[Alanus]

Originally Posted by Raev [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Well, Zeelot TMO was mostly uncontested. You had warm bodies like Alarti with full PD gear for very little work. If there was ever a time to be a raider, that was it. And the whole 'a-team/epics' thing was mostly a Tiggles troll. But with the current scene, I don't think being a raider is such a win. Let's say I decide I want to buy a White Dragon Helm so I can get FTII boots on Loraen. What are my options?

A: Farmer. Spend about 150 hours at various cash camps and buy one for 750k. I can do it on my own schedule, do a pretty decent variety of content, and stay pretty engaged because when you do things in 2/3 man groups your performance and strategy matter.

B: Racer. Spend about 125 hours staring at the wall at 15 DKP/hour and buy one for 2000 DKP. I think you have to be pretty crazy to prefer this.

C: Warmbody. Join A/A and attend about 125 raids at 15 dkp per raid and 30 minutes per and buy one for 2000 DKP. Content is basically all the same (log in at LTK, press autoattack/backstab/complete heal). Marginal contribution to any given raid is zero in a raid of 80 members. Can't control your schedule. DKP flow is pretty slow unless you get up in the middle of the night.

Now, the big advantage of raiding is all the no-drops that will never be for sale. But otherwise, I don't think it's a huge win.

What camp are you getting 5k/hour at?