scullyangel Posted:

Raiding would still be worth it for those who only care about one character, but it would be much more like gambling for anti-freeze – a perk/safety net for the very dedicated.

What I am saying is that if you are very dedicated, and even if you only care about one alt, it still seems to be the better strategic choice to play many alts “solo” than to use alt visits in a raid if the benefit from the raid is 37 scoops. If you and klannies can have 2 or 3 alts (or several more, if people start soloing with the alts currently used for shuffling) per person per bracket, it would be trivial to overcome a 37-scoop lead from a raid.

If solo players are likewise limited so that they can’t do this, then that’s a different situation, but it wasn’t clear in the OP to what extent, if any, solo players and interruption would really be limited. The cap to overall players and issue of alts in the same bracket seemed to be of secondary interest, with the real emphasis being on limiting raids. If raids are limited but solo alt participation and bunching is not, all that will accomplish is killing raids, not spreading out medal earnings.

scullyangel Posted:

Yes, I know that what everyone decided. No one has ever bothered to listen when I say I have nothing against raiders. I do have a problem with raiders or anyone considered to be at the top of the game not taking a certain responsibility for pointing out when a huge problem exists. I know not everyone feels that way, that it should all be left to the designers, but the designers do not play competitively day to day.

No, I don’t think anyone has a problem with bringing game balance issues to the attention of the players and game designers. What I had a problem with is you haranguing players about klan vanilla as if we had the ability to recode the game. I’m not sure how that’s supposed to get the game designers’ attention or solve any problems. Do the game designers closely monitor the domination stall posts for game design tips? I would think that threads like this would be a better way to go about it and would have the bonus of criticizing the design of the game rather than players for playing it.