Who's excited or not the new changes? I'm both Excited cause new raid and better rewards if we can get far. A new guild currency to means another shop for more things. Also Cal Castis finally comin...
First, we wanted to change the way Raids distribute rewards to a system that promotes cooperation and not interguild competition. A guild often needs to really pull together to complete the newest tier or event that they have reached and it feels contradictory to then ask them to compete against each other simultaneously.
I have been saying this ever since HAAT came out, maybe before: Raids are joint endeavours. Rewarding cooperation strengthens guilds and relationships and takes some of the weight off guild leaders' shoulders. Instead of yelling at someone to participate, the rewards themselves provide the incentive to participate. This allows GLs to function less like tyrants and more like cheerleaders, creating better, friendlier experiences for everyone.