How would you solve poop-socked epic/quest mobs

[Sancta]

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

1) Farm play to buy pieces of epic--- What is the epic worth to you?

2) give up on having your epic-- what % of players on live had their epic in velious?

3) reroll a class with an easier epic

Can't do any of that because that requires actually putting in time for something you want and that's not how the forums work! You need to demand that the game be changed to your liking! /s

[Maner]

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

On my old server, all raiding was scheduled on a master schedule forum. Each area was open to a group for a raid for a time period, and then they were out for a week. Or some period of time, I cannot recall. The booking rule was that you could not have it constantly manned - ie, your raid had to clear out completely at the end of your raid. If you showed multiple times and didn't get the mob, you were then able to get someone to pop it for you.

If you arrived and someone was already there, and they were NOT on the schedule, whomever was on schedule had preference. If the area was unclaimed, the groups had to negotiate who was camping what areas.

But it allowed all the raid guilds access, from the high end to the little shmoes on the bottom. It worked. And folks were happy with it.

I also know I had just gotten into raiding for a handful of raids.... and after a couple weeks, they all quit and went to WoW... LOL So I don't recall all the details.... But it worked very well on that server.

I admit, I have a long way to go before raiding here. I don't know what's going on here in that regard, and I'm not trying to overstep my bounds. I just wanted to share from my past experience. Who knows? Maybe it could be a very good way forward for folks here, too? Or not! lol

WoW didn't come out until long after this servers timeline. I highly doubt you had a raid rotation list after they moved most of the encounters to instances.

[Tasslehofp99]

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

1) Farm play to buy pieces of epic--- What is the epic worth to you?

2) give up on having your epic-- what % of players on live had their epic in velious?

3) reroll a class with an easier epic

this.


Or join one of the like 6 guilds that can complete your epic for you.

[turbosilk]

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

Extremely not classic. It will ruin major parts of the economy, and make a lot of the content MORE difficult. MQ helps people finish their epics a lot more than it hurts, believe it or not.

Save me the classic statement because its about how the game was played during classic which is why for example the AE nerf makes P99 more like classic. MQ wasn't out of control in classic like it is here and it create a non-classic environment . It hurts a lot more people by creating pay to play barriers.

[Phatez]

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

Save me the classic statement because its about how the game was played during classic which is why for example the AE nerf makes P99 more like classic. MQ wasn't out of control in classic like it is here and it create a non-classic environment . It hurts a lot more people by creating pay to play barriers.

Try reading the second and third sentences of my statement. Both unrelated to it not being classic.

[Topgunben]

server is too top heavy atm. can we all agree on that?

[Phatez]

http://www.investopedia.com/universi...economics3.asp

[Tetsuo]

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

Extremely not classic. It will ruin major parts of the economy, and make a lot of the content MORE difficult. MQ helps people finish their epics a lot more than it hurts, believe it or not.

Not sure how charging people exorbitant amounts of money "helps people finish their epics"

Also as for ruining a major part of the economy the only people that would be seriously hurt by a removing of MQ (which i'm not advocating for or against) would probably just be the people who farm MQs (which in turn blocks people who need it from getting it) for profit.

Even if you got rid of MQ you would still have individuals or groups who camp the mob the former MQ would have been on and extort/charge people for loot rights like some higher end guilds do in Hate and then tell us they are "doing you a service"

Im not suggesting for a crusade on poop-sockers or that everyone gets an easy ticket to all raid content/loot but possible but unlikely implemented ideas that could alleviate congestion for endgame content regarding quest related drops (which would cut into poop-sockers profits so they probably wouldn't be happy about lowering demand and lower prices).

Im not demanding for instancing or complete overhauls either, what I suggested would be a small expansion of current mechanics already in game to address a problem created by such a top heavy game that isnt going to be adding any higher level content.

[kotton05]

If one poops for a mob only way to win is to poop harder.

[maskedmelon]

I actually think abstaining from food while and before socking is ideal.

1.) you don't need a sock
2.) temporary caloric deprivation heightens mental acuity
3.) simple body weight maintenance
4.) you don't need to brush your teeth
5.) no rashes