Please Change the Two Boxing Rule

[Pico]

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

After wasting a good hour reading this thread, I've realized that neither side has offered ANY EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE WHAT-SO-EVER to support their side. Neither side has offered me any proof other than idle speculation as to what may or may not happen if we allow/continue to disallow two-boxing.

The anti-two boxers are offereing a lot of theories and anecdotal evidence about how bad it would be (without offering any empirical proof), and the pro-two boxers are basically saying "it would be easier for me to play the game." Neither argument is valid for changing policy, or should even be considered by any group of people that have any amount of common sense or concept of objective decision making.

The only coherent argument made so far is against allowing people to pay money to two box, since Sony probably would try to shut us down if we became a for-profit server.

Just for the record, this entire thread has made anyone who has read it dumber, and I think every single one of you is an idiot that can't quantify what they want and why. And people that can't quantify what they want, and back it up with arguments that use facts that were gathered scientifically, then this should be good enough for you:

Is this post a joke? Sure, let me find some peer-reviewed scientific articles on the effects boxing has on server populations for a 12 year old emulated game.

Anecdotal evidence is all anyone is going to have to go by here.

[Humerox]

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

... I don't really think the server needs it as there's plenty of what I assume are single boxers.

and why is that? i wonder.

if it appeases the pro-boxing population any, it's been made clear that if the server needs changed, so would the rule.

breaking down P99's success to any single factor is ludicrous. but as i've said before, changing something so fundamental to p99 without it being a necessity is - in itself - ludicrous.

2-boxing is purely a convenience, and we're a far cry from it becoming a necessity. the subject might be due more critical examination were we hovering at 100 or so at peak population. and even back in those days, those of us that were here still found groups.

[Lazortag]

Earlier in this thread I posited that allowing boxing would be really bad for the raid scene. Why did no one respond? Or does the pro-boxing population just not raid? (that's okay if they don't, but they have to consider the effect it would have still).

[maegi]

It's against the server rules. Why is this even being discussed. Even if everyone in this thread said hell yeah let's 2 box, it's not going to happen. Therefore this thread is a waste of time.

[Humerox]

lol...i can see it now:

Winds of Change is recruiting!

You must have your main account and pocket cleric + chanter. (don't waste other people's time healing you and doing your CC) If you also have a pocket mage for CoTH apply immediately! Sam Deathwalker and 5 others run this 35 toon hardcore raid guild. So we only need 1!! more account!

[loneless999]

hated boxers on live hate them here

theres plenty of it going on on P1999 people requesting IP unlocks for the brothers friends goldfish who happens to live with them and really wants to play

i bet even people with legit reasons to have an IP unlocked have multi boxed at some point because they can
(my wifes at work ill login her toon to buff / port / PL my toon for a bit no one will notice)

1 toon = 1 person thats how i like it thats how i hope it stays

[maegi]

Originally Posted by loneless999 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

hated boxers on live hate them here

theres plenty of it going on on P1999 people requesting IP unlocks for the brothers friends goldfish who happens to live with them and really wants to play

i bet even people with legit reasons to have an IP unlocked have multi boxed at some point because they can
(my wifes at work ill login her toon to buff / port / PL my toon for a bit no one will notice)

1 toon = 1 person thats how i like it thats how i hope it stays

Sounds like a confession to me...

[loneless999]

i dont have an IP exemption =P

[jimthayner]

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

It's against the server rules. Why is this even being discussed. Even if everyone in this thread said hell yeah let's 2 box, it's not going to happen. Therefore this thread is a waste of time.

THANK YOU

[Damaja]

yep what he said