Boxing

[azeth]

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

IP exemptions to allow multiple people from the same house to play together, is also a detriment to grouping and the community.

Why should I group or participate in the community, if I have 2 or 3 people who live with me, and I can play with them all the time.

Haynar

touché salesman, touché


kash and i don't group with anyone outside the household or Darkwind.

[Haynar]

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

touché salesman, touché


kash and i don't group with anyone outside the household or Darkwind.

I like to group with guildies. I try to stick with people who I know how they are going to behave.

Haynar

[h0tr0d (shaere)]

NO BOXING jesus.

[xorbier]

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

IP exemptions to allow multiple people from the same house to play together, is also a detriment to grouping and the community.

Why should I group or participate in the community, if I have 2 or 3 people who live with me, and I can play with them all the time.

Haynar

I agree with you that cheaters and exploiters ruin the community. Of course.

People that box tend to be anti social in game and do not group because they have an advantage over a solo player for exp and loot. Eventually this turns into more and more people boxing to complete with one another which ultimately causes a surplus in items (no novelty for certain rare items) and an inflation of pp (due to farming pp) and ultimately the community suffers from it.

As for couples or roommates playing together that is fine. Most of the time they will group with others anyways and usually involve others. Boxers tend to form duos that don't require any other assistance.

[Enderenter]

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

It's not quite that much. You're assuming that half of the people normally on the server (+/- population change after the policy is altered) will 2box if it's allowed.

I really don't think it's that high (i'd generously grant 35%). There are far more casuals on p1999 than most know about...

A few problems with this.

1. There would (theoretically) be no fee or extra cost to box on here were it legal.
2. Most people these days have access to computers that can run multiple clients (back in '99, far fewer people could)
3. People who box do tend to be more "hardcore" players as opposed to casual, but that also means that those who box usually play a lot more EQ than those who don't (generalizing here, but it seems like a fair generalization).

[Eaton]

These are my feelings on this. As you can see you have people going omg it helps the server or omg it ruins the server blah blah blah. You can sit here and go back and forth all day. The bottom line is "Boxing" is "Illegal" on this server and you are not "allowed" to box. But.... I can guarantee you that there are people boxing as we speak and there always will be people boxing weather you like it or not. If someone wants to box badly enough they will find a way to make it happen. One easy way is the stupid "IP exemption" given out. Also different IP's and account names will allow you to box. The point that I guess I am trying to make is that it's happening right now weather you like it or not but only a few are able to "take advantage" of it. Others are either to scared to risk the chance of being banned or simply don't even know how to get around it. So leave it how it is which I'm sure that's what is going to happen or drop the IP block and allow everyone to choose what they would like to do. Keep in mind this is supposed to be a "classic" server that's why everyone came to play on it in the first place. All the other emu servers don't claim to be classic that is why boxing has "ruined" it. No one here is trying to ruin this "classic" server.

p.s.
Boxing is classic and this is supposed to be a "classic" server. It did not ruin it in live so it would not ruin it now. I am not for it nor against it. I am neutral do whatever you want =)

-Eaton Ualive

[Taluvill]

I cant believe this is still being debated

[baub]

boxing is pretty lame atm, why does mayweather keep ducking pacquiao? this is like the only fight im interested in seeing

gogo mma

[thxer]

James Toney gonna get his lights choked out.

[zianlo1]

I understand why its banned here, so I dont even bother trying. However, Ive also convinced my g/f to try and play, but that was almost a week ago that I petitioned for that ip exemption.

I play classes that can easily solo (necro/druid) but soloing is boring. I have issues finding a group at times cuz of when I play, late at night, early morning, due to a 3rd shift work schedule. I dont want to play on PEQ or any other server that includes SoL or later exspansions because I hated all of them; even though SoL would not have been so bad had the bazaar or nexus not been implemented.

Anyways, my viewpoint changes as my needs change. Im for boxing when the population is low. Soloing blues is boring as shit. Adding a support class to divide my attention between the two while pulling yellows or evens would be much more entertaining. When the population is high and its easier to find a group, then there is no need to be boxing.

Ive logged in about 4 times in the last week, if I cant find a group with in 15-20 minutes, I just log off and dont play. I play MMOs for the massive multiplayer experience....Not the massive world of soloing. I can do that on my 360 or ps3 with any of the random console RPGs out there.

Most likely, I will play alot more with my woman once the ip exemption has gone through, and even more most likely is that Ill start donating my 15 bucks a month to p99 per account like a regular subscription, since I quit EQ2 a month or so after SF launched.