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Originally Posted by h0tr0d (shaere) [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

And here is another thought. if you strip a raid guild of all their gear does that help or hinder? Meaning now there is perhaps even more (and now legitimate) reason for them to raid everything as they will need it but then again it could work as now they lost everything they gained from it and now fall behind in the race. Would you want to be in that guild then? Perhaps roll them back pre-kunark? And how do you punish everyone unless you think they all knew and benefited? Do you make a distinction between the lvl 17 druid in patchwork who used auto forage after starting here 2 months ago and the raiders who abused for the sake of getting raid targets and gaining an unfair advantage in which the end result was the majority of the server's population was affected adversely(I think you have to)? Look at what they caused in the raid scene, forum drama, and just all around hate and discontent. And what if you chalk the fact they were able to do those things possibly due to cheating? Did the raid scene mess contribute to development being slowed and did that affect the entire server population negatively or harm the project as such?

If I asked you is it more likely that people sat at their computer for 5 days refreshing track windows every 5 seconds non stop or more likely there was some kind of alert for them when named pop what would you say? They claim to mobilize faster then anyone but how do they know the instant it spawns? Is it possible for multiple people to take shifts on trackers and check periodically? Sure it is. Is it also possible for those people to have a plugin notify them of a mob spawn? And btw, have it linked to a text message system? It sure is. I wish I knew the truth because I don't see anyone refreshing track every few seconds for days on end. I find it more likely something set off an audio trigger or an alert. I only mention this because this is an example of using said cheat to gain the advantage and ensure the rest of the server gets shit. That could be griefing, or at the very least impacting our enjoyment negatively. What if they could view a map and see where the mob was positioned and know where to move the raid? What if they could see how all the mobs were pathing and know the exact open route at any instant ie when exactly to pull and from where precisely. What if you knew precisely when a mob was spawning so with 2 guilds camping it you knew exactly when to move in and gain position? Just examples of possibilities I believe have occurred here. And if it was being used to such an advantage then should they retain the loot? Should everyone lose? Should it be disseminated to others outside the guild in some form? Would it unbalance the economy and hurt the server integrity? Maybe just remove the loot they have attained post kunark then? Lot of decisions and shades to consider here with serious implications. Make them all level 1 again with no loot. Reset the toon to level 1. That should slow down raiding, no?

Maybe just do it like the NCAA does it. Probation 6 months, no raids allowed. Or 4 to be less extreme. Next month 1 raid target, next month 2, etc. Or no raids for 6 months. Heck if they go to 50 they will be 60 in a week. Maybe roll them back to level 1, salt the earth as it were. I tried to think of examples over history and salting the earth was something extreme used. Also look at Germany post World war 2 and what happened there. SMU in college football comes closer perhaps if you look at that story. No bowl games no tv games no recruiting blah blah blah and give them the death sentence because their actions specifically compromised the integrity of college football.

You'd be surprised at how little meaning their trackers have for life outside EQ...these guys are still in the call off for work mode for killing EQ EMU raid bosses, lol.