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Originally Posted by Doomapple
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As far as I'm concerned, spam has very little to do with my desire for the removal of global channels. Global channels shrinks the world and makes it altogether less interesting to run into other people while you are out and about. New players you meet become more interesting when they aren't just some voice you can hear whenever. Being in less traveled zones becomes more exciting when you are on your own without a crowd of people talking at you. Going to a big city has a more unique feel when it is a rare occasion to interact with many people. I dunno...global chat just makes eq less of the game I am so excited to be playing again.
As for people's concerns about new players, there are still people around and I actually think someone is more likely to help a newbie out if there aren't 500 people right there that you can pass the job onto. Directing players to the forums is also always an option.
As for the low server population, I only see this as making it all the more interesting when you DO run into people because it is just not that common.
Perhaps I'm a little overzealous about this, but seeing global chat go away is a very exciting prospect for me.
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I voted no. My reasons are simple: I like this server for its unique character which largely is due to the population of the server, or rather the individuals that make up the server population. We have a large group of people playing a game that is over ten years old, the graphics are horrible for contemporary standards, the mechanics are buggy leading to a lot of frustration at times and the pace can be downright interminable. But this does not deter our peers. We play this game because we love it and we want something that was taken away for the MMO experience all those years ago. The fact is we have a large group of like minded people who log on everyday, and I like feeling connected to these people. I like the sense of community that global channels bring to the server, when i see someone spamming or lfg or w/e, I can place that person in this community, remind myself, oh yes there is _____, I wonder how they have been doing, etc.
I do not understand why everyone has to get so derisive and vitriolic about this issue, it seems to conjure up feelings of deep hatred whenever it is mentioned.
As for the arguments of the opposition, my feelings are thus: the non-classic element is a moot point. We all know that we are not playing a legit classic server. There are many elements of the game, some for better some for worse, that are not classic. Frankly I don't care. I am very content playing on the present classic hybrid server we all enjoy today and is the bed rock for the huge success of an emu server. Secondly, the belief that ooc is filled with sexist/racist/political rants I find to be a huge overstatement. I hardly notice this happening and when I do i just stop looking at green text for awhile.
So far the only cogent argument that I feel has been able to make me question my own beliefs is the piece I quoted at the beginning of the post. Doomapple presents a good point. Perhaps server wide chat erodes personal, more meaningful connections one makes face to face by providing a glut of connectivity. It is hard to say, but I think if we did away with global chat it would produce a localizing effect as people would be less inclined to travel for 30 minutes to find their destination was barren.
just my thoughts.