Trader exemption, thoughts?

[druziil]

Time management is an important part of classic EQ. This would break the game. As another poster mentioned people would be toggling and not pay atention to their group. Essentialy you would be instituting a bazaar with anon afk sell bots.

[Atmas]

Though I understand where you are coming from I am not really down with this idea.

It was really a classic aspect of the game to travel to a location to sell your wares. Also from a game quality perspective I see implementing what you are asking for as probably time consuming and likely to be abused.

I would rather see an auction channel created than that be allowed, and I don't really want either.

[Loke]

I guess I don't really agree with the "classic" argument because in classic I often mutli-box'd both to experience and to trade. Limiting players to one play character is already non-classic (not arguing against it, as I said in my first post). If anything, reducing the restrictions of the anti-2boxing rule (i.e. allowing traders) would actually make the game MORE classic.

I don't necessarily disagree with you guys - I just think that the importance of the 2boxing rules are limited mostly to the fact that they promote grouping and social interaction. Reducing what a player is able to accomplish while online (i.e. trade and level) to my knowledge was not one of the intended reasons for implementing the 2boxing rules. I guess it is from that perspective that I felt this would be a good idea: keeping the social benefits the rule gives us but doing away with the restrictions on activities not tied directly to social interaction.

[Baa]

I love EC, however the only time I can actually really trade there is sat and sun mornings (GMT +8) - I don't think I would want to have a trade mule sitting there however I would not mind seeing a global trade chat again... I know it is not classic and prob won't happen but I can always dream!

[Loke]

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

I love EC, however the only time I can actually really trade there is sat and sun mornings (GMT +8) - I don't think I would want to have a trade mule sitting there however I would not mind seeing a global trade chat again... I know it is not classic and prob won't happen but I can always dream!

I honestly would support a global trade channel too (especially if it were something you could opt to join or not). While I understand it isn't classic, it wouldn't be an issue if not for other non-classic aspects of the server. Having the ability to join/leave would also allow players who disliked the non-classic feel of it to opt out (if trading moved there completely, the player in search of their classic feel would just have to join upon entering EC I guess).

I'm not trying to complain - it is just that there are few things that bother me more about P99 than having to sit in EC and try to sell stuff, or pay someone else a cut of my items value to sell them for me (both of which are non-classic experiences for me).

A global channel seems like a much easier way to accomplish the same goal of allowing a multibox'd trader, without the issues of abuse or difficulty with setting up.

[Palemoon]

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

Time management is an important part of classic EQ. This would break the game. As another poster mentioned people would be toggling and not pay atention to their group. Essentialy you would be instituting a bazaar with anon afk sell bots.

Which is why I was not pleased to hear they are going to allow you to play on blue99 and red99 at the same time.

XPing on your red99 toon and alt tabbing to your trader every now and then to spam some auction lines in EC along with the other 200 people doing the same thing.

Or even better, camp your raid mob with your afk guild while you are really all playing on red99. Its gonna take poop socking on blue to a whole NEW level. joy

[Vidrata]

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

Which is why I was not pleased to hear they are going to allow you to play on blue99 and red99 at the same time.

XPing on your red99 toon and alt tabbing to your trader every now and then to spam some auction lines in EC along with the other 200 people doing the same thing.

Or even better, camp your raid mob with your afk guild while you are really all playing on red99. Its gonna take poop socking on blue to a whole NEW level. joy

omg, not classic!