View Full Version : Current Raid Meta: Good or Bad?
Ennewi
09-04-2025, 06:28 PM
What would be a preferable alternative? No poll, not that one is needed with what was shown in the UN. Apparently clicking back and then reentering undoes the poll option. So direct feedback it is.
CrazyPro
09-04-2025, 11:11 PM
gib us wotated waids alweady :(
asked AI to come up with a better system, it came up with the old system(?)
Based on the comprehensive rules you've provided, the core issue with the current "FTE Lockout" system is that it can lead to significant server-wide downtime and rewards a successful initial tag more than successful execution. A guild can win FTE, wipe, and then effectively remove a major raid target from play for up to an hour while other capable guilds are forced to wait.
Here is a preferable alternative system, designed to prioritize action, reward execution, and reduce raid scene bottlenecks.
Proposed Alternative: The "Engage & Execute" System
This system replaces the optional 1-hour FTE Lockout rule entirely, focusing on a more dynamic "you hold it while you fight it" approach.
Core Mechanics:
1. FTE Primacy (Unchanged): The guild that successfully obtains the "First to Engage" (FTE) message on a raid target earns the exclusive right to engage that target.
2. Engagement Lock (Replaces Lockout): As long as the FTE-winning guild remains actively engaged with the mob (per the definition in Q7, having at least one player on the mob's hate list), no other guild may interfere. This is the guild's protected attempt.
3. The Wipe Condition & Forfeiture: If the FTE-winning guild wipes (meaning the mob's hate list is cleared of all players from that guild), their exclusive claim on the mob is immediately forfeited. Wiping is a failure of the attempt.
4. Open Target Status: Once forfeited, the raid target immediately becomes an "Open Target." Any guild may now attempt to gain a new FTE on it. There is no need to wait for it to path back to its spawn or regenerate to full health (as per the note in Q8).
5. Wipe Cooldown Penalty: To prevent a guild from repeatedly "zerging" a target after a wipe and to create a fair competitive window, the guild that wiped is placed on a 15-minute cooldown for that specific raid target only. They may not attempt to re-engage that mob until their cooldown has expired. They are free to engage any other raid targets during this time.
Rules This System Eliminates or Changes:
⚬ Eliminated: The entire concept of a declared 1-hour lockout.
⚬ Eliminated: The rule that a guild with a lockout may not engage any other raid targets. This is a major bottleneck that the new system removes.
⚬ Modified: The consequence of wiping. Instead of maintaining control, a wipe now results in a loss of control and a short-term penalty for that specific mob.
Benefits of the "Engage & Execute" System:
⚬ Reduces Server Downtime: This is the primary advantage. A raid mob will never sit unengaged for up to an hour after a failed attempt. The action continues, making the raid scene more vibrant and active.
⚬ Rewards Preparation and Execution: Victory is determined by the ability to kill the target, not just the ability to win the initial race. A guild that is better prepared and executes flawlessly can capitalize on the failure of another. This fosters a higher level of competition.
⚬ Promotes a Dynamic Raid Scene: Guilds are no longer locked into a single target for an hour. If they succeed quickly, they can move on. If they fail, they can regroup and pursue a different objective while another guild takes their shot. This allows for more raids to happen server-wide.
⚬ Reduces "Hostage" Scenarios: It prevents a situation where a guild locks down a key target (e.g., Avatar of War) but is unable to defeat it, effectively holding the mob hostage from the rest of the server.
⚬ Maintains the Spirit of FTE: The thrill of the race and the importance of getting the first tag are preserved. The FTE guild is still given a fully protected, fair attempt to kill the mob. The system simply adds the condition that they must be successful to retain their claim.
