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Originally Posted by Nervaaz
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Guards are placed at strategic locations in newbie zones in order for new players to have that means of emergency rescue if they need it. At later levels, players have gained more survivability, and are expected to be more aware of their environment. To sit in relatively safe newbie areas and constantly slaughter the guards is one of those anti-social behaviours that eventually kill games like EQ.
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Eh I disagree, being able to kill NPCs like guards for experience as an evil character is one of the things that makes EQ special and unique. I much prefer that design to MMOs that protect all of their NPCs with some magical forcefield.
EQ is not a game where you're meant to be safe all the time and dying because some evil player is slaughtering your town's guards is pretty immersive.
It's also not a perfectly safe solo camp since there's a level 50 Druid that runs through occasionally.
Also the camp is even kinda beneficial to new players since it gives an opportunity for entrepreneurial halflings to make some plat by selling the spears.