Make Servers with P99-style IP exemptions!

[Uleat]

You realize that one-account-per-ip-address severely limits cohabiting players.


Heck, you could probably take out large portions of some countries by doing that...

[Galactuss]

Originally Posted by Uleat

You realize that one-account-per-ip-address severely limits cohabiting players.


Heck, you could probably take out large portions of some countries by doing that...

You would just have to do the same thing P99 does, and have people apply for extra. Obviously, P99 isn't too limited by this. It's the largest server by FAR.

[Huppy]

Originally Posted by Uleat

You realize that one-account-per-ip-address severely limits cohabiting players.

I have to agree with Uleat on this, simply because, even when I was playing on Sony
live servers 10 years ago, I found myself running 6 accounts over 4 boxs. I did that
because I got sick and tired of being LFG for a good portion of playtime, so I decided
to create my own little group. So population, in itself, does not guarantee anyone that
true "mmo experience", even when people are only running one toon.
Any populated servers here on EQEmu, I don't think "forcing" players in to abandoning
their choice to multibox is going to help, it may just cause them to lose interest.
In my opinion, one IP or 10 IP's allowed, in really does boil down to player preference,
rather than the administration of the servers.
Maybe one could think about a voting poll to see how many EQEmu players prefer
to play with more than one account ?

[provocating]

Although people still today try to persuade me to allow boxing on my server it will not happen. Since we are a tight knit community we normally recognize someone trying to box fast, they get banned. I will say that not allowing boxing also does something else interesting, it shows bugs pretty quickly. Since the players are really having to play the game without the advantage of boxing or bots they notice things they would not otherwise. We did take an extensive look at mitigation and that has been adjusted to where it is way more like live was back around 2001. A few things that have been worked on that have made the hugest impact on the players, as far as positive feedback have been pet pathing, mitigation and charm.

Seriously though if you have not given Legacy of FrostStone a fair shake then stop by. If you are the boxer, MQer or like instant gratification then the server is not for you.