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Originally Posted by 7thGate
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The part that seems to be disconnecting here is that "who can get the most done in the endgame" is a reasonable metric for Min/Max.
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I disagree. One of the main reasons why this isn't a valid metric is because games like Everquest are based more on luck than skill.
If your definition of Min/Max is "who can get full BiS the fastest", there is no strategy you can employ to guarantee being the first person to full BiS gear. This is because it is 100% possible that the item you need to complete full BiS only drops when an opposing guild kills the mob. Someone in the opposing guild, who spent 2 more months leveling than you did, could get BiS gear faster than yourself, even though they took longer to start raiding.
Even if your guild is monopolizing a specific target, that doesn't mean the item will drop when you are there, unless you can make it to every single kill. You also need to consider the possibility you lose the item to someone else bidding more DKP. There are plenty of factors completely out of your control that slow down your progress.
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Originally Posted by 7thGate
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Targeting for optimal theoretical end game where you have everything
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This is the normal definition of Min/Max for games like Everquest. The reason for this is simple: The goal of Everquest is to complete your character. Get them to max level, get all of their spells, and get the best items. Of course many players never accomplish this goal, but the goal is still there. Unfortunately the luck based nature of games like Everquest make it impossible to build a strategy that guarantees you will reach this goal in a specific amount of time. That is why things like leveling speed aren't really a big factor, unless you level so slowly you never reach level 60 to begin with. If you are dedicated enough to reach level 60 and start raiding, you could reach full BiS gear faster than a person who has been raiding longer than you have.