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05-30-2012, 07:35 PM
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boxing is gay /thread
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06-02-2012, 06:01 AM
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Well the problem is in 6 months or so (or now for red) the server will be completly dead without two boxing, unless Velious goes live, but i seriously doubt that.
Because there will be next to zero grouping at lower lvl (and it is allready starting) so no influx of new players unless they play solo class. | ||
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06-15-2012, 08:00 AM
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Boxing has a stigma around it that's unnecessary - and sadly they've let it dictate the IP exemption rulings.
This is unfortunate as most multiple connections would be for only two users, not three, four or a whole apartment building. It would also free up the back log of IP exemptions they keep saying are holding them back from responding to people's requests. In response to some of the comments already: People starting late on P99 face the already daunting task of playing EverQuest again, while also trying to find groups. We all know how that goes. Now imagine if you meet someone dual boxing - he's a decent person, reliable connection and plays consistently. He offers to let you join him. You're now halfway to a full group. Your halfway to a full group. Of course, that one extra character he's boxing is admittedly only one character. You could probably shout for someone to join you. However that character may just happen to have a class you REALLY need, like a healer or an enchanter. Boxing's pitfalls are far exaggerated and here's somethings to consider: A) Boxing is a problem when server populations are high - obviously because it erodes the resources for experience i.e. you take mobs, split camps and can be in people's way. B) The amount of solo capable classes on P99 (or old EverQuest in general), means that boxing isn't giving single persons any huge advantage and it's further more not affecting the economy because people have more power to do things they would normally require others for... again due to the fact that they can just play a over powered caster class. I strongly feel that the disagreement over this and the limits in place are more a result of the negative connotation surrounding boxing, rather than actual facts or instances where boxing used to occur and it was so horrendous that action needed to be taken. I have a belief that if we allowed two users per IP, we'd see more player population not just character population as brothers, sisters, visiting friends, and student roomates would be able to share in the joy of old EQ thanks to project 1999. | ||
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06-15-2012, 03:02 PM
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06-15-2012, 04:19 PM
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I think a lot of people are not playing now because Kunark has been out quite awhile and the population has settled, for various reasons. The population always jumps back up when things get interesting again for the hardcore people who do everything faster than the casuals. Besides all that, even with the population at 300-400 in the evening, I have had no issues getting groups lately since I returned. Some areas are more populated than others, and the populated areas change from night to night it seems, but most nights I end up grouped and having fun. Boxing would likely make even less people want to group, so someone like me that plays EQ for the actual grouping would have less chance of finding a group, and I don't like that option personally. | |||
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