Not speaking for all of CSG here, but Omni occupies a bit of a different space from Rustle and many other guilds. Part of the reason that we raid as a guild 3x a week (for two hours) - or 2x week in the Summer - is that we seem to recruit the type of players who are experiencing a lot of the content for the first time.
Many of our apps didn't finish an epic on live - lots didn't see a dragon there. So we end up with more casual people who are joining a guild for the first time...and need HoT gear, need epics (we did Prince in chardok 3x today, for example), to see the planes - as well as to learn (or refresh) basic game mechanics.
And on a static server with people coming and going all the time, it's a never-ending cycle.
And that's a part of the game that I really enjoy. Reliving the wonder of this lightning-in-a-bottle mess that is classic EQ with new people - many experiencing some of what the game has to offer for the first time.
So yeah, we probably spend more time raiding each week than Rustle. But we also recruit very different people, too. And we try to cater to the needs of our members that way.
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Cloki - Lead Hippie, OMNI |