/rant Why only one person logged in per IP?

[fastboy21]

the problem with allowing boxing is simple.

back on live during classic it wasn't a big issue:
1. you have to pay for live accounts.
2. computers in 1999 actually were stressed to run the resources needed for eq.
3. internet connections were limited, most people were on dial up in 1999.

the result is that few people ran multiple accounts. if they did, they usually ran them on multiple individual computers (hence the term boxing). yes, it happened but it was hardly usual to meet someone who was 5 boxing (yes, we all know someone who did...but it wasn't what the average person was doing by far).

on p1999:
1. accounts are free.
2. most computers today can EASILY run several instances of EQ.
3. most people have high speed internet.

the result would be that almost everybody would, in some form, be running more than a single toon at once. personally, I have a 48 inch monitor and could EASILY run 6 instances of EQ on my machine. I can tile them all up so that its easy to switch.

With new games that put push new technology to the limit gamers are restricted...but running classic EQ will only get easier and easier.

With macro software and programmable gamepads, etc. it is even easier to run the toons.

Would we really want a world were the average person is running a 3 or 4 or more toons? Yes, this is a loss because I used to enjoy running two toons, but the benefit we gain from the restriction outweighs the cost.