Why is boxing frowned upon?

[Swish]

If you are interested in boxing, head on over to the TAK Project website - its not Velious locked but its the nearest populated emulator thats boxing friendly up to 3 accounts.

[Skunkranger]

I didn't notice anyone mention this so I will, PC's back in 1999 (when I started playing) were not capable of running multiple instances of EQ at the same time for a few reasons. They just weren't fast enough for one thing and secondly you couldn't even run EQ in windowed mode because it would CTD. I had popups from viruses crashing EQ constantly which was rampant back in '99. On top of that most (if not all of us) were playing over a dial-up connection that couldn't handle the load of boxing. I would get kicked off the internet if someone made a call to my house phone. My point is boxing ruins an EQ server and it definitely is not classic.

[OuterChimp]

I remember I couldn't run with spell effects showing back in the day or my computer would overheat and freeze up.

[Menden]

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

I didn't notice anyone mention this so I will, PC's back in 1999 (when I started playing) were not capable of running multiple instances of EQ at the same time for a few reasons. They just weren't fast enough for one thing and secondly you couldn't even run EQ in windowed mode because it would CTD. I had popups from viruses crashing EQ constantly which was rampant back in '99. On top of that most (if not all of us) were playing over a dial-up connection that couldn't handle the load of boxing. I would get kicked off the internet if someone made a call to my house phone. My point is boxing ruins an EQ server and it definitely is not classic.

That's pretty much it. Also it goes against the social aspect of the game. We enforce it heavily and you will be suspended or banned if caught boxing.

[greenspectre]

Boxing is a hot topic on Emu servers and always will be. Allowing it can provide different play experiences and also allow server creators to tune their servers a certain way. I've played on boxing and non-boxing servers, and I can say boxing is USUALLY best used as a crutch to get people playing on a newer server, where they can experience the server's intended play experience without having to just hope that server pop increases to the level needed.

That said, with a server pop like p99, there's really no good reason to box. Especially with the intention of the server itself. Boxers DID exist in the 1999-2000 era, but they were both rare and not in the Vision of the game itself. Rogean and dadbod Thor and company have tasked themselves with keeping that vision intact.

There are several servers that allow boxing and provide that experience well, if that's what you're looking for. Somebody suggested TAKP, I have done runs on Visions of Grandeur and Casual Dreams, where I learned how to use MQ2, and had a decent time. There's also what I like to call "Manual Box" servers, which allow boxing but don't allow MQ2, and usually limit you to 2 toons at a time. This is a solid compromise IMO, and if that's what you're looking for I suggest Imperium. It's probably the second best play experience to be had in emu servers, with p99 being the first.

The rules are here for a reason- you can't have the legitimate social aspect, high server pop, and focused roleplaying that you have on p99 when players can run their own groups and monopolize content by themselves. I hope p99 offers what you're looking for- even if you think it doesn't I'd suggest giving it a try. If not, then that's cool too, and hopefully you find the server you are looking for [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[kjs86z]

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[Mil]

Boxing would kill the server. There isn't a ton of content in Classic EQ and boxing would make it trivial for a handful of people to monopolize that content. Plus it's nice to know when you do a /who of any given zone you know there is a real, unique person behind each name.

The Tak Project is a classic emulated server that allows boxing with an actual classic client, (dreaming of the day P99 switches out of Titanium for the glorious fixed screen UI). I suspect it would be a far more popular server if boxing weren't allowed.

[Christina.]

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

it's nice to know when you do a /who of any given zone you know there is a real, unique person behind each name

This is why, nothing else to be said hehe.

[Bardp1999]

The server would wither and die within a couple of months of boxing