EQLIVE True box server

[Goobles]

https://www.everquest.com/news/phinigel-true-box-progression-server-dec-9-2015

1 box per computer. Let's go!

[George_Costanza]

getting milked like the cattle u are

[jarshale]

Does anyone trust Daybreak to do this correctly?

[maerilith]

Never ever stop (by front 242) chasing the never ending dream of Box Lords and server firsts.

[anonymous666]

meskaldner

[Soandso]

Instances ewwww and wait its not free? P99 light years ahead.

[Zade]

unless mage pets are balanced, they can stick it up phinny's blowhole if he has one

[Zade]

instead of 10 people playing 60 mages, there will be 10 people playing 20-30 mages

[Zade]

triple rage post, yes i know i can edit, but its 90 days progression. they finally do a server right, and then rush the progression, sigh.

theybreakgames

[Millburn]

Yeah I really would have preferred that they start it off at Kunark or even Velious and then do slow progression from there. I can only do so much vanilla anymore, P99, Combine, Fippy, Lockjaw... I'm just over it. I know I know, blasphemy and shit but god damn.

[B4EQWASCOOL]

getting milked like the cattle u are

Poor people comment.

[Millburn]

Poor people comment.

Not even a poor people comment, just a straight up lazy person comment. You know how many Krono I made when the EQ2 TLP server went live? Like 17 years worth, it's absolutely ridiculous the Krono you can make on new TLP's if you get a head start and stay ahead of the level curve on the server.

[maerilith]

I love you Zade <3. *hugs*

[AzzarTheGod]

theybreakgames

zade on point with the memes today. <3

[Taboo]

Like all sheep I will try it as I did not get to experience p99 launch. Just wish they had a pvp version but sadly we all know how pvp servers end up.

[Weekapaug]

Boxers are going to descend upon this server in swarms just because they can and the advantage it will give will be more pronounced. The little us vs them situation that comes from this will be entertaining but not as much as the 3rd party software witch hunt will be. Never used any of that stuff but I'm told there are ways to configure it across multiple machines, which guarantees some people will be coming unglued in short order because it will happen as sure as the sun rises and will be entirely within the rules, I'm pretty sure. For the record, I'm not a troll but witnessing nerd hysteria is pretty funny and the forums during Lockjaw launch and after were just awesome. This should be too, but actually more playable, I would like to think, since there won't be the constant threat of ruleset changes, transfers, etc. Hopefully there won't be a plat dupe left unadressed for days.

I'm on the fence. On one hand, I love new server launches and may be ready to stream by then... Love to start with EQ on a fresh server. On the other hand I'm still sufficiently boggled at how utterly terribly they ran the Lockjaw Rage situation and not sure I feel like giving them any more of my money for a while. If you weren't around for it, it was a complete clown show at every turn and by the time I moved on they had even taken to making changes to basic original eq content that has always been in just because they couldn't get a handle on the botters. One could get the impression that they are trying to put EQ on rails like EQ2.

The krono situation kind of sucks, too. I don't have a problem with krono perse, but being cross server and game it's pretty lame to include them on new servers with that functionality, IMO.

Had fun on Lockjaw. The forums were funny. Watching what DBG is doing to the game was just sad. Not sure I need to jump back into that. There's irony...you don't want to play eq because you love eq. Thx DBG.

I'll decide this week I guess.

[AzzarTheGod]

Boxers are going to descend upon this server in swarms just because they can and the advantage it will give will be more pronounced.

Had fun on Lockjaw. The forums were funny. Watching what DBG is doing to the game was just sad. Not sure I need to jump back into that. There's irony...you don't want to play eq because you love eq. Thx DBG.

I'll decide this week I guess.

I'm a grown man now, I won't be doing any boxing. Cya server.

[iruinedyourday]

How do they prevent you from playing more than one account on one pc? Wouldnt the type of person who boxes 6+ accounts already have workarounds for whatever they have planned?

[Millburn]

I'm on the fence. On one hand, I love new server launches and may be ready to stream by then... Love to start with EQ on a fresh server. On the other hand I'm still sufficiently boggled at how utterly terribly they ran the Lockjaw Rage situation and not sure I feel like giving them any more of my money for a while. If you weren't around for it, it was a complete clown show at every turn and by the time I moved on they had even taken to making changes to basic original eq content that has always been in just because they couldn't get a handle on the botters.

I largely agree with a lot of what you said, not just what I quoted here. I have to say though that it's at least some peace of mind knowing that each TLP server they release they do in fact get better. Combine was a shit show, Fippy also a shit show but showed clear improvements, LJ/RF is significantly less of a shit show than either of its predecessors. I'm looking forward to this new one, eventