Boxing suspension duration?

[xKoopa]

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

It's about as classic as implementing a 25 target limit on PBAE spells to solve a CSR issue.

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[Braknar]

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

It's about as classic as implementing a 25 target limit on PBAE spells to solve a CSR issue.

I sense some salt.

[Vandil]

Perhaps a system could be implemented where someone could pay to have a second account per IP address. The price would have to be significant to avoid a flood of requests, perhaps one-time Paypal donation of $200. Adding a third account per IP would cost an additional $400. And just keep scaling it as double the previous tier. This controls the number of people willing to multibox their own raid.

Considering that the majority of people that play here are playing due to nostalgia, that means we all likely have jobs, and can decide if $200 (etc.) is worth it or not.

Obviously, that kind of money would significantly help Project 1999 with server hardware/software/hosting costs, etc.

[GreldorEQ]

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

I sense some salt.

It's not so much salt in my opinion as a clear example of how we are not actually classic. The PBAE change was implemented to solve a problem, a problem that arguably will not affect the "classic experience" of 99.9% of the player base. A shared bank slot would be a change done in the same spirit as the PBAE change.

[kotton05]

Don't even /q and log in another toon without waiting, two guildies got popped with that recently. You should camp.

[skarlorn]

Pick pocketing is also not classic here. Probably because none of the lead devs GM played rogue. They do not respect.

[Braknar]

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

It's not so much salt in my opinion as a clear example of how we are not actually classic. The PBAE change was implemented to solve a problem, a problem that arguably will not affect the "classic experience" of 99.9% of the player base. A shared bank slot would be a change done in the same spirit as the PBAE change.

Oh, with him it's salt I'm sure.

Show me an example of someone, in 1999-2003 era, that was able to pull the crap we saw in chardok or bard swarms and I might agree with you.

No, the hard limit was not in classic, but the result is decidedly more classic than without. Back in those days, no one could have swarms of 100+. Due to PC/server performance, network bandwidth, etc.

A more classic solution probably would have been to start artificially lagging people when they hit more than 25 mobs.

[GreldorEQ]

You're right - but I still want shared banks : )

[Boptop]

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

Oh, with him it's salt I'm sure.

Show me an example of someone, in 1999-2003 era, that was able to pull the crap we saw in chardok or bard swarms and I might agree with you.

No, the hard limit was not in classic, but the result is decidedly more classic than without. Back in those days, no one could have swarms of 100+. Due to PC/server performance, network bandwidth, etc.

A more classic solution probably would have been to start artificially lagging people when they hit more than 25 mobs.

I used to see AE groups in Sebilis on Veeshan server where the cleric (often famed CT cleric Teurde Ferguson) would DA pull from the zone out straight through to the back end of disco 2. Massive AE pulls did happen in the day.

[Malk]

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

A more classic solution probably would have been to start artificially lagging people when they hit more than 25 mobs.

That would have been fun - but probably much longer to code.

Current compromise addresses most of the issue without randomly deathtouching people with more than 25 mobs in their trail [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]