First to Engage: Exploiting the mechanic?

[sanforce]

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

It would change it in the sense that one semi-lucky, non-AFK person wouldn't determine the outcome of the entire battle. One person wouldn't be able to stall for nearly 60 seconds while another guild is ready to actually engage and kill the mob in question.

Hmmm, so with your rule change ideas, couldn't raid guilds just have a bunch of low level bards in game, afk, playing group songs to ensure they get on the agro list?

Group 1: warrior (tracking), bard (afk), bard (afk), bard (afk), bard (afk), bard (afk)
Group 2: cleric (tracking), bard (afk), bard (afk), bard (afk), bard (afk), bard (afk)

That's 12 people on the agro list as long as the cleric and warrior engage, then they can just evasive / DA stall like normal while their raid force logs in.