Would EQ be better off without GMs?

[Corrodith]

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

The freemarket principle is being misapplied I believe. In a proper situation you have a recourse. The detriment to yourself for trolling or griefing is greater than the gain.

Xasten, while I am obviously invoking the free market principle here, I do understand that there are limitations to the types of recourses available and ability to transfer consequences to "destructive parties". I think, though, that in general, basic game mechanics create a level playing field where groups of players can leverage their relative organizational strengths to establish agreements in absence of GMs. When you put stuff like training on the table, it ends up making it much harder to compete in traditional ways via poopsocking and batphone races because it can turn into a 12 hour chess match once the training starts, and even for the ultra-hardcore this is not often viable due to play time constraints.