Abacab on play nice policy

[YendorLootmonkey]

Originally Posted by Bartella

Further to this, I wouldn't mind seeing this particular part of the EQ Play nice policy brought over to p1999:

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Spawns in the game can no longer be claimed or controlled by a single player or group. Wether it is a single or multiple spawn, for an item or for XP, low or high level, all groups wishing to camp a spawn must
work out some type of rotation or means to share the spawn.

Think about some uber item you want as a druid. Something you've been dying to get your hands on. I dunno what druids want, so just pick something. Now imagine you've been finally invited into a camp where the mob that drops it spawns. Placeholder after placeholder spawns. Finally the named spawns. It doesn't drop it. So you wait again. More placeholders. The named spawns again after hours. It drops the item. You lose the /random on it and the cleric gets the nifty +10 WIS item or whatever it is. Cleric loots and scoots, you try main-healing for a while but it's not enough to keep everyone alive. You wipe and have to CR. Can't find another cleric to replace, so you log for the night. Three nights later, you finally get invited to that camp again. More placeholders to kill. Named spawns, item doesn't drop.

Then, another group comes in and wants your camp. The part you wish to bring over to P1999 states you now have to share that camp/spawn with the other group. So you're forced to work out a rotation. They kill half the spawns in the camp, you kill the other half. Alternate killing nameds. Now the named spawns again. Drops the item, but it wasn't your group's turn. More hours and hours of placeholders, named spawns... doesn't drop the item on your group's turn. Your group gets pissed at having to share and most of them leave. You no longer have a group capable of clearing the mobs. Other group moves in because they can.

etc etc etc over and over again.

Are you REALLY sure you'd like that part of the PNP to come over to P1999 with the limited content we're all already trying to share? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]