This alternative shifts the focus from "ownership by tag" to "opportunity by execution," which would likely create a more competitive, engaging, and efficient raiding environment for the entire Project 1999 Blue server.
branamil
09-05-2025, 12:38 AM
You think anyone doesn't immediately glaze over AI slop when they see bulleted lists and overly formal language? lol
You think anyone doesn't immediately glaze over AI slop when they see bulleted lists and overly formal language? lol
this is actually a use case for AI considering the sucess rate of humans not being corrupt around these parts is about 10%.
also, sorry computer software makes your angry and there's like me and 2 other people who aren't raiding and not in the UN already so i'm not sure what the point of this thread even was.
hope this helps,
lol.
vales
09-05-2025, 09:36 AM
you have to argue with everything ai says in order for the end result to be close to human reasoning (including arguing in favor of its initial position)
you have to argue with everything ai says in order for the end result to be close to human reasoning (including arguing in favor of its initial position)
https://i.imgur.com/edJsfBt.png
cd288
09-05-2025, 12:26 PM
You can always tell when someone uses AI to do all their critical thinking for them
Samoht
09-05-2025, 12:29 PM
While FTE might be the simplest rule set, it is far from the fairest rule set.
Lottery ensures the fairest distribution, and the closest thing we have to that is the draft. The obvious problem with the draft is that it is not weighted to population, so building mega zerg guilds hurts your loot distribution during the lottery.
..which funnily enough is exactly how you control the FTE meta.
The way the AI is arguing against lockout makes me believe that the prompt was somehow tainted against the lockout meta because it uses terms like "server-wide downtime" and "bottleneck"
Where did the AI get the idea that there was any downtime or bottlenecks with lockouts? People not locked to your engage are free to go do whatever else they want, including FTEing something else.
You can always tell when someone uses AI to do all their critical thinking for them
it's an improvement though, most people need a copilot, especially the leaded gas drinking out of a garden hose generation.
ai slop art is an 10,000% improvement over the prior status quo of Tumblr/DeviantArt that was everywhere also, i wake up every morning and thank Sam Altman that i haven't seen a shittly drawn webcomic or anime character in 3 years now.
kjs86z2
09-05-2025, 01:52 PM
unrooted dragons
1 hour fte lockout - choose your target wisely on respawn day
10 minute countdown on spawn before foot races - dont make people stand on the racing line in kael for hours that shit is fucking retarded
30 day raid bans for guilds doing dumb shit, bring back sirken-esque iron fist (minus the whole titties for timers thing)
+1 to all that, i wouldn't be so quick to nix the titties thing though, who knows... that might of been the secret sauce that made that era so great, need a compromise,
i propose each guild sends in feet pics (shaved male feet obv.) to be judged by a Quentin Tarantino AI that will award one guild a timer each month.
kjs86z2
09-05-2025, 02:51 PM
The Green Title Syndicate ought to give FAFO a try when it comes to litigating raid disputes.
Foxplay
09-06-2025, 03:24 PM
asked AI to come up with a better system, it came up with the old system(?)
Used AI, ignored everything after you said that
Foxplay
09-06-2025, 03:31 PM
The major problem I have with lockout is now raid mobs have a much lower threshold / requirement to what is essentially a uncontested camp claim (for 1hour) than killing any normal exp or named camp mob....
Normal camps you have to kill spawns with a reasonable time, maintain presence etc and if you wipe there goes your claim. Just think about the absolute laugh people competing for fungi king in seb would have if one rogue ran it suicides himself on fungi king and then their group says they claim fungi king for 1hour.... their entire group would be laughed out of Seb
1hour is just far too lenient (at least for some targets, some targets like Vulak, Statue, Tunare etc its a more reasonable time) But other targets with minimal to no trash clearing 1hour is time to pull wipe 2 or 3 times and still have time to recover pull again and kill.
If it was a normal XP camp or named mob camp and you did that you would have already lost the camp. But for some reason raid mobs have a lower bar than camp claims now lol
It really is handicapped EQ
Swish
09-06-2025, 03:43 PM
So do you want MORE RULES to give different lockout timers to different targets? Could be the death of casual guilds who want to raid.
Snaggles
09-06-2025, 04:57 PM
It’s just a bit ironic that the proponents for competitive metas (like not dropping FTE) have forgotten their eye rolling at the casual guilds now that their guild’s can’t do it.
Used AI, ignored everything after you said that
this post is 10x more hilarious coming from that avatar/sig combo.
just keep posting "Pick up a pencil" it's definitely gonna win vs the literal trillion dollars in CapEx being spent on this stuff, lol.
also it was more or less a joke btw, about how humans can't figure out some decent rules for this stuff 16 years into this project but a gloried autocomplete can and could referee better, i forgot my reddit tone indicator so i'll /j my posts in the future to help ya out.
