There won't be an economy. The only way to trade with other players is face to face interaction. No way to display what you are selling or complete a long distance transaction. Good luck getting a player run economy going with no mailbox, player vendors, auction house, or global trade chat.
We didn't have all that in classic EQ and there was the best player economy I have ever seen in a MMO. But.. there was a way to see what you were going to buy.
It's been a while since I played EQ but I could have sworn there was global chat. Even a trade channel. Or my memory is off. Am I right or wrong?
"There is as yet insufficient data for a meaningful answer."
Sandbox is not having a set place to go. It's not about what you can or cannot do in the world. Look at WoW. You can "craft, go PvP, go On a quest, go fishing.." according to a lot of people here, this is Called "SANDBOX".. but the way you progress is linear.. IE.. you go from Point a to point b..a REAL sandbox would look like "log in, go gather some wood, and kill some wolves/trolls/goblins, go back to a town (they are all pretty much the same, not a main leveling hub), go siege with your guild on an enemy city, that you had to ride to from across the map.."
The sandbox means that you can do anything at any level. In a themepark game.. you can't. You have to go from point a to b to c to e.. in order to compete..
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We didn't have all that in classic EQ and there was the best player economy I have ever seen in a MMO. But.. there was a way to see what you were going to buy.
It's been a while since I played EQ but I could have sworn there was global chat. Even a trade channel. Or my memory is off. Am I right or wrong?
"There is as yet insufficient data for a meaningful answer."
Sandbox is not having a set place to go. It's not about what you can or cannot do in the world. Look at WoW. You can "craft, go PvP, go On a quest, go fishing.." according to a lot of people here, this is Called "SANDBOX".. but the way you progress is linear.. IE.. you go from Point a to point b..a REAL sandbox would look like "log in, go gather some wood, and kill some wolves/trolls/goblins, go back to a town (they are all pretty much the same, not a main leveling hub), go siege with your guild on an enemy city, that you had to ride to from across the map.."
The sandbox means that you can do anything at any level. In a themepark game.. you can't. You have to go from point a to b to c to e.. in order to compete..
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