Rules Decent Players should abide by...

[Llodd]

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

The devs want this server to be cutthroat, and the raid mechanics that they have chosen (combined with the global nature of early EQ) encourage balls-to-the-wall "competition" via staring at the computer screen for hours. Combine that with massive overcrowding, where you would never get anything done if you just waited in line forever, and the raid attitude gradually percolates down to the rest of the server. The vast majority of people don't enjoy spending their free time crushing other sociopaths on the Internet, which is why other MMOs implemented instances.

TLDR: the server is the way it is because the devs want it that way.

I've never seen anywhere that the devs have said they wanted the server to be cutthroat.

What I have seen is them saying they want the server to be as classic was in 99.

This doesn't in of itself preclude the server being on a total rotational basis - which a minority did. But that is mostly irrelevant aprt from giving some context.

It really is down to the people playing to decide which way the server goes (which I have seen devs say). And on P99 the douchebag levels are waaaaay above those from mine and many others experiences of classic 99-02.

Unfortunately this means the server is how it is, because douchebaggery always wins out as the nature of EQ lends itself to that so well. And hence eventually we have Rogean stepping in when those levels of douchebaggery after 3 fucking years remained as high as ever.

tl:dr the server is how it is cuz ppl are shits