Teal is failed - why are you doing this to us

[TheDudeAbides]

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

Classic Blue is a great example of a toxic raid environment over most of the years blue was in existence. It's already been played out on Blue. Time for a different way forward that I'm interested in seeing. The competitive live classic raiding experience I had wasn't the toxic blue raid scene of lawyerquest raiding, fraps, etc.

Meh I disagree

The Raid scene differed back during Classic Era from server to server

Classic Blue was highly competitive and fun. I remember engaging Draco with a group and sustaining while stragglers logged on and winning while an opposing Raid Force sat there and watched

What we see now on the new servers is what AM did on the later years of Blue. Tag all potential competition and implement a raid credit system to keep people happy with crumbs. Massive zergs that just assimilate any potential threats to their supremacy

That's basically the template for both guilds on the new servers while never having to compete with each other

It's boring

One server with both of these guilds going head to head would be much more exciting, especially when the planes open

[Fawqueue]

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

Meh I disagree

The Raid scene differed back during Classic Era from server to server

Classic Blue was highly competitive and fun. I remember engaging Draco with a group and sustaining while stragglers logged on and winning while an opposing Raid Force sat there and watched

What we see now on the new servers is what AM did on the later years of Blue. Tag all potential competition and implement a raid credit system to keep people happy with crumbs. Massive zergs that just assimilate any potential threats to their supremacy

That's basically the template for both guilds on the new servers while never having to compete with each other

It's boring

One server with both of these guilds going head to head would be much more exciting, especially when the planes open

Alternative perspective to consider: It's very rare on this project to have two equally viable guilds competing for raid mobs at one time. Even when there's competition, it's usually a scrappy upstart with a strong core, not a fully-capable second mega-guild that's just as geared and experienced as the top team. However, because of the Green/Teal split we are finally going to see that happen when the merge occurs. Two guilds, both geared out relatively uncontested in Classic, entrenched with loyal members who aren't going to so easily abandon ship, ready to duke it out in Kunark. We're setting up a far more interesting future now by letting Kingdom and Seal Team flourish early.

[Smellybuttface]

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

Alternative perspective to consider: It's very rare on this project to have two equally viable guilds competing for raid mobs at one time. Even when there's competition, it's usually a scrappy upstart with a strong core, not a fully-capable second mega-guild that's just as geared and experienced as the top team. However, because of the Green/Teal split we are finally going to see that happen when the merge occurs. Two guilds, both geared out relatively uncontested in Classic, entrenched with loyal members who aren't going to so easily abandon ship, ready to duke it out in Kunark. We're setting up a far more interesting future now by letting Kingdom and Seal Team flourish early.

The sexual tension between Seal Team and Kingdom is almost palpable.

[TheDudeAbides]

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

Alternative perspective to consider: It's very rare on this project to have two equally viable guilds competing for raid mobs at one time. Even when there's competition, it's usually a scrappy upstart with a strong core, not a fully-capable second mega-guild that's just as geared and experienced as the top team. However, because of the Green/Teal split we are finally going to see that happen when the merge occurs. Two guilds, both geared out relatively uncontested in Classic, entrenched with loyal members who aren't going to so easily abandon ship, ready to duke it out in Kunark. We're setting up a far more interesting future now by letting Kingdom and Seal Team flourish early.

I can get behind this sentiment

Though I will say loyalty will only go so far if one the top teams is clearly winning and denying the other mega guild lots of pixels

When the servers do merge someone should host the first contested raid as a PPV event on Twitch

[thesoundofmerk]

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

Alternative perspective to consider: It's very rare on this project to have two equally viable guilds competing for raid mobs at one time. Even when there's competition, it's usually a scrappy upstart with a strong core, not a fully-capable second mega-guild that's just as geared and experienced as the top team. However, because of the Green/Teal split we are finally going to see that happen when the merge occurs. Two guilds, both geared out relatively uncontested in Classic, entrenched with loyal members who aren't going to so easily abandon ship, ready to duke it out in Kunark. We're setting up a far more interesting future now by letting Kingdom and Seal Team flourish early.

i COULD NOT AGREE MORE! It is going to be awesome to see this, its like two dimensions colliding.