I'm super late the the conversation, just getting back into P99 and then sifting through 28 pages of this.
Anyways, I personally think an extra spawn every week is too generous. I think EQMac's middle ground of server reset every 2 weeks is better. However, this is a 13 year old game, we are playing it because we enjoy it, not because these pixels are shinier. I'm all for providing everyone the opportunity to experience the parts of the game they missed on Live, as that is the reason I am here.
I am extremely glad to see an FTE shout mechanic coming to the raid scene. Hopefully it does what I predict and lessens GM involvement in FTE disputes.
YAY shorter variance! In "my" perfect world, variance would be 24hrs total (+/-12hrs), but 48hrs is a hell of a lot better than 96.
Finally, I think the serverwide respawn should be possible any time of the day. While I'm an EST player, I think there should be an equal shot at the serverwide respawn for all timezones and all lifestyles (shift workers, Euros, etc.).
Either way, hopefully this is more pixels for all, TMO gets to track less (and will very likely see more mobs killed as well). Its a win-win for every positive aspect on the server and a blow to pixel denial.
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