So I read the first 5 pages, then skipped the rest.
Comments on OP:
1) I'm OK with this as long as this is revised upon release of Velious. Let TMO/IB/FE circle jerk in VP until Velious release, then let the casuals in.
2) 2hr is good.
3) I have a different variation on this, see below.
4) Eh, whatever.
Rotation:
Two sets of raid mobs, "hardcore" and "casual". Split the mobs roughly 50/50:
GroupA: Nagafen, Maestro, Inny, VS, Fay, Gore
GroupB: Vox, Draco, CT, Trak, Sev, Tal
Swapping every month, one group is "hardcore" (AKA: standard FTE shit we have now, no 2hrs, full on competition), while the other group is "casual" (all our new raid rules). A guild can only belong to a SINGLE group (hardcore or casual). The hardcores are ONLY allowed to kill hardcore mobs and casuals are ONLY allowed to kill casual mobs. Likely only 2-3 guilds would be "hardcore" at a time, but the rest of the server wouldn't have to put up with their crap because they'd be after a different set of mobs.
This list would have to get expanded to remain roughly even for Velious.
Update:
If any single casual guild takes more than 25% of the casual spawns for the month, they are automatically bumped up to hardcore the next month (with rules it'd be difficult for them to get more than 50% of the spawns anyways).
Any hardcore guild taking more than 75% of the hardcore spawns for the month takes a two-week raid suspension at the beginning of the next month, before returning to hardcore.
Any guild can voluntarily bump up to hardcore at the beginning of the next month.
To drop to Casual, a Hardcore guild must kill less than 20% of the hardcore spawns for the month prior. If this means mobs are left (5% not covered by 75% and 20% rules), hardcore guilds still cannot kill them without incurring respective penalties.
Velious Expansion:
Kunark goes Casual-only upon release of Velious (including all of VP). Any guild wishing to do raid-content epics will be casual (A-team will have epics).
Ziglark is "hardcore"-only for first month of Velious, but hardcores ONLY get Skyshrine and beyond for the first two months.
After that, everything besides ST in Velious goes into "even-50/50" split between casual and hardcore groups.
ST goes into the casual/hardcore split after 6 months.
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