The problem with a "zerg" guild, and the challenge before us

[Jadian]

Originally Posted by Videri [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

P.S.: To members of <Holocaust>, I'm not mad at you for kicking too much dragon tail. How could I fault you for doing your best? Red99 is a fun competition, like a competitive sport or a board game. I look forward to some healthy competition with you, topped with good sportsdwarfship! This is to Gradner and the others like him.

Though I can't help but wonder what it would be like if some of you joined other guilds to even it out. You could be partially responsible for making Red99 a lot more fun and exciting!

Hasn't been competition since the second month of this server, when the Holobrats all quit or got banned, before coming back to reform as the zerg they claimed to want to destroy. Oh red server.

[Videri]

Originally Posted by heartbrand [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

In most sports or games, the underdog still wins occasionally. On red99 the underdog never wins, or at least loses 99.1% of the time. It's hard to motivate people to keep logging on in a game where you will lose 99.1% of the time.

Originally Posted by Jadian [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Hasn't been competition since the second month of this server, when the Holobrats all quit or got banned, before coming back to reform as the zerg they claimed to want to destroy. Oh red server.

It's funny so many people say stuff like that, because I seem to recall <Fresh> going 18 to 10 vs similar numbers of <Holocaust> in TD about a week ago; and then a multi-guild force downed a Ragefire despite PvP interference. These weren't the first such victories - and I'll bet they won't be the last. If you want some PvP, just log in. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] Don't complain, guys! I'm not complaining, anyway. I'm searching for the best way forward and trying to motivate and inspire the rest of us.

Originally Posted by heartbrand [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You're playing a non instanced game where there's no counter to bringing more people other than you yourself bringing more people.

<Fresh> recruiting. B)

[Ruinous]

Originally Posted by FaithlessKR [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The major issue people are failing to see, is that holocaust has been preparing for winter for months in advance hearing that it was coming. Getting the proper steady 50+ members online at whatever times needed to down all content, is a step they took in advance.

Only guilds that resort to brute force require these kinds of numbers. The type of guild that sends in 60+ players on Trakanon regardless of AE's because they know it'll die in under a minute anyways.

Velious requires a little more finesse when it comes to cheal chains, mob positioning, stacking resists, working on faction and gearing out members in places like Kael and Halls of Testing prior to raiding the bigger targets. But it certainly doesn't require 50+ on at all times.

[FaithlessKR]

Originally Posted by Colgate [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

well to be fair i wasn't even playing everquest at the time and somehow got lumped into your squabble with lite and had my phone spammed every night at 3 AM with text messages and had my phone number posted on fake craigslist ads

Same

[dontbanpls]

Gream/hateraid are solely responsible for any craigslists adds and who knows how much of the bat phone spam. When Lite decided he would rather include all of nihilum by bat phoning them, they returned the favor. It doesn't matter enough to keep Gream out of holocaust tho, right?

[FaithlessKR]

Originally Posted by Ruinous [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Only guilds that resort to brute force require these kinds of numbers. The type of guild that sends in 60+ players on Trakanon regardless of AE's because they know it'll die in under a minute anyways.

Velious requires a little more finesse when it comes to cheal chains, mob positioning, stacking resists, working on faction and gearing out members in places like Kael and Halls of Testing prior to raiding the bigger targets. But it certainly doesn't require 50+ on at all times.

Actually, if you want to do stuff like vulak, tunare, aow etc yes you will need 50+ on, if you think otherwise you are misinformed.

[Quiet]

I cant wait till the gear gap gets so big that only Holo members log in and we freely farm the entire server at our leisure.

[Clark]

Originally Posted by Colgate [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I usually try to zerg

[Mingo]

Colgate went to a GM event on a level 1. Got an AoN. Traded AoN legally for a 59th iksar monk with a tstaff. Colgate won BoTB wearing rags.

How dare you challenge the Grandmaster.

[pharmakos]

Originally Posted by Farzo [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

P.s ur right on the fact that to beat the biggest guild you need to out recruit them

"To fight the Empire is to be infected by its derangement. This is a paradox; whoever defeats a segment of the Empire becomes the Empire; it proliferates like a virus, imposing its form on its enemies. Thereby it becomes its enemies."

-VALIS, Philip K Dick








meet the new zerg, just like the old zerg.