My 2cp.
Yep simulated patch days are by far the best solution and moreover they are the most classic solution. No guilds in classic dominated targets like this. Sure there were 1-3 top tier guilds per server, but the second tier guilds did actually get some targets. Here the second tier guilds get absolutely nothing. A lot of us have been so frustrated we've quit or reduced our playing time substantially. The top tier guilds here are no more hardcore than they were on live and the second tier guilds are no less capable (other than decimated numbers) than they were on live - it's just that the deck is stacked against them. It really is Everquest: Unemployed Edition as someone else did.
Racing and possibly wiping (pardon the later pun) or forcing another guild into wiping is far more fun than poopsocking. The race is fun. Sitting there with finger on the midnight mallet key for hours or mashing the track button until it wears out is not.
Punishment should be harsher, assuming it fits the crime. Certainly there should be more perma bans - but far more importantly, suspensions should be longer. One week is not enough. One month would be better. One week is a well rested and deserved vacation from poopsocking, not a punishment. Especially with the variance... 2 or 3 guilds absolutely dominating every single spawn for 3+ months then they eventually get a 1 week suspension? Pretty much seems like "BFD" to me.
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