I'd have to agree. Adding a longer timer or just removing it wouldn't solve the issue which is the reason this thread was created.

I don't think having 2 or more accounts on different computers, in

different realms is against the rules.


It isn't like he is RP farming in summoners hall or anything.

They are marco pveing, and a lot of people do it.


I am against big realm timers, but what would work on macro players?

 

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hhmmm if i used that same argument.. if all the people who voted "yes" stopped playing... the game would die because there would not be enough people to sustain the game.


it is also against Eula/Roc for 1 player to have 2 accounts on 2 different realms simultaneously.. the use of /who on either account can/will get you a suspension/ban.

spybots have always been illegal.


the 5 minute realm timer is pointless imho, a 15 minute timer might work.. well for those that don't ctrl/alt/delete and end the process.

it's a shame we need a realm timer... the player base is NOT what it used to be.


the player base is beginning to remind me alittle of "lord of the flies"

 

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actualy, it is against the rules to have characters on different realms logged in at the same time, but only... i repeat.. only if you are working against 1 realm or the other.

aka spying, relaying information to aid the enemy, or RP pharming yourself.

if your playing 2 seperate realms normaly, its perfectly acceptable but the EULA/ROC specificaly state that spying and aiding the enemy is not allowed.

 

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actualy, not realy... because thats the point.. the majority voted against realm timers in all the polls mythic did... the playerbase even voted to remove them completely...

mythic has take'n it upon themselves to put them back in, despite what the playerbase wanted, because no timer is a problem and a small 5-15 minute timer is needed reguardless... but if all those that want a timer stopped playing the majority of the playerbase would still be there and still playing..

how ever, if all the people that dont want a timer quit.. then the majority would be gone and there wouldnt be enough people to sustain the servers..

 

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I'd say farming wanted loot and trading it for plats which you turn into for real money is against the spirit of the game. Thats the issue with macroplayers. Don't see how anyone could possibly disagree that that. The best way for EA to counter this is to sell loot themselfs for real life money but at a much cheaper price. I somehow doubt that will happen though.

mythic doesn't do the 51% vrs 49% vote count when making decisions.. it's more like 75%+ is needed to change something. so if just 25% of the player base voted against it would have been enough to stop it. the reason mythic put back in a realm timer was.... yup u guessed it ... around 75% of the feedback they got asked for it..

the polls i've seen on vn were pretty close on %'s one way or the other.. but since most of the remaining players still don't do the "vn thing" it only gives a rough idea of what players want.

 

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VN has always been the vocal MINORITY as far as player opinion goes.

Mythic has a horrible thing lately (last few years actualy) and that is.. they listen too much to the minority..

its the reason the game keeps loosing so many people, mythic makes big changes based on the opinions of the minority and upseting the majority so the majority have been slowly leaving.

it started with the classic servers, then the nerfing and dumbing down of the PVE content .... they just keep making dumber and dumber decisions and driving away more and more people that were once happy with the game.

 

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i'm sorry... but you've lost me VN has always been the vocal MINORITY , they listen too much to the minority, nerfing and dumbing down of the PVE content


although 2 dev's (andy/adam) have been reading the boards from time to time, mythic makes it's decisions based on the feedback form http://www.camelotherald.com/feedback/index.php

not the vn boards. using the feedback form is kinda like voting for the next U.S president/congress/governor... your going to be stuck with them for the next 4 years and if u did't vote/voice your opinion.. do you really have the right to complain if you opted out of making the decision?


i haven't played in awhile, so correct me if i'm wrong.... but didn't they boost dragons/levi and a few other SI epic mobs difficulty? which pve content are you referring too?

 

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they boosted them, after nerfing them so bad that 4 player could do the encounter, and were forced to increase it when macro groups were pharming it because they made it so damned easy..

all the encounters that used to take 32-64 players, now take 8 .... thats just wrong, MMO's are supose to be epic and challenging... DAoC is not anymore.. it used to be...

and regards to the feedback form, i used to fill out feedback constantly, but it never did any good everything still got nerfed to shite because people on VN were complaining it was too hard... after the first round of TOA encounter nerfs most of the people i knew and played with in the game canceled...

PVE sustains a MMO and when you nerf it to hell and make it a cake walk.. you loose players because they arent entertained... eq1 still recieves pve expansion content that is challenging and fun ... eq1 just got a new expansion last month...

weres daoc's new content to keep things fresh and exciting? ... oh yeah that stopped 3 years ago! any plans to make new ones.. nope...

the game is old and stagnant with no plans or hope of a revival.

 

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