Why not create an additional server that is boxing friendly?

[Tiggles]

This is that Jeremy guy from TMO.

Of course he wants to box

[Daldaen]

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

This is that Jeremy guy from TMO.

Of course he wants to box in Lower Guk again

Ftfy

[jeremy0818]

No, I'm not 'the Jeremy guy from TMO', with my play time I don't think I will ever be able to join TMO.

No I am not asking for anything and just making suggestions as there seem to be enough interest in such topic.

If I were to be asking for GM privilege I would just be making effort to formulate a private server that is close to P99 in terms of coding.

All I am suggesting is a server that seem to have certain amount of demand that can be scrapped at anytime as developers please to do so.

I don't see why there needs to be such hostility? If you don't like boxing, you can stick to the original server.

[Daldaen]

The hostility stems from splitting the server is imagine. And people's irrational hatred of boxing.

You make this server you see peak population on normal server go from 1200 down to 1000 or 900. Then the people who stay on the server can't find a group since there are less people and then they blame boxing.

[jeremy0818]

I am sure there will be 'pro-boxing' people that are willing to contribute for the cost, at least I am willing to do so as long as I know it is not something that I pay and will get scrapped immediately.

Trying to socialize when the prime time you play has a server population of around 400-600 toons is not always that easy, especially when you do not have enough time to stick around long enough for it to eventually reach 1000+.

Sure I can always 'F off' and play runescape, or WoW, or EQ live, or whatever paid or f2p MMORPG I can fit the rule, but I am just making a suggestion that does not seem to be outlandish nor attract tiny minority.

I mean how much extra cost would it involve to have one extra server that is clone to the original and would probably have slightly less population?

Also, I am not suggesting 10000 suggestions for 10000 servers to meet every possible situations and demands.

[Tecmos Deception]

Originally Posted by jeremy0818 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If you don't like boxing, you can stick to the original server.

And if you DO like boxing, you can play somewhere else

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[Spitty]

Originally Posted by jeremy0818 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Also, I am not suggesting 10000 suggestions for 10000 servers to meet every possible situations and demands.

Nope, just one to meet your specific situation and demand. We get that.

This won't work. A server that allows boxing is likely an exponential increase to the required 3Ms - Money, Maintenance and Manpower. Money, for obvious reasons. Maintenance, because you have to test, patch and reboot the server just like any other. Manpower, because you have to answer petitions, drag corpses, investigate bugs and settle disputes just like any other.

Plus, if you think RMT/exploiting is bad on our current server - imagine the damage one or two people running 6+ characters each could cause. Are you going to pay the staff for all the extra investigative time that'll be necessary to ensure these multi-boxers aren't RMTing or running illegal scripts/macros? Hell, a team of four people could sufficiently play enough characters to raid VP. Are you going to volunteer on the staff to settle disputes between boxed armies?

Good luck.

[jeremy0818]

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

Nope, just one to meet your specific situation and demand. We get that.

This won't work. A server that allows boxing is likely an exponential increase to the required 3Ms - Money, Maintenance and Manpower. Money, for obvious reasons. Maintenance, because you have to test, patch and reboot the server just like any other. Manpower, because you have to answer petitions, drag corpses, investigate bugs and settle disputes just like any other.

Plus, if you think RMT/exploiting is bad on our current server - imagine the damage one or two people running 6+ characters each could cause. Are you going to pay the staff for all the extra investigative time that'll be necessary to ensure these multi-boxers aren't RMTing or running illegal scripts/macros? Hell, a team of four people could sufficiently play enough characters to raid VP. Are you going to volunteer on the staff to settle disputes between boxed armies?


Good luck.

Thank you for a more constructive reasoning. Yes I agree. But then I see that the red server is maintained without any issues while the population barely reaching over 100 most of the time, and a PVP server would require far more effort to police and deal with complaints than regular servers.

But the thing is that no one else can emulate pre-Luclin as well as p99 yet there is also demand for boxing on a pre-Luclin platform (just by doing a google search) so why not have something like that on the side, without touching the original no-boxing server? EZ server is boxing friendly yet still gets well over 300 players most of the time.

To the post above the quoted, yes I can simply 'F-off' to play something else as I said, but I am merely making a suggestion.

[nilbog]

no

[doeda]

I hate boxers, always have to find the right person to tell for a buff.....