I cant believe so much time and energy is spent on deciding and defining the rules by which neckbeards get to engage raid mobs.
I mean no wonder gms/guides get chewed up and spat out on the regular.
Given 15 minutes of a Sunday arvo I have a (Non A.I) Idea for P1999 money making not directly related to the I.P of Daybreak...
They could release a class for young people and use this as training for preschool teachers.
Toddler conflict resolution 101 brought to you by the parents/grandparents of the children you will guide through early learning.
Prove me wrong children
Wakanda
09-07-2025, 07:39 PM
you have to argue with everything ai says in order for the end result to be close to human reasoning (including arguing in favor of its initial position)
grok says the craziest stuff to me, like yesterday it tried to tell me a debunked ufo video from years ago was military flares when in reality we all knew it was headlights in the reflection of the car window. like it double down and started arguing with me about it lol.
shovelquest
09-07-2025, 07:40 PM
I cant believe so much time and energy is spent on deciding and defining the rules by which neckbeards get to engage raid mobs.
I mean no wonder gms/guides get chewed up and spat out on the regular.
Given 15 minutes of a Sunday arvo I have a (Non A.I) Idea for P1999 money making not directly related to the I.P of Daybreak...
They could release a class for young people and use this as training for preschool teachers.
Toddler conflict resolution 101 brought to you by the parents/grandparents of the children you will guide through early learning.
Prove me wrong children
now imagine giving even dumber people a speeding ticket
kjs86z2
09-08-2025, 09:00 AM
I cant believe so much time and energy is spent on deciding and defining the rules by which neckbeards get to engage raid mobs.
if there were zero rules you would have absolute chaos...think vp no CSR across all targets
Jimjam
09-08-2025, 09:16 AM
IDK, i just fight gnolls, bandage up and while healing I catch fish and make fillets.
Teddie1056
09-08-2025, 09:51 AM
I think a 1 engage rule would good.
If your guild wipes, you shouldn't get a 2nd engage.
Also, max 70 people from a guild in a zone. Punish riot for the cowardly act of merging with Kittens.
cd288
09-08-2025, 10:08 AM
Biggest cry baby about raiding on the server lol
Teddie1056
09-08-2025, 10:57 AM
You announcing your entrance?
WarpathEQ
09-09-2025, 10:08 AM
I was curious how the lockout meta is going on Blue, sounds like a few folks that aren't a fan but curious what the overall sentiment seems like?
I thought it was pretty good when we ran it on a quake on green. With that said it seems like a ruleset that would be good for quakes but bad for naturals. I mostly just enjoyed that it promoted guilds spacing out and racing to gather as many uncontested targets are possible versus all crowding and training the shit out of each other on the same NToV target. Seems like it was a ruleset that promoted much more good vibes for the server population as a whole with largely the same outcomes in terms of who killed what on quake.
I would agree with the wipe ends the lockout concept, the idea is to allow you to execute an engage without being interfered with, not to turn competitive targets into 1 hour guild trainings.
Don't recall if the ruleset was for just quakes or included naturals on blue but would advocate for lockouts to be quake only.
There's always going to be a small portion of the population who lives for the griefing, standing at a line for 16 hours for 16 seconds of glory, and lawyerquesting so it seems letting those folks get off on naturals while quakes have a more appealing ruleset for the masses.
kjs86z2
09-09-2025, 01:02 PM
still waiting for a quake where all raid zones are pvp enabled no CSR
IDK, i just fight gnolls, bandage up and while healing I catch fish and make fillets.
https://c.tenor.com/XtEPlU_07F8AAAAd/tenor.gif
peak gameplay, everything after that is just disappointing
Snaggles
09-09-2025, 04:13 PM
I think a 1 engage rule would good.
If your guild wipes, you shouldn't get a 2nd engage.
Also, max 70 people from a guild in a zone. Punish riot for the cowardly act of merging with Kittens.
Your sig has a typo. Remove “cap making”.
aaezil
09-11-2025, 01:05 AM
I think a 1 engage rule would good.
If your guild wipes, you shouldn't get a 2nd engage.
