Why YT is Bad for the Server

[easy_lee]

First off, I get why the administration created YT. The server isn't big and PvP isn't as common as it should be. In theory, letting everyone know when someone gets killed makes players feel like part of an active PvP server and notifies people where the PvP is happening.

But YT is self-defeating. Here's why:

• If everyone knows when you die, you have extra incentive to avoid PvP.
• Encourages trash talk in OOC.
• Enables public death and kill tracking via the leaderboard, which:
  • Gives people more incentive to avoid PvP.
  • Encourages gank-style play.
  • Encourages players to pick classes which can get kills instead of support classes.
  • Gives the most worthless human beings on this server an overinflated ego.
• It doesn't show PvP, only kills, meaning the enchanter who stunned the target and enabled the kill, the cleric who healed his friend, and the bard who helped them catch the target get no credit.
• It reveals your location to the server, not something you necessarily want.
• It isn't even classic.

YT led to less PvP, more plugging, more running, more trash talk, and more solo gankers. Why do we still have this?

[Fame]

This is going to work!

[SamwiseRed]

Personally, I love YT but I understand the OP's concern. As with most changes, I tend to be conservative so I think changing it to 46+ only is a good start before outright removing it completely.

[Swish]

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[Recycled Children]

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[SamwiseRed]

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420 blaze it

reported

[Pumped]

only people like andis want pvp , and they basically bugged staff about it for over a year until they got it

back then almost no one was playing and they didnt care.

[El Camacho]

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

changing it to 46+ only is a good start before outright removing it completely.

Doesn't affect me much either way, but this is pretty solid reasoning.

Most of the high level talk about PvP is about contesting over mobs, so 46+ makes sense in that regard.

The pvp sub-54 is a mixed bag of grief, sniping and a few good fights.

[Fame]

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

back then almost no one was playing and they didnt care.

this explains a lot about the server

[Ragnaros]

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