Global ooc/auction return to zone-wide - Page 8

Beef · #1 05-24-2010, 08:33 AM

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

ya def not a fan of the channels being taken away, but just 1 day of running around it just feels like a dead server now. I know its not a dead server, but running through 10+ zones earlier and saw 1 ooc chat. I know people were getting fed up with the drug/religion/politics/And you love it crap. Big deal turn off OOC if you didn't like it. you know you had that option right? Being a cleric sitting on my ass 80% of the time it was at least entertaining sometimes. But people may say "spoolie why not just talk to your group and be social?" You know what even now 10 years later some people just are not that talkative in groups so it was always nice being able to talk to the people that were in the OOC. We are not the population of classic eq, and as much as you want to keep it completely classic somethings are just better updated with the times. There is no reason to cut ourselves off from one another. I seriously think it was a little to early to be taking them away. just my 2 copper pieces

I warned of this last week but I was ignored and called names etc. but whatever I love playing here so I've turned off ooc for good.

Stickyfingers · #2 05-24-2010, 08:54 AM

Well no shit the zones are dead. There are probably an average of 5 people per zone now, any idiot could have seen that happening. I like the change, I feel it wasn't the right time though. The population should have been a bit bigger in my opinion, but, what can ya do? The only thing this change does, is makes the game slower, but isn't that what made it great? The fact that you struggled to do things at times, but ultimately you prevailed.

Agaron · #3 05-24-2010, 11:29 AM

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The population should have been a bit bigger in my opinion

Ding ding ding. There's a difference between having the entire ec tunnel filled with people like live, and having 20 people sitting at the entrance, with the same 5 people auctioning crap. It's even harder to sell your goods. It's pointless with a population this small. I had a /who of 60 people in ec when there was 200 on server. Bet other zones were poppin? I'm sorry, but this change seems as dumb as custom stuff in a classic server. I can imagine people leaving from this.

Kuron · #4 05-24-2010, 11:30 AM

*waves* Bye bye!

Bones · #5 05-24-2010, 03:56 PM

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Bet other zones were poppin? I'm sorry, but this change seems as dumb as custom stuff in a classic server. I can imagine people leaving from this.

Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.

Packet · #6 05-24-2010, 04:14 PM

I think we can still cater to everyone if you think about it. How about we just each get an IRC client and use that instead? This way we don't have to have the, "What? You want OOC and you're upset it's gone? Well go play another server!" attitude. We can always find a way around things to create some sort of harmony.

Dantes · #7 05-24-2010, 04:21 PM

Glad to hear this was implemented. One of the first things that annoyed me after starting on P99 a couple months ago was the frequent garbage spewed in OOC every 3-5 seconds. If I want to chat, I'll join a group and chat with those folks, or join a guild and chat with those folks. We can all talk about how great the latest craptastic superhero movie sequel was and have a grand ole time.

The feeling of isolation being out in the middle of nowhere with hardly any people was actually an exciting part of the game during live. As a new player I was scared to death the first time I ventured out to the Karanas. It's not the same with OOC folks asking "When is kunark being released?" for the 1,000,000th time.

If I need help to get from point A to point B, I need to run and find it -- same as it was in 99. If you can't handle it, maybe play an easier game?

stormlord · #8 05-24-2010, 02:43 PM

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

Well no shit the zones are dead. There are probably an average of 5 people per zone now, any idiot could have seen that happening. I like the change, I feel it wasn't the right time though. The population should have been a bit bigger in my opinion, but, what can ya do? The only thing this change does, is makes the game slower, but isn't that what made it great? The fact that you struggled to do things at times, but ultimately you prevailed.

I agree. I voted no on the poll, waiting for 1000+ population. But the choice was made to remove it. I'm not here to oppose the people who run this server. It's all in our attitude. I'm here to enjoy this game. I'm going to do everything I can to give it a good shot. I'm not going to throw my dreams away over this. I think people have to be stronger than that. I'm not going to make this a self-fulfilling prophecy. Yes, I felt that the population was too low, but I'm not going to let that stop me from enjoying this game. I'm a fighter.

One thing I can say for sure is, yesterday was my first day w/o global chat. The run from qeynos to ec was a LOT faster than I remember it being. Ya, I had sow, but it still seemed a lot easier than it should have been. It felt anti-anticlimactic. When I arrived at ec, there were only 45 people. Right then I knew that, combined with the quieter /ooc, this is going to take some time to get used to. I got a nice item for cheap. I think people are selling low to compensate for everything, but if you sell too low, it's anti-climactic and defeats the purpose of playing. I know that for me, I don't want it to be easy. I appreciate help from high levels, but not too much. Maybe it's because I'm an old player and know my way around and like to do it myself. For a new player that doesn't know what I know, they appreciate the help a lot more than I do.

I guess, spread the love around. A lot people are going to need it!

Malrubius · #9 05-24-2010, 03:09 PM

Uguk was packed last night, and people were using shout AND ooc. And I even saw a couple of auctions go by. It was chaos, but good chaos.

Sure, some zones are pretty empty, just like in classic. There's no fewer people in the zones than there were before though. Just no dialog about the latest episode of Lost [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.].

moebius8 · #10 05-24-2010, 09:07 AM

making it harder to communicate may be classic, its still retarded. If you play non peak you may as well find another game/server because the game just became even more suck for you. would it be technically feasible to put in globals during the hours of say 10PM to 7AM est during none peak hours when it will be freaking impossible to do anything unless you solo?