Why the **** should I bother to make raids?

[xGenocidex]

End of the day.. people sign upto raids then suddenly realise.. wtf its hot and nice outside i'll go out there forgetting to reply or go out for a drink and think.. ah well i'll reply when i get back.. not realising how long they're going to stay out... making constant raids every week during the TOA era (ml9 pet and fop ftw) is pointless.. most people can farm everything themselves thats why loads don't even bother signing up :/ give it a break aberr you'll find more people will sign up for raids if you leave it for a few weeks rather than post a poll raid every single week ;/ .. things like dragon raids are alot different from say.. tg raids.. or darkspire raids.. because if people turn upto a fixed dragon raid they are guaranteed something at the end of the day :/ making constant raids to places where say.. 1-2 good items will drop with a fg of people going is well.. pointless

 

[Elisabeth]

A suggestion for ppl that sign up for a raid and cant come to a computer and give RL´s a warning, then text/msn ur daoc buddy and let him do it on FH or contacting RL ingame with the news. This will let RL´s see that u have tried to do something and isnt disrespectful or plainly dont care. and that in the least will make the bloodpressure not rise as much...

People that can't come to a computer can't really warn someone on msn, and text messages are not always read immediatly + alot of people just don't give their mobile number away.
In theorie that could work... but if you think logical it will never work in practice.

 

[Ixoth]

Agree with lis and scott totally. If you wanna maxout the raid's success how about (in case there is so many ppl signed up) make a rep/sub list, and if someone don't show up, use ppl in that list then to rep/sub the one(s).

 

[Kvadi]

Krago,
No flaming towards u, i like ya a lot , but u tend to cancel frequently. I know its very hard with ure family (reason u took a break) but think of abers position as well.

No flaming towards you Vav, I like you a lot too, but I take exception to that comment.

By my reckoning, I've cancelled twice from posted FH raids since I returned to the game almost 3 months ago, both for unavoidable reasons. In the 3 years+ I played the game before then I can't recall more than a few other occasions when it happened. On top of that I don't think I've ever just been a "no show" without posting apologies in advance when I can't make it. As one of Bluesky's past DR "regulars", I think he'd back me up on that.

Loose, inaccurate statements like the one you made could have a serious affect on my ability to get signed up on raids, so maybe you should think a bit harder before posting sh*t like that.

So krago, no fire was meant to u, a cancellation is ALWAYS better than a no-show.

Thanks for understanding Aberr. If I apply again in future (and get selected) I'll try to make sure that NOTHING can get in the way of attending.

Krago

 

[Boomling]

i just wanna come with a input also

I also had to cancel abers raid after i confirmed spot. But sometimes thing dont goes as we plan them,
I dont feel i have to give a reason for my cancelation.
IRL is always more important than daoc. If that does i dont get selected when i sign up again so be it.
But ofc u have to give a cancellation as soon u find out u cant show up (sometimes if internet goes down it can be hard)
I see it can be frustrating as raidleader, but i cut see many who want a spot so i did not think it will be so hard to get a replacement.
But still most important thing is to get the message out to raidleader if you not show, that is the only respectfull way. I totally understand u and the grp get pissed off if peeps who sign just dont show up without any cancellation.
i think its wrong to judge if its a ok reason to cancel a raid, peeps dont have to give details at all, they just have to say they cant come to raid

To aber i will say cheer up m8, u doing alot of good raids peeps need, and many peeps join them. I got may new artis activated after ure last artiraid so keep on the good work.

Just my point of view

/Ling

ps. sorry my bad english , but i hope u understand what my point is.