Also, max 70 people from a guild in a zone. Punish riot for the cowardly act of merging with Kittens.
Remember when vanquish was a cowardly merger of a bunch of different guilds? Pep farms remembers!
cd288
09-11-2025, 11:57 AM
Remember when vanquish was a cowardly merger of a bunch of different guilds? Pep farms remembers!
Got em
kjs86z2
09-11-2025, 12:17 PM
Remember when vanquish was a cowardly merger of a bunch of different guilds? Pep farms remembers!
Vanquish was a merger out of rooted dragons necessity.
<Freedom> would have been perfectly fine without the wall-licker shitters from AG.
aaezil
09-15-2025, 03:51 AM
Vanquish was a merger out of rooted dragons necessity.
<Freedom> would have been perfectly fine without the wall-licker shitters from AG.
Blaming rooted dragons - spoken like a true coward
do those dkp logs still exist? from my recollection Freedom was running on all cylinders with the only real threat of burnout or bordem on the horizion.
without that change internal drama in the other crew would of certainly ripped it apart from not getting enough targets with the amount of mouths they had to feed.
kjs86z2
09-15-2025, 03:02 PM
do those dkp logs still exist? from my recollection Freedom was running on all cylinders with the only real threat of burnout or bordem on the horizion.
We were having a good go of it. Getting plenty of targets with low numbers. Had a solid RTE team and fantastic racers. Across the whole guild roster it was a high concentration of play-makers. Sure Riot still had guys like Quean and Luddo, but we had the lion's share of good players.
Hell we even fielded 7-9 player poker nights. Taking Detoxx's money was always a good time.
Then I went on vacation. Came back to AG merge and "Vanquish." Started off okay because we were pounding Riot into the ground...but then bag limits came and the DKP bloat was real. Hella wall-licker mouths to feed.
Teddie1056
09-15-2025, 03:19 PM
Vanquish was bringing large raids while Riot was bringing large raids.
Right now, Fuse is bringing 3x the amount of any other guild. It's completely different.
Guild mergers aren't cowardice. Dwarfing the entire raid server population is.
Jimjam
09-15-2025, 03:30 PM
We were having a good go of it. Getting plenty of targets with low numbers. Had a solid RTE team and fantastic racers. Across the whole guild roster it was a high concentration of play-makers. Sure Riot still had guys like Quean and Luddo, but we had the lion's share of good players.
Hell we even fielded 7-9 player poker nights. Taking Detoxx's money was always a good time.
Then I went on vacation. Came back to AG merge and "Vanquish." Started off okay because we were pounding Riot into the ground...but then bag limits came and the DKP bloat was real. Hella wall-licker mouths to feed.
Honestly I still don’t know why AG merged. It had it’s own vibe, was achieving it’s players’ goals fine. It was moving away from the stuff which made it AG but the merge was what really lead to me disengage with raiding - it no longer scratched my itches (though I’m sure plenty were happy).
Ripqozko
09-15-2025, 07:58 PM
Honestly I still don’t know why AG merged. It had it’s own vibe, was achieving it’s players’ goals fine. It was moving away from the stuff which made it AG but the merge was what really lead to me disengage with raiding - it no longer scratched my itches (though I’m sure plenty were happy).
AG merged because nemce mom took the guild back, https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=370611
^ lol i forgot all about the guild tag drama
Jimjam
09-16-2025, 02:14 AM
AG merged because nemce mom took the guild back, https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=370611
I mean, AG could have just rebranded instead of merged. That seems like the more obvious thing to me, but shouldawouldacoulda I guess.
kjs86z2
09-16-2025, 11:54 AM
AG merged because nemce mom took the guild back, https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=370611
aaahhhh...one of the last good RNF threads
<Guard Guard>
Xiderpunk2
09-24-2025, 12:37 PM
IMHO The current rules are the best solution to the Fuse problem. The folks that do not like it are Fuse, because they do not see the problem.
Hideousclaw
09-24-2025, 07:59 PM
IMHO The current rules are the best solution to the Fuse problem. The folks that do not like it are Fuse, because they do not see the problem.
careful. you're talking to the server majority, they don't like that kinda talk
Ennewi
09-25-2025, 05:14 PM
You announcing your entrance?
