Highly Notorious Monsters

[Alhanelem]

Secondly, two to infinite hrs? That suggests you were doing things wrong in XI.. It's called having the ToD.

Um, having the ToD doesn't eliminate the 2-3 hours of 30 minute windows you have to sit through before the NM pops.

I mean really: Why can't people see the bad game design a mile away when they spend most of the time not playing the game? A typical HNM hunt in XI went like this:

*people trickle in 21 hours after last pop in anticipation of next one*
*first window comes up*
*no pop*
*everyone goes AFK, maybe plays isketch or some other web game for 29 minutes*
*next window comes up*
*no pop*
*everyone goes AFK, maybe plays isketch or some other web game for 29 minutes*
*repeat 1-4 more times until NM pops*
*9 out of 10 people not part of the claiming party leave the area*

XI's HNM setup was a waste of time for everyone involved, and an even bigger waste of time for the majority of people that didn't get to enjoy a good fight. Why couldn't the windows be 2-3 minutes apart? or even better, why have the windows at all? it doesn't really impact who will claim it. It wouldn't be any less thrilling for the thrillseekers, and it would be far less of a waste of time for those not in it for the thrill of competition.

I really don't understand how anyone can call it fun when you spend the majority of your time at a camp NOT playing the game. Killing things is fun. Waiting? not fun. Let's mix the two together! great idea!

I can at least say for thr Triple Triad fanboys that those wait times would at least have been less dull if there was an *in-game* minigame or other mechanism to pass the time, rather than the best option be to troll the forums or play a web game.

[Exn]

Um, having the ToD doesn't eliminate the 2-3 hours of 30 minute windows you have to sit through before the NM pops.

Um, I just explained that u don't have sit through any window... So since u so clearly missed that obvious point, I didn't bother to read the rest of whatever you may have been trying to claim.

[Blackpearlguy]

Um, I just explained that u don't have sit through any window... So since u so clearly missed that obvious point, I didn't bother to read the rest of whatever you may have been trying to claim.

Would say one window, of 30 or 15 minutes work? I think that eliminates people wasting hours.. Still most people would leave without the NM- which isn't a bad thing.

[Exn]

Would say one window, of 30 or 15 minutes work? I think that eliminates people wasting hours.. Still most people would leave without the NM- which isn't a bad thing.

I still kinda like 2 hr windows, of 30m. Make the window too short (15m or less) and you'll find that you do have to sit and stare because there's not enuff time in between windows to get anything done. But perhaps if the window was only open for an hour, 15m intervals might not be so bad, I think most people could sit for up to an hour, and maybe get some crafting or something done in the meantime.