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Maelstrom Venting
Fucking downtime! I'm fed up to the back teeth with it.
I'm going to give it a few weeks but at the moment the whole co-operative downtime thing (which has to be done in order to gain new Priest skills) is getting me so down that I'm thinking of packing in Jagular and just playing a bland character so I can hang out with my chums.
It's entirely possible that I'll get over this particular burst of disgruntlement but it's an infuriating system that never fails to get me into a boiling rage at some point. Come back Omega downtimes, all is forgiven!
I'm going to give it a few weeks but at the moment the whole co-operative downtime thing (which has to be done in order to gain new Priest skills) is getting me so down that I'm thinking of packing in Jagular and just playing a bland character so I can hang out with my chums.
It's entirely possible that I'll get over this particular burst of disgruntlement but it's an infuriating system that never fails to get me into a boiling rage at some point. Come back Omega downtimes, all is forgiven!
Sympathy
I have some sympathy as co-operative military actions are just the same. May I suggest that if the problem that you have are players, phone is far more effective than email.
If the problem is system orientated, get the player id's of those involved and then email or phone PD directly outlining what you are trying to achieve and the problems that you are experiencing. I have found them extremely helpful in the past.
Re: Sympathy
Matt is, as ever, being splendid about the whole thing. I swear that if all event organisers had his ethic1 the hobby would evolve beyond all recognition.
Unfortunately, for someone who dislikes co-operative downtimes, I have managed to select the one profession for whom it is mandatory. *sigh*
1 Ethic with regard to the actual running of events and attitude to people as opposed to his deranged ideas about events being player-led. =)