Stop the Socking

[Secrets]

Make mobs randomly have a 0-2 week variance for when they spawn, and they can spawn at any time in that timeframe, 3 days to 2 weeks.

Problem with simulated repops is they all spawn at once, and you know they're all up when it happens.

You can't stop the batphone, but you can make it harder and more physically exhausting to the point where it isn't worth keeping a tracker in the zone for up to 2 weeks doing nothing but looking at track.

[Pint]

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

So, get ready to scream NOT CLASSIC, but the windows we have are totally not classic but... what if mobs like VS, Trak, even Sev perhaps, were just random on their respawn? They could respawn an hour later, 5 hours later, 4 days later.... with an upper limit on how long it could go between spawns? Extrapolate that across the number of possible targets available, maybe there's something to it?

I'm ready to duck the pitchforks.

This is basically what 96 hr windows were, its the reason guilds like tmo formed and stayed together, some ppl are just willing to push things to the limits. Def not a solution.

[YendorLootmonkey]

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

unless they just are against anything that Chest wants

We in BDA have taken this stance during raids for years and it hasn't worked, so this possibility shouldn't be a concern.

[Nirgon]

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

You can't stop the batphone, but you can make it harder and more physically exhausting to the point where it isn't worth keeping a tracker in the zone for up to 2 weeks doing nothing but looking at track.

Do you know who you are dealing with here

[Korben]

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

Make mobs randomly have a 0-2 week variance for when they spawn, and they can spawn at any time in that timeframe, 3 days to 2 weeks.

Problem with simulated repops is they all spawn at once, and you know they're all up when it happens.

You can't stop the batphone, but you can make it harder and more physically exhausting to the point where it isn't worth keeping a tracker in the zone for up to 2 weeks doing nothing but looking at track.

Honestly I thought going this way was ideal but as others pointed out there's no bottom to some people's socks.

[Raev]

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

You can't stop the batphone, but you can make it harder and more physically exhausting to the point where it isn't worth keeping a tracker in the zone for up to 2 weeks doing nothing but looking at track.

I don't see why people want to make raiding as annoying and "physically exhausting" as possible. The goal should be to make it fun while keeping it competitive.

Plus, Korben is right here. There is no bottom to some of the socks here.

[Lojik]

We already are talking about unclassic mechanics with the extended variance, why not just spawn the mobs every day +- 4 hours variance but with reduced loot tables

[iruinedyourday]

Im all for sim repop every week and everything FFA with bag limits. Nothing in my experiance is more fun than a good old earthquake. That makes the game feel the most classic to me. But hey thats me! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Korben]

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

Im all for sim repop every week and everything FFA with bag limits. Nothing in my experiance is more fun than a good old earthquake. That makes the game feel the most classic to me. But hey thats me! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Earthquakes are pretty legit as far as forcing competition, people need to pick and prioritize targets and be mobile enough to engage them. Minimizes socking, ensures most guilds get a shot at SOMETHING, and it's dynamic.

[Tasslehofp99]

Raid scene is fine the way it is, why people trying to fix what isn't broken?


You think its bad now then you must have not been around for what raiding was before. You people won't ever be happy, just go play on a GM server so you can do whatever you want in the pixels you want, and summon any content you want to kill. Obviously p99 isn't the experience some of you are seeking.