Leapfrogging

[Kelven]

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

On Rodcet Nife the first guild to engage trash (drakes on the way to NToV named, trash Giants toward King etc) had a player-implemented "right" to whichever named they so choose.

If Zone X had named A + B. Guilds 1, 2, 3 could be inside waiting for forces to gather, but if Guild 4 shows up and starts clearing, they get whichever target they so choose.

In the situation where we saw camped mages for CoH, this same "rule" stayed true. GM's did get involved, unsure how frequently, and afaik the guild who best argued that it was the first to start clearing, was allowed to stay.

Azeth's statement is right on the nose.

Whoever starts clearing to the boss first, has claim. If you wiped then the next in line got to engage ( after 100% regen of the boss - this was highly enforced. )

If you started clearing with less then 2 groups, you were usually leapfrogged and ignored. BUT the force leapfrogging you must be large enough to take out the boss with the numbers they had leapfrogged you with.

ex:
Guild-A has 12 members and starts clearing FG's , Guild-B runs up with 14 members and tries to leapfrog you. This wasn't acceptable as the raid forces were too similar in numbers, you would have to jump the small group with at least 18-20+ people.

This also didn't apply if the forces were 20-25 members vs 40. Just because you're bigger, if the 20-25 man force started clearing before you did, they have rights.

( rotation was only adopted after guilds would repeatedly camp the same spawn over and over for days, claiming the "we cleared first" rights. )