Champing 101
Scouting For Champ Spawns
There are many champ alters. When you go out to check, you are bound to find one of them currently up, recently gone down, or someone waiting for one to be up. This all aids in scouting out champs. There are also ways to ease scouting out a Champ Spawn:
- Form a group of players, and split of the work.
- Keep track of what champs have gone down recently, so you know not to check.
- Keep an out for deaths by the champ spawn Champions, or monsters you know to be at champs.
Being observant about details can help a player determine what is up, what will be up, and what will not be up.
Being friendly and having a group you regularly champ with, will keep you steadily champing.
What Not To Do
Asking in World Chat: Are there any spawns up?
This starts arguments, and other unpleasant conversation in world chat. If you are constantly seen doing that, people will note this, and be more inclined to say No during a vote. Also, this question, frequently asked by many players, is rarely accompanied with a Please or Thank You.
Try: Would anyone mind telling me what champs went down recently?
Players will be more inclined to share this information, as it isn't a free hand out, and you'd still have to check the remaining champs. This will help you know what not to check, and politeness will more likely get you information. Don't abuse this too much. The best way to find out this information, is to form a network of Champers.
Forming A Network
The best way to champ is to have a group of trusted people. Networking is important, especially if you aren't part of a guild. This is a great way to find out if champs are up, will be up, and what was up recently. If you are a honest, helpful, and polite player, you'll find yourself champing all day long.
- Put yourself out there, search for champs. People will notice you actively checking champs.
- If you are voted into a champ spawn, be sure to say Thank you!
- If you find someone waiting around a champ alter, stay and chat with them, they may have information.
- If you get denied at a champ spawn, say Good Luck! and keep looking. Don't complain in World Chat.
- If you get denied when the champion is out, stick around and help heal pets. Converse with people. It is not good practice to ask to be voted in when the Champion is out. Many people find it very uncouth.
- Stay and chat with people after a champ spawn.
- People will potentially share information on champs that could be up, or were up recently
- Split up scouting out a new champ with those that are there.
- Be helpful and share what you know, what went down recently, what could be up. People will start remembering.
- PM people you liked who frequently champ, they'll likely return the favor.
Eventually you'll find yourself getting PMs about champs that are currently up. You'll be able to ask your network about champ times, which will aid in what you should and shouldn't check.
What Not To Do
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