Raising the Quota on the Food Chain? An informal poll

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Raising the Quota on the Food Chain? An informal poll

Post by Oof » Sat Jun 28, 2003 1:21 pm

Several people have asked recently about possibly raising the quota on the Food Chain a little bit since XP seems increasingly easier to get.
This is specifically talking about the Food Chain; it does not include the Order of Hyssop.

There is no pressure here. I simply figured this was the fastest, easiest way to get the most representative view of the Food Chain members.

Please respond in this thread. Do you think the quota should be raised for the Food Chain some? Do you think it should be left alone? If you do think it should be raised some, by how much? 2 million more a week seems to be the most common number I have heard offered.

Please DO respond if you have an opinion. No response = I'm okay with what the other people say. We'll let this thread run for a few days and see where we go. Thank you for your time. :)
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Post by luang » Sat Jun 28, 2003 3:31 pm

No.
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Post by ironhorse » Sat Jun 28, 2003 3:33 pm

I would have no problem with raising the quota. 2-3+ mill would be not much harder to make and give more incentive to fight.

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Post by Nauscicaa » Sat Jun 28, 2003 3:49 pm

I would welcome the extra XP but no i would not like to have the quota raised, I play for way more than XP and if I have to hunt more than I do I will have to stop other things I enjoy as well or leave the chain
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Post by Podunkmer » Sat Jun 28, 2003 4:57 pm

I haven't had quota kick in yet, but I would have to vote a conservative "no."

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Post by Town Crier » Sat Jun 28, 2003 4:57 pm

No, that is what the 'Order' chain was made for.

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Post by Kazsam » Sat Jun 28, 2003 5:57 pm

No.

Why fix something that isnt broke ;) people wanting higher quota will join the OH imo

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Post by Thorgrim » Sat Jun 28, 2003 6:22 pm

I vote no due to "YES" thats what the Order of Hyssop is for. But it does make quite the racket when trying to move up. But thats what its there for.

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Post by Dave_Mustaine » Sat Jun 28, 2003 6:31 pm

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Post by kerosene » Sat Jun 28, 2003 6:34 pm

I vote NO. Those that wish for the high qouta should joing Order of Hyssop, isn't that why is was created in the frist place?
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Post by Culticon » Sat Jun 28, 2003 7:59 pm

I vote no, But I think the OH should go 100% passup with no cap :D
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Post by Oof » Sat Jun 28, 2003 9:37 pm

I also vote no (with Borg's vote), but this was the easiest/fastest way of getting a good cross-spectrum of feedback quickly. Thank you all for your answers. :) Now, the next time someone asks me about raising the quota on the Food Chain, I can say that we asked about it and the answer was no.

Oh, my response to Culticon's suggestion that we go with a straight 100% quota, no cap on the OH is, umm, No! :P
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Post by Khaz-Modaan » Sat Jun 28, 2003 11:09 pm

hehe, i do think the OH quota should be raised a bit, though...

I mean, it's not exactly hard to get it in the first place, I'd like to see a 3-4 mil increase... but then, that's just me 8)
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Post by Trekman » Sun Jun 29, 2003 12:11 am

Although I basically am not in the FC anymore I vote NO (maybe I have to return someday from OH :wink:).

It is true that hunting for XP is easier now. But that does not mean that quota has to be raised - it means that

- you can even enjoy more non-quota-hunting play
- you have even more incentive to join the OH
- you can make quota during normal playing/questing easier
- you are less dependent on chain XP - hunt VoD for yourself :wink:

XP flow may be related to the quota, but that quota only kicks in at a certain position in the chain.
Good XP flow starts at the lower positions. They can easier hunt for XP now the same way as we "elders" can. But we can help them by - uhm - exploiting the MP-AL Fellowship "feature" which in return benefits us due to better XP flow.
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Post by Ian Mac » Sun Jun 29, 2003 12:15 am

I would say no for the Food Chain. But I do agree with Khaz. The only time I've failed in the OH is when I have a big court case at work( I'm a cop), or when I went on vacation. But when I got back, it only took me a day to catch up. And believe me, I don't play that much, cops don't have THAT much time, but passing is still fairly easy.

Just look at the bank for most OH members, Some are insane...Acaddict! :shock: Man he's a nice vassal! I would say that a 2 to 4 million raise wouldn't hurt much. Especially if we manage to organize VoD fellows better. Couple hours out there and you got your quota, even if we raised it you would have it.

But once again, I say the no to the Food.
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