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Old 12-20-2013, 02:50 PM
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I'm giving it a shot right now. Try the calendar. It would be fair in the sense that everyone gets a chance to do things. See how everyone feels about it.

I'll tell you this though as far as Rogean's comment on a Velious without raid gear, and I think the GMs will back me on this.

If he says he's going to do something like that, and you disrespect him. He'll actually do it.

And guess what? After he does it? He won't be in touch for another 8-15 months because he's busy with other shit. No matter how sorry both ends are, his PM box is just going to be full and he's training for some technical cert or is in Vegas at some EQ thing and... frankly just won't be bothered spending even more time reversing something very time consuming that he's just implemented.
Which is all the more reason to work towards friendlier interactions and a better raiding environment and not discount everything immediately, right? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
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Old 12-20-2013, 02:58 PM
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U went from PoF to MiM Nirgon! Jeeez Turncoat!
Man that's just how it went in the fuckin' strug, you know?


Kag I want the server to actually try the calendar and see if they are any happier.

If so? Shit, keep it.

I have very strong suspicions otherwise.

This game was about limited content and on a much more limited time line.

You need to get a bigger picture of how long people have had to work their way up to doing content that just didn't exist on a classic time line. This server is completely flooded with insanely powerful gear (people are even like "eh a CoF heh big deal") too.

Let's say you are one of the people who is annoyed that after playing so long, you don't have a wizard epic and probably haven't even seen Venril. Okay, that sucks after a year and a half and justifiably so.

Now, we have the calendar in place. You are in a guild with 6 other wizards. We'll say you're the 2nd highest deserving wizard in the guild. Your guild gets a chance at Venril every 6 times he is up (we'll forget about how a calendar is going to handle repops because we will keep this simple). You guys kill Venril 4 times and once he drops the staff. That's going to be 48 weeks you're waiting to get the item, presuming you keep up with the other wizards raid attendence.

Realize you are still going to have to be there for mobs kills and maybe when its your turn to loot the VS staff, after a long 48 weeks of keeping yourself as #2 deserving wizard... the raid is planned on a day or at a time you can't make it.

Then you wait another 48 weeks for one to drop. Think about that.

Making a raid calendar doesn't make it rain loot. It's giving EVERYONE a chance. You are likely better off, even as the #2 guild and being extremely dedicated, at getting your epic piece from the mob than in the calendar system.

In the calendar system also, presume that they can't get the people on for 3 days. Now the # of times that mob can spawn in the year starts dropping off. Maybe a rule is made that you can't get the mob if you don't kill it in X amount of time or the next guild gets it. Let's say you're the #3 guild instead and consistently have trouble getting people on for said mob and then the #2 guild takes it. You're going to be very bitter as one of the #3 guilds most dedicated players... and frankly... given your opportunities would have been better trying to just farm and buy it from TMO because you are so dedicated.

This is all hypothesizing, but consider how long you will wait for your 1 chance at the mob and the odds of your item dropping when it is your guild's chance.

Really though, think everything through, try the calendar and see how it plays out. I think you all have enough Kunark loot to give it a chance. The staff has never prevented you from implementing such a system and should it be implemented, won't interfere with enforcing it.

I think you have a very narrow view like most people in this world that taking out the most successful people will some how magically make everything better for everyone. Or that with the #1 guild gone, some how there will be 5x as many items to go around. It all has to come from somewhere, and in your system, you will be waiting in line for a very long time. That said... imagine you are the #6 wizard in the guild... you still never get your epic.
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Old 12-20-2013, 03:01 PM
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Man that's just how it went in the fuckin' strug, you know?


Kag I want the server to actually try the calendar and see if they are any happier.

If so? Shit, keep it.

I have very strong suspicions otherwise.

This game was about limited content and on a much more limited time line.

You need to get a bigger picture of how long people have had to work their way up to doing content that just didn't exist on a classic time line. This server is completely flooded with insanely powerful gear (people are even like "eh a CoF heh big deal") too.

Let's say you are one of the people who is annoyed that after playing so long, you don't have a wizard epic and probably haven't even seen Venril. Okay, that sucks after a year and a half and justifiably so.

Now, we have the calendar in place. You are in a guild with 6 other wizards. We'll say you're the 2nd highest deserving wizard in the guild. Your guild gets a chance at Venril every 6 times he is up (we'll forget about how a calendar is going to handle repops because we will keep this simple). You guys kill Venril 4 times and once he drops the staff. That's going to be 48 weeks you're waiting to get the item, presuming you keep up with the other wizards raid attendence.

