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Old 08-20-2014, 10:43 PM
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developers should just focus on creating great tools for the playerbase, and then let the players use them to generate the content. Such as the /roll command

This is suppose to be a sandbox I thought. Next lets make instanced dungeons.
I think you have your games confused. EverQuest is not a sandbox game, it never was a sandbox game, it was never meant to be a sandbox game, it never will be a sandbox game. In fact, it's almost the opposite of a sandbox game.

EVE is a sandbox game, UO (at least pre-tram) is a sandbox game, Minecraft is more or less a sandbox game.

So saying that EQ should be more like EVE is kind of retarded.


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lol typical american style rulemaking, people too dumb to take care of themselves so big brother needs to step in. sad.
someone has never stepped foot in europe before
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Old 08-20-2014, 03:37 PM
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A good change, thank you staff!
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Old 08-20-2014, 03:38 PM
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You could look at it this way as well. Gambling is : "to play a game in which you can win or lose money or possessions.." (Looked up on Merriam more definitions if you so please) so no gambling actually goes down within EQ unless you give an actual value to Plat or items (which in this case are just pixels with no tangible existence). The problem isn't casinos the problem is giving Value to said pixels, and by enforcing a BAN on casinos you also reinforce that these pixels have monetary value.
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Old 08-20-2014, 04:04 PM
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You could look at it this way as well. Gambling is : "to play a game in which you can win or lose money or possessions.." (Looked up on Merriam more definitions if you so please) so no gambling actually goes down within EQ unless you give an actual value to Plat or items (which in this case are just pixels with no tangible existence). The problem isn't casinos the problem is giving Value to said pixels, and by enforcing a BAN on casinos you also reinforce that these pixels have monetary value.
Do you honestly think you are going to lawyer them into reversing the decision?
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Old 08-20-2014, 04:12 PM
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Nope, why waste my breath? Cuz I can
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Old 08-20-2014, 04:35 PM
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lol typical american style rulemaking, people too dumb to take care of themselves so big brother needs to step in. sad.
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Old 08-21-2014, 02:54 PM
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lol typical american style rulemaking, people too dumb to take care of themselves so big brother needs to step in. sad.
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Due to numerous issues resulting from player run casinos and to reflect similar policies enacted on Live during classic, as well as other MMORPG's, we have decided to prohibit the operation, advertisement, or use of "casinos", including, but not limited to, dice rolls, card games, "guessing" games, and any other form of gambling. Please use your best discretion when determining what constitutes "gambling".

We hope that this change will make for a safer trading community and help protect the players on our server. In the future we may add gambling NPC's to provide a safe, server friendly way to gamble here on Project 1999, but for the time being there will be no sanctioned gambling on either server.

Violation of these rules will result in immediate account discipline. There will be no exceptions and no second chances. We will provide a 24 hour grace period from the creation of this post to allow our players to adjust to the new rules.
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Old 09-23-2014, 10:30 PM
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lol typical american style rulemaking, people too dumb to take care of themselves so big brother needs to step in. sad.
Dude this is actually very un-american this ban is totally against the spirit of what ever quest is as well. Its pitfalls and grinds and learning experiences. I get that the staff has the power to do as they so choose but to be so final on this and uncaring just because it could possibly help with rmt doesn't equate. I think RMT is the bigger evil here obviously. This is the same lame thinking as the account trading ban. Doesn't do shit to the scumbags who will continue to opporate and oppresses the good guys.
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Old 08-20-2014, 05:16 PM
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economic inflation
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Old 08-20-2014, 05:28 PM
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Define "irony":

Outlawing gambling in a game based on this:
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