why is EC the auction zone?

[Striiker]

I think the EC area makes some sense in that there are places relatively close by that evil and good races / classes can go to bank, ports are close by, boat's close, somewhat central, etc. There are more zones to adventurwein therefore there will be more players on the continent and in the area. It's a part of the original world so it had momentum prior to Kunark, and Velius. Beyond that, I'm not sure how it was that it became the de facto auctioning point on live back in the day. There were variations with places like Greater Fay being the place to go but generally it was East Commons.