2 Boxing is rampant on this server

[Daldaen]

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

If you suspected someone of 2 boxing, why didnt you report it like your supposed to do?

Or how about you stop worrying about other people until it starts hugely impacting your gameplay.

Too many stupid people white-knight on this and aimlessly petition while stupid. And if you petition when stupid, you're gonna have a bad time. Example:

If you see a Druid running at a speed faster than SoW, don't /shout "nice speed hacks bro, grats on petition". Herp-a-derp, learn2SpiritofCheetah.

^. That's happened to be 2-3 times on this server. Idiots.

If you happen to see me as a 60 Druid in Unrest and you get trained, don't /shout "fucking powerlevelers! some people are trying to GROUP in main room, stop training us".

When infact on a few occasions I had been tree-formed for the last several minutes and had 0 possibility of moving let alone training. Or that I had been AFK and hadn't aggroed any mobs in the past 10 minutes.

And just sometimes I like to tree form at entrance or join a random group and fully group buff them. If your criteria for 2 boxing involves people who are nice enough to do that but for a longer period of time, then you are greatly mistaken. There just happen to be some people who are nice on this server. Much nicer than myself.

Stop assuming that just because someone is conveniently helping others they are "blatantly two boxing". Just because you don't have high level friends helping you doesn't mean other people have no friends who help them.

I guarantee you, the vast majority of situations you've seen haven't been two boxers. But to ahead, waste the people who volunteer to be guides' time. I'm sure they will get a laugh out of it when they just ventrilo and talk to both people in question simultaneously.

This server is good about catching and punishing on this stuff. But it's really dumb when people get up on their high horse and become the self proclaimed expert on boxing and all things server-integrity when they have no idea what they are talking about. Because the people who are so bothered by 2-boxing are generally speaking, not very experienced at boxing themselves and don't know what they are talking about.

tl;dr - You do you. Stop worrying about other people. You don't like someone's friend buffing your group, find another one.

[Rika]

If I've nothing better to do I'm one of those that semi afks in FoB and buffs newbies. I sometimes tell the polite ones to /t me for a refresh on short duration ones. When I get a tell I buff em and return to sitting atop a ledge and semi afk or whatever until I'm ready to do whatever I'm doing.

It's a bit much to accuse us all of two boxing just for being nice. Like others have said though, just report if you think foul play is afoot. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[innocent51]

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

Amelinda got something right...she'd sometimes broadcast: "I can see you 2-boxing, I'd log out now"

Then the server pop dropped by 14-16 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

15 people over 1k so pop doesn't seem crazy high.

You can also have a good chunk of people asking friend to help while AFK. I mean, if I'm at work I can have EQ launched on my computer while not really playing. A friend xp'ing near by pokes me on TeamSpeak or Facebook for a sow, a rez or a crack times to times, I can do it, its not dual boxing.

Not to mention waiting for raid people, LFG people, auctioning people, bored people...

I can tell you GM are VERY keen on dual boxing, have the ban hammer light and have tools to check if you are actually boxing. Now if you are playing from home on a computer and have your laptop connected to your neighbor wifi its probably invisible, but I'm not sure its common enough to start a witch hunting.

[Swish]

Originally Posted by innocent51 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

15 people over 1k so pop doesn't seem crazy high.

This was a couple of years back, I think the pop had sunk to around 600-650 at peak the summer after Kunark was released.


What I'd like to see is all IP exemptions removed for 24 hours, and the comparative EC populations...could be interesting. Dealt with a bunch of people who advertise, then it takes 2 minutes to get a response, and another minute or so with the trade window open. Not saying they're all boxers, but chances are a couple were.

[jhimmy]

i have had higher level friend helping me, whilst there on the net watching tv etc and we are on skype ill just say chuck me a heal and bam heal, doesnt mean there boxing at all!

[webrunner5]

I have been playing this game from nearly the start and have never really suspected someone boxing. ME thinks the OP is on some serious meds or NEEDS to be on them. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[HeallunRumblebelly]

2 boxing is fairly infrequent, but I've seen it a few times in chardok AE recently. The incentive to box your proxy is too great for some. RIP Kelorek.

[Swish]

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

2 boxing is fairly infrequent, but I've seen it a few times in chardok AE recently. The incentive to box your proxy is too great for some. RIP Kelorek.

lol, how unsurprising.

[Champion_Standing]

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

This was a couple of years back, I think the pop had sunk to around 600-650 at peak the summer after Kunark was released.


What I'd like to see is all IP exemptions removed for 24 hours, and the comparative EC populations...could be interesting. Dealt with a bunch of people who advertise, then it takes 2 minutes to get a response, and another minute or so with the trade window open. Not saying they're all boxers, but chances are a couple were.

Server pop would drop by 200+ at prime time.

[Fame]

op confirmed wannabe