Most of the bitching and moaning by high-end raiders is probably the result of people getting used to "new-age" MMO's and the instanced content that new-age MMO's provide.
Classic Everquest did not have instanced content, and I think that's part of the fun this game provides.
I raided hardcore in EQ2 for years, and when contested mobs were prevalent (vanilla, DoF, KoS, avatars, etc), it made the game twice as fun. Sitting there with a full raid ready to pull for hours shooting the shit with guildies was part of the excitement and fun.
I personally didn't raid often because of my age during the classic era of EQ, but I assume the excitement is the same.
So my opinion is, if you want free content handed to you on a platter, play a new-age MMO. There are many high-end raiders in those games; go join them. If you want contested content, play here.
As for my opinions on TMO and top guilds in general, it's not how good the guild is that makes them assholes and hated, it's their personalities and how they convey themselves to the general server public. I was in a top 5 guild worldwide in EQ2, and our guild was generally revered and liked on our server. However, I knew of other guilds like treated everyone on the server like shit, and of course, everyone hated them.
If you're going to hate, don't hate the guild, hate the players.
Also, my advice to TMO (if the guild is full of assholes), you can be the most respected or most notorious guild on the server. If you are more respected, the guild will experience more longevity, and the guild won't up and flop.
just my 2cp
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