Originally Posted by Derubael
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See, this is where you are wrong.
The guilds who are willing to put in more time and effort in any MMO are ALWAYS going to reap the most, and the best, rewards.. Yes, on Project 1999 that unfortunately means that the TMO's and FE/IB's and TR's are going to get most of the 'top tier' mobs, because they are simply willing to invest time and effort into the raid scene that the other guilds are not.
To be clear, tracking a mob over a 48+ hr window IS effort. Mobilizing for that mob with your camped out alt army IS time and effort. I understand why you don't want to play that game, and I agree with you on that point. I would not want to do so either. However, they should not be penalized and have their merbs taken away because they are willing to do so and you are not.
TMO/FE gave the opposing side several GENEROUS offers that included a huge range of mobs. FE even hesitantly agreed to Prop C, which, despite your protests, was in fact heavily weighted towards casuals. Just because it didn't have 'enough' ct/trak/vs/inny kills did not mean it wasn't in your favor.
Want the best pixels? Put the time in to get them. If another guild is putting more time and effort into those pixels, why do you deserve them as much as they do?
This is pretty much how I feel. I won't speak for Sirken, but I think he feels the same way too. The point of this was not to get casuals an even 50/50 split on mobs outside of VP. It was to allow you guys to get a little more than you were getting previously, which was pretty much 0, and to clean up some of the shenanigans that were happening on the raid scene. I see no reason why TMO/FE should accept any proposal that they feel doesn't give them what they've earned. And yes, they have earned it. Not every engage in the past year has been filled with bullshit and shenanigans. 80% of encounters go just fine.
They made concessions to give a huge number of mobs for you guys to put on rotation, and you turned it down because 'it is not enough of the mobs we want'. I guess raiding is only fun and enjoyable if you're always getting the best targets with the best pixels, right?
I really do hope you guys can work out a deal, because I really do want ALL of the casual guilds to have targets to raid all month long. I think it supports server growth, lets everyone have fun, and lets everyone experience this great game we call Everquest. I also hope it happens soon, because I do not like having to suspend the entire server while this gets worked out. But I can tell you that if I was TMO or FE, I'd tell you guys to go back to the drawing board and try again, because I sure as hell would not be giving up targets I'd been fighting to earn the past year+.
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