Time to End Account Buying/Selling?

[Estu]

To people talking about boxing being classic: the difference is that in classic, boxing was not easily available to everyone because you'd have to actually buy more accounts to do it. On P99, if boxing was allowed, everyone could do it with no monetary investment, so it would be much more widespread. Therefore, banning it altogether would in fact produce a sever closer to the classic experience even if it wasn't banned in classic.

To people saying that account trading will still happen when it's banned: obviously it will, but it will happen less. The war on drugs analogy made earlier is pretty apt here (though, supporting the opposite point that poster meant to support): yeah, people still do illegal drugs, but they do illegal drugs a lot less than if they were legal, because they have to worry about staying out of the eyes of the law and the social stigma attached to it.

[Gel Mibson]

some people want to enjoy the endgame without having the time to grind 100+ hours to get to level 60. i don't see the problem here.

[Rhambuk]

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

some people want to enjoy the endgame without having the time to grind 100+ hours to get to level 60. i don't see the problem here.

Most of us have no problem with it, but there are a few that seeing accounts being sold makes them rabid at the mouth...

[Estu]

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

Most of us have no problem with it

The 70% yes vote on this poll says otherwise.

[Rhambuk]

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

The 70% yes vote on this poll says otherwise.

okay, most people are against it...

ban it now so us veterans can stop wasting our time and move on

[Gadwen]

When I came back to this server I was actually really surprised to see that account selling was even allowed. It doesn't help the server, the reasons have been well stated by a few posters here. Ultimately it comes down to one argument on the side of those in support "But its fun for me".

If you want be able to quickly experience the end game of a new class without a significant amount of time invested, you are playing the wrong MMO.

[Rhambuk]

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

When I came back to this server I was actually really surprised to see that account selling was even allowed. It doesn't help the server, the reasons have been well stated by a few posters here. Ultimately it comes down to one argument on the side of those in support "But its fun for me".

If you want be able to quickly experience the end game of a new class without a significant amount of time invested, you are playing the wrong MMO.

I've been here since jan 2010, after leveling 4 chars forgive me if I dont feel like sitting around lfg for hours to get into a pug that MIGHT last long enuogh to get some experience.

The only issue I have is if the Gm's start defining what people can and cant do with their time invested and money gained why even bother...

for the people to p99 im sure it looks horrible etc etc, but for people ( like me) that have been here for years its nothing...

Don't like account sales, you are playing the wrong MMO.

[kotton05]

How would they rid buying/selling accounts tho? I don't see a clear way to really police an issue like that.

[Rhambuk]

Originally Posted by kotton05 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

How would they rid buying/selling accounts tho? I don't see a clear way to really police an issue like that.

yes, it would be a HUGE waste of time having the staff trying to keep track of whos account is whos when were already a year late on velious.

[Barkingturtle]

I don't want to experience "endgame". I want to take five or six months off, come back and trade my account for something new. Then I just dick around, seeing what it's like to be a druid or a rogue with his epic. I really appreciate that the way the rules currently stand I can do that instead of grinding a character to 30 and forgetting about P99 again for a year only to return and do the exact same thing, again. It is about my fun. Sorry if my fun hurt your fun but if it's really eating at you it's time to take five or six months off, yourself.

imo, ofc