Realize you are still going to have to be there for mobs kills and maybe when its your turn to loot the VS staff, after a long 48 weeks of keeping yourself as #2 deserving wizard... the raid is planned on a day or at a time you can't make it.

Then you wait another 48 weeks for one to drop. Think about that.

Making a raid calendar doesn't make it rain loot. It's giving EVERYONE a chance. You are likely better off, even as the #2 guild and being extremely dedicated, at getting your epic piece from the mob than in the calendar system.

In the calendar system also, presume that they can't get the people on for 3 days. Now the # of times that mob can spawn in the year starts dropping off. Maybe a rule is made that you can't get the mob if you don't kill it in X amount of time or the next guild gets it. Let's say you're the #3 guild instead and consistently have trouble getting people on for said mob and then the #2 guild takes it. You're going to be very bitter as one of the #3 guilds most dedicated players... and frankly... given your opportunities would have been better trying to just farm and buy it from TMO because you are so dedicated.

This is all hypothesizing, but consider how long you will wait for your 1 chance at the mob and the odds of your item dropping when it is your guild's chance.

Really though, think everything through, try the calendar and see how it plays out. I think you all have enough Kunark loot to give it a chance. The staff has never prevented you from implementing such a system and should it be implemented, won't interfere with enforcing it.

I think you have a very narrow view like most people in this world that taking out the most successful people will some how magically make everything better for everyone. Or that with the #1 guild gone, some how there will be 5x as many items to go around. It all has to come from somewhere, and in your system, you will be waiting in line for a very long time. That said... imagine you are the #6 wizard in the guild... you still never get your epic.
Does anyone actually read posts that are this long? I know i don't.
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Old 12-20-2013, 03:02 PM
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MKag I want the server to actually try the calendar and see if they are any happier.

If so? Shit, keep it.

I have very strong suspicions otherwise.
I see, so you're suggesting they try an alternative arrangement to the one they agreed upon because you think it would be less likely to be liked? So you really just want shit to devolve back into the shitfest that the raiding game on this server has been for the past few years. Thanks for bringing clarity to your intentions.
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Old 12-20-2013, 03:03 PM
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I see. You think you know better than the collective guild leaders about what the guilds will find to be a good agreement. The leaders got together and made an agreement. You don't think it will work and are now shitting on it any chance you get, while proposing a system that pretty much 0 of the guild leaders think would be a good idea. Are you upset you weren't consulted before they came to this agreement? Is that why you're all over these forums with this nonsense?

I'm saying please do it and give it a chance, maybe everyone will be happier.

I'm also saying there's still going to be a lot of players without epics.

Whether its playing at 5:30am to get a Trakanon or farming the plat to buy it... the most dedicated players are still getting the loot right now.

Even when you get the mob every 6 times its up... the most dedicated players among you will get it.

I know that another guild in the same position would act the same way as TMO. I know truly why the other guilds are happy this happened (loot!).

I'd say its less that I'm shitting on things and more that I just don't have the faith knowing a lot of you (without knowing it was me you were talking to) what will happen.
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Old 12-20-2013, 03:08 PM
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I see, so you're suggesting they try an alternative arrangement to the one they agreed upon because you think it would be less likely to be liked? So you really just want shit to devolve back into the shitfest that the raiding game on this server has been for the past few years. Thanks for bringing clarity to your intentions.
You're painting me as the bad guy here, where actually, I'm a realist and you don't like my prediction based on objective reasoning.

Try the calendar, I hope it works.
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Old 12-20-2013, 03:11 PM
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Does anyone actually read posts that are this long? I know i don't.
Some things are complicated and can't be explained with just a meme/animated gif.

If you ever learn a great deal about a subject, you'll find that to be the case.
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Old 12-20-2013, 03:12 PM
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Old 12-20-2013, 03:12 PM
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You're painting me as the bad guy here, where actually, I'm a realist and you don't like my prediction based on objective reasoning.

Try the calendar, I hope it works.
No, you just continually ignore the fact that they have already created an arrangement that all the top guild leaders agreed upon. Why do you keep pushing this calendar idea? An idea which you think will fail. Why would you push an idea you don't like upon people who don't like it either? You're being absurd here. Why don't we all chop off our own left hand and see how that works?
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Old 12-20-2013, 03:15 PM
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