A Salute to Rogean and Nilbog ... For Changing

loramin · #1 02-07-2021, 03:59 PM

If you've been here awhile (or read the Raid History page), you know that raiding on P99 has changed over the years. In the beginning the raid rules were ... well, let's just say that the first raid rules made guilds sit in the planes for days on end, trying to stay awake. Soon after that, one single guild (TMO) monopolized nearly all raid content ... for over half a decade!

But today, we have snake rotations, guild UNs, and action against an uber guild (something that previously only happened when an uber guild got caught doing something extremely against the rules, eg. duping plat). Honestly, just a few years ago I don't think anyone here could have seen our current raid scene coming ... and if Rogean and Nilbog were the same people they were twenty years ago, it never would have.

So while of course the rest of the staff has been a huge part of all this improvement, and I don't in any way want to diminish their contributions ... I'd like to give three cheers specifically to R&N. Not just for giving us an amazing place to play for more than two decades ... but also for evolving their ideas of what P99 (and its raid scene) could be.

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Jibartik · #2 02-07-2021, 04:07 PM

feniin · #3 02-07-2021, 04:12 PM

How much input do Rogean/Nilbog have over the day to day running of the raid scene? Always felt like they were very hands off and let the GM enact their vision for the most part.

loramin · #4 02-07-2021, 04:16 PM

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How much input do Rogean/Nilbog have over the day to day running of the raid scene? Always felt like they were very hands off and let the GM enact their vision for the most part.

Remember when Braknar tried to implement rotations on Blue ... and R&N stepped in and said (essentially) "hell no"? I don't think they are super involved in the day-to-day (which would explain how Braknar got as far as he did), but they've shown more than once that ultimately they are the final determiners of P99's direction.

So again, I want to thank them for listening to us players, and to the rest of the staff. They've clearly changed their position on some things in the decade-plus that they've been running this place ... and I think just about everyone would agree that it's been for the better [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

P.S. Jibartik that video says it perfectly ... also, how do you insert Youtube videos with BBCode?