Raid Scene - A RnF Repost

[Pint]

We did have a rotation at one point, 3 casual guilds banded together and destroyed it for more pixels.

[YendorLootmonkey]

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

my point exactly they can, and sometimes they do compete, people just dont want to, but they are free to do so

My point is a subset of about 50 sociopaths and maybe 100 followers (the guild names may change, but it's essentially the same group of people) who have the time and resources to "compete" at the "NFL" level are sitting there asking, as you just did, why the other "high school football teams" wirhout that level of time and resources don't "compete" at their insane level.

The barrier of entry is too high for people not willing to commit an unhealthy portion of their lives to raiding. The only "competing" going on is who can devote more of their time within a 50-ft radius of their computer waiting for a batphone. Don't make "competing" out to be more than it really is.

If you really wanted competition, you'd be on Red duking it out for pixels.

[Lammy]

Imagine if there was a guild of 50 people with less than 40% body fat who all liked each other and genuinely had fun raiding EQ content the way it was intended.

[Sloshed]

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

I know you are too autistic to realize it - but there are active guilds here that have no interest in socking 30+ mobs 16 hour windows 24/7

Shocker i know. Wake up idiot.

Yet their members will farm and farm and farm to buy droppables off raid mobs that keep recharges going for top tier raid guilds. Not much difference in time spent if you ask me.

[Baylan295]

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

Yet their members will farm and farm and farm to buy droppables off raid mobs that keep recharges going for top tier raid guilds. Not much difference in time spent if you ask me.

Sure there is. You don’t have to be available for a 16 hour window, can set your own schedule, and don’t need to get yelled at if you screw up. You just get s Rez.

[Eukaryotik]

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

See, some of us came to play EverQuest, and nothing whatsoever about a rotation would interfere with that. On the contrary, for the vast majority of players on the server, it would result in getting to play more parts of EverQuest that they've rarely or never gotten to see.

There's no wrong way to play a game, but if you really want "competition" I don't think racing for dragons on a 20-year old emulated server is where you belong. I hear there's like 999,999 other games out there with better ways to compete designed into them.

Just instance the raid zones then. No more petitions outside of self inflicted nerd rage.

The only difference between instancing and a rotation is the rate at which pixels are obtained, and does that really matter on a content locked server?

[booter]

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

From all your posts, seems like your unhappy with all the randomness, competition, variation. That said why are you still here if there are plenty of live servers without those problems so you can love happy ever after with your instanced and no variation spawns? Go schedule your raid and win all pixels and be happy.

Raid Scene will always have the top 2 competing over it, there must be rules so the game can be played, may you like it or not, even if theres no CSR involved. Compared to all raiding experiements that have been made on p99, the way we have it been the most fair so far.

You wanna win loot? Compete
You want to beat your rival? Compete
You wanna dominate a cycle? Compete
You want PvP? Go back to red pill, this is the blue pill, choose again.

And no you dont need to be hardcore to be at Tempest or Aftermath, neither you need to like each member to kill mobs and feel good about it. You will get loot after Kelza if in Tempest and in AM you might get some anytime.

And if you remove the competition of a game, whats the fun in playing it? So how about NFL rotate winners, bet its gonna be so much fun....

This is what raid sickness/pixel lust looks like. Be aware.

[kaev]

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

This is what raid sickness/pixel lust looks like. Be aware.

I'm pretty sure the correct technical jargon is "Pixel Sickness: a self-inflicted mental illness".

[GinnasP99]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldK51rSucvI

[derpcake2]

Banning everyone is the correct solution.

You'll hit a 90% douchebag playerbase, the remaining 10% is an acceptable sacrifice for the greater good.

Repeat this process after 1 month for anyone over level 40, but don't tell anyone in advance.

3 months later, ban everyone with 3 or more pieces of raid gear.

It would work out.