Why such a high level req for /1?

[VirazolKaine]

The level requirement was applied to chat channels because of throw away accounts being used to spam or advertise. They must now invest/play an account for a period of time before they can do this, which they honestly won't bother doing. No gold advertisement will be tolerated on our server. Speaking of buying gold, I suggest you don't do it, because if you're banned for this, the site used will probably keep your money. Do not mention any of their sites on the forum or within the game, because a), using these is prohibited, and b), you're just giving them more free advertisement. Like a real economy, you're supposed to work for gold. You do not buy money with money in real life, thus you should not buy gold with money in a game.

Blizzard had to deal with this on a MUCH bigger scale, and they never took these measures. You guys are becoming like Feenix. Stop it. I haven't seen this on any private servers either.

Level 10 completely kills chat in Durotar, Dun Morough, Tel Drassil, Elwynn Forest, and Mulgore. The realm is filled with life, and you're suppressing it. Do you really want your crusade against gold trading which so few people on the realm partake in to affect the playerbase so adversely?

This crusade is pointless. Everyone knows where to go to buy gold, and find sellers. Everyone knows gold selling/buying exists. Anyone can ask another person if they're truly unaware. If the demand exists, it will be met.

I really think you need to stop this Kraft. You're stealing from the life of the realm. I logged into Elwynn Forest yesterday to see it buzzing with activity, people chatting in general, and LFM for hogger and Princess Must Die, things like that, looking for groups to level with in general. Now this can't happen again.

You're destroying the experience. The first few levels are what give people the biggest impression of it, and for you to tamper with this is insane. If you could restrict /trade and /general-Orgrimmar and /general-Ironforge to level 10s, that might be a bit more sensible, but what you've done isn't right.

I hope this is changed fast before the damage is felt.

Completely 100% agree, glad I'm not alone in this. I miss chatting with my fellow lowbies about how hard the game is.

[Garfunkel]

Blizzard had to deal with this on a MUCH bigger scale, and they never took these measures.

You had to buy an account on retail. Trial accounts could not /w or /1 if I remember correctly.

[chassou]

Blizzard had to deal with this on a MUCH bigger scale, and they never took these measures.

You had to buy an account on retail. Trial accounts could not /w or /1 if I remember correctly.

Like Aholes wouldn't buy the game just to spam...

[shakey]

I understand you want to reduce spam/trolls and whatnot, but level 10?

I think this is great! Also having a high req. to join /world is the most important thing. If you cant manage to level to 10 without barrens chat, dont play x1 xprate server


# pro tip 4 free, make own channel and spam ppl u see to join it "/iCantLevelWithoutSpamChat" i think ppl will join it

[kaba]

If possibru, maybe a compromise would be best? Lowering the requirement in starting zones such as Durotar to lvl 3 or something and keep it at 10 in the rest of the zones. I mean maybe we can live with some amount of spamerino in the starting zones?

[Arise]

I can see both sides of the argument. I am all in favour of a lvl requirement to prevent add spamming. But the first 10 lvl's without general chat will feel very non-blizzlike.

I think lvl 6 would be a good compromise. Can't see any commercial spammers bothering to take the time for that. lvl 10 seems excessive.

[Wraith§Reaver]

I can see both sides of the argument. I am all in favour of a lvl requirement to prevent add spamming. But the first 10 lvl's without general chat will feel very non-blizzlike.

I think lvl 6 would be a good compromise. Can't see any commercial spammers bothering to take the time for that. lvl 10 seems excessive.

yeah, quoting word by word :/

[Viper]

Kraft is indeed right about the increasing workload GM are dealing with since more than a week now, regarding people advertising for forbidden website.

For now, level limit has been reduced to level 3 (from level 10).
So character needs to be at least level 3 to use public channels, or the world channel.

This parameter can be adjusted. Goal is to have an experience in game as nice as possible without toxing advertisers all along the way.

[Noxm]

We need raise that level limit to level 20..

[Jackyy]

We need raise that level limit to level 20..