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Originally Posted by tadkins
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Raiding on this server just seems like a hopeless endeavor. If you're not lucky enough to be in the top guild of the server, you're basically at their mercy. The few raid targets that you might be allowed to have by the whims of the top guild are fought over fiercely by all the other guilds, and constantly losing the ability to even try a fight and win a piece of loot is just incredibly demoralizing.
I understand that most folks here seem to like that system, but as someone who just isn't that competitive, and just wants to experience some endgame zones, what chance does someone like me have? What place does that type of person even have on this server? These days all I seem to be allowed to do is serve as a taxi to the "real players" of the server, and what sort of future does that have?
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I understand your frustration. However, it's also demoralizing to get a piece of raid loot and not really feel much sense of accomplishment because it was essentially dispensed to you by a raid loot welfare system (instancing). Classic EQ is all about high highs and low lows. Might not be for everyone, but it's why I always come back to it and lose interest in every modern mmo.
And I'm not a hardcore raider. I can pull my weight in one of the mid-tier semi casual raiding guilds (those who get the scraps) but I've kind of just accepted the fact there is certain content I'll never see, and that's okay with me. It sort of preserves some of the original mystique of the game. 20 years and I've still never been to sleeper's, oh well. Maybe some day.