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Old 02-03-2015, 06:38 PM
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Shhhhh don't bring up his looks. Last time his rl photo was linked he disappeared for months.
Isn't this the guy that has sex with GMs? Sounds like he has video game good looks!
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Old 02-03-2015, 06:44 PM
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He looks fine for a fat guy. Stop attacking looks.
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Old 02-03-2015, 06:45 PM
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Old 02-03-2015, 07:17 PM
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First of all, thanks to Argh and Daldaen especially for their objective input.
Secondly, Rants and Flames post is just that, everyone pointing fingers and lobbying for their side, or someone poking fun at those who are getting so emotionally attached to the issue (I'm not judging, I've been in a similar situation in the past!).

So now, to just make some observations from somewhat who, as I like to repeat, has not participated in the raid/guild scene on this server and is only now starting to figure out where I want to go. I do not make any harsh judgments, because everyone has their own style by which they want to play the game, and everyone, no matter how hardcore or casual, wants to be able to get level 60, do their epic, kill dragons, and above all else, have fun. Isn't that the whole point of us playing this 15 year old game? To relive the great memories of being chased down by polar bears and camping elite gnolls, to fighting giants and frogloks and vampires, to gathering an army to take down a dragon!
Observation 1: There is clearly a gap between guilds in class R. There seems to be the "big 3" as many people have mentioned, a middle tier of guilds who are quite capable in their own right but perhaps are not as powerful in their own right, the "middle tier" we can call them, and then the bottom tier, which seems to be the more casual guilds and/or the new guilds trying to break into class R. This of course completely ignores the fact that class C is an entire tier above all of these, as they are the "competitive" raiders as the GMs/servers like to call it.
Comments: I know from my experiences in raiding that this type of divide is always going to happen naturally. You are going to have your high end hardcores that the majority of the server hates and claims they have no life and just poop sock for days and ruin the fun for everybody. You have the 2nd tier hardcores who in all reality are just as devoted to the game as the 1st tier hardcores if but only they had more time to play, but real life takes up more of their time. Then you have the "casual" hardcores, people who call themselves casuals but in reality, they spend too much time in Norrath to be a simple casual player. And you could continue breaking these tiers further and further down to each individual player, as everyone has their own ideal way to play the game, whether that be to be the best player on the server, have the best gear, compete with other guilds, or simply relive old dungeons, kill a dragon, and socialize with other people who share an interest in Norrath!
Observation 2: Ending the rotation seems to be a very unpopular decision. The top 3 guilds claim that they are tired of sharing rotation slots with the lower tier (in all honesty, I would say it's just the bottom tier of class R, the middle class R guilds I doubt they have a problem with) of class R and would rather just FFA the loots, as they have the advantage when it comes to class R mobs (naturally, they are the more powerful guilds). The middle tier seems to be very accusing and pointing fingers at those 3, with trying to cite different situations when they could not compromise or whatever else. Finger pointing back and forth ensues, and thus you have our 75 page long rants and flames post (of which I'm only on page 20something, but you can only listen to politicians in the making rant for so long). The bottom tier of class R clearly is unhappy with this decision because it effectively prevents them from getting a shot at a lot of targets they would have otherwise got to attempt under the old system.
Comments: What are the pros/cons with this situation? If class R mobs go to FFA, I would think it would make for a healthier type of competition on mobs. First, because every guild would have a shot at every mobs. Also, because of the class R restrictions on mobs, the "big 3" would still be restricted from claiming every mob all the time. And I do not believe the middle tier would be unable to compete; quite the opposite really. If we think about the outcomes, say the "big 3" win 60% of the loot and the rest of class R win 40%, the "big 3" are naturally larger guilds, and thus have to split the gear amongst a larger player base, while some of the middle tier guilds tend to be smaller, with a lower player base to split gear amongst. (perhaps not entirely accurate, but generally speaking I would expect this to be true). Continuing along this line of thinking, if middle to bottom tier guilds are having trouble competing for mobs, they could team up to contest larger dragons and/or compete with the "big 3" on things. From what I have gathered, this was already occuring under the old system, only it was on their rotation slot, rather than in a FFA situation.
Obviously, FFA comes with its own drawbacks. First and foremost, the bottom tier guilds, even if they tried to form alliances, would have significant problems competing with the larger and more experienced guilds. Secondly, as we have seen with class C, lines are quickly drawn in the sand and people who once worked together would quickly become blood enemies, which quickly leaks into the general population of guilds and hatred ensues. I have already experienced guilds showing their unappreciation towards others guilds in situations where perhaps someone was accidentally trained, or they pulled a mob from someone's camp. Rather than react in a civil manner, people tend to assume the worst in these situations. This kind of divide is already starting as we have seen in RnF, guild leaders/officers are already voicing their disapproval of one another.
Observation 3: The dissolving of the rotation is a loot, or pixel as many people tend to term it around these parts, driven move. No matter how the "big 3" guilds want to sugar coat it, they are unhappy about losing loots to lower tier guilds, and believe a FFA situation would allow the situation to normalize in their favor.
Comments: What is wrong with this? Why are they so against admitting to such desires? I have a theory: They are trying to not become what they claim to despise, the hardcores, the class Cs! Making a political move to benefit themselves and bring more loots to their guild is indeed a selfish move, but what is wrong with an officer core pushing to bring the best for their own members? Is that not what they are supposed to do? If they are acting in what they believe is in the best interest of their respective guilds, then by all means, more power to them. Obviously it is an unpopular decision, but is that not how the world typically works? Tier levels of raiders at work here, I say.
In rebuttal, the mid tier R guilds can still compete. They can still fight, and with much more motivation, I would imagine, as they are trying to prove they can still compete with the "big 3". I would imagine this could develop into some healthy competition amongst guilds, if handled appropriately. Of course, it could always go horribly wrong and end with guilds training one another and suspensions being levied to everyone.
Observation 4: The "big 3" are afraid of Class C. Perhaps not without good reason. Their officers understand they cannot realistically compete with TMO/IB on a regular basis to earn enough loots for their respective guilds. Again, they are operating to achieve the highest possible loot numbers for their members, as that is what it always boils down to in this and most every PVE MMO: loots. What other tangible currency is there in EQ? Earning loot is the only way to achieve both wealth as a guild, and to reward its players for loyalty. I feel like I am talking about medieval Europe, when the lords would give loyalty to their kings in return for land and riches.
Comments: I do not have a realistic solution to this situation. I'm not sure there is one. It is the curse of the 2nd tier raiders. They will continue to bully class R, or they will move to Class C and go from the bullies to the little kids being picked on. Perhaps I am wrong, but it seems to me that is the situation and the line they are trying to stay so close to but not cross.

