Global OOC is a wonderful thing.
It provides a forum for people to advertise wares across the whole server, this being especially important since players are unable to gather peacefully in a central zone.
Global chat also facilitates group formation on a server with a lower population. This plays a huge part in a young adventurer's life who may not have an established network of friends.
Another bonus is OOC provides the whole server with the names of belligerents; those people who need to gloat and shout about their various homicides. The yelling is so frequent you can keep a mental list of who to watch your step around.
I could go on. The only negatives to OOC are the ones you develop from personal insecurities.
Also, it's hilarious enough to make me laugh out loud sometimes.
Protip: Put OOC in it's own windows for Pete's sake.
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