some ideas I have to improve player presence and participation

[Frankie]

Originally Posted by bloodykiller

event spamming killed raids. there should only be non-pk events when raids are going on and pk events the rest of the time. how many races and events like chance or lucky grab are there?

very good point. events do take activity away from other aspects of the game.

but lets face it, raiding is another thing that needs to be improved. just refer to rogue's post about how frustrating it can be to raid. they generally do not last very long and it's easier for people to give up than to deal with lame weapons and tactics.

I tried raiding the other day and got mauled by two people with gatling guns shooting over the wall completely flooding me with bullets. at that point I stop wasting my time and do something else or play a different game I can actually enjoy. this is the type of attitude that a lot of other players probably have too.

make people want to raid over playing events.

I feel like raiding is forced onto people because it's been such a staple part of game play forever. the fact is that it sucks. if we have to stop ETs from hosting events during raids because it will take away from raid activity, that raises a red flag and tells me there's a bigger problem to resolve. if there are raids going on but people would rather play events, are the events really the problem here?