We need another "Monopolizing Scout in WW" thread

[Llaile]

You guys don't even bother to learn how to do it properly. Just because you don't want to put any effort into learning a thing and want to /roll instead doesn't mean the people who actually know what they're doing are cheaters by default.

[Mytral]

Yep that's exactly it. You figured it out. The entire server is just lazy, and you select few are the only talented, skilled, hard working bunch among us.

It's not a level playing field and you know it. That's why you refuse to roll. Why should you hand over your advantage, whether it be an unfair advantage or not.

Sirken once said during a pod cast, "I think its crazy how you guys do Scout."

It's not how the server does scout, its how a select few individuals do scout that make it a shit show that it is.

[Llaile]

But my high ping means I don't see raid mobs pop as soon as other players so I'm at an unfair disadvantage there. We should just roll for those too. Or better yet we should just have BiS when we create a character.

[Mytral]

Yea, because we are allowed to camp on raid mob spawns.

You Sir, are an idiot.

[Uuruk]

Sounds like you are mad you lost at a 18 year old game.

[Mytral]

Actually the exact opposite. My ranger has two bracers and my cleric has talisman. I've also helped quite a few other people (in guild and out) win broken disks. Some of them buy rolling, some of them winning the clickfest.

Just recently I won the clickfest but honored the /random 1000 that occurred just prior. It wasn't even a guild member. Not only did I help with the kill, I camped and locked the corpse while that person could switch toons to loot.

You know why? Because it is the decent thing to do on an 18 year old game.

It has absolutely nothing to do with "losing". It's about calling BS when you see it.

And it's thick in WW. At least when the named players show up.

[Pokesan]

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

But my high ping means I don't see raid mobs pop as soon as other players so I'm at an unfair disadvantage there. We should just roll for those too. Or better yet we should just have BiS when we create a character.

nominating for worst post of the year

[Alanus]

I like the idea of people rolling, everyone helps kill it, and the winner of the roll loots up. It promotes unity and all that hippie crap.

The only reason to be against it is if you have an unfair advantage on the clicking, and since the same people win it over and over, it's obviously being done for plat

[Triiz]

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

Actually the exact opposite. My ranger has two bracers and my cleric has talisman.

Serious question, then why are you still competing for it? It sounds like it's such a shit show because people that don't need it show up every spawn.

Personally, I'll wait till Velious has been out another few years before I try it. False hope makes me think people that don't need it and people that have won 20+ turn in (wtf?) will get bored by then, but I'm sure they wont.

[Mytral]

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

Serious question, then why are you still competing for it? It sounds like it's such a shit show because people that don't need it show up every spawn.

Personally, I'll wait till Velious has been out another few years before I try it. False hope makes me think people that don't need it and people that have won 20+ turn in (wtf?) will get bored by then, but I'm sure they wont.

Good question! I've actually asked myself that same thing! I got my first bracer when Velious was about 6 months old. It was such a shit show, I said I would just walk away and check back much much later. Fast forward to a two year old Velious, and things were much more tame (with exceptions). Rumor of civility and comradeship were abundant. I went back hoping for a different scene, and for the most part it was. People talked with one another, people helped one another. It was amazing! So I decided to settle in and try for a second bracer and hopefully a talisman.

After getting those last two disks, it seemed rude just to bail on others who needed it. I could use it on my shaman, but since I dont raid on that toon its not nearly as desired as the other two toons. I thought it prudent to help those who had helped me, and since I had timers down and had learned some of the "secrets" it made sense to continue on, just not as vigorously as before.

/shrug