Merging Made Sense Then COVID-19 - Unmerge

[billwilliams]

Why does this "play nice policy" allow things like 1 single level 50 to hold down mobs/camps meant for 6 person groups? Or even a duo of high level 40s/50s? How stupid is that? If the rules had any sense or logic to them the GMs/Guides would have probably 50% less interactions with anyone and you wouldn't need to unmerge if camps were being held by actual groups and not 90% 1-2 people at most. Duh duh duh duh should be obvious, especially to 20 year+ vets running this whole thing, but NAH lets instead dedicate n most our time enforcing made-up libtard speech rules and make sure no one is cursing or talking about politics or doesn't have the name Cornhole Butthole than actual solutions to what players have been bitching about on this server since day 1 opening.

[turbosilk]

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

Why does this "play nice policy" allow things like 1 single level 50 to hold down mobs/camps meant for 6 person groups? Or even a duo of high level 40s/50s? How stupid is that? If the rules had any sense or logic to them the GMs/Guides would have probably 50% less interactions with anyone and you wouldn't need to unmerge if camps were being held by actual groups and not 90% 1-2 people at most. Duh duh duh duh should be obvious, especially to 20 year+ vets running this whole thing, but NAH lets instead dedicate n most our time enforcing made-up libtard speech rules and make sure no one is cursing or talking about politics or doesn't have the name Cornhole Butthole than actual solutions to what players have been bitching about on this server since day 1 opening.

That's what im talking about with the classic grouping experience. Some rules should be changed because they originated in blue and don't work in the spirit of greens classic experience.

I propose that in dungeons no one is allowed to solo camp a camp. Whoever is there has to invite people wanting in the camp until the group is full.

[Fammaden]

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

That's what im talking about with the classic grouping experience. Some rules should be changed because they originated in blue and don't work in the spirit of greens classic experience.

I propose that in dungeons no one is allowed to solo camp a camp. Whoever is there has to invite people wanting in the camp until the group is full.

Great solution, force people to invite randoms no matter what. That'll surely "fix" the server...

[turbosilk]

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

Great solution, force people to invite randoms no matter what. That'll surely "fix" the server...

You have to admit forcing people to group is what made EQ great. Social forcing mechanisms are good for MMOs. Which is also why boxing is anathema.

[astuce999]

I think the biggest issue with this discussion, and with a lot of discussions today in general whenever the topic is about making things “better” for a group of people (in this case players in a 20 year old elf-sim game) is the amalgamation of two contradictory concepts when it comes to equality.

There is equality in opportunity:

I want a shot at getting pixels.

There is equality in outcomes:

I am entitled to pixels.

Let’s use a familiar model to illustrate how this quickly becomes an impossible debate. Equality in opportunity is Apples, equality in outcomes is Oranges.

So on one side you have people arguing that we should let people have Apples, and on the other side you have people arguing that we shouldn’t let people have Oranges.

And both sides get angry.

Cheers,

Astuce