GLOBAL ooc/auction. Poll time.

[Kuron]

Ordinarily I would vote to keep OOC/AUC zone-specific. Then I think back to all the rare opportunities I got to take advantage of because they are currently global. I've gotten lightning-fast groups, insane deals on items, rotting gear for free, navigation and countless tips and bits of information.

Instead of disabling it, especially since I can turn it off for myself at any time, I'd simply like to see it more strictly enforced. This doesn't necessarily mean more people watching it, though it certainly could. I feel it is more prudent to devise harsher punishment for those that abuse it. Make the consequences well-known on the forums and the rule set for this server.

For me there are far too many benefits to OOC and AUC being global, and in return for these benefits I obey a simple "don't be a dick" etiquette that a lot of other people seem to ignore.

[utenan]

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

Ordinarily I would vote to keep OOC/AUC zone-specific. Then I think back to all the rare opportunities I got to take advantage of because they are currently global. I've gotten lightning-fast groups, insane deals on items, rotting gear for free, navigation and countless tips and bits of information.

Your first paragraph kind of sums up why I don't like global channels. When you get rid of the challenge, risk, and time spent on geting something ( groups, drops ), it is less meaningful and less rewarding IMO, and that is one thing that EQ had that most other games lack.

[Kuron]

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

Your first paragraph kind of sums up why I don't like global channels. When you get rid of the challenge, risk, and time spent on geting something ( groups, drops ), it is less meaningful and less rewarding IMO, and that is one thing that EQ had that most other games lack.

I agree with you completely, but I think EQ is still completely it's own creature among MMOs. While it's easier to get the information via the global channels - saying something and doing something are two different things, most of all in EQ. You still have to work for your goodies.

You might know where something spawns, or even how to make it spawn, but that doesn't eliminate the step where you'll have to sit there for 32 hours and fend off camp thieves just to see a PH pop, or for it to drop something you don't want.

That, I feel, is what separates EQ from other games. Not the lack of communication, but the dedication necessary to accomplish something with the information you receive.

For me, the only thing that sours OOC are the idiots.