Please stop shitting up every thread even vaguely related to Fuse.
Teddie1056
09-26-2025, 01:32 AM
Ennewi: Enters thread about current Raid Meta which was caused by Fuse forcing the GMs hand by tripling every other raid force in size while attempting to choke out the entire server from pretty much all raid content. You know the current raid Meta which Fuse Leadership is actively trying to get removed.
Me: Wow, I like the meta and don't like that fuse is trying to damage the server
You: THIS IS BARELY RELATED TO FUSE REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
kjs86z2
09-26-2025, 09:27 AM
Ennewi: Enters thread about current Raid Meta which was caused by Fuse forcing the GMs hand by tripling every other raid force in size while attempting to choke out the entire server from pretty much all raid content. You know the current raid Meta which Fuse Leadership is actively trying to get removed.
Me: Wow, I like the meta and don't like that fuse is trying to damage the server
You: THIS IS BARELY RELATED TO FUSE REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
i mean look at the guys magelos lol
the pixel sickness is real
Snaggles
09-26-2025, 12:53 PM
Please stop shitting up every thread even vaguely related to Fuse.
Teddee is in Gravity. Or is at least with Vesica his rogue. These are just “asking questions” shill threads.
PS: can’t see it with his borked forum sig but it says Gravity beyond the crop.
Ennewi
09-26-2025, 01:12 PM
i mean look at the guys magelos lol
the pixel sickness is real
Eh. 10 plus years on/off here with zero full BiS. It's more fun to fill out magelos than crosswords when made to hurry up and wait. The actual characters will be gone one day or sit collecting dust, sites will be accessible one way or another. SYDG perspective.
Ennewi
09-26-2025, 01:21 PM
Ennewi: Enters thread about current Raid Meta which was caused by Fuse...
Read diagonally. Basically you're still blaming a guild merger on the guilds involved rather than recognizing the confluence of events that necessitated it, one being a staff decision, all this after being given a favorable meta change by staff and still ostracized by other guilds when propositions them after lucrative FTEs.
Then you post, whatever that was. All for a virtual feather in your elf's cap. If you're going to post bitching about a zerg force, at least have something new to say, that's constructive. Or continue with the predictable NPC lines.
But if we're talking about pixel sickness...
kjs86z2
09-26-2025, 02:37 PM
If ya cant beat 'em...
...bag limit 'em.
Ripqozko
09-27-2025, 02:58 PM
Meta would be better if we ran for everything like we did in 2016/17 if we are just gonna copy old metas anyways.
WarpathEQ
09-30-2025, 11:26 AM
Meta would be better if we ran for everything like we did in 2016/17 if we are just gonna copy old metas anyways.
Everytime a mob spawns CSR summons everyone with a guild tag to the arena and disables porting
Solist
10-01-2025, 03:03 AM
When a mob pops, only start the race at the xx00 or xx30 mark. No staring at walls for anyone ever.
kjs86z2
10-01-2025, 09:53 AM
When a mob pops, only start the race at the xx00 or xx30 mark. No staring at walls for anyone ever.
this is pretty good
WarpathEQ
10-01-2025, 10:00 AM
When a mob pops, only start the race at the xx00 or xx30 mark. No staring at walls for anyone ever.
Until people start using clocks that are unsyncronized..."But my oven clock said it was XX:00 not XY:48"
I can see it now. Please see the attached obs of my oven clock clearly showing XX:OO before I left the race line.
Samoht
10-01-2025, 03:42 PM
Why not go back to the roll start meta?
JayDee
10-02-2025, 04:27 AM
Need the warders back. Everyone is BiS and bored with current raid meta
Ripqozko
10-07-2025, 07:33 PM
Need the warders back. Everyone is BiS and bored with current raid meta
sydg
Ennewi
10-08-2025, 03:30 PM
i mean look at the guys magelos lol
the pixel sickness is real
Gave this some more thought and overanswering felt ike the thing to do, since that's become more common lately on the forums.
