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

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?



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.

This is why i made this thread nilbog. There will be haters, but i completely agree bringing back that "bag checks at torch 2" feeling has classic written all over it. ill back this idea. I do like link's but i wont miss them either.

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

With ~30k accounts, and only 4,628 forum members, I'd say this is still true. The majority of people you play with do not read these forums.

I think it is underestimated how many players actually want to see global ooc/auction removed. You just never hear from them, because they don't post here and have ooc turned off in game :P

It's an assumption, but I think given the option, the majority of players would choose to congregate in a zone.

Maybe put up a poll and see how it goes? Bring back EC Tunnel or not. Give it a shot if it flops all well.