Raid Changes

[tekniq]

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

If you can't plan your weekly schedule around 8hrs once a week, then that is your problem. Not everyone is going to make every raid. It's just the way it is. You're thinking of a 1 time situation as to why something isn't going to work every week.

8hr window once a week that stretches across decent times for all time zones should work, if not i know a 12hr window will. To me an 8hr window would/could cover everyone's timezone to some extent while also keeping the window short enough for it to not be a problem for most.

In theory this idea should work, but your suggested theory somewhat came into fruition yesterday and caused the same problems the OP posted about. Inny, Fay, VS all popped within what a 5 hour window and the socking and chaos still continued.

There really isn't one way to fix the problem. No matter what happens, there will always be someone bitching about blah blah. The once a week pop does sound enticing as well as encourages the tier 2 guilds to compete, but like previous posters opined, how will this work for other time zones, what else will people be doing 6-7 days of the week? I'm guessing 2/3 of the population work full-time jobs. 8 hours coupled with atleast 6 hours of sleep, you don't have much of a window to hit targets unless you wake up from bed. This proposed theory could possible work on like a Saturday/Sunday, when there is less RL shit to do and more free time to play some EQ

Personally, I just don't see the GMs doing anything about it because there have been countless pages about this topic and they have been pretty stern on their decision.