First to Engage: Exploiting the mechanic?

[Splorf22]

I skimmed through a bit while trying not to throw up watching those luclin models.

This 'wiped' rule is new to me but I like it. We raced Taken once and they turned in a pearl with a monk who promptly FDed for 20 minutes. So despite the fact that our raid force mobilized first, we didn't engage. A rule like that is kind of silly IMO.

From BDA's perspective the relevant part was probably the earlier 'action' which wasn't on the fraps.

The fraps does show feared BDA members training themselves with two more giants on the Ragefire engage contrary to Chest. Nizzler was off dying on his own. I still don't know how they managed to wipe to Ragefire + two giants with 10-12 people. I suppose they all had rez effects and low mana/hp . . . but still.

Ultimately I think this is yet another example of how EQ "competition" sucks: the game mechanics just don't support two raid forces in the same zone very well.