Raid Scene 12/20 - 01/02

[Daldaen]

Or... /random seed each week.

Seed1 picks their first mob
Seed2 picks their first mob
Etc.

Next week Last Seed gets First pick and re-random.

Only the guild with that mob gets to kill it.

FE 1 - Trakanon
Divinity 2 - Venril
BDA 3 - Gorenaire
Taken 4 - Severilious
IB 5 - Talendor

Perhaps the lowest seeds get 2 targets (likely the lesser desirability ones).

IB 6 - Faydedar
Taken 7 - Vox
BDA 8 - Nagafen

Or if you want to be really bold post for open raids on the last 3 mobs each week at some normal time.

Open Faydedar 8PM EST Tuesdsy
Open Vox 6PM EST Saturday
Open Nagafen 7PM PST Monday

VP I don't know what guilds have enough keyed toons to kill stuff there, but just split that up the same way among keyed guilds. Or leave it contested to satisfy the "err mer gerd competition is what makes my life worthwhile" crowd.

[webrunner5]

How does ANYONE really know when the 2 hours are up?? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[DrKvothe]

GMs could have automatic server-wide announcements when (or shortly before) a raid target spawns. Batphoning still prevails, but without the mandatory exhaustive tracking.

[finalgrunt]

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

GMs could have automatic server-wide announcements when (or shortly before) a raid target spawns. Batphoning still prevails, but without the mandatory exhaustive tracking.

That would be steering the raid scene even more away from classic experience though, wouldn't it?

Even though I agree the whole variance + tracking package is putting many people off.

[Troubled]

Yea I think if you want the 2 hour opportunity you should be tracking for it. This isn't a giveaway. It's to get more people involved in the raiding aspect of p99 and hopefully remove some of the top-heaviness from the equation from every single target, every single time.

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

Even though I agree the whole variance + tracking package is putting many people off.

Have always hated variance. Worst idea ever.

[Pheer]

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

GMs could have automatic server-wide announcements when (or shortly before) a raid target spawns. Batphoning still prevails, but without the mandatory exhaustive tracking.

How about instead of a flat out announcement that says "Hey guys! CT is up!" you could have some kind of serverwide message signaling that a raid mob is due anytime in the next X amount of hours? The lack of specificity on which mob it is and when it is up ensures that guilds are still required to track and actively seek out targets, but it also lessens the need for hardcore poopsocking/batphoning to have a chance at a target. Im sure guilds like Divinity/Taken/BDA will be much more motivated to track and mobilize for targets if they can without a doubt tell their members "Hey if you're able to be online during this timespan theres a chance we can get a raid mob kill"

Also the message could be something kind of ominous and foreboding just so newer players will be like "What the fuck was that?"

How hype would you be to start looking for a mob if you're just grinding or farming an item then all the sudden serverwide you see some shit like "A shiver runs down your spine as the air around you becomes colder." and then every raid guild starts scouting and mobilizing/positioning for the mobs theyre most interested in?

Of course if only one mob was in window that would pretty much guarantee which mob it was, maybe you could have it so messages only trigger if more than one mob is in window?