06-25-2012, 10:14 PM
I don't think very many people schedule their UO time. Unless you do, it's really hard to commit to hosting a scheduled event.
Maybe some of these players that have a clean record and have been here for a long time could volunteer for a counselor position? I know this is not the standard way Taran handles picking staff, but I think this is not a standard situation either. Some of you are so eager to have events and seem to have a lot of time to spare. If there is no volunteers that match the criteria then I believe we are in a dead end concerning staff hosted events either way. If that is the case then we can just stop wasting time and effort on pondering about it and try to come up with something else to entertain everyone.
There is one problem with automated events. If you "set it and forget it" using xml spawners it'll always be the same thing. I think there already is a few scheduled automated events in place and adding one more wouldn't make much of a difference. You do it once and from there on it'll always be the same thing over and over again. I think the suggestion about implementing champions in some form would already serve the same purpose as automated monster bash event done with xml spawners. What players need is supervising. If you go for a ride it's good to know someone is holding the reins. Some people have already mentioned this but seeing active staff in-game is the best reassurance that someone is still supervising.
Also, Galehaut... I don't know why but most of your posts have very bitter tone to them. How about being a team player instead of just being negative nancy all the time? No offense meant. It's just that we're all in the same boat and cooperation is better than bickering among ourselves.
Maybe some of these players that have a clean record and have been here for a long time could volunteer for a counselor position? I know this is not the standard way Taran handles picking staff, but I think this is not a standard situation either. Some of you are so eager to have events and seem to have a lot of time to spare. If there is no volunteers that match the criteria then I believe we are in a dead end concerning staff hosted events either way. If that is the case then we can just stop wasting time and effort on pondering about it and try to come up with something else to entertain everyone.
There is one problem with automated events. If you "set it and forget it" using xml spawners it'll always be the same thing. I think there already is a few scheduled automated events in place and adding one more wouldn't make much of a difference. You do it once and from there on it'll always be the same thing over and over again. I think the suggestion about implementing champions in some form would already serve the same purpose as automated monster bash event done with xml spawners. What players need is supervising. If you go for a ride it's good to know someone is holding the reins. Some people have already mentioned this but seeing active staff in-game is the best reassurance that someone is still supervising.
Also, Galehaut... I don't know why but most of your posts have very bitter tone to them. How about being a team player instead of just being negative nancy all the time? No offense meant. It's just that we're all in the same boat and cooperation is better than bickering among ourselves.