Somehow, this server has escalated to the point where no one remembers what EverQuest was really about and why so many people return to a 17 year old game. Giving in and pleasing the top few guilds has resulted in a jumbled mess of lawyerquesting, cheating, and stepping on everyone else no matter what the cost.
Saying that the raiding scene is fair because anyone has a shot at FTE on a mob and therefore has a chance isn't quite right. The people who benefit from these rules all gather in one spot so there's almost no competition. It's different than if every raiding guild was constantly getting FTEs, but there's no reason to not join the team that gets 99% of the spawns. These rules are only fair in theory.
I don't really understand why a place has to be made for people who obviously don't want what EverQuest offered back in the day. Classic wasn't about logging on to drag a mob to a zoneline in 5 minutes, or sitting on scout with 30 other people clicking furiously, or any other bs we currently do. Taking a step back from this shitshow makes it all look so silly.
Just rotate mobs. Make raiding more casual. Kick people out who make it a horrible place to be. This isn't a business. People still get pixels while sharing.
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