05-13-2005, 02:35 PM
Its lovely how things spiral out of proportion. :)
My thoughts on all of this drama. The Lurkers on Stormrage have always been about friends having fun. I don't ever recall promising to make end content happen for folks but I have gotten the impression of late that this has been expected of me since I capped Sharanna. I'm sorry that I wasn't able to fufill these expectations.
I would be lying if I said that I'm happy that folks are leaving the Lurkers to join other guilds for end game encounters. I definitely would have preferred to keep everyone that has left in the Lurkers but I'm pretty selfish that way. I like having all my friends under one roof. :) Does this mean that because folks have joined Carpe Arum that they canât group with Lurkers? Hell no. Theyâre our friends as is the Basin crowd. I personally think that better communication with the Basin and with CA will get those who want to face endgame content what they desire. Those that want to level alts or at a slower pace can still do so as well.
What you ALL are losing sight of is that there is more to this game than fighting Onyxia and the bosses of Molten Core. Battlegrounds will be added next patch as well as new dungeons and other encounters. There will always be room for those who want to level up Alts in the Lurkers if thatâs what they enjoy in the game. This doesnât have to be an all or nothing, balls to the wall kind of situation that its been made out to be. If a Lurker wants to raid Onyxia then all they need to do is step up the plate and be persistant. One night may not work for getting everyone on the same page to make steps towards the end game content so you will probably have to spend a couple of weeks posting reminders to this herd of cats. May even wish to have more than one person organizing these things to make sure no one else gets burned out. I would have loved to get what I needed for MC and Onyxia done when it was first offered. I would STILL love to do so and will probably post about it in the future (after I get Shalandrax through ZF tonight and Sharanna through Scholomance tomorrow). I just ask for a little patience in doing so.
Iâm also asking for everyone to take a step back and a few deep breaths before making any decisions. No one has to leave the Lurkers simply because their main is in another guild. No one is barred from raiding with the Lurkers simply because they have a different tag above their head. Anyone who wishes to come back to the Guild and raid as a Lurker with bigger guilds will be welcomed back with open arms.
We can still be a successful small guild who raids end game content.
My thoughts on all of this drama. The Lurkers on Stormrage have always been about friends having fun. I don't ever recall promising to make end content happen for folks but I have gotten the impression of late that this has been expected of me since I capped Sharanna. I'm sorry that I wasn't able to fufill these expectations.
I would be lying if I said that I'm happy that folks are leaving the Lurkers to join other guilds for end game encounters. I definitely would have preferred to keep everyone that has left in the Lurkers but I'm pretty selfish that way. I like having all my friends under one roof. :) Does this mean that because folks have joined Carpe Arum that they canât group with Lurkers? Hell no. Theyâre our friends as is the Basin crowd. I personally think that better communication with the Basin and with CA will get those who want to face endgame content what they desire. Those that want to level alts or at a slower pace can still do so as well.
What you ALL are losing sight of is that there is more to this game than fighting Onyxia and the bosses of Molten Core. Battlegrounds will be added next patch as well as new dungeons and other encounters. There will always be room for those who want to level up Alts in the Lurkers if thatâs what they enjoy in the game. This doesnât have to be an all or nothing, balls to the wall kind of situation that its been made out to be. If a Lurker wants to raid Onyxia then all they need to do is step up the plate and be persistant. One night may not work for getting everyone on the same page to make steps towards the end game content so you will probably have to spend a couple of weeks posting reminders to this herd of cats. May even wish to have more than one person organizing these things to make sure no one else gets burned out. I would have loved to get what I needed for MC and Onyxia done when it was first offered. I would STILL love to do so and will probably post about it in the future (after I get Shalandrax through ZF tonight and Sharanna through Scholomance tomorrow). I just ask for a little patience in doing so.
Iâm also asking for everyone to take a step back and a few deep breaths before making any decisions. No one has to leave the Lurkers simply because their main is in another guild. No one is barred from raiding with the Lurkers simply because they have a different tag above their head. Anyone who wishes to come back to the Guild and raid as a Lurker with bigger guilds will be welcomed back with open arms.
We can still be a successful small guild who raids end game content.