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Originally Posted by Nocte
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The benefits of EC is that there are two banks within a 1-2 zone radius, one good, one evil. Any player can get into at least one of the banks, unless they have screwed up their faction in some obscure way.
There are two druid rings and two wizard spires (three, if you count the N Ro evac) within a 1-2 zone radius. There are no guards or annoying decaying skeletons that attack AFK folks in the EC tunnel, and its got its own merchants that will sell to anyone.
It's a safe place for lower levels to shop, and when Kunark/Velious release, the boats to take higher levels to those continents are 1-2 zones away, as well.
It's on Antonica, which is the starting continent for most of the playable races, and not far from the TL to Faydwer, the close second in population and player activity. Odus sucks. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
GFay and NFP cannot offer the same amount of equally accessable benefits to players of any race/class. |
EC isn't as safe to go AFK as you're making it out to be. There's good old Seargent Slate, who has terrorized many an evil PC, and the griffon, which has terrorized EVERYONE. And you can bet your sweet bippy that they'll both be trained to the tunnel at every conceivable opportunity by the plethora of chodes who play on this server.
Don't kid yourselves into thinking that a common trade zone will be all flower petals and rainbows. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. Basically all the asshattishness from serverwide /ooc will be found there.....contained in one zone. But that's how it was on live before The Bazaar. It's very much a part of the classic Everquest experience, and that's why we want it.