Raid Scene Poll

[Aaron]

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

its not just about socialized pixels, though -- its about making the game fun.

Amen to this. Wish more people saw it this way.

[TAllen82]

That's a given...and if there really is an OP raid guild that REFUSES, to allow others to tag along, or lets them tag along and then screws them. It should be dealt with. However we have to remember who we are asking to deal with it. These guys aren't paid. They are doing it for love of the game. Asking for a total rescripting of raid scenarios is extreme. I think.

[Cecily]

Well none of these rules have to be official. There should be some agreement that all raiding guilds can agree to uphold though and self police.
For instance:

All the other guilds on the server can beg TMO forgiveness for their treasonous behavior recently and pledge fealty to Zeelot, the true and rightful king of the Server. Then you loyal subjects will be allowed to return to platinum mines.

[gwideon]

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

two things all the guilds should try to hammer out and agree to do,

Stop training
Respect FTE messages

Gnomish Greetings!

No doubt I have seen the abbreviation FTE defined before, but it is not in:
http://wiki.project1999.com/Abbreviations_Glossary

Could someone please remind me what this stands for again?

Thanks!

[pharmakos]

First To Encounter

[baalzy]

FTE is something new to this server but it means 'First to Engage' in this instance.

The raid mobs have been specially modified to send a zone-wide message with the name of the first person who agros them. This means that person 'engaged it' and his guild now has control of the encounter until they wipe and the mob looses all agro.

There are a few stipulations though, if the engaging guild doesn't attempt to fight the mob toe-to-toe within a reasonable timeframe (basically, running it straight to your raid force) then they're guilty of 'kiting' and something happens (i'm not really clear, since this stuff is usually sorted out after-the-fact).

Once the mobs hate list is completely clear (everyone who had agro is dead, feigned, or zoned) the mobs FTE resets and the next person to agro it now claims the mob.

FFXI did a similar thing except in that game when a mob was engaged it became locked and only people in the group/alliance could perform any actions against the mob unless they specifically called for help. EQ doesn't have that.

[Sadre Spinegnawer]

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

I have a proposal:

• First week of each month -> casual raiding
  • During this week, only the casual guilds will raid and kill targets based on a rotation. Need to decide which guild are in the rotation, what are the allowed targets and how much time they have to kill their target (maybe 12h). This allow casual guilds to take their time to organize the raid, prepare themselves and make 2-3 attempts at these targets without stress. One week is what, 1-2 pop max. of each targets, far enough for casual guilds to have a few epics done and some interesting fights.
  • As casual guilds are not ready for VP, schedul open raid there during that casual week at a defined time, so keyed people that normally won't see it much can come and see its content. This will also give an opportunity to people that usually are in competition to meet and play together. (or VP stay out of this system)
  • Host some open raids for more common targets maybe? (Chardok royals, planes, etc.)
• Last 3 weeks of the month -> hardcore raiding
  • I let you decide how you manage this, but the idea is to have fair competition during the rest of the month.

That would both give casual and hardcore what they want, the way they want.

I think something like that would encourage more people to play on Project 1999, and give a better "vibe" to the server and the community.

What do you think about it?

Maybe it's the nog, but this sounds like a sane compromise.

[Cecily]

I really really like that suggestion.

[Derubael]

I like sloan style 2 hr no engage on next TWO pops, instead of one.

This would ensure that tmo/fe aren't just trading mobs each week, makes things stay competitive, and gives everyone a shot.

So far that's the idea I like the most. But we're letting you guys work it out. We greatly encourage making the players figure out player stuff.

[cyryllis]

The holiday spirit leads me to believe that maybe the 3 week normal competition and leave 1 week a month for more casual folks is a good idea, well leave everything but vp...that should stay highly contested