Old Maplestory Zakum Run

Hahaha you're funny. When [MENTION=1130]Dusk[/MENTION] talks about cooperation, he's referring to coordinating a full squad of 30 of the best players a server had to try and bring down something that any single person a bit over Lv. 100 can solo right now.

I don't see people fighting zakum at level 100, let alone horntail. That was a big exaggeration.
Also, PB is the last expedition to allow 30 players. Arkarium, Von Leon & empress allow 18 players, while hilla and magnus allow 6.
Why should it take the 30 best? That doesn't sound like much of a difficulty problem, either. That sounds more like a DPS problem, in which case i fail to see how that inquires any extra need for cooperation.. unless you go with people who walk in clueless.

Even if one could make an argument that there are bosses that require more than one person (which, aside from CPB, Hard Magnus, and a few others I've seen, is really nothing else), nothing requires more than a full party of 6 these days. Not 30.

It's been a pretty damn long time since anything required more than a party of 6.
But to be honest, I personally play with a weak guild/alliance that requires me to go with two parties and a half for PB. You can't hold back a power-creep. Dwelling on bosses becoming weaker doesn't mean anything. Keep for the future.
Many players are unable to solo Empress, and many players are unable to *fight hard mode hilla.

Gone are the days of waiting around for 3 hours to find out if you MIGHT get a spot in a POTENTIALLY successful HT run,

How is that in any way something good? That your run potentially wasted 3 hours of your time because people can't fit time-slots? That sounds more frustrating than anything else.

that required everyone to be on Ventrilo so they could all coordinate between the five parties. And man, do I miss it.

A run from yesterday:

You don't think most of these people were strong too? You honestly want to tell me that this wasn't a cooperative effort?
Almost everyone in this run besides the bishop on the right, the other paladin, and shinku were in ventrillo calling things out. It still makes everyone's life easier. I think you've been gone too long.