I remember my early EQ days; I gamed with 4 RL friends and between the 4 of us we boxed a shaman. We brought the shaman everywhere we went while leveling, and when it came time for us to start raiding we just put it aside. These were some of the best experiences I have had with my friends, and since they can not box on this server -- they have decided not to play.
Our social interaction with the server was never lacking; I was in one of the best raid guilds and made a ton of friends while playing. Some of the people I have played with 10 years ago are why I am here now.
During the Kunark/Velious days we rarely even had to box for doing groups in the premier dungeons, since there were plenty of players there anyways.
That being said, I do not think boxing a single account will effect anything, but actually boost the player base here and create a happy medium with the people that want boxing, and people that do not. HOWEVER, there are powergamers out there that want to box 5 accounts and run their own entire group. I felt this was unecessary and a bit overboard.
I personally feel that a single IP exemption wouldn't be a bad thing at all, and wouldnt cut into a classic playstyle where this was allowed anyways.
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