Suggestion: Server Without the Duty Finder

[Dyvid]

Trust me, I've already had such fantasies. My guess is I'd get only a small fraction of the server to join in and no it wouldn't be enough, though if I had that fraction from every server, that may just add up to a nice populated world.

And I agree the DF needs to remain in game, (a MMO today couldn't compete without it. I understand that most people want it, and want it now!) I just think it would be fun to have one server without.

The key issue is your assumption that the lack of social communication is based on DF. I counter with FATE grinding. It's Open World, server based leveling yet still not a lot of chatting going on. Now write your reply in 2.5 second or less and you might found the real issue.

[Jynx]

I counter with FATE grinding. It's Open World, server based leveling yet still not a lot of chatting going on

Because while it's open world it really doesn't require interaction with the other people you are playing with. Doesn't actually require multiple people to show any form of coordination, or present any real challenge to players.

It's not just being open world on the same server that fosters a server community. A trial that must be overcome or becomes much easier and fun with multiple people. Make getting to the next zone a challenge solo encourages people to travel in groups or to assist others they see out in the field. FFXI for example if you seen someone agro a monster you were more inclined to help them because you know what happens when they die, the real consequences of the act is that they could possibly lose EXP and time getting back to the area.

This encouraged people to interact, a random act of kindness that could lead to a friendship or rivalry or just hope that some day the favor would be payed forward.

Adversity gives grounds for cooperation. A sterile safe world does not.

[LandricFrey]

why do people think "Server with unique code" would be easy?

I've done programming with popular gaming computer languages such as C++ and Ruby. I can't imagine it being difficult at all.

[Nadirah]

I've done programming with popular gaming computer languages such as C++ and Ruby. I can't imagine it being difficult at all.

"Gaming computer languages" and "C++" don't belong in the same sentence.

And for the record, the original World of Warcraft was written in C. Old school C.
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[LandricFrey]

well they were the top a few years back. I know developers in japan preferred Ruby. Maybe not so much online games. Point being, with my time programming video games, it doesn't seem difficult to say, disable a script or code associated with the DF. To create something new and implementing it yes. To disable, return a nil, whatever, not so much.

[Nadirah]

My point was that it's not a gaming language.

Iirc, Windows was written in C at one point. There is no programming language out there used exclusively for programming games. C++ is common, but its got more use elsewhere.