not a single player has told me to plan on raiding

[Clark]

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[Tecmos Deception]

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

I wouldn't be going out on a limb to say that 100% of every shred of evidence for the last three years points to the exact opposite of this.

I think you would be.

Variance on p99 = tracking for days, camping out fully buffed near spawns, batphones for mobilization. Definitely not stuff that tended to happen in classic.

But no variance on p99 = socking for days with a full raid force, autofire macros for FTE, etc. Definitely not stuff that tended to happen in classic either.


Most everyone agrees the current raid scene isn't great, it's just that everyone gets all worked up whenever someone tries to say what they think would be great and then goes all R&F on people who don't agree (and vice versa).

[Splorf22]

Well back in the day there was the 15-on-the-spawn poopsocking rule.

Basically I think Chest is right though (as unbelievable as that may sound!). Currently we have rules that benefit the 10% of the server who is willing to track/batphone (and then brag about it as though it is some huge accomplishment) and completely shut out the other 90%, and those rules are not remotely classic: they were put in place purely to reduce the workload on the server staff, and they haven't even been effective at that.

I would actually be in favor of going back to 0 variance and pure FTE just because after a month of 500 people crashing the zones for FTE we'd probably get a rotation.

I would also like to add the Nilbog agrees that the current raid scene is ridiculous and has posted to that effect.

[Thulack]

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

Well back in the day there was the 15-on-the-spawn poopsocking rule.

Basically I think Chest is right though (as unbelievable as that may sound!). Currently we have rules that benefit the 10% of the server who is willing to track/batphone (and then brag about it as though it is some huge accomplishment) and completely shut out the other 90%, and those rules are not remotely classic: they were put in place purely to reduce the workload on the server staff, and they haven't even been effective at that.

I would actually be in favor of going back to 0 variance and pure FTE just because after a month of 500 people crashing the zones for FTE we'd probably get a rotation.

I would also like to add the Nilbog agrees that the current raid scene is ridiculous and has posted to that effect.

Funny thing is a rotation would eliminate all workload for the server staff other then looking a 1 webpage to see whose night/turn it is for zone/mob.

[Skope]

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

I would also like to add the Nilbog agrees that the current raid scene is ridiculous and has posted to that effect.

And then a new variance on top of the current one was added.

Nilbog's reasonable and usually preditctable, but I don't know what the hell he was thinking when he agreed to that.

[kank]

So do smaller guilds just need to band together and donate more money to get their voices heard and a rotation enforced? Forum speculation seems to be getting nowhere.

[Skope]

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

So do smaller guilds just need to band together and donate more money to get their voices heard and a rotation enforced? Forum speculation seems to be getting nowhere.

3+ years of experience tells me that it makes no difference. Further, recent GM decisions show the exact opposite.

[nilbog]

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

And then a new variance on top of the current one was added.

Nilbog's reasonable and usually preditctable, but I don't know what the hell he was thinking when he agreed to that.

This was addressed in a news and announcements thread from Rogean:

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

I'd like to clarify some misinformation that was provided with the latest patch, starting with the lack of a patch note and then an error in confirmation on my part.

Back when we were discussing changes about extending the window of a mob's spawn when it fell within the last 15%, I wrote some code to show as an example. Turns out that code ended up staying in and I had forgotten about it, and it went live with the latest compile.

http://www.project1999.org/forums/sh...d.php?t=100681

[Skope]

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

This was addressed in a news and announcements thread from Rogean:



http://www.project1999.org/forums/sh...d.php?t=100681

And stayed in for well over a month now with you admitting that it favors a particular set of players on here.

Nilbog, it isn't even remotely fair yet that's what you're asking us to deal with. It's also the exact opposite of what we thought we'd see. It's still going to be here in 10 minutes and will likely still be here two weeks from now.

[Tecmos Deception]

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

while furiously self-manipulating to enhance his illicit pleasure at the act?

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