why is competition good?

[Pokesan]

what benefit does it provide?

speaking strictly in terms of everquest; contrarians get the bullet.

[Phenyo]

Promotes improvement

[Pokesan]

Originally Posted by Phenyo [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Promotes improvement

?

[skarlorn]

it isn't. the ideal situation is only one guild for all purposes.

[Pokesan]

can anyone say henrique isn't mentally ill?

he's one of the "best" raiders on p99

[Nagoya]

for those competing i guess competition is fun
what does 'good' mean?

[Pokesan]

Originally Posted by Nagoya [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

for those competing i guess competition is fun
what does 'good' mean?

i would say 'good' means a net positive ratio of fun, comparatively, for the server, staff, and community. i don't deny that a competitive system is 'fun' for a select few, but if it comes at the cost of greatly reducing the amount of 'fun' for everyone else, it's not 'good'.

[Nagoya]

Originally Posted by Pokesan [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

i would say 'good' means a net positive ratio of fun, comparatively, for the server, staff, and community. i don't deny that a competitive system is 'fun' for a select few, but if it comes at the cost of greatly reducing the amount of 'fun' for everyone else, it's not 'good'.

Don't get wrong I do think that using batphones or tracking something for 16h or clicking air etc. and all in all being in-game 10h+ a day at any point in the day and week is a very weird and probably wasteful usage of one's life.

That being said, I have never felt that "these people" 's fun was impairing on mine and making a negative balance of fun...

Is the crazy fake "competition" hard on people that are trying to compete on the same grounds but without being willing to sacrifice their whole life to it? The casual raiders? I've never been there but there must be some kind of grey area up there I guess. If I were there I might find that so-called competition to be bad as well.

[fan D]

Originally Posted by Nagoya [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

for those competing i guess competition is fun
what does 'good' mean?

no, no1 in awakened or aftermath is having fun except this redxii guy and maybe nalken.

theres maybe 1-3 ppl in each guild who enjoy staring at a wall for 16hrs or coth ducking, every1 else only does it for dkp/so they wont get guild kicked

its a miserable process, no ones having fun, but they do it anyway. do u know how good it feels to gain +4 dex and +5 str upgrade on ur leg slot? its like the 1st time i heard the beatles

[skarlorn]

i got my epics thanks to class r rotation lottery

praS