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Originally Posted by stormlord
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If we're going to have global /ooc and global /auction, which are not classic, we need to update how it works to reflect the fact that this isn't classic so it needs different answers.
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Well that's one way to look at it, but I'd say turning off ooc/auction would be a better approach. There will be a raging river of tears about it going away, but I think it should be experimented with. Do I have enough supporters to use as living shields?
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Originally Posted by Nocte
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Perhaps (and this would take tremendous amounts of effort by an already overworked dev staff) the EC tunnel could be converted to use bazaar mechanics?
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I would never support this. Part of the game itself was trading and having a community. I try and keep the "bot" feel out of the game for you guys.. and that's what the bazaar was.. player bots.
If you really want EC back, you guys could ask for in addition to the removal of global ooc/auction, for item links to be removed. I remember when I went to EC, it was all about buying/selling and trading. I could show up with a rubicite bracer, and by the time I left, I'd have a rubicite bracer.. *and* 5k. Part of the mystery of the game, at least to me, was learning things. Now its just click click with no learning.
That would bring back the 'EC feel', bag checks at torch 2, and various other things. It's just hard for people to ask for what is classic, if it does not benefit them.
I'm of the opinion that "ease of playing" usually only isolates players from each other. Pok books, bazaar, item links... all remove player interaction. IMO, we have enough community for EC (or whatever zone is chosen to be a hub), but not enough players, bots, boxes, and gold farmers to ever have a 'bazaar/auction house'.
Hate on me.