Hail Tribal Fury!
I've had the distinct pleasure of meeting a bunch of you and I'm really looking forward to meeting the rest of ya. Thank you Ayragon for sending me the original PM regarding a possible Guild Alliance and of course thanks to rest of ya for your consideration.
Before I get into the dynamics of the Alliance just wanted to give ya a little bit background on Pak.
Pak’Cafan was brought to life by a group of friends and allies in 1999. The guild began in EverQuest, but as other gaming worlds were created, Pak’Cafan introduced shards to meet these new challenges. There are three primary virtues around which we, the members of Pak’Cafan, set our beliefs: Honor, Courage, and Family. This set of core values can be found in our guild and our members in every game Pak plays. We are a tight-knit community that enjoys playing together and raiding in a fun way. Pak is filled with people from all over the world, but our members primarily reside in North America.
Pak’Cafan was originally created with 8 Officers;
Peregryn,
Aalek,
Kinek,
Cougar,
Ashirae,
Feraldenar,
Ainin, and
Nurgar

p.s. Yes, 1 officer was missing that meeting. Nurgar (not pictured) makes the “n”
Pak'Cafan originally started on Tarew Marr and I was one of the first members to join Pak'Cafan after it was created. I played HARD for 2 years and then finished college, got married, and had a kiddo. Now that life has calmed down a bit I was blessed to be born again in the realm of Norrath 8 years later. During my absence; Pak'Cafan grew to one of the largest raiding guilds on Tarew Marr and then Drinal. They crushed everything in their path and were amongst the first to develop raid strategies before others. However, as time wore on.. several Pak'Cafan members retired, moved to a new shard (Another game with Pak), or melted into other elite raiding guilds on EverQuest.
When I returned from my break, I was the last remaining Pak'Cafan member. I decided to take matters into my own hands and prevent a guild with so much history slip away from memory. I have completely re-designed Pak'Cafan and changed their focus on the game. My goal is to bring the word "Fun" back into EverQuest. This is a new chapter for us and I have rebuilt a small army of casual players who are looking for a good time in the game. From February to July 2010 I have improved our roster from 156 to around 400+. All of our members are 17+ years of age and we have a wide variety of play styles ranging from returning players, to players who have been here since day 1 of the EverQuest Launch. We have an average of 10-35+ players on at a time and we enjoy raiding 1-2x a week.
Raiding:
As most of you know: I lead the
Lord Nagafen and
Lady Vox Raids a few times a week (usually on Tue, Thur, or Friday in the afternoon) and try to dump as many taskadds to Tribal Fury members when possible. For more details click
HERE.
We have also raided Underfoot for named mobs and some time. Click
HERE for details.
Again, my goal for every raid is simple.. if we have a good time together and fellowship, (regardless of loot/wipe etc) I consider it to be a success. Our raid leader, Malathornx, is currently focused on UF progression tasks, Raiding for Named mobs in UF, and exploring a bit more.
I would also like to see us doing some more "scripted" raids such as SoD content for some fun and a nice challenge.
Loot Policy for Pak'CafanI keep everything simple and oldschool. All loot is merely need before greed and usually /random 1 1000 for an upgrade. Because we are a casual raiding guild it fits our style best.
Alliance with Pak'Cafan and Tribal Fury:
I am VERY excited about this. I really feel like we can do some damage in the game and have a good time while we are at it. I would definitely like to see us Raid at least 1x a week in Underfoot for some named or even some scripted raids. I know Jibvalde and I were chatting about the Queen and Blackburrow raids, which would be a blast. Don't forget, several of our Pak members are returning players to the game and just need a lil boost in the beginning on strat for the scripted raids and auto-trigger setup.
Alliance Loot: Because Pak is "Need Before Greed" and Tribal Fury is Dkp... I'm sure we can work something out. I would like to keep it fair for everyone and definitely open to ideas.
