Global ooc/auction return to zone-wide

[stormlord]

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

Well no shit the zones are dead. There are probably an average of 5 people per zone now, any idiot could have seen that happening. I like the change, I feel it wasn't the right time though. The population should have been a bit bigger in my opinion, but, what can ya do? The only thing this change does, is makes the game slower, but isn't that what made it great? The fact that you struggled to do things at times, but ultimately you prevailed.

I agree. I voted no on the poll, waiting for 1000+ population. But the choice was made to remove it. I'm not here to oppose the people who run this server. It's all in our attitude. I'm here to enjoy this game. I'm going to do everything I can to give it a good shot. I'm not going to throw my dreams away over this. I think people have to be stronger than that. I'm not going to make this a self-fulfilling prophecy. Yes, I felt that the population was too low, but I'm not going to let that stop me from enjoying this game. I'm a fighter.

One thing I can say for sure is, yesterday was my first day w/o global chat. The run from qeynos to ec was a LOT faster than I remember it being. Ya, I had sow, but it still seemed a lot easier than it should have been. It felt anti-anticlimactic. When I arrived at ec, there were only 45 people. Right then I knew that, combined with the quieter /ooc, this is going to take some time to get used to. I got a nice item for cheap. I think people are selling low to compensate for everything, but if you sell too low, it's anti-climactic and defeats the purpose of playing. I know that for me, I don't want it to be easy. I appreciate help from high levels, but not too much. Maybe it's because I'm an old player and know my way around and like to do it myself. For a new player that doesn't know what I know, they appreciate the help a lot more than I do.

I guess, spread the love around. A lot people are going to need it!

[Malrubius]

Uguk was packed last night, and people were using shout AND ooc. And I even saw a couple of auctions go by. It was chaos, but good chaos.

Sure, some zones are pretty empty, just like in classic. There's no fewer people in the zones than there were before though. Just no dialog about the latest episode of Lost [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.].

[Elendae]

I honestly think waiting for some Classic EQ peak population would have been a mistake. The shitstorm this caused was already bad enough with the pop we have now. It would have been chaos with triple the population. People will still join, the pop will increase, people will adjust.

[mgellan]

Originally Posted by Thac0 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Voting to turn off OOC is like voting yes to Prop 8 in California. No reason to do so other than to make things harder for other folks you dont like , and when asked why?

Tradition...

I'd ask wtf Prop 8 is, but then I realized I don't give a damn [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Regards,
Mg

[Thac0]

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

I'd ask wtf Prop 8 is, but then I realized I don't give a damn [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Regards,
Mg

Kids these days [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Tallenn]

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

I honestly think waiting for some Classic EQ peak population would have been a mistake. The shitstorm this caused was already bad enough with the pop we have now. It would have been chaos with triple the population. People will still join, the pop will increase, people will adjust.

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[Bones]

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

Bet other zones were poppin? I'm sorry, but this change seems as dumb as custom stuff in a classic server. I can imagine people leaving from this.

Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.

[Packet]

I think we can still cater to everyone if you think about it. How about we just each get an IRC client and use that instead? This way we don't have to have the, "What? You want OOC and you're upset it's gone? Well go play another server!" attitude. We can always find a way around things to create some sort of harmony.

[Dantes]

Glad to hear this was implemented. One of the first things that annoyed me after starting on P99 a couple months ago was the frequent garbage spewed in OOC every 3-5 seconds. If I want to chat, I'll join a group and chat with those folks, or join a guild and chat with those folks. We can all talk about how great the latest craptastic superhero movie sequel was and have a grand ole time.

The feeling of isolation being out in the middle of nowhere with hardly any people was actually an exciting part of the game during live. As a new player I was scared to death the first time I ventured out to the Karanas. It's not the same with OOC folks asking "When is kunark being released?" for the 1,000,000th time.

If I need help to get from point A to point B, I need to run and find it -- same as it was in 99. If you can't handle it, maybe play an easier game?

[Stickyfingers]

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

I honestly think waiting for some Classic EQ peak population would have been a mistake. The shitstorm this caused was already bad enough with the pop we have now. It would have been chaos with triple the population. People will still join, the pop will increase, people will adjust.

If the server had triple the population, there would be no worry....the server population at low times would be the max of what it is now.