It seems that at least one pro guild bank advocate has progressed to the third stage–Bargaining.
“Blizzard, change the guild bank system so that it functions in a manner that it never functioned previously. Make any changes you need to make as long as you add this one of my desired non vanilla QOL convenience changes to classic.”
So far the bargaining offers include, but are not limited to:
Making restricting guild bank access to one location per faction
Changing the clickable object to an NPC or “treasure chest”
Restricting access to guild banks to only guilds with 40 level 60 characters
Changing the amount of storage in a guild bank
Raising the cost of a guild bank
Changing the format of a guild bank to use bags instead of tabs
These attempts at “bargaining” were not all made by the same person, but they were all made.
Every one of these “bargaining attempts” was made as a result of someone pointing out a con against guild banks.
If it were true that “no ‘valid’ arguments” had made against guild banks, why are there so many different “suggestions” as to how to change guild banks so they can be added to Classic?
The fact that at least one pro guild bank advocate has reached the third stage of grief gives me hope that they will eventually reach the fifth and final stage–acceptance. It also gives me hope that other pro guild bank advocates will find themselves progressing through those 5 stages, as well.
The problem with the pro-change crowd is that they do not desire the original experience, they want an augmented updated experience, and that’s not period correct.
I strive to get as close as possible to the original game as one could get, and these changes to game systems is just not gonna cut it.
It’s kinda the same as going with raw 1.12 WoW; sure it’s authentic for 1.12, but it does a very poor job of representing the feel of 1.2 or anything pre 1.11 when threat management actually mattered. In other words the bulk of the wow gaming experience.
As has been pointed out, changes to existing code are more likely to made in the area of existing code which will be accessing those changes, which will be in the middle of the existing code and not at the end.
You are also ignoring the fact that even “adding” at the end of existing code is still changing the code. If you had ever done any coding, you would know that even “adding” things at the end of existing code can cause unforeseen consequences.
I believe that it depends more on the GM you get than the item(s) taken.
As noted, no one can take anything from the guild bank without permission to do so. The the best of my knowledge, the policy is do not restore items or gold taken by someone who has permission to do so. I do not believe that a GM that was following policy would have restored that gold.
Are there GM’s that will overstep their authority and do things they know they should not? Yes, and that is why it depends more upon the GM you get. IMO, a GM’s overstepping their authority is not a compelling reason to add the non vanilla QOL convenience change of guild banks to classic, though.
obviously 1.1 wasn’t 2006. But it is vanilla!!! See a pattern? Just like how people are asking for 1.5 AV. Just like people are asking for 1.11 threat. Both are in Vanilla. guild banks aren’t in vanilla though.
Taking things i said from another thread now huh? desperate for excuses to have guild banks added. Blizzard 100% said no cross realm zones. A battleground is an instanced zone. FACTS!!! layed out in front of you. However cross realm bgs was in vanilla so if it did happen its still authentic, id just dislike it very much.
If you don’t see the hypocrisy in your posting manner, then I don’t know what else to say. Your criteria for what is up for debate in Classic, is not Blizzard’s criteria.
I’ve acknowledged that there’s virtually no chance that Guild Banks will be added. I can still discuss their merits and the benefit they would provide to the Classic WoW experience. That’s the difference, you won’t accept the facts Blizzard has laid out in front of you, you won’t accept their words and try to manipulate their context to fit your desires.