EQ experience part 2 - End game choices?

[Recycled Children]

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

I used to be incredibly against item loot, but now, I see it as the only logical way to make this server better.

Care to elaborate on this point?

I think item loot could be fun but only if drop rates were either drastically increased or decreased, if the crafting systems were refined to be more productive, merchant item prices weren't outrageous or there was no PvP level range. Anyone of these things could make item loot viable but with Red99 game mechanics at their current state item loot seems like it would only cater to hardest of sadomasochists. Resources are already scarce and providing an avenue to which players can take others' resources without any kind of balance will kill the population.