Staff Question: Why Unclassic Variance on Shady Goblin?

[loramin]

Well, at this point I'm really just focused on the why myself. Maybe the staff had a great reason for this I'm just not realizing?

Or maybe it wasn't thought out fully and my post will change some minds, but really this wasn't a "please can we change stuff" request: I just wanted to understand why this one mob was handled so differently from everything else in the project (except, again, ZEMs, which I think have a much better argument for being an exception).

[diamondfist]

The bearer of entry is lowered when the timer is exact on mobs like this and scout.

Its lowered even more when it becomes a roll.

having 20-80 people show up on timed intervals to roll dice at a chance of loot doesnt feel classic at all.


As I mentioned in another thread staff could get creative with ways of not only breaking this up, but also punishing those who are breaking the rules by using autofire as a means to secure their turn ins. (https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...&postcount=132)


The other option is to really really fuck with variance and or spawn location (this isnt classic, but we do have unclassic things here already)


If this 24 hour mob had a variance more like 12 hours - 36? 48? hours you would set the bearer of entry back to what it was on live after the initial rush of neckbeards power gaming their way through the shitty windows. (this would most likely take a few months) after that you may actually find people logging in to randomly find it up like live...

You would actually have to ask around to find the timers for last spawn and do work... instead of just showing up at an exact x time, or x time +/- a few hours

Which is a simple repetitive action. Scout rolls which have been established for a long time show how this plays out exactly.

[hobart]

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

The bearer of entry is lowered when the timer is exact on mobs like this and scout.

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

If this 24 hour mob had a variance more like 12 hours - 36? 48? hours you would set the bearer of entry back to what it was on live..

Server first cords. Server last on knowing the term "barrier to entry".