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Old 02-10-2013, 01:18 AM
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Default The sandbox approach to GMing

I cant rely on anything cast says, so it might not be true, but i read that Rushmore was re-bound after he was bound somewhere else by another player.

Im starting to see a pattern though, not a good one, seeing that ninja looting was stated illegal by Sirken in a recent thread.

I think a good rule of thumb on designing server rules and GM intervention would be this:

GM intervention should be the last resort where pvp matters stand. And when they do intervene, they should have clear, logical and explainable reasons why they needed to intervene and be ready to defend their cases in the forums.
The sandbox should be on top of the list of how to handle things as a GM. If a player wants to fuck another player over, then let other players deal with it, as long as 3rd party cheating wasnt involved.

Dont wanna get bound by hostiles? Dont group with randoms.

Theres a reason why eve online lasted so long, its because of the sandbox.
There is not a whole lot of sandbox to EQ, but the little there is, i think should be preserved and encouraged.

Thats why i disliked Amelinda's approach to her events, when she thinks of an event so rigid she has to temp ban someone because he zoned in her event.

There are repercussions to your actions in a game like EQ where it takes so long to level up your character. It makes the game more interesting to have crooks and white knights. By trying to overbear with stuff like making ninja looting illegal, it makes the game more boring.

The GMs should find something better to do with their time then giving themselves tasks to do that restrict what the players cant and can do arbitrarilly.