R9 reqs

Sure, everyone want to play with their friends, but how's that fair to ppl that tried for it?

Uh, I think you're vastly missing the point. First, every single one of those characters is accessible to a single player in any guild, since all 3 of the raids that disburse character shards are raids that can be solo'd. So there is a way to access those shards for a single person who wants those toons no matter their guild.

Secondly, and far more importantly, players are complaining. I'm trying to make those complaints understandable to CG. I have plenty of r9 mats, the complaint doesn't apply to me, but I empathize with those complaints because if my favorite guild was 250Mgp, then I would be in that situation b/c I'm someone who prioritizes friendships over conquering enemies.

The complaint is that there's a large number of people who are being forced to choose between their play style and their motivation to play the game at all. I'm not asking for CG to be **fair** to those folks. The argument isn't even really about **fair**. The argument is simply this: if CG wants their game to be successful, they should avoid forcing a large segment of the player base into a choice which ends up killing those players' fun no matter which choice they make.

If they force players into unpleasant choices, they're going to lose players. If they lose players, the game becomes less healthy and less profitable.

It's not about fair. It's about whether you want a game at all. I don't think you want the game to fail. People who love beating others in PvP need players who don't care as much so that the PvP lovers can get their wins, while the collectors need an avenue to acquire new toons and ships.

It's in your interest to make sure that there's a way for players to collect things with no or minimal help from their guild. For Raid characters, the method for collection is putting together a team that can solo the raid so that you can win the raid and get the rewards without help from your guild mates.

For r9 mats, there isn't another collection method. Even if it's difficult and time consuming, there should be hope for collectors who play with their friends, not because that's what's fair. I recommend that because I believe that's good for the game.