no global ooc in offpeak killed the game

[Taxi]

I see the pros and cons but It does feel empty during off-peak hours, even as a porter who can pretty much go to lavastorm/Guk as i please to check on groups, its an annoyance.

Are those channels Rog was working on on the test server will ever be implemented? I thought it was the idea, kill global OOC but add channels we can decide to join or not.

[YendorLootmonkey]

It is the year 2010. People generally have computers powerful enough to run EQ in windowed mode while having an IRC client up. The IRC #project1999 channel can replace global OOC if everyone really wanted it to. Yes, it's a tad more inconvenient to switch out of window and ask/respond to something, but since obviously it's game-breaking for some of you to not have some sort of global chat, I would think that would be a minor inconvenience.

Other than that:

/who all unrest
/who all oasis
/who all crushbone

/who all LFG
/who all 10 20 LFG

send tells, make friends, stop being anti-social, maintaining a good rep is important now

Use these forums for WTS/WTB... you don't even have to be online to advertise!

There are workarounds... once people get desperate enough, they'll get used more often.

[Kainzo]

Stop going role playing or anon and start using the LFG function - Classic isn't suppose to be "Easy" and if you dont remember I remember SEVERAL times on a "Full" pop server waiting forever to get into groups / camps.

It's part of the game - suck it up or go back to WoW

[gedeost]

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

Stop going role playing or anon and start using the LFG function - Classic isn't suppose to be "Easy" and if you dont remember I remember SEVERAL times on a "Full" pop server waiting forever to get into groups / camps.

It's part of the game - suck it up or go back to WoW

They aren't role playing or anon and they are using the lfg.

Are you stupid or something?

Just because you can't find a group in a computer games doesn't make it hard, it just makes it a extremely crappy game.

[Vonblund]

Thanks to all those who replied with constructive arguments and refrained from personal attacks (ie "monkey stick" "L2P" and other douchebaggeries)

A few things I'd like to add:

- I am talking OFF Peak, so if you play in peak time this does not concern you as you probably have enough people on to group / buy / sell / tradeskill / socialise with... In my play time I see 200 players on.. I remember on live server in 2000 we had about 700 on in the same timezone, and that was not peak time. Later in Kunark, the popular grind zones such as OT had 50 to 80 players easily. Last night... SOLB = 0, Najena = 0, Lavastorm = 3, etc etc ...
there was not even enough players in Oasis to form a group because 3 out of the 7 present were mages / necros who wanted to solo and 2 were high levels, either running past or Pling someone soloing.

- Add to this that the server pop is becoming a bit top heavy, so out of the 200 online, a good number are either active raiders or AFK Raid target campers.

- The benefit I saw in global chat (again in OFF PEAK I repeat for the ADD Anonymous members of this forum) is that if I went LFG somewhere and saw nothing is happening, I can still get a feel the server on /ooc, and check if there is a grouping opportunity for ant alt.. ok no tanking Guk today but they need a dps in Oasis or a healer in Crushbone.. cool!

- the /who zone seems a good idea, any link to a list of the zone names for /who would be appreciated.

- Again I repeat, I have NO PROBLEM with the current system in peak time or on week end when there is a population of 500+ as it is perfectly viable.

[Zithax]

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

It is the year 2010. People generally have computers powerful enough to run EQ in windowed mode while having an IRC client up. The IRC #project1999 channel can replace global OOC if everyone really wanted it to. Yes, it's a tad more inconvenient to switch out of window and ask/respond to something, but since obviously it's game-breaking for some of you to not have some sort of global chat, I would think that would be a minor inconvenience.

All that does is circumvent the issue creating a band-aid type solution, when it would be easier all around just to implement chat-channels.

Global channels didn't destroy the EC experience on the Combine server on live. They enhanced it. Don't ask me how or why, but people still used a global auction channel AND used EC as a hub.

Ask yourself, does it make sense to not have global chat, but allow people to /tell others across the world? or /guild across the world? Quit being hypocritical.

[eqdruid76]

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

All that does is circumvent the issue creating a band-aid type solution, when it would be easier all around just to implement chat-channels.

Global channels didn't destroy the EC experience on the Combine server on live. They enhanced it. Don't ask me how or why, but people still used a global auction channel AND used EC as a hub.

Ask yourself, does it make sense to not have global chat, but allow people to /tell others across the world? or /guild across the world? Quit being hypocritical.

Yes, it makes perfect sense, because that's how it was on live. I will use capital letters, might even bold them, so you'll read it and process it. THERE WAS NO SERVERWIDE CHAT IN CLASSIC EVERQUEST. THIS SERVER EXISTS TO EMULATE CLASSIC EVERQUEST. HENCE, THERE IS NO LONGER SERVERWIDE CHAT ON THIS SERVER.

Nothing more to say about it, really, because that's all you need to know.

[Zithax]

Originally Posted by eqdruid76 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

dumb shit

You're one of those people who doesn't understand reason or logic, so I won't bother repeating myself.

@Reiker: Yes

[Shawk]

Player base reached 800 today..

But title says the games been killed, stats must be lies.

Sell during daytime, loot during nighttime?

Or vice versa depending on your timezone.

[Zithax]

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

Player base reached 800 today..

But title says the games been killed, stats must be lies.

Sell during daytime, loot during nighttime?

Or vice versa depending on your timezone.

Clearly you misunderstood the title of this thread!