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Originally Posted by skipdog
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This question has been addressed countless times by the staff. There have been countless threads over this very question.
But one thing I don't agree with is your statement, "Since when do casual guilds not put in the same time and effort?"
Are you kidding me? Um, since forever!!! You are also claiming that RMT was non existent on live? Are you kidding me? More blatant lies!
We all know that it isn't the best to be sitting on Kunark for so long, and the crazy thing is that variance actually seems to support what you want(more time and effort being rewarded). It is a way to avoid a 200 person poopsock for every monster spawn and actually be able to reward the guild that DOES put in the most time and effort.
I don't think you are going to find many here that will agree with your position that the casual guilds are putting in the same effort as the guilds consistently getting raid mob kills. It just sounds like you have no idea what you are talking about.
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RMT was not really part of Classic to Kunark, you had some account sales on Ebay sure but the RMT scene was not in force and many if you asked them back then would of said wtf is RMT. You just did not have it mainstream back then. Just because you may of heard of it doesn't mean it was mainstream to be known by all or popular. RMT in EQ basically surged towards the mid to end of Velious era. POP really made RMT take off.
Casual raid guilds put in the same effort per raid and tracking as hardcore guilds do. If you call bat phones being time invested then by all means go ahead. But if a guild can have a couple poop socking while the rest of the guild does whatever and or offline to be called for a raid target does not mean they invested more time. Simply means they took advantage of technology and having to not be working etc.
Raids are not that long anymore, they are quick so time invested is same for everyone who has a good raid guild, even casual raid guilds can surprise you hardcore players.
Not everyone in a raid guild is going to be sitting for days at a raid target waiting for it to pop, oh wait; they don't!