Sun Jun 26, 2011 11:53 pm by Taem96
As many experts whom I have played this game with will tell you, I have long held your exact sentiments on multiple server Accts. The difference is that I never wanted to be an expert lol
My problem arises when I think about the amount of time so many people spend on this game, helping others and being role models who are passed by for someone who is already an expert. Someone who in no way can be expected to maintain the level of activity on multiple servers that is held as a standard for top players, players who know the game and can aptly teach tactics and rules, a player who is truly an "expert". I know so many.
This is not to say there are not those experts who can and do fulfill these standards while splitting their duties between servers (my hat goes off to these individuals, like bb), but let's all be honest here....so many don't.
The Argument That all experts are created equal from the start, i.e. Everyone has a fair chance of becoming one, is moot. As many experts will tell you, with the introduction of so many new servers, they were given brand new expert Accts on new servers to promote and teach the game. This provides an easy way for brand new players to learn the game, yet as we all know, new servers are ALWAYS filled with vets lol
And so it is, that the level of involvement necessary to perform expert duties efficiently is frequently exhausted upon taking on multiple expert Accts. I even know many experts (some are really good ones, or were rather)who aren't even active anymore yet retain their title and coin revenue.
Now, the telling factor here is this.....people think they actually have a say in who becomes expert. Sure we may NOMINATE people for expert, but In the end, those nominations most often do not reflect the support staffs expert selection. Haypi is watching and is going to pick the person that best fits THEIR ideals, and that is their prerogative.
Besides, why do you want to be an expert? Don't you know that's when the majority of the server starts hating your guts?
