Where's The Flux Capacitor?

By Dalmarus

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June 20th, 2008

Last week's poll, Teasing Us With Power, had a far different outcome than I had anticipated. The current leader (though not by much) is Time Travel. That poll was based around a set of powers for an individual character. This week, I'm taking things one step further.

Since the idea of time traveling seems to appeal to a number of players, this time, I'm giving the power to you. Yes, I mean you, the player! Imagine that you had the ability to travel time and affect the state of the game. Whether you are a rabid fan, or a reluctant disbeliever, everyone has at least one thing they would change in any game they play. As such, here's this week's question:

Bind on Pickup

NOTE - Silius is currently running a poll on the official forums (HERE) and is considering reversing the decision on this, so try to keep your responses here reasonably calm.

In any case, since it's such a hot topic, it has earned a spot in our poll. The argument for BoP can really go both ways. For the players that want to help out their alts, or a friend, it seems cruel to have to destroy so many items you come across. On the other hand, farming took a distinctly noticeable dip once this was implemented, allowing more players the chance to kill numerous named mobs themselves.

Equipment Expertise Removal

While I happen to think this item is such a dead horse that the carcass is stinking up our living room, there are a number of players who still feel strongly about this topic. Equipment expertise was a system that allowed players to customize their characters with equipment than they can now. For those that understood the system, they had nearly inexhaustible options for equipping their characters. For those that didn't understand the system, it could be insanely frustrating, even to the point of being suffocating. See here for a more indepth explanation of the equipment expertise system.

Riftways Introduced

Personally, I love the riftways. With a limited amount of time to play at any given point, having the ability to jump across continents is pretty handy. That being said though, there is certainly something to be said for having to travel the old fashioned way. If you're one of the people that wish the riftway system had never been added, pipe up here.

4th Group Loot Rights Removed

This particular item gave us one of our most heated debates to date on the forums earlier this year. If you're not sure what I'm talking about, see here. It has already been stated that the 4th group in a raid was never designed to have loot rights. Since they had the ability to do so for so long though, this has been a pretty major point of contention for some in the game, thus it goes in the poll. If you think this system should have been left the way it was, here's your chance to say so.

Removal of Team PvP Server

For the sake of argument, this choice is ignoring any and all business aspects behind the decision to remove it. That may not fit with reality, but it's our poll, so that's the way it goes. If you wish the Team PvP server had remained up rather than a Free For All server taking its place, this choice is for you!

Other

Everyone has their own ideas, and there is simply no way to cover them all. That's where this handy selection comes in. If you choose other through, you are morally obligated to post what your change prevention would be then.

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Now it's your turn to let us know what you think!

VOTE IN OUR POLL! If you could have one (and only one) of the powers listed here, what would it be? Bind on Pickup Equipment Expertise Removal Riftways Introduced 4th Group Loot Rights Removed Removal of Team PvP Server Other VOTE HERE (this poll is always open)