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Originally Posted by loramin
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Yes, the only logical explanation is that the GMs enjoy wasting their time moderating players. It couldn't possibly be because, even after years of running this server, they haven't been able to come up with a system that "doesn't require petitionquest" (and doesn't just result in a single guild dominating the server TMO-style).
It must just be that they are masochists.
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off the top of my head i can come up with 3 raid systems that requires NO petitionquest
1-rotation -
classic, was done on live on some servers, for those complaining about "then we'll have to wait even longer to gear up our 7th alts" should pipe down and keep quiet. This is easily the most fair of all the systems. Don't get it twisted- waking up at 5AM and loading into the server faster then other guilds is not "competing" by any means.
2-pvp - "BUT ITS NOT A PVP SERVER!" is the usual argument. Fair enough, but its another system that requires no petitionquest. This would be the most FUN of all the raid systems but could bring other side effects because basically the biggest zerg/most vp geared guilds would probably win. Either way, still fun and still no petitionquest, but the side effect of TMO rolling through everyone would ruin it so I do not endorse this unless it was implemented since day 1.
3-instance - You'll never believe this, but this was actually the method that sony and most other mmos use to fix the problem. Being that sony used this method it is automatically disqualified for p99 in the eyes of the gms. No trains and no petitionquest, but would require extra thought and work to figure out how to make it work with p99 (amount of spawns, how guilds can spawn them, etc.) However once the rules are thought of and implemented it is smooth sailing from there with no petitionquest.
Hell lets keep brainstorming and come up with another:
hardcoded raid rules - X guild engages, Y guild gets banished or something like that. The devs can hardcode literally any ideas they have that will prevent Y guild from engaging so there can be no sniping, etc. Will require thought to set up the initial rules but once thats done there is no more petitionquest.
There isnt any reason that this nonsensical, petitionquest-requiring, wake up at 5AM raid rules are here if the GMs didnt like the side effects. The current system is more flawed then any other mmo that has been in existance. It is not able to sustain itself without constant gm interference.