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You just carried a raid. You did 85% of the damage. The mechanics were trivial because you cleaned up every mistake. You made the healer's job easy. You made the other DPS look terrible. You won. Everyone knows you won. So why does the group act like they all earned this kill equally? And more importantly, why do they get upset when you want credit for actually carrying them through content, they had no business being in?

In this episode, Boss Mode explores the carry dispute - that uniquely frustrating moment when one person carries a group through content and suddenly everyone's fighting about who "really" won. We're talking about raid carries, dungeon carries, PvP carries, and the specific toxicity that erupts when someone does too good of a job.

What You'll Hear:

• Real stories of carries that ended in arguments, demands, and betrayal
• The psychology of why people hate being carried and love denying they were
• Famous cases from WoW raids to FFXIV dungeons to ESO arenas
• The weird egos of people getting carried through content
• When carries become transactions and money gets involved
• The moment a carry realizes nobody's grateful
• How to know if you actually carried or just had one good night
• Why pretending everyone contributed equally is toxic

From the WoW mythic+ player who carried a group through a +15 and got blamed for "not waiting for the tank" to the FFXIV healer who solo-saved a raid and got called a "parse chaser," from the ESO player who 1v4'd a group and got accused of using exploits to the New World carry player who got booted before loot dropped, this episode explores what happens when somebody carries their team and nobody admits it.

If you've ever carried a group and gotten zero recognition, or been carried and hated every second, this episode will hit.

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Got a carry story? Email podcast@mmomadness.com - we want to hear about the time you carried or got carried.

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