quest too (we were 3-manning it) but I was able to complete the quest after rezzing. He is relieved. And then?? Get back in, rez, he runs to the area. Can't complete. Why? Because he didn't read his quest log and he didn't bring the Enriched Mana Biscuits he needs. Grrrr. So, after two hours, no completed quest. *sigh*

Last night, spent some time helping the kid with group quests in Netherstorm. Didn't mind a bit. He was close to 68 and has a goal of getting to 70 by Sunday and these were all group quests.

Late last night, the Pally logged in and immediately asked for DM again. *groan* I told him if he'd find a healer and a DPS I would. He couldn't. I was relieved. (I was tired and didn't want to spend ages getting everyone there again.)

So ....

Last night I dreamed that I was sitting in a restaurant playing my Gameboy while waiting for my food. A lady sat down at the next table, pulls out her Gameboy, looks around, sees me and says, "Hey, would you mind helping me with a few quests?"

It's bad when you start dreaming about it.