[heartbrand]

Variance basically destroys azraels one so called advantage, pvp, by turning the game into a contest of who can mobilize faster and better. A contest nihilum will win the vast majority of the time. You guys think you're going to see Trakanon on track and suddenly sneak 25 azrael there who answer the bat phone without 50 dukesmen logging on for triple dkp bonus? Holy fuck you people are dumb. Variance is great for me because it's far easier for me to log on for five minutes multiple times a week for a mob at a time than it is for an entire fucking day on the weekend, and yet I still think it's dumb as fuck.

Having said that, there are intriguing completely custom ways you could go which I believe would fix a lot of issues, but will never happen, such as staggered Repops with global text an hour before they pop. You get complete unknown variance but global text so no poopsocking. Gives you something to fight over every day. Shrug.