Personally I had a bunch of fun. Went LD a few times, a random death, but the mad running around the zone killing werewolves was fun. So some people got a few nice drops. Maybe they were a bit too good, but I'd rather Rogean and co. put in the time and effort to do something like this for us and mess it up slightly than not try at all. Nothing is perfect. And obviously, they aren't going to take LR/cryo drops back, so no point in complaining.
One suggestion for the future: I liked that there seemed to be 3/4 levels of werewolves, i.e. the 50's, the 35's, and whatever else. If it would be possible I think a max level to engage each mob would be awesome. I.e. max 40 to kill the 35, max 30 to kill the 25. This would allow some of the lower players to get in on the action instead of having it dominated by guilds with tons of 50's running around killing everything.
Perhaps this would also help with the ninjalooting, which btw was super fucking lame and reflects rather badly on whoever would do that. Ok so a ton of pieces were /ooc'ed as rotting, with locs, which shows awesome community spirit. Go for that. Or, a random corpse with no one around, go for it. A corpse with a group of guild people standing around waiting for the timer to expire so a guildmember can loot a piece, while you spam right-click? That deserves the piece being deleted and a week ban, let's be honest. I tried to find it in the p99 rules but couldn't, perhaps this should be added? From the EQ Play Nice Policy:
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1.1 Play Nice Policies - Activity within EverQuest
1. You may not steal kills.
Kill Stealing is defined as the killing of an NPC for any reason that is already fighting or pursuing another player or group that is prepared to engage that same NPC without that group's specific permission.
The intent of this rule is discourage and make note of habitual Kill Stealers, not to punish those who honestly try to work together or those who make an honest mistake. Its enforcement by the EverQuest Customer Service Staff will reflect this philosophy.
2. You may not ninjaloot.
Ninjalooting is defined as taking special equipment from a fallen creature without the express permission of those who killed the creature if they are in attendance.
The purpose of this rule is to stop those who stand near creatures that carry special items and attempt loot that equipment prior to it being looted by the rightful owner.
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