Usually if there is a good conversation thread up, Kingly usually posts his opinion on the conversation and then it turns into a witch hunt for Kingly. *knock on wood*

Well, some people prefer to "do their dirty laundry in publuc", but if I ever had
a beef with someone, I would use the PM system to deal with it.

Sent you a pm.

Hahahaha, That actually made me look, nothing there and OH, (bops my head), lol

Got ya :)

/10char

Here is my theory.

The project is actually so well developed, maintained and documented that people do not need to constantly run to the forums for help anymore.

Anytime I am developing a script or making a change, I can normally find it here. I do like a good forum conversation though.

Kayen, that is DEFINITELY a conspiracy theory!!

You zip up your pants yet? Just saying...

Need I say more?

LOL

/10nickels

I'm with Kayen. Generally only time I need to open my mouth is to help someone else or if I have a complicated question.

Now if I could just get enough players interested so I can implement content the way it was originally designed.

Explain please.

Think mechanics. Imagine a fight that that requires management of 3 separate NPCs, each with their own mechanics. But you can only keep 2 players online at any time (with their bots) and this fight is far too complicated for 2 people to complete. Realistically this fight needs 3-4 real people, but you have to dumb it down because you know you'll never have 3-4 real people playing reliably. Now imagine if you're one of the servers who is anti-bot/anti-merc. Now this 6-12 person fight has to be dumbed down for 1-3 people.

Also keep in mind that the fewer players you have, the less drastic difficulty increases can be. If you only ever have 1-3 players online, the difficulty change between tiers of content is fairly small. We're talking a few points of damage, a few thousand hp, etc. These difficulty changes can be much more drastic when you have a larger player base. This larger player base also allows you to more finely tune the mechanics behind that encounter, potentially creating not only a more difficult encounter, but a much more engaging one.

Simple fights are part of EQ's life, nothing will change that. But some of us have amazing ideas that we really never get a chance to act upon due to limited player-base.

BLUF: I design content months/years in advance, down to minute details. But during implementation reality kicks in and I have to cut things down to the point of crippling the fight.

^This.... 10 CHAR