What is the Red raid scene really like?

[Hailto]

I need a change of pace from blue, and I don't have the time to devote anymore to do 4 am batphones. Some of the stuff I've been reading in threads suggested that at least at one time there was some sort of agreement between guilds to not poopsock content and 4am batphone raid encounters. Is this actually the case? Can you raid on Red without having to have ventrillo open 24/7 to hear some nerd scream about Trakanon at 3am when you have to work at 9?

I wouldn't be opposed to rolling here if the end game isn't completely retarded. Any input?

[Gaffin 7.0]

no variance, timers mostly on night spawns atm. never been to a 9 am raid on red or before 8pm really

[Hailto]

No variance is good, wasn't aware of that

[Kergan]

Wait I thought people loved variance on blue? There has been a campaign to get it implemented here, I think mostly due to the overwhelmingly positive feedback from the blue server.

[mostbitter]

It is a bitter awful mess ran with great dysfunction . It mostly consists of standing in line to wait around while monsters spawn so that they can be killed instantly.Then everyone will spend the rest of their lives complaining about how the loot was awarded.

[Hailto]

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

Wait I thought people loved variance on blue? There has been a campaign to get it implemented here, I think mostly due to the overwhelmingly positive feedback from the blue server.

Variance is fucking awful, its not classic and it doesn't solve any problems. It just creates poopsocking, and the same guilds that got the mobs pre-variance get them after variance because they put in all the time anyway. It's stupid.

[Eslade]

Sometimes you're the monkey, other times you're the football.

[Hailto]

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

Sometimes you're the monkey, other times you're the football.

Intredasting.

[Mac Drettj]

sometimes you smear

sometimes you quear

[Greegon]

It's really fun imo, even if you lose an encounter it's a lot more exciting than not having pvp involved. At the very least I would tell you that it's way better than blue.