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Originally Posted by Arclanz
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Surely this has come up before; if anyone can find an older thread, please bump it so I can comment there.
It seems like a double standard to outlaw boxing but permit powerleveling. (especially since I suspect most powerleveling is actually from boxers)
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First thing to consider is that with the population numbers and the amount or percentage of new players that show up every few months, anything we say about this subject is not a direct correlation to Live (which we're basing our argument from)
Someone mentioned that to Power Level is inherently wrong to EverQuest due to it being about community (grouping, coordinating etc). However under that premise, Power levels are as equally as wrong to EverQuest as twinking.
Though while people still oppose twinking, it was and is a very ingrained part of the classic experience. Putting aside over the top twinking, the idea of not having that awful Bind on Equip feature that modern MMOs do, is part of EQ's charm. Being able to use, reuse, and hand me down items is a massive influence on play enjoyment, convenience and the market.
Power level does not entirely eradicate the need for grouping - in that most power level is not a professional thing from level 1 to 60. Additionally there's plenty of things you cannot do with just two or three people.
What it does do, is allow you to skip over the unnecessary leveling on another character. It also gives people a chance to catch up with one another - which becomes a problem when one person can't always get groups and another does.
Agreed that multi boxing should not be such a taboo. One guy with two accounts at the same time is not going to be a complete group within himself, he's not going to be doing any epic mobs in Sky and he won't screw up the economy by having control over camps.
They should allow up to one extra account per connection, though you still have to register it with them first.
The real problem on the server is multi questing. We'd be in such a better place if that was taken away.