Raid mobs - 30 minute timers, and you. IF YOU RAID, READ IT

[imij]

First off, this is Acarer member of IB. i know a lot of you fellow raiders, whether your in fishbait, divinity, trans, gothic circle, or newly formed remedy. alot i can call my friends. and not many that are my enemies.......

This server has seen a lot of changes. we had the rotation, we all know how that worked out. and now we have a 30 minute timer rule. splendid.

the populations growing everyday... most of us are here to relive the experiences of raiding like we once did in classic vanilla eq. not all of us are 16 years old anymore. we know the game inside and out, and we want to gear our charactors to the max. and be the best... now to my point.....

30 minute time rule. this idea has worked for the most part. guilds are having a chance if they have the proper raid force in a particular area to take down targets and given 30 minutes to do so.... tho this rule is not being followed. whether they are " accidents " or not. people are getting trained without repercussions, and timers are not being followed unless a GM is literally stalking the zone. so the guilds who actually have some integrity and want to follow the rules, are the ones who are getting skrewed. theres just to much inconsistancy. and i am not just speaking on my behalf, this is a problem to us all.

Rotations were taken out when divinity wanted a piece of the pie ( as they should ) this was to not further complicate things and not have each guild wait 3 weeks on a raid target. ..... times are changing. and they are changing again.

we now have 5-6 guilds that are capable of raiding top end targets. this has been leading to various trains/camping/bans.. among other things...The 30 minute timer rules have not been completely enforced. those of us who have been abiding by the rule, have watched on multiple occasions the rule be broken, and gm repercusion not being made, these guilds are being rewarded with the loot they actually get.

we also have a new issue... SITTING on spawns for 8+ hours a day and having full claim to it even if its not up, as long as your sitting there. which frankly is not what the GM's had in mind, but with the population and all the raid guilds.. its becomming harder and harder to control. regardless if we keep 30 minute timers or not, this issue needs to be addressed. what happens in kunark for trananon? im sure the GM's are excited about dealing with that mess.

so what are our options? continue with the 15 in zone, 30 minute timer rule, and have our guides and GM's babysitting every single fear and hate raid? thats not fair to the playerbase, nor the admin's who provide this for us.

this leads me to my other point... do maestro or draco need 15 people to kill? the universal rule of 15 people can claim raid targets, is troublesome. you have skilled players who can take these mobs out with raid forces of less then 2 groups. i think were making these raid targets sound harder then they really are. this is vanilla everquest. anyone who doesnt think maestro and draco could be done with a single group, doesnt know much about either target.


what im suggesting is our playerbase along with our admin's give this a closer look. First come first serve, is what were already facing. its already happening and will continue to happen. when trakanon is out, you think any guild is going to just let GUILD A perma park there? its going to get nasty. not only will first come first server will limit the effectiveness of parking on raid mobs. it will give this server its first real sense of competition, and show all guilds competing for spawns, that nothing is guaranteed. and mobilization and skill is key.

when every guild starts perma camping on spawns this will be no different then the rotation we once had. if we cant keep up with the rising population and raiding problems, things will only get worse, at least First come first serve, we are all on the same playing field.. and the trainers/greifers should be dealt with accordingly. ... just my 2 cents.

any feedback would be appreciated. i have no bias motive. i just want everyone on the same playing field. im sure others agree with me.