What is there as a reasonable conclusion to all of this? Ending the R rotation may not be all bad, though it could have some long-term side effects unforseen atm. There definitely is a disparity between guilds in class R, but perhaps an even larger one between those and that of class C. Perhaps FFA would cause a shift in power, and perhaps not. I find it a very interesting topic to learn more about, as the politics in MMOs have always interested me. Everyone has their own side, and what they want is right and what someone else wants is wrong. Cooperation can be difficult in those situations, and I do not have an answer. I am not sure anyone does, and so perhaps FFA is inevitable.
I want to reiterate that I do not know anyone here personally and I do not know the situations 100% completely. There are 2 sides to every story and then the truth. If I misspoke about a situation, please continue to fill me in, as again I find the political intricacies quite fascinating. If some grammar/spelling is messed up, I apologize for that, but I'm not an English major =P
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Old 02-03-2015, 07:47 PM
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Katrik PM'd me a photo of Tiggles, and upon opening the link to behold this behemoth, something changed. All the items on my desk levitated. Suddenly, a force pulled my head toward the monitor. I could not resist. Don't start thinking I was going in to kiss his pixelated image, no, this was a force of NATURE. By this point, my entire body hovered above ground, stuck to the side of the glowing screen. I felt my bones breaking under the force, the chair raised up and slammed into my back, all the books on my shelf came off and started clubbing me in my head, trying to get to the screen. 'What's happening?' I wondered silently. I instinctively recalled Newton's theory of gravitation... "Gravity gives weight to physical objects and causes them to fall toward one another."

