[Pan]

For all the noise in this thread, it really isn't our battle.

The owners of the server have created an ecosystem...and the outcomes of that ecosystem have been pretty consistent over time. I think, whether they know it or not, they have the culture (with the attendant distribution of resources) that they want.

Their server, their rules, their outcomes.

If we've learned anything from this one, anomalous weekend, it is that some on the server would prefer to play in a way that's not consistent with the long term, historical outcomes we've seen on p99.

That's not up to us, though. History here shows that because of the way that the rules are written and enforced, if the AAs were to poof tomorrow, those niches would be filled by others. That's how systems work (resource availability).

The problem, if it is a problem, is the way the ecosystem is constructed and governed. And at the end of it all, it's for the owners to decide whether the problem that some see is a problem at all. And history says (apart from the TMO-monopolization BOOM) there's no problem at all in their minds.

That said, I had a great time this weekend. If it were up to me, we'd see stuff like this more often. Not my server, tho - it's not up to me. The only choice, really, that I have is if I log in or not. Their world, their rules.