What motivates VQ, Riot, Gravity, and GOML?

[Duik]

It's called distillation. Over the years, the meaning of hardcore raider has morphed. Now, its largely only the most antagonistic over achievers (in the p99 universe) that can survive the diseased version of raiding available here.
Dont get me wrong, some here may in fact be the CEO i have my own time to play as i please types.
Most, sadly are just so good at everquesting that they cannot give it up. Its their way to tell everyone they were the high school quaterback, (and still are).
Also, every technique has been mastered and the only advantage to be gained between the "top guilds" is who cheats/lawyerquests the best.
Also also, im glad I dont got.

[long.liam]

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

It's called distillation. Over the years, the meaning of hardcore raider has morphed. Now, its largely only the most antagonistic over achievers (in the p99 universe) that can survive the diseased version of raiding available here.
Dont get me wrong, some here may in fact be the CEO i have my own time to play as i please types.
Most, sadly are just so good at everquesting that they cannot give it up. Its their way to tell everyone they were the high school quaterback, (and still are).
Also, every technique has been mastered and the only advantage to be gained between the "top guilds" is who cheats/lawyerquests the best.
Also also, im glad I dont got.

Unfortunately you may be correct on this. I may try joining one of these guilds just to see what it is like, but I pretty low expectations at this point.

[magnetaress]

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

Unfortunately you may be correct on this. I may try joining one of these guilds just to see what it is like, but I pretty low expectations at this point.

U won't be able to app now that u made OPs post.

Also don't pick the wrong one or thats four years of your life wasted! <3 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.][You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Videri]

• Forum posters are not representative of the playerbase.
• You’re going to meet a lot of great people in every guild, as well as a few people with issues.
• As to the initial post, people don’t get into it for the poopsocking and idol-farming and tracking hours and having to video record raids so you have evidence of opposing guilds’ wrongdoing. Those are all things you adapt to in order to help your team.
• It starts with wanting an item (maybe your epic) or an experience (killing dragons/gods, seeing a high-end zone like VP), and then you learn just what that requires on P99. But also you make friends, you help them with their quests and goals, and you develop a desire to see them succeed and have fun, and then you become willing to do what that takes: he’ll level a guild bot character, switching to a cleric for this fight, becoming an officer and spending hours inviting people/restocking mules/handing out guild bank resources…

Helpful? Clarity? Followup questions?

[Videri]

Wrote it with one hand (the other is around my sleeping girlfriend). Sorry. No idea why the word “he’ll” is in there.

[Sadre Spinegnawer]

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

Wrote it with one hand (the other is around my sleeping girlfriend). Sorry. No idea why the word “he’ll” is in there.

Power move there, Cotton

[Videri]

Also - did you post this in Rants and Flames? Why, in the name of Brell? That’s part of the reason you’ve got trolls. Some people read forums by section. Or perhaps this post was moved here by mods after a couple people took dumps in it.

[Videri]

This ^ is a fiction writer. And a damn good one. But 0% of his words are serious.

[Rager and Quitter]

I never really did raid on EQ after years and years of playing off and on. My highest, 58 sham on Blue, I raided hate once, sky twice, and fear once, and that's it. I never got any loot besides 1 sky quest piece and my shammy epic (that I actually paid FoH for). The problem is that there are somehow a lot of people that, for whatever reason, are able to play 16 hours per day, so competing with that in order to see content I never got to see is pretty much impossible. It just is what it is. With a family, a career, and hobbies, raiding is a thing I should have done back when I was a teenager or college student with far fewer responsibilities. Oh well, I guess if I ever care to, I'll just watch the raids on YouTube and that'll be the closest I get.

[Tnair]

Ignoring the salt being thrown at you from all directions (""hard facts"" lol ok), I have a little answer to your little question:

I hate camping overall, it's boring and I'd rather like faction by collecting skeleton chips than wait at Hadden spawn for 48 hours. HOWEVER once I got used to the speed of assembly and stopped getting left behind and confused in chasing raid targets, it started to get more fun. Mostly it's fun not because of drops but because (unlike all following mmorpgs) the raids in Everquest are 100% player invented. There's no streamlined expected correct strategy because it wasn't designed that way, people just show up and entirely self-organize and self-teach and create tools and maps to explain the strategy, and brainstorm about new ways it could be done and you end up with 80+ people flying around Great Divide with levitate and bard speed, descending upon groups of 10 giants that would each just destroy you individually and together you crush them in a display of coordination that would be terrifying if used against you.

Basically because it's kinda fun, totally desperate from ""winning"" some imaginary epeen contest. Get some alcohol of your preference and it becomes a fun way to spend a few hours. It doesn't sound like most of the salty replies are from people who enjoy anything about it besides feeling superior to others.....