As much as I enjoy reading Darwoths posts, to think anything more than a vocal minority want most of those things you are saying turned every one (550 people) off from the server, is ridiculous.
I've quite literally not spoken to anyone that cared for any of these ideas (yt, gOOC), in or out of the guild I play with. They bring nothing to the table but more problems. This is not the community you want to cater to with global ooc or yt, leaderboards or so forth.
The entire pvp system and community on R99 is completely unlike classic compared to live pvp servers, where the game was much more light hearted while still very competitive, not brimming over with trolls and griefers, where people played with concern for their reputation and honor, and an overall fun place for both gamers and roleplayers to enjoy "the world of Norrath" and all the game had to offer, as well as the challenge of pvp.
R99 is not that place, and thats why a lot of people don't play here. They don't want to hear the crap, they don't want to get killed and cc for hours, they don't want to be rooted and have mobs pulled on them, they don't want to be trained daily, they dont want to get dozens of sociopaths like slathar and illi sending them /tells all day about ******s and buttsex, and most of all when they want to discuss the game and check for updates, most people don't want to have to wade through all the bullshit on this forum.
This environment wont be created by giving a bunch of douche bags one more reason to troll around and grief every player they come across into the ground until they log out, nor will it be helped by making us listen to their dribble on global ooc. This is NOT FUCKING CALL OF DUTY! Its a game offering most people an hour or two a day to escape from the monotony of the real world, while also enjoying the additional challenge of pvp.
Thats not to say anyone shouldn't be able to choose their playstyle, but when your playstyle ruins the fun of other players (and no fuckwads, I don't mean because you kill them in pvp) and becomes oppressive to the general community (see paragraph 3), yes, you shouldn't be allowed to do this. Nor should they add half a dozen changes to the server that will further change the vision of EQ and encourage the above distasteful behavior of the few which has undoubtedly been the cause of the low population on this server.
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