No to boxing.
Sorry, even 2 boxing.
Boxing is a catch 22. In EQ live as computers got better and this game got older, it was a convenience to be able to box "X" class that was in high demand but low supply ... the rate limiter for grouping. Unfortunately, the impact of boxing on a server or population is a self-fulfilling prophecy of doom in my opinion. Even with 2 boxing, and for those classes that are needed ... you end up slowly killing the community. If everyone is 2 boxing, people will prefer to 2 box - especially those classes that have more downtime. Each "box" that exists takes up a spot for a real player.
I've seen what boxing does to an eq server over and over again. The owners of this EMU were wise to not only make it against the rules, but also to police it.
As convenient as a box might be, I'd rather have a vibrant community of mains/alts that rely on others to get things done.
So no ... no thanks.
Kudos for the police of this server for enforcing it.
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