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Originally Posted by texwilly
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My classic experience reminds me that at all times during the progression of Everquest (through the 78564 expansions), end-game content was restricted to the devout. I always knew and understood that I was to someday cap my character, meet the minimum application requirements for a "Raid" guild, apply, suffer through the 6 weeks or worse app period, be voted on for membership, and then and only then have a chance (with continued devotion) at end-game raid loot.
I'm still fairly new to p99 but have read into the history pretty thoroughly. I cannot believe that the "casuals", self proclaimed even, are bitching about and being awarded for being less than elite. The problem, as most of us know, has nothing to do with TMO/IB/FE raid tactics. It has everything to do with having very little end-game content. That is why Verant was making millions, and couldn't develop expansions fast enough for a first-ever persistent MMO. "Casuals" will ALWAYS exist in every game, this is like handing out trophies to the losers. Get better if you want it.
This bowel movement would have passed on it's own (Velious), but it seems a little mineral oil and bad chinese (simulated repops) will ease the pressure until then. Winter is coming...
-Apeg Inyurazz (56 Troll SHM)
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Your classic experience was certainly different than mine then. Regardless, we can stop with the classic rhetoric, because the raid scene is not and will never be remotely classic. Lack of Velious is the main reason for this fiasco. I'm not sure why you felt the need to attack the "casuals"; some of them are just as powerful and dedicated as any guild I saw on classic. They just don't want to participate in what raiding has become here.
The long and short of it is that we all stand to benefit if we can manage to not screw this up, so please everyone, try to not screw this up.