This project would be in a much better place if the old playerbase had more thoroughly accounted for pixels. There are a number of items that remain excluded simply because of the few mentions of them ever dropping, due to rarity and/or the number of players who would have farmed the loc back then, pre-Luclin. SWC in Chardok, phase spider scimitar in DN, etc. If more players had discussed their daily encounters and kept meticulous records, we would have more nice things here. If SOE had provided players with a version of magelo on their official site, all the better. Hindsight.
IMO the best magelos tell a story, each like a condensed version of "a day on red". Magelo is an underused feature that has a nostalgic quality to it now, given how long these servers having been maintained, but there are some cool profiles out there. More than a few of them even provide some context for server history.
But there are better players on here who have the same alt headcount, if not more, and all with superior gear; they just don't advertise it. Given how long most players have been here, it seems lazy to call it pixel lust at all, since it's required a certain amount of commitment, even if long breaks were taken in between.
The way I go about gearing starts on magelo and is restrictive by default, since I don't choose equipment based on personal preference but rather character preference. It's TLDR RP through equipment slots, visual storytelling for those who inspect. A lot of this game involves sitting around and waiting, so might as well have something noteworthy there, hidden in plain sight. "Soandso swigs a bottle of this or that" gets a few inquiries when there's a lull in the killing spree and players haven't heard of that item before.
Regardless, the additional alts are simply "build" ideas that likely won't ever be realized, but ones that keep specific items, even BIS, designated for them and inaccessible to others, main and second main included. If any item doesn't fit the theme than it's excluded, saving time, plat, and dkp in the end. This way, even a completionist wouldn't feel as though they were missing out.
That isn't to say BIS from head to toe isn't impressive, but it's just not something super important personally. It's more preferable to find a balance between fashion and function, enough to survive at least and, when not, leave behind a drag-worthy corpse.
All that to say, it's the opposite of pixel lust. It's basically personal loot denial.
Ennewi
10-08-2025, 03:45 PM
Need the warders back. Everyone is BiS and bored with current raid meta
Would be a start. Ideally, another hate and fear revamp. Earth staff on inny loot table, along with 2 chest pieces, like how it is with tuna. Shit like that. Pipe dream.
loramin
10-08-2025, 03:48 PM
Earth staff on inny loot table, along with 2 chest pieces, like how it is with tuna.
The fact that Verant chose (very deliberately) not to do this has always boggled my mind. I can only conclude that Mages were so hated by the general population (after kicking ass in classic) that they purposely "punished them" with a nearly impossible epic in the next expansion.
I just don't understand why else they would have done it, as it defies all game design logic. But whatever the reason, it seems even more pointless here on P99 than it did in classic.
WarpathEQ
10-08-2025, 03:53 PM
The fact that Verant chose (very deliberately) not to do this has always boggled my mind. I can only conclude that Mages were so hated by the general population (after kicking ass in classic) that they purposely "punished them" with a nearly impossible epic in the next expansion.
I just don't understand why else they would have done it, as it defies all game design logic. But whatever the reason, it seems even more pointless here on P99 than it did in classic.
They were epic items, meant to be the hardest thing in game to obtain (in era) requiring that you kill the hardest mobs.
Ennewi
10-08-2025, 04:09 PM
Yep. Mage isn't even a class I play but like, SKs got fear sword moved from CT to 3 golems; bards got a spawnable version of trak with it always having the guts. More epics for more players, except mages...
With one change inny becomes a valuable raid target which would spread competing guilds out. And another revamp would/could put minis out of reach of farmers, or at least delay their efforts, allowing guilds to get in on the action.
Foxplay
10-08-2025, 04:21 PM
Need the warders back. Everyone is BiS and bored with current raid meta
Nah keep them historical. Give us the Ancients but they just drop primals (at a rate similar to the old warders) and prismatic scales, 4 more targets for guilds to go after
Jimjam
10-08-2025, 04:47 PM
The fact that Verant chose (very deliberately) not to do this has always boggled my mind. I can only conclude that Mages were so hated by the general population (after kicking ass in classic) that they purposely "punished them" with a nearly impossible epic in the next expansion.
I just don't understand why else they would have done it, as it defies all game design logic. But whatever the reason, it seems even more pointless here on P99 than it did in classic.
