Variance

[Kergan]

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

Who are you? Oh, must be Nihilum.

Unnecessary time sinks. OH!!! You mean EverQuest... the game. You see, the thing is about the game ... you only log in to play it when you want to. So this faux argument about variance adding "unnecessary time sinks" is a load of horse shit, to put it lightly.

And if a change of no-variance to variance is literally as simple as copy/pasting code, and you assert that it will make zero difference for the server (or for Azrael)... then why are you trying to argue against it? It's a rhetorical question: your argument is invalid.

In regards to the timesink thing... I think you have a honest concern. But the concern is more along the lines of, with variance you (Nihilum) will have to expend more efforts (time) towards "poopsocking" to get dragons. You already asserted that Azrael so I assume you were unquestionably referring to Nihilum having to poopsock more to continue being dominant. This is actually the reason that variance should be implemented... so there is more competition on the server in terms of PVE and PVP, and so the top or dominant guild will have to expend more efforts to continue pulling in as much loot as they currently are.

Except it won't lead to more competition. Nihilum will put in the extra effort and get the mobs. Nothing will change except making people poopsock, which is the unnecessary timesink he was referring to.

And the PVP argument is laughable. The biggest fights this server has EVER seen are a direct result of everyone knowing when a mob is going to spawn. Variance will lead to less opportunity to PVP over targets.

Variance is nothing but a sham for a chance to ninja raid targets from a superior force. Trying to paint this picture that every time a raid target spawns they'll be a brawl over it is quite simply delusional.

You want competition on this server? Trying having a guild besides Nihilum that doesn't shit up OOC and the forums with garbage and drive new players into our arms. Amazing how Red Dawn was able to pull 70 people into a Gore raid 2 months after forming with almost identical population numbers as we have on R99 now by taking a welcoming approach to new players. Literally 90% of our applications state something to the effect of "Azrael are assholes" when asked the question in their app why they chose us. It is Nihilum or they quit, because they'd rather quit then go to Azrael.

If you want to continue to portray yourselves as elitist PVP and internet badasses that's your prerogative, but don't make threads asking for devs to change the server to fit your playstyle. Sorry that the vast majority of people don't agree with you on how this server should work, but thems the breaks.

As for those that hate the zerg raiding and zerg mentality, you're just playing the wrong friggin game man. This game was BUILT around zerg raiding. Shits classic as classic can get.