Asking a favor from the two top guilds on the server

[kotton05]

Forgot time machine mr irons, but thanks for the constructive post.

[Splorf22]

If it were up to me, I would do 1 reset per week, with the reset probability proportional to the number of players usually on (just measure this one week; I'm guessing 6PM est would be about 2x as likely as 9AM est). Every other week the staff would inform the players several days in advance when the reset would occur. Finally, for 1 hour after the reset any player who logs into a raid zone logs in at the zone in (i.e. you can't camp out chars). The resets would . . . reset (hehe) the variance repops, but they would still occur, if for example one reset was a Monday and the next one was a Saturday. Also I would combine this with an online leaderboard so we can see who gets what. IMO the 'competition' faction has a much more legitimate case for bragging rights during repops.

[maverixdamighty]

Originally Posted by Splorf22 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If it were up to me, I would do 1 reset per week, with the reset probability proportional to the number of players usually on (just measure this one week; I'm guessing 6PM est would be about 2x as likely as 9AM est). Every other week the staff would inform the players several days in advance when the reset would occur. Finally, for 1 hour after the reset any player who logs into a raid zone logs in at the zone in (i.e. you can't camp out chars). The resets would . . . reset (hehe) the variance repops, but they would still occur, if for example one reset was a Monday and the next one was a Saturday. Also I would combine this with an online leaderboard so we can see who gets what. IMO the 'competition' faction has a much more legitimate case for bragging rights during repops.

i agree with server repops won't get an argument from me there. However I thought this thread was about without any coding/gm involvement what could be done in the meantime. Looks like that has stalled out from the TMO side though. I disagree with the leaderboard. If i'm a power guild and i have a strategy to go after mobs in a certain strategic order I dont want that being displayed.

[maverixdamighty]

p.s. go back and look at the dojo wipe fraps when tmo took advantage of us trying to wing a FTE (that was a good move by them). There is more than just f8'ing for FTE. If you have a good raid leader/guild that can make the call that the opposing force is going to wipe you just let them do so and then get the mob uncontested afterwards.

[oldschooltrader]

Tracking a mob makes u question, what am I doin with my life? Is this really worth it? This little blue/white/yellow/red name on my list will it ever show up? Will it b here in 5 hrs? 8hrs? 14 hrs? After spending those hours do I ever want to do this again bc the results Im seeking never come to fruition? I wonder how much weight Id lose if i spent all the time i was tracking excerising instead or how much fun id have hanging with friends or watching a movie with a girl? Why am I even playing this game, this doesnt feel like a game anymore...


/quit EQ


Most of us dont want to start thinking about our special EQ time in these manners yet tracking mobs bc of variance ruins the gameplay ( if ur stuck tracking). No arguing this if uve ever tracked, i bet tracking mobs would been a good way to crack terrorists at gitmo if P99 was in its heyday then...

[kotton05]

1 reset a week no way, 1 every 1-2 months would be better, a week would really just not be good for many reasons.

[Splorf22]

Originally Posted by kotton05 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

1 reset a week no way, 1 every 1-2 months would be better, a week would really just not be good for many reasons.

Such as?

[Lyra]

Remove the variance

Create server resets - some "completely random" and some scheduled

Let this SMALL community figure it out without GM intervention.

[maverixdamighty]

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

Remove the variance

Create server resets - some "completely random" and some scheduled

Let this SMALL community figure it out without GM intervention.

eliminate FTE along with this.

[kotton05]

Poopsocks don't exist no more. I dunno kaga, think just random repops once in a while is better but you do have an interesting ideA.