My solution

[Dartagnan]

But wouldn't you agree that allowing measures to be in place for failure will help out competition?

Guild A picked Nagafen. They wiped. According to established rules (just an example here) Guild B has 30 minutes to get there and engage, otherwise it is still Guild A's.

I think my problem with the current rotation system is that it just freely hands out raid mobs to people. If there are checks and balances placed, I am more than fine doing a rotation, but failures should be punished.

I mean when you die you loose xp in this game. That's part of the EQ experience. I just feel that the current rotation system is Wowified.

I know that we will try harder not to screw anything up if we know that our failure to do something will result in someone else being able to take our encounter.

In addition, this will work as other guilds enter. Guild A has Nagafen, they wipe. Guild B and Guild C are all ready to go within that 30 minute time frame. Guild B and Guild C /random to see who gets to go.

I mean obviously we need to work out the details but if we do this I am all for Champions, Rotation, whatever. I think this is a fair compromise between us all.