I haven't taken part in Atomos, minus getting it done the first time, but I have to laugh - and I mean really laugh. People are always saying they want a challenge, they want things to take time and / or skill, but the moment something like this or the Garuda Black Mage thing happens it is the very same people who are all over it and taking it for all it has.
The very fact that people out there are willing to hop between camps killing Atomos over and over and over makes me shake my head in disbelief - killing him the first time in a giant pack was incredibly boring, never mind a full day of it. That said, it will be the people who play the most who do this - the vast majority of players wont bother, so it will be the particularly hardcore that will be even wealthier than before. No big surprise there, but trust me, when I log in after work, last thing I want to do is follow a pinata around - despite all claims to the contrary by many on these forums, this 'community' loves something for nothing as much as any other.
I also believed that there was to be completely fresh servers for those coming into A Realm Reborn upon its launch, so I guess that unless they are joining you as friends, it wont be something that they have to worry about anyway.
