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    Exstal's Avatar
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    Oct 2013
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    Uldah
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    Character
    Shichi Mamura
    World
    Behemoth
    Main Class
    Pugilist Lv 80
    Quote Originally Posted by Taruranto View Post
    I understand I want to play with my friends. I understand if one my friend ask me "wanna clear T6 together?" I can tell him "Yeah, sure, let me help ya". I understand that I want to log in during the weekend look at PF without feeling depressed because "Oh.. cannot join that. A shame, I would have liked to try T7 as a SMN once. but lockout!." I understand some people are willing to feed on any bullshit SE gives them, even if the game turns into a 8-men game.

    If the prices to pay is to have people sell T6-9 to casual then let them have, who gives a shiet.
    You could have just said, "I don't know.".

    Quote Originally Posted by Fendred View Post
    The only reason the lockout system is the way it is today is to promote static groups. The problem is that forming a static group is a job that requires a ton of work... which isn't all that fun.

    Step 1: Advertise, advertise, advertise...
    Step 2: Weed out any candidates who aren't fit for the runs.
    Step 3: Repeat steps 1 and 2 until group is created.
    Step 4: Base plan for progression on the ability and schedules of the current players. Be prepared for disappointment, because its always slower than anyone initially expected.
    Step 5: Replace any members who fail to show up on time repeatedly...

    Steps keep going on and on. You essentially become a boss and have to make painful decisions on who stays and who doesn't. The process forces the raid leader to throw a chunk of his humanity out the window because he has to be an asshole to a lot of people to make the static work.

    Frankly, after ten years of it, I think I'm done. I don't want to play a game where I have to do that to people again.
    The alternative is, never beat anything. Hard choice.
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    Last edited by Exstal; 08-06-2014 at 08:51 AM.