[Branaddar]

As much of a convenience as global channels are, I hate the way they can destroy the micro-communities that form.

Some of the best friends I made in EQ back in the day were people I grouped with all the time in the Overthere and Dreadlands. Because we tended to go there and shoot the shit in /ooc while LFG and usually ended up grouping together.

Global channels means I'm shooting the shit with 200-700 other people at once. The name gets lost in the shuffle and chaos.

I think one of the things that has killed my like of MMOs in recent years is that people aren't looking to make new friends or take a risk in their socialization. Like others have said... if you need something, send a tell! If you get a douchebag reply, then move on.

Chances are most people who remember the old ways will be courteous. You will make a lot more friends and have a lot more fun with the game if you take those risks.

I'll probably get hate for saying this, but the modern-day MMO players are spoiled rotten and fed with a silver spoon. Automated auction houses, insta-travel, clique-y guilds and players that pretty much ignore the people they're grouped with... ugh.

I want a community again, dammit.