Arguements both supporting and against kinda go both ways...
Ruining the economy is a dumb argument because very simply put- this game is over 10 years old and filled with veteran players who already know the tricks of the trade and know whats good and how to easily acquire it. They also know what expansions are coming in the future and exactly how to plan for exactly what they hold. You already see people posturing for epics, because they know the quests and if they dont, the most descriptive write-ups are available from multiple sources.
In addition to that the server has been up for a good amount of time already and there is still a decent amount of time before kunark will even be added. What that means is very simply, the supply for mains(and even twinks) will be heavy and the demand will be relatively low. This means more platinum and more bank spaces filled with stuff that wont sell. I already see it with the serverwide auction function(which i personally dont care for) Its the same few people trying to sell off the same few things pretty much. The economy is already kinda off balance, and most of what is sold is more than likely going to alts.
At this point there seem to be a fair amount of guilds capable of planar and dragon raids(a lot of it can be 1 and 2 grouped honestly) so really the ease of acquiring high end no-drop items, will also decrease the need for droppable dungeon loot for mains. Also I would venture to guess that there is a pretty decent amount of platinum in the game at this point. It's basically supply and demand. What good is platinum at this point to a high end player that has everything? I would guess the economy has already peaked. What are you going to spend your money on, multi-quests for epics in kunark? You shouldn't know those exist this is classic EQ! But you do, and you also know the ins and outs of most every early zone city outdoor and dungeon, where certain things drop, how often and even (sadly) where to go get things that are super crazy rare before they get nerfed or removed. And this is conducive to a stable economy as per "classic" standards? Give me a break. Plus a good player at certain classes can already hold and maintain certain highly lucrative camps solo, you dont need a box for that.
It's fun. For everyone its their own reasons. But don't put up stupid reasons like the "economy" when you know very well what the trends for the future are going to hold because you've already been through it before.
For the record im still supporting non boxing for the purpose of not wasting bandwidth/server resources/etc, and i love that i can always find a group. I just like playing devils advocate when someone puts up a poor arguement
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