Could someone really be so fat that their image can create a gravitational pull greater than the Earth??

Using every joule of strength in my body (because why would you measure strength in ounces), I managed to unplug the monitor. Everything, including myself, instantly fell away from the screen. I was bloody, beaten, and shaking. That day, I learned that gravity is not a theory - it is a law.
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Old 02-03-2015, 07:54 PM
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Rogean was tired of a single guild getting all the kills.

At worst, it will be 5 guilds now getting all the kills (with 3 of those 5 getting an even smaller amount).

More likely Taken/Div/BDA get 60-70% of the kills in Class R, and the smaller guilds get the rest unless they start to alliance (which they seemed against doing unless it was their own terms) and be more serious about it.

Still way more than we got in the 4 years preceding, which was zero.
Whilst that might be correct it's misleading and goes against what Rogean actually said. Read this and have your light bulb moment. Then tell your guildies.

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It continues to be an aggravating realization among CSR staff that 10% of the server population causes 90% of the problems. We are all for competition, but it needs to be fair competition. We are also all here for the same thing, to experience classic Everquest. The same guild monopolizing raid content for 2 years that they might not even need anymore is ridiculous, just to block other guilds from the chance of gearing up to take on the same end game content.

I was thinking to myself the other day and I came to ask myself.. Are we providing this server to give people the arena to compete to such bitter extremes that it has resorted to taking every absolute measure to be victorious, or are we here to provide a classic Everquest experience for everyone to enjoy?

A lot of you make fun of it in your own terms, but it really does come down to fighting over very old content.

Either way, we're tired of the constant bickering, the training, the ninja looting, and all the other bullshit that's going on. So here's what we're going to do.

Starting today and then evaluated when Velious is released the CSR staff will be keeping track of how the raid guilds are treating eachother. If we do not see a significant improvement in the behavior of the raiding guilds and how they treat eachother, Velious will be released without raid content. To be clear, we want an enjoyable raid scene for everyone, not just one or two guilds. This means working together to figure out a compromise when racing for mobs, and working with smaller guilds to let them have a chance at mobs you don't absolutely need for gearing main characters.

Don't think that this means you can continue shitting on each other and just not petition, the staff will still be watching."
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Old 02-03-2015, 07:59 PM
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So, if class R is a total FFA sockfest now, what's the difference between class R and class C short of being allowed to kill VP mobs? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] Wasn't class R championed as a different playstyle? It just seems like now BDA and Taken can compete with 'lower' guilds while being protected from IB and TMO. Obviously BDA is already embracing and celebrating their new playstyle.
It wont be as hardcore as C (lockouts prevent that to an extent); but yes if it turns out that some guilds get close to the levels of neckbeardism generally associated with class C I fully expect them to be moved up even if they dont want to.
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Old 02-03-2015, 08:09 PM
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Last night the "total ffa sockfest" looked like this:

12 of us stood there at the Fear portal chatting in vent about some weird redneck shit Ganakus was saying, this webseries that I was in, Filbert promising that I can marry his beautiful cousin, and like 30 minutes of debate between Chest and everyone else over which Rob Lowe directtv character is the best: Hairy Rob Lowe, Creepy Rob Lowe, or Football Meme Rob Lowe. Slowly but surely over the course of about 2 hours everyone said "ok fuck this I'm going to bed" until there were 5 of us left, then we gave up. Somebody who had the day off or something logged in this morning and tracked for I would guess an hour, the mob popped, a batphone was sent out and people who weren't at work logged in and killed the dragon.

Not exactly a nerve-fraying weekend Trakanon spawn point clusterfuck like it was before the rotation.
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Old 02-03-2015, 08:13 PM
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The answer is super buff rob lowe.
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Old 02-03-2015, 08:21 PM
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We also talked about pirate elf and how cool it is. Btw I heard Nekrage was back. It's gonna get good again if that's true.
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