Anti-boxing servers

[Kayen]

It seems like so many recent servers are 100% against boxing. The thought process seems to be that if players play multiple characters then they won't be willing to group with other players and the server will die.

It has nothing to do with grouping.

In brief, trying to implement balanced content that accommodates both boxers and non boxers is nearly an impossible task. Ultimately leading the disenfranchisement of the non-boxers leaving you with a server with a high population but low actual player count. This is not what any developer strives for and it is not representative of a healthy server.

Kayen
GM Storm Haven

[Shirodan]

Pretty much what Kayen said,

If you balance a game around boxing then the non-boxing player will not be able to keep up. If you balance the game around non-boxing but allow people to box then content becomes trivial for a single person who boxes.

Disallowing boxing allows for better balance.

That being said, there are plenty of servers that allowing boxing to accommodate those who wish to box.