An undeniable metric of success for Project Quarm would be if it becomes popular enough that Daybreak/Dark Paw/'whoever owns IP' reaches out to make an agreement with PQ like they did with p99 after its success reached a level of being noticed.
If Quarm gets a request like that it would already be successful enough to have gotten on the radar. If it can weather that kind of a request and continue to grow afterward like p99 did, then the scene as a whole will evolve quite a bit.
Am I in wishful thinking territory? Perhaps. I think your concerns are legitimate Loramin. Many old school EQers and us P99ers in particular don't like cheating. I think these concerns are being considered by the Quarm team.
There will be push back from some players with regard to dev decisions along the way regardless of which direction those decisions go. A non-corrupt lead CSR manager would go a long way in freeing up Secrets time, but it comes at a cost of power diffusion. If Secrets shows fortitude and innovation in dealing with issues that will inevitably crop up along the way all old school EQ players will ultimately benefit.
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