Please Change the Two Boxing Rule

[Odeseus]

Supreme, this would cause the server to be shut down because the #1 reason SoE has not tried to shut P99 down is that P99 does not generate cash. The donations are a thank you to the devs for providing the server for us to use, and importantly do not give you any advantage vs. those who do not donate. As soon as you start talking money, SoE is going to want a cut of the profits. So either the devs get taken to court for SoE to get money from them, or SoE forces them to shut down the server.

Either way, money changing hands in any form is a quick way to cause massive trouble.

[DetroitVelvetSmooth]

nonononononono!
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[Supreme]

Odeseus i am not sure about that...

How do other EMUs do this? Through donations.

Anyways just a suggestion really...i think there should be no IP exemptions in any shape or form.

[Harrison]

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

Odeseus i am not sure about that...

How do other EMUs do this? Through donations.

Anyways just a suggestion really...i think there should be no IP exemptions in any shape or form.

Retarded.

[Hasbinbad]

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

I know, the people have been heard and the majority has ruled against it, but I would hope that some people would be open minded enough to consider my point of view and change what I think is an unnecessary rule.

From what I have gathered, the most cogent reason given as to why this rule is in place, is that the quality of the in-game community will be degraded by too many people playing double characters.

I agree with this argument to a certain extent. Yes, if a very high percentage of players were double boxing, then all the symptoms described by those against it would probably become an issue.

I disagree that this rather vague percentage will ever be reached. The majority of players are still going to be playing the game in a solo manner. It was like that before, it will be like that now. I can't recall once in the past of me ever thinking to myself "these damn two boxers, always ruining my fun!".

It really was never a problem. Usually it was just the opposite. The only time I ever really noticed a two boxer impacting the game was when we were grouped together and they were having a positive effect on game play, i.e. extra buffs, heals, etc. , just like any other character being controlled by one person.

Now your probably thinking, well thanks for sharing your view, now move along. Well that is the reason for my post. I am moving along although I really don't wish to and there really isn't a place to move along to anymore.

Like many other people, I have had a love for this game for many years. I eventually stopped playing because I wasn't happy with all the changes being made to it, and frankly all the time I was spending playing was beyond ridiculous. It would have been great to be able to come back to the game I had known and enjoy it again, not just because of the original content, but also because it was doable within my current lifestyle.

I am no longer willing or able to spend my time, especially my mornings, sitting around looking for a group to play with, and when that group is eventually found, not being able to get anything else in real life done. Being able to two box is a solution to this problem. It allows you the freedom to play the game in a semi-afk capacity while you go about your daily business. What is so wrong with that? It doesn't mean you never group with other people, you just regulate it to when you have the time to focus your full attention on the game.

Many player's lifestyles and priorities have changed over the last ten or so years but our love for this game has not. I used to stay up all night raiding and adding pizza boxes to my collection, now I wake up early in the morning and enjoy cooking a nice meal for my family in the evening.

The two boxing rule being enforced on this server is driving people like myself away from the game. We either play the game because we can or we don't play at all. We don't wish to interfere with any others enjoyment or hurt the game whatsoever, we just want to go about our game business quietly and at a leisurely pace.

I hope some people will take my thoughts into consideration and change a rule that I believe labels many decent players as troublemakers and thus considers them better off dead.

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[zeik]

I have yet to play on P99 yet, only because i havent gotten my titanium yet. but when i do i will be surely playing and i honestly was hoping to 2 box. but after reading all the comments on this thread, i completely agree with NO 2 BOXING. i have been doing it for years with EQ and with other games, but they bring up very valid points. M

y person favorite reason is that it will make group with randoms less appealing, why look for a cleric when you can pull out your box.. why pick up that "questionable" dps. when you can pull out your own DPS that u know wont F something up.

Furthermore it also gives it the even more old school feel, i can count on 1 hand how many people i met on my first year or two of playing EQ on one hand that 2+ boxed

all said and done. i'll be there in T minus 5 days and with only one account... even though i have 2 internet connections at my disposal. i am not going to 2 box.

[DetroitVelvetSmooth]

You think its annoying how farmed a lot of the good camps are see what happens when you make it possible for people to 2 box. 2 man box groups with certain combinations are much faster xp than most 6 man groups are, and thats all you'd see. I also don't know where youre getting this "I cant find 2 more people to fill out my 4 man group..." there're always at least 5 people actively lfg in any level range.

[MaSQue]

before Teeny gets all upset over someone telling him to STFU lemme explain why I HATE when people start crying about shit the Devs don't allow.

I was one of the first people to log on to Vallon Zek PvP server. The server was a 4 team ALL ITEM LOOT PvP + coin loot server. You could loot weapons, stuff from bags etc etc nothing was safe if it was not a no drop item. before you go into saying I prolly played a Wizard or a Mage etc etc I played a Cleric and I wore my gear.

Well it didnt take long for the pussy ass carebears to roll in crying and complaining about how they did not like having there weapons and shields looted. What did the Devs do? They coded in no hand loot.

Once the carebears won that battle they moved on to they didnt like how there bags could be looted. yep, Devs nerfed that too.

Then the carebears moved on to whaa whaa they didnt like having armor looted ..... so the Devs just gave up and made it coin loot only.


The point of all this was the server started out as full loot/coin loot pvp until people like you cried and got it changed and eventually the server died because of it.

really, dude ... play the server like the Devs tell you to play it or just gtfo
Sorry if I am being a dick, but it gets really old. This is a FREE server, why are you trying to change shit?

gonna go to bed before I hurt someones feelings lol


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[Swindle]

It's bad enough with all the power levelers soaking up tons of mobs in all the XP bonus zones, I'd shudder to think how much worse it would be with two boxing. The whole point of this server was to recreate the 1999 experience. Two-boxing was virtually non-existant in 99.

[Pico]

I don't disagree with you Masque but chill the fuck out.