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Originally Posted by nilbog
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Do you have enough evidence to 'run classic GM events'? That's the blocker I came across; I don't. There are ongoing efforts to do several classically 'inspired' events, but to simply say, oh yeah, run classic GM events without knowing requirements. That's not happening.
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I have no such evidence, unless you count screenshots of a Luclin-era event
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What I meant by a " classic GM event" was what you called ""classically 'inspired'". In other words, I don't think getting the classic details right is what's important. What's important is that instead of just a GM casting illusions, the event would involve ... well, more
fun:
- a new NPC, ie. GM with a special model, shows up somewhere (seeing new NPCs is fun)
- around the same time, or maybe after the NPC talks a bit, a threat spawns (seeing new mobs is fun)
- that threat is probably too high for the zone and will mow down some lowbies (even getting killed in a GM event is a fun story)
- the players in the zone have a short amount of time to interact with the NPC (trying to figure out what's going on is fun, and it offers some time to bring your friends in on the fun)
- before the zone overflows with people, the GM asks everyone for assistance somehow: kill the summoned monster, or bring him a certain item, or whatever (trying to solve a unique quest is fun)
- the winner(s) get a coveted GM Item ... maybe a truly unique and special piece of gear, but more likely a cool one-shot like Can of Whup Ass (getting new items, even useless ones, is fun)
- afterwards the GM hands out illusions, and maybe some fun no-rent items or weird food/drink (illusions are even more fun when they're part of an "after party")
But of course, all that is a ton of work! I
completely understand that our all-volunteer staff has man-children to police, and other duties that don't allow for the dozens of hours of prep time the above would require.
That's what I meant by my flippant comment about the staff not "liking" such events: I didn't literally mean you hate GM events, just that ... as evidenced by their lack of existence ... you don't "like" (ie. have the bandwidth for) them.