Are we respecting the journey in Everquest?

[Baler]

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

Are we missing the part that a guild and players chose to put time and effort into these bots to help them reach their goals?

Yes and No.

Yes guilds put in alot of effort to Powerlevel guild bots to their desired level to perform the duties needed of the class.

No it shouldn't require having a fleet of guild bots to raid on p99.

[Naethyn]

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

Are we missing the part that a guild and players chose to put time and effort into these bots to help them reach their goals?

That is what all of these fellowships run into.

1. They get max level.
2. They recruit friends
3. If they are lucky, they find out they need to level a bot army to compete.

Very few make it over the last hurdle, let alone realizing that hurdle even exists. Almost every instance of an upstart even knowing what they have to do, or even accomplishing it, always is a result of having a few veterans who were the top togs on the raid, but later deposed, guiding them how to do it.

[Baler]

You all remember back in the day when guilds had CoTH bots parked in every raid zone. Multiple level 60 cleric & rogues for anyone in the guild to play. Plus rangers parked in various raid zones to track for targets.

Yeah me neither, not like this.

[Gozuk]

The "journey" and "goals" you keep mentioning are clearly loot. Which is fine and all but this is P99 and it's 2021. Nobody should be relying on maintaining their boner based on denying others pixels or feeling unique while standing in the EC tunnel. It's OK if someone from a smaller guild has a Claw of Lightning too.

[Oldschoolplayer]

My view is that it’s not about protecting the ego as you say. Everquest in its nature rewards time and effort. My view the time and effort is part of the journey, and subsequently getting lost with these changes.

Yes these changes don’t happen often, my position is the changes did not need to happen

[Naethyn]

Everquest is 100% about denying others pixels. Thats why when they ban both of the top guilds no one really cares, because what really matters is as long as the other guys aren't winning you're winning.

Remove that and you have nothing left.

[Oldschoolplayer]

I don’t think it’s that as much as people want the same pixels therefore people try to align themselves with people who can help them achieve that.

[magnetaress]

The only way to appreciate the journey is to release pixel ego and super ego.

You must just be the elf, be the polished granite tomahawk. Let the PGT take your elves to where you and it needs to be, to where Norrath is.

[Jibartik]

touching a raid mob or wearing raid loot should flag you for pvp forever.

[Oldschoolplayer]

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

The only way to appreciate the journey is to release pixel ego and super ego.

You must just be the elf, be the polished granite tomahawk. Let the PGT take your elves to where you and it needs to be, to where Norrath is.

Lol! Love it