question on "classic"

[muggalol]

isnt luclin considered classic since its level cap is still 60?

[RevengeofGio]

Nope.

[eisley]

Do you think you're going to find some loophole and Rogean is gonna be like "welp, you got me. Luclin 2018." ?

"Classic" is what the developers wanted to make, and that is ending at Velious. The word is essentially meaningless

[muggalol]

I dont care about luclin im just wondering why isnt it considered classic?

[eisley]

Because "classic" is a made up term that means "up to the end of velious"

[Eliseus]

"Classic" its technically whatever people want to deem as "classic", but if you were to use the most popular use for the word, anything Kunark and beyond is not classic. Some would even argue anything after the exact launch of a game is not classic, but most people consider anything in X era as classic.

[jarshale]

I dont care about luclin im just wondering why isnt it considered classic?

Because cats on the moon and new graphics.

[Sadre Spinegnawer]

The real reason is not a happy one, friend.

Years ago, one of the devs got married, see, and one day they took in this weary fellow who needed a hot meal and a second chance. So they invited this poor fellow into their home, gave him their hospitality, and helped him get back on his feet.

Until one day, the man turned out to be a scoundrel, a little weasel halfling rogue he was, and ran off with the dev's wife! The dev hunted them everywhere! To Freeport! To Permafrost! To Odus! He even traveled the moon, Luclin, in search of the duplicitous duo!

And it was there he found them. He crept slowly up to the rogue, as quiet as could be, and he reached out his hands and grabbed him and squeezed and strangled him to death!

The dev was arrested and now to this day he sits, in the Big House, running this server behind a fake wall, but at the merest mention of the name of that cursed place -- Luclin -- slooowwwly he turns, step by step....

[Voland]

LOL, good one!
Niagra falls!!!

[paulgiamatti]

The real reason is not a happy one, friend.

Years ago, one of the devs got married, see, and one day they took in this weary fellow who needed a hot meal and a second chance. So they invited this poor fellow into their home, gave him their hospitality, and helped him get back on his feet.

Until one day, the man turned out to be a scoundrel, a little weasel halfling rogue he was, and ran off with the dev's wife! The dev hunted them everywhere! To Freeport! To Permafrost! To Odus! He even traveled the moon, Luclin, in search of the duplicitous duo!

And it was there he found them. He crept slowly up to the rogue, as quiet as could be, and he reached out his hands and grabbed him and squeezed and strangled him to death!

The dev was arrested and now to this day he sits, in the Big House, running this server behind a fake wall, but at the merest mention of the name of that cursed place -- Luclin -- slooowwwly he turns, step by step....

PotY

[Oleris]

cause the developers didn't like the expansion and don't want to develop something they didn't enjoy.

[Swish]

The word is essentially meaningless

It's a centerpiece of this community, read the P99 front page :)

[Monty405]

I wouldnt be against having the initial alternate experience system that came with Luclin.

Not cats, Not mounts, Not nexus

[Jaleth]

As a Paladin, I loved my selo's speed holy steed =)

[webrunner5]

Because cats on the moon and new graphics.

Pretty much the reason Luclin is not considered "Classic". :D Like a whole new game in a sense.

[Cazlo]

Because cats on the moon and new graphics.

Not to mention Bazaar, AA's, mounts.

[Ezalor]

oh look, another luclin thread

[Swish]

get used to them, everyone's finished looking up all the Velious items/quests/raid content and want something else to plan for :rolleyes:

[milsorgen]

Because cats on the moon and new graphics.

I hate any and all animal based player classes. Completely ruins immersion for me in Fantasy based mmos.


Though, maybe Gnolls woulda been OK... maybe.

[Cecily]

Gnolls or Aviaks. Coulda used another monstrous race like orcs. But yeah, furries are kinda horrible.

[iruinedyourday]

Do you think you're going to find some loophole and Rogean is gonna be like "welp, you got me. Luclin 2018." ?

"Classic" is what the developers wanted to make, and that is ending at Velious. The word is essentially meaningless

no it was the last expansion overseen by the great brad mquiad.. who left after velious.

The definition of classic is EQ under his direction.

[slappytwotoes]

no it was the last expansion overseen by the great brad mquiad.. who left after velious.

The definition of classic is EQ under his direction.

This ^^^

The game morphed quite a bit visually, gaemplay-wise, and its overall feel. Luclin feels like a spin-off rather than logical progression of Classic > Kunark > Velious which all felt connected to each other. Change in dev teams was palpable.

[HatefulxxDesign]

no it was the last expansion overseen by the great brad mquiad.. who left after velious.

The definition of classic is EQ under his direction.


You mean the same scum bag who basically embezzled from a kickstarter campaign, and was one of the primary reasons Vanguard had a horrible release? Okay.

[untergang]

no it was the last expansion overseen by the great brad mquiad.. who left after velious.

The definition of classic is EQ under his direction.

The lead artist (Milo Cooper) also left after Velious. He did all of the models in 'classic' EverQuest.