We all know Arah gets bugged way too often – either the chain event gets stuck or the gates are still closed despite the waypoint being accessible.
We also know we can do dungeons cross-server, that part of guesting works.
Even if Arah wasn’t bugged, it still might be contested on some servers while being accessible elsewhere.
That’s why we get all those threads ‘Looking for server with working Arah’. It takes time to get an answer, though, and often is outdated. Some guys even offer a reward for getting them in, which is ridiculous in the first place.
It can all be organised so much easier.
I have created a guild specifically meant to be a friendlist extension, containing ONLY people interested in doing Arah. It’s called All We Need Is [Arah]. It’s meant to gather people who need to do Arah for achievements or who want to run Arah on a pretty daily basis.
The first and foremost goal of this project is to be able to easily find out where Arah is working at the very moment. You don’t have to represent a guild to see its roster, and active members along with their server – you can whisper someone from another server to ask if they have accessible Arah right now, saving a lot of time.
Then there’s the issue of having 3-4 people up for Arah and looking for 1-2 more. Yes, you can look for pugs on /map, but then you can bump into anyone. This project is focused on gathering Arah-oriented people who understand its requirements, possibly ran some routes already or at least have other dungeons done. You are ensured to find someone Arah-ready, even if not experienced.
Finally, it’s about getting pugs from ground up – you can always whisper some active people and ask for an Arah run, because why not?
To ensure the project’s working as intended, here’s a couple of rules:
1. PLEASE heed the guild’s name.
All We Need Is [Arah].
This means that we are already done with other dungeons. We are dungeon veterans, even if we’ve never been to Arah yet. We are equipped for Arah and understand its requirements – of time, patience and teamwork. We don’t mind watching boss fights on YT to execute them better.
If you’d like to do Arah ‘sometime later this month’, please don’t join the project yet.
2. In order to join, send me a mail in-game or whisper me in-game.
I will not answer to PMs or replies over forum.
3. Please have the courtesy to leave the guild once you’ve achieved what you wanted.
The number of slots in a guild is limited. Once you have done the routes you’ve needed for achievements and you’re not interested in farming Arah on a ~daily basis, please leave your spot.
4. Every once in a while, everyone will be kicked.
I am willing to pay my own gold to upgrade the guild’s roster size, at least up to 300 slots if the project proves to be popular and useful, but there’s still a hard limit.
Given the very random nature of people participating in the project, i have no idea if someone who’s joined will actually make use of it or leave once they’re done. Even if someone assures me they will farm Arah daily and having the extended Arah-friendlist makes it much easier for them, there’s no way i can tell it’s true.
That’s why the only way to handle it is by completely pruning the whole guild every so often. I can’t say how often will that be – a few days up to a week once the guild has become full, i guess, so that more people can participate in it.
When you get kicked out but you still need or make use of the project, just nudge me again and i will reinvite you – no problem!
5. The guild does NOT require anyone to represent it.
As mentioned earlier, you still can view the roster even if not representing a guild. It’s meant to work as an extended friendlist where everyone present will be more or less interested in doing Arah or will be able to give you info on current Arah status on their server. That’s IT.
6. I will shamelessly keep the guild bank for personal use.
I thought about doing the same as in my guild – making it public and keeping some useful food and potions of undead slaying there, but given the supposedly high rotation of members and the roster’s random nature, i don’t feel like investing anything more only to lose it to potential griefers.
Thank you for understanding.
7. You can donate for a permanent spot in the project and to say ‘thank you’.
For a low donation of 1g, i will grant you a custom rank and will omit you when pruning. It’s NOT any kind of ‘entry fee’ or anything – a donation that buys you convenience if you really find the whole project useful. You can also say ‘great idea!’ or ‘thanks for making my Arah organisation easier!’ with cash, especially that 1g is not much at this moment in game.
If it proves popular and useful, i probably will look for 2-3 people to help me with roster organisation, active on a daily basis and not minding the additional hassle around it.