why is EC the auction zone?

[Felwithemagi]

Originally Posted by Arkanjil [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

EC was always the place on Fennin Ro

GFay had a healthy auction crowd as well. It can again on this server. I guarantee if you come to gfay with items we can use you will make some sales. Crushbone belts and pads are always being traded. Low end gear for casters, druids and pallys would go over well.

[JenJen]

i seem to remember ec tunnel being derelict on tunare server

[Xanthias]

Was always EC on Morelle Thule

[Sinadyen]

EC on Rodcet Nife as well.

[Vermicelli]

As has been mentioned a few other times in this thread, EC is a central location of the world that is close to both a good bank and an evil bank. The EC tunnel is a large identifiable landmark with many different, easily identifiable sections (entrance, T1, T2, T3, Shady) that has no good-aligned guards or mobs patrolling. How the heck can you still recommend Gfay (good-only bank, good-only guards, roaming faeries) over EC? Jeeze people, think of others' needs for once in your loveless lives!

What I would actually like to add to this discussion however is that traveling merchants profit highly from trying to sell twink items in the Qeynos and Faydwer zones simply because most of the /auction action is centralized in EC, leaving the markets in other zones without competition =)

[PurelyElf]

Let's all auction in gfay from now on. It's time we went back to classic EQ.

[Alex]

Originally Posted by PurelyElf

Let's all auction in gfay from now on. It's time we went back to classic EQ.

I'm up for this! Doubt it would work though

[greatdane]

Originally Posted by Vermicelli [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

As has been mentioned a few other times in this thread, EC is a central location of the world that is close to both a good bank and an evil bank. The EC tunnel is a large identifiable landmark with many different, easily identifiable sections (entrance, T1, T2, T3, Shady) that has no good-aligned guards or mobs patrolling. How the heck can you still recommend Gfay (good-only bank, good-only guards, roaming faeries) over EC? Jeeze people, think of others' needs for once in your loveless lives!

That and it was close to the most popular zones in the game: Oasis, Guk, SolA/B, Highpass/keep. Gfay is a bitch to get to without a port while fully half of the game's races start within a 10-minute run of EC and none of the evil races can even physically travel to Gfay, let alone bank there, and most people ran on two frames per second back then which is a bad combination with platforms high in the air while heavily encumbered. Gfay made absolutely no sense as the primary trade zone except on PvP servers.

[Xxtayce]

It was EC on Fennin. I wonder if TMO being recreated here has something to do with why it's the EC tunnel on P99 also?

[Reppy]

seemed like Povar had 2 trade zones which was Gfay and Ec which both was always over populated. EC seems like the right choice easy for everyone to bank at