The change was meant to make earth staff, earth caller, etc more attainable (from what I understand). IDK whether the p99 minis implementation is off, or whether the inny drop on p99 was far too common, VI just messed up these epic pieces or VI simply lied about their intentions.
loramin
10-08-2025, 06:37 PM
The change was meant to make earth staff, earth caller, etc more attainable (from what I understand). IDK whether the p99 minis implementation is off, or whether the inny drop on p99 was far too common, VI just messed up these epic pieces or VI simply lied about their intentions.
That change did make them slightly more attainable, so they didn't lie ... but it still kept mage epics far rarer than any other. Maybe on live the change helped slightly more (as more guilds were clearing Hate, and thus clearing the PHs for Magi), but it was still incredibly rare.
They were epic items, meant to be the hardest thing in game to obtain (in era) requiring that you kill the hardest mobs.
That's kind of like saying $1000 is a lot of money.
It is a lot of money (and epics like Monk, Rogue, and Shaman do involve killing some hard/rare mobs). But $1,000,000 is also a lot of money ... and you wouldn't say $1,000 = $1,000,000, right? Same deal with the Mage epic.
kjs86z2
10-09-2025, 08:25 AM
id rather just not worry about mage epic for a glorified coth bot
loramin
10-09-2025, 11:23 AM
id rather just not worry about mage epic for a glorified coth bot
Have you not heard of quad DA's? Do you even raid bro? ;)
kjs86z2
10-09-2025, 11:27 AM
Have you not heard of quad DA's? Do you even raid bro? ;)
reeeeeeeeeeee
loramin
10-09-2025, 11:46 AM
reeeeeeeeeeee
https://i.imgur.com/O5K7AEO.jpeg
kjs86z2
10-09-2025, 12:32 PM
LOL
Snaggles
10-09-2025, 01:31 PM
Mage epics have probably wiped more raids than they helped. It’s a fun stat stick linked to a golden carrot to hunt for.
I don’t have much better things to say about the SEOC. At least it’s less rare, I guess.
Samoht
10-09-2025, 04:40 PM
I remember when the top guild kept VS on lock down but not inny. Earthcaller used to be more common than Swiftwind. Stupid plane of hate revamp made SEOC less reliable.
kjs86z2
10-10-2025, 08:49 AM
now enchanters solo it
lol
JayDee
10-10-2025, 02:54 PM
Would be a start. Ideally, another hate and fear revamp. Earth staff on inny loot table, along with 2 chest pieces, like how it is with tuna. Shit like that. Pipe dream.
Also something I have thought for awhile especially since inny loot sucks now. Very weird a god has loot worse than BoB
Ennewi
10-10-2025, 03:32 PM
Also something I have thought for awhile especially since inny loot sucks now. Very weird a god has loot worse than BoB
If only he was a loot pinata containing all of the good mini loot, and then maybe just 1 of his revamped novelty drops. Also, all kinds of backwards that he doesn't even drop eye of innoruuk anymore. The minis pocketed his eye(s) because they're that filled with hate?
loramin
10-13-2025, 11:23 AM
now enchanters solo it
lol
2-boxing enchanters with a pocket cleric. If he didn't have a boxed cleric to rez him when he failed, he wouldn't be able to keep it up for years like he has.
Sounds like empty wins for empty pixels.
If these mother fuckers wanna use boxing to get pretend money and cred, yay team!
The bigger issue is the blocking of legit small groups from "adventuring" their group/guildmates epics.
Let the babies have their bottles.
zelld52
10-15-2025, 11:45 AM
Sounds like empty wins for empty pixels.
If these mother fuckers wanna use boxing to get pretend money and cred, yay team!
The bigger issue is the blocking of legit small groups from "adventuring" their group/guildmates epics.
Let the babies have their bottles.
The result of the rule change in Hate has just gone from one person monopolizing drops, to 1 group of people monopolizing it. The last several SEoC for sale have all been from the same person - who sits in Hate all day and all night, with a rotating group of 4-6 players.
kjs86z2
10-15-2025, 01:16 PM
The result of the rule change in Hate has just gone from one person monopolizing drops, to 1 group of people monopolizing it. The last several SEoC for sale have all been from the same person - who sits in Hate all day and all night, with a rotating group of 4-6 players.
sounds fun and healthy
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