There are a few ways we could do Loot:
Option 1: Jibvalde and I had an mutual agreement: If 20% or more of the Pak'Cafan members were in attendance that the loot system would switch from Dkp to "Need before Greed". Which I think is very reasonable. The downfall to that is it may discourage the occasional Pak member from hopping in your raid to help if they do not meet the 20% guideline and do not have a shot at loot. I however don't think it would be hard to muster up a small group and zip on over though.
Someone also mentioned the idea of doing: If 2 items drop off of a named mob or Quest Reward: 1 player from each guild (usually Guild Leader or Officer) would roll for first choice.. then the respected guilds could distribute the winning loot to their guilds as they see fit.
example: 2 items drop (Legs and Weapon). Jibvalde and Barbadis do a /random 1 1000 for first choice on the loot. If Jibvalde wins the initial roll, he can have first pick of the item. If Jibvalde chooses the weapon for TF then Pak'Cafan gets the legs. Then, TF can do their dkp system on the weapon and Pak does NbG on the Legs.
The issue that may arise is: If you only have 20% of the raid as Pak, would it still be fair to split the 2 loots up?
Option 2 All alliance raid loot is "Need before Greed" /random 1 1000 - regardless of loot drop, if 20% or more of the Pak'Cafan members are in attendance.
Option 3 All alliance raid loot is "Need before Greed" /random 1 1000 - regardless of who shows up to help.
Again, the last thing i wanna do is worry about loot. But i do want to make sure its fair for everyone. On a personal level..My vote would be for Option 2 because of your established DKP system. I do want to respect your loot policy.
Alts verses Mains: (Player coming to raid with 1 character)
There are always several feelings on the matter, especially with the abundance of alts in the game. However sometimes raids require players to bring their alts to balance out the raid.
example: "Player A's" Main Character is a Warrior. If the guild is too heavy with tanks and needs more healers, "Player A" could /camp their main and bring a healer alt to help balance out the raid. Personally, I feel they should be eligible for loot on their alt, especially it they took the initiative to help balance out the raid. I myself have several chars so I can stay flexible with the guild and assist with any of the raid needs. I am sure other players are in the same boat.
Multi-Boxing at Raid: (Player coming to raid with more than 1 character)
Several players are able to add a bit more to the raid by boxing. Many of them have 1 main and an army of alts like myself. Personally, I like seeing loot go to main characters, but I think it should be the players choice. I have seen many players defer a loot drop on their alt so that some one else's main character could have the loot. I do like alts getting loot, but its usually after the mains have had first pick. If you are a multi-boxer, I would like to see them mentioning to the raid leader, which character is the main for that particular raid. If a boxer parks their main so that they can balance out the raid, they should be able to pick a main for the night and be eligible for loot.
I'm a trusting guy and know players will do this fair and honestly.
Guild Hopping: I know the leaders and I have a "Gentleman's Agreement" that officers/members in the Alliance Guild would not recruit players from the opposing guild. We are all out to have a good time, share an adventure, and be tight with our family.
Current Raid Schedule:
Pak'Cafan Raid Leader: Barbadis - [Tuesday:
Lord Nagafen 1pm EST] [Thur:
Lady Vox 1pm EST] [Friday: Makeup day if raid was canceled.
Lord Nagafen and/or
Lady Vox around 11am-4pm EST]. Loot is "Need before Greed" /random 1 1000 because it is a pick-up-raid amongst many guilds. [
Pick-up-Raid: Weekdays/Weekend 9-11pm (Pending Wife Faction)]
Pak'Cafan Raid Leader: Malathornx and Kshipper - Days vary, but usually Saturday Night around 9:30pm EST.
Barbadis's Current Play Schedule - Eastern Standard Time
Monday: 9pm - 11pm (pending wife faction)
Tuesday:
8am - 11am / 1pm - 5pm - (Evening is pending wife faction)
Wed: 9pm - 11pm (pending wife faction)
Thursday:
8am - 11am / 1pm - 5pm - (Evening is pending wife faction)
Friday:
8am - 6pm - (Evening is pending wife faction)
Sat / Sun: - Varies.
Please continue to post additional ideas, thoughts, concerns etc.
I will be out of town from Friday (7/16) until Monday (7/19), however look forward to hearing from everyone!