why is competition good?

[Pokesan]

what benefit does it provide?

speaking strictly in terms of everquest; contrarians get the bullet.

[Phenyo]

Promotes improvement

[Pokesan]

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

Promotes improvement

?

[skarlorn]

it isn't. the ideal situation is only one guild for all purposes.

[Pokesan]

can anyone say henrique isn't mentally ill?

he's one of the "best" raiders on p99

[Nagoya]

for those competing i guess competition is fun
what does 'good' mean?

[skarlorn]

i got my epics thanks to class r rotation lottery

praS

[Pokesan]

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

for those competing i guess competition is fun
what does 'good' mean?

i would say 'good' means a net positive ratio of fun, comparatively, for the server, staff, and community. i don't deny that a competitive system is 'fun' for a select few, but if it comes at the cost of greatly reducing the amount of 'fun' for everyone else, it's not 'good'.

[skarlorn]

good means that you don't base your life responding to batphones

[skarlorn]

i talked to the police and they told me EQ is doesn't qualify as a pro sport, This Just In