GLOBAL ooc/auction. Poll time.

[MrB]

Voted yes.

When playing on other servers its great not to have the endless rubbish spamming all over the screen. If people want to endlessly chat/flame/rant/whatever about non game things they have forums, chats channels, websites not OOC.

While i would like to keep it on, turning it off is the simplest way to stop the rubbish. I'm sure it puts as many people off as it helps.

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[mixxit]

It's porting and brand newbies that will take a hit from this.

i think it will be good for the new players seeing EC as it was back in the day

[astarothel]

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

i think it will be good for the new players seeing EC as it was back in the day

Unfortunately the noobie that starts paineel won't be able to see it because he won't know to ask a guard for the key to leave.

[utenan]

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

is /lfg a classic thing? if we get rid of ooc and auction, why not that too?

I am pretty sure /lfg on/off was classic, could be wrong

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

Unfortunately the noobie that starts Paineel won't be able to see it because he won't know to ask a guard for the key to leave.

They will figure something out, ask an erudite, use the internet,... don't make an erudite : p

[Tallenn]

Landis makes a good point. How many people out there that have never played EQ are saying, hey, an 11 year old game! Let's try it out!?

soup also has a good idea I think: do it on a trial basis, and see how it works out after a few days, maybe a couple of weeks.

[Tocs]

I think losing globals will hinder the community that have already been used to it thus far. The thing that was so terrible about it was the spammer(s), now that they have been silenced, I see no problems.

As far as it not being classic, thats fine because we dont have the popularity that existed in those days. EC tunnel was great and all, but the thing that made EQ so great was the ability to 2-box and game play that goes along with it. EQ had what WoW lacks, and that's the ability to contribute in a fun way with 2 classes at the same time without becoming a liability to other group members.

I agree with what Phallax said today, if we lose global channels, then we should gain the ability to 2-box. Not being able to play 2 characters at the same time takes away from what I loved about EQ just as globals take away from others' experience of EC tunnel.

[eqdruid76]

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

I think losing globals will hinder the community that have already been used to it thus far. The thing that was so terrible about it was the spammer(s), now that they have been silenced, I see no problems.

As far as it not being classic, thats fine because we dont have the popularity that existed in those days. EC tunnel was great and all, but the thing that made EQ so great was the ability to 2-box and game play that goes along with it. EQ had what WoW lacks, and that's the ability to contribute in a fun way with 2 classes at the same time without becoming a liability to other group members.

I agree with what Phallax said today, if we lose global channels, then we should gain the ability to 2-box. Not being able to play 2 characters at the same time takes away from what I loved about EQ just as globals take away from others' experience of EC tunnel.

Good riddance to bad rubbish, IMO. If you require a safety net to walk across a 5 foot wide bridge, then get off the bridge.

[Phallax]

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

I think losing globals will hinder the community that have already been used to it thus far. The thing that was so terrible about it was the spammer(s), now that they have been silenced, I see no problems.

As far as it not being classic, thats fine because we dont have the popularity that existed in those days. EC tunnel was great and all, but the thing that made EQ so great was the ability to 2-box and game play that goes along with it. EQ had what WoW lacks, and that's the ability to contribute in a fun way with 2 classes at the same time without becoming a liability to other group members.

I agree with what Phallax said today, if we lose global channels, then we should gain the ability to 2-box. Not being able to play 2 characters at the same time takes away from what I loved about EQ just as globals take away from others' experience of EC tunnel.

Im not exactly saying i want boxing, im just saying I didnt have to get an exemption from verant if I chose to box with multiple machines. Was one of my many "classic card" arguements that everyone thats voting YES seems to be hung up on.

[Bones]

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

Im not exactly saying i want boxing, im just saying I didnt have to get an exemption from verant if I chose to box with multiple machines. Was one of my many "classic card" arguements that everyone thats voting YES seems to be hung up on.

Yeah but you also had to pay 2 subscriptions. Rarely anybody boxed in classic, sorry man. If they allow it here EVERYBODY will be doing it.

[Phallax]

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

Yeah but you also had to pay 2 subscriptions. Rarely anybody boxed in classic, sorry man. If they allow it here EVERYBODY will be doing it.

not necessarily, you can limit account creation to IPs, i usually used friends accounts on live wasnt till later i bought a 2nd one..again it was my "classic card" argument not saying allow it at all