Asking a favor from the two top guilds on the server

[Tierael]

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

they are pretty easy if you have 12-15 toons with level 60 buffs

True. And honestly, when I joined P99 3 months ago, my original intent was to hang at lvl 52 for a month or so JUST to live thru this nostalgia again.

That decision quickly reversed as I grew to know this server more lol

I just like giving Evelinn shit.

[maverixdamighty]

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

True. And honestly, when I joined P99 3 months ago, my original intent was to hang at lvl 52 for a month or so JUST to live thru this nostalgia again.

That decision quickly reversed as I grew to know this server more lol

I just like giving Evelinn shit.

ya I understand some guilds don't want to go after them, but they are much easier than tal/gor and net you pretty much the same loot.

[Sylexis]

I would suggest a change of all raid spawn timers to even days +6 hours. It forces the spawn to move around the clock and weekdays slowly so it moves into different players prime times, but removes the huge variance windows that are keeping smaller raiding guilds from being able to compete.

Once we know WHEN a mob is going to be up, then we can appropriately discuss a rotation. Right now rotations discussions are tentative at best and impossible at worst because 70% of the populace can only attempt targets on USA evening and weekend times and do not have a big enough force of alts to precamp an entire raid force at the spawn location.

If we know when the mob is due up and we know we are next on the rotation, we can be there with bells on buffed and ready to go to get the mob down and get the timers started again so other guilds get their shots faster on the next go around.

Then add a monkey wrench of a weekly or monthly server repop just to keep us all on our toes.

[Tierael]

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

I would suggest a change of all raid spawn timers to even days +6 hours. It forces the spawn to move around the clock and weekdays slowly so it moves into different players prime times, but removes the huge variance windows that are keeping smaller raiding guilds from being able to compete.

Once we know WHEN a mob is going to be up, then we can appropriately discuss a rotation. Right now rotations discussions are tentative at best and impossible at worst because 70% of the populace can only attempt targets on USA evening and weekend times and do not have a big enough force of alts to precamp an entire raid force at the spawn location.

If we know when the mob is due up and we know we are next on the rotation, we can be there with bells on buffed and ready to go to get the mob down and get the timers started again so other guilds get their shots faster on the next go around.

Then add a monkey wrench of a weekly or monthly server repop just to keep us all on our toes.

This isn't a terrible idea, but I didn't think a Rotation following the format of Kill#1 to Guild A, Kill#2 to Guild B, Kill #3 to TMO/FE, kill #4 to Guild C, etc. would work simply because no one wants to keep track of the turn order for each boss, with spawns the way they are now.

Still waitin' and hopin' my idea gets some lovin'. I'll repost in an edit here in this post, with a small change per Sloan's suggestion.

Edit:

1-7 Maestro (after 3-4 months, Nagafen could be added here)
8-14 Draco (after 3-4 months, Vox could be added here)
15-21 Fay (after 3-4 months, Sev could be added here)
22-28 Tal (after 3-4 months, Gore could be added here)
29-31 TMO/FE are free to tag w/e they like

I know you said Sev is a priority also Sloan, but maybe keep it open? I'd like to say the same about Inny/CT, but I'd settle for 1/3.

[Sylexis]

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

This isn't a terrible idea, but I didn't think a Rotation following the format of Kill#1 to Guild A, Kill#2 to Guild B, Kill #3 to TMO/FE, kill #4 to Guild C, etc. would work simply because no one wants to keep track of the turn order for each boss, with spawns the way they are now.

Still waitin' and hopin' my idea gets some lovin'. I'll repost in an edit here in this post, with a small change per Sloan's suggestion.

Edit:

1-7 Maestro (after 3-4 months, Nagafen could be added here)
8-14 Draco (after 3-4 months, Vox could be added here)
15-21 Fay (after 3-4 months, Sev could be added here)
22-28 Tal (after 3-4 months, Gore could be added here)
29-31 TMO/FE are free to tag w/e they like

I know you said Sev is a priority also Sloan, but maybe keep it open? I'd like to say the same about Inny/CT, but I'd settle for 1/3.

I don't know about that, I guarantee that if my epic mobs are on the list I will make darn sure I know exactly whats going on with the rotation and when my guild can be there to get it's shot. If people aren't interested enough to even keep track of the rotation for their guild then they don't really need the targets.

[Tierael]

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

I don't know about that, I guarantee that if my epic mobs are on the list I will make darn sure I know exactly whats going on with the rotation and when my guild can be there to get it's shot. If people aren't interested enough to even keep track of the rotation for their guild then they don't really need the targets.

Fair enough. I just foresee a discrepancy arising somehow. Guild A: It's our turn, trust me, I've been following the rotation like a hawk. Guild B: So have I, and according to my list, it's OUR turn.

Simply asking FE/TMO to not kill 2 targets for 7 days at a time out of every month would be less messy, on their part and ours.

[Sylexis]

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

Fair enough. I just foresee a discrepancy arising somehow. Guild A: It's our turn, trust me, I've been following the rotation like a hawk. Guild B: So have I, and according to my list, it's OUR turn.

Simply asking FE/TMO to not kill 2 targets for 7 days at a time out of every month would be less messy, on their part and ours.

Either option can still bring up discrepancies but either option is still better than nothing. However with the variance timers the way they are with the new +hrs if in x of it's window could potentially cause the spawn to miss its entire week in your scenario.

Cutting out the variance can only be good for either option, and adding the +6hr addition to the flat days would keep any one mob from getting locked down at a specific time.

[Thulack]

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

Fair enough. I just foresee a discrepancy arising somehow. Guild A: It's our turn, trust me, I've been following the rotation like a hawk. Guild B: So have I, and according to my list, it's OUR turn.

Simply asking FE/TMO to not kill 2 targets for 7 days at a time out of every month would be less messy, on their part and ours.

Easy fix: calenders for all mobs on rotation here on the boards and you have a officer post when you killed the mob. We all know every guild that raids on this server has atleast 1 officer that watches these forums like a hawk.