Why raids sucks!
June 9th, 2007Raids sucks!!! yes, they do.
I still remember some years ago when I was working in an office, and my cousin was a student. He was bragging all the day because he was doing raids. He was an EQ addict, playing an insane amount of hours per day (more than 10-12h!!). So obviously he had leveled up much faster than me, when I was just level 25 he was already level 50+.
Now one day, with his help, I manage to get around level 45-46, so that I can partecipate in raids too. They were doing a small raids in East Wastes. Ok so I am all excited after what my cousin told me, expecting the unbeliveable from the raid.
But what happens ? first, the meeting. Some people are late. Others arrive, notice that most are missing, so start saying “BRB GOING TO BUY/SELL SOME STUFF” – and so on.
Result = 1h passes before all people are finally ready to start the raid.
Ok, I wait, then finally everyone is there and I start to think “now the full will begin!”.
No, I was wrong again. We must reach that particular location so we can enter the plane of Fear (or another thing, don’t remember now, too many years have passed!). We have to walk for interminable minutes to get there. Then do some fights on the way.
Another hour wasted.
Then finally, the raid starts. What a disappointment. Surely we were killing uber-monsters that I would never have been able alone, but was not fun. A giant mess where all tanks were screaming, casters casting, etc. almost zero strategy.
And surely, zero fun. Then after we found a no-drop item, the usual battle to get that item. Minutes and minutes wasted discussing who should have got it.
Well, after 2-3 raids, I canceled my EQ account. I went back playing some months later, but starting a new character. The real fun was when you start up and are an harmless druid/necro/wizard/warrior level 1. The first levels up to 20-25 are the most fun experience of EQ, definitely.
Unless you encounter a powerleveler or a gold seller – then you’re doomed! 