Raid Timer

[Krag]

Please, make a banner like "Buy it Now" on raids that you are on timer.
There are not many things as frustrating as discovering your only bard/healer/tank is on timer when you are about to enter HoX/VoD.

[BurningDownTheHouse]

Before joining a raid group type /quest.
Problem solved.

[Krag]

Before joining a raid group type /quest.
Problem solved.

The problem is I can only type /quest for myself.
Inquiring if everyone is off timer doesn't solve the issue.

[Aranticus]

The problem is I can only type /quest for myself.
Inquiring if everyone is off timer doesn't solve the issue.

sharing the quest will solve the issue for hox and vod

[Krag]

sharing the quest will solve the issue for hox and vod

I don't see how sharing would help. Care to explain?

[Sarazahj]

I don't see how sharing would help. Care to explain?

It'll give you a message saying _______ person can't take the Quest since they're on timer or something similar to that,can't recall exactly but done it before and saw that message.

[Krag]

It'll give you a message saying _______ person can't take the Quest since they're on timer or something similar to that,can't recall exactly but done it before and saw that message.

I get it now. Thanks for explaining.

[Aussieee]

It'll give you a message saying _______ person can't take the Quest since they're on timer or something similar to that,can't recall exactly but done it before and saw that message.

I believe that message will not be there if you never picked up your end reward

[Aranticus]

[Waukeen]

Please, make a banner like "Buy it Now" on raids that you are on timer.
There are not many things as frustrating as discovering your only bard/healer/tank is on timer when you are about to enter HoX/VoD.

HoX? do you mean hound? I disapprove of this acronym. it is frivolous and unneeded.

[dredre9987]

HoX? do you mean hound? I disapprove of this acronym. it is frivolous and unneeded.

your comment sir was frivolous and unneeded

[Dawn_Falcon]

I believe that message will not be there if you never picked up your end reward

True....still worth doing as a check though. (Then you get told "yea, 5 minutes left", but oh well )

[Letrii]

Why do we even need the lockout timer?

[SquelchHU]

Why do we even need the lockout timer?

Because otherwise you would be completely done with the raid inside of a week and complaining about lack of content. :P

[Letrii]

Because otherwise you would be completely done with the raid inside of a week and complaining about lack of content. :P

As opposed to lack of content due to being on lockout timers for everything?

[Lorien_the_First_One]

As opposed to lack of content due to being on lockout timers for everything?

It's pretty much impossible to be on timer for every quest on every char if you are the average player with 4-12 chars.

[Letrii]

It's pretty much impossible to be on timer for every quest on every char if you are the average player with 4-12 chars.

Assuming you have any desire to play more than one toon.

[Lorien_the_First_One]

Assuming you have any desire to play more than one toon.

If you don't you will have a very short and boring life in this game. I don't know a single capped player (although they probably exist in small numbers) who has only 1 character and no plans on more. What makes this game so fun is that a different build plays so differently its almost a different game. Even rolling a sorc and a wiz requires a completely different playstyle.

[Lyetisha]

Amen. I'm a new VIP that is working on her second capped character now =D

[SquelchHU]

As opposed to lack of content due to being on lockout timers for everything?

I'd like to know how you do that. Putting two characters on timer for a total of eight raids takes the greater part of a day. And it's as simple as:

Me: /g Hey, Reaver/Hound/VoD/Shroud anyone?
*listens to chorus of interest*
*picks one to do first*

Me: /2 *raid name* Anyone? LFM up.

*wait*

*do raid*

*repeat*

And that's just two characters. If I had 5 or 6 I would probably be raiding non stop.

Now this isn't necessarily fun every second of the way, but it is not as if I would be sitting around doing nothing. But if you could do it continuously you could get most of the raid loot you want just by devoting a day to each raid for each character.

Is it an artificial barrier? Absolutely. But ultimately it is necessary for MMOs, as they have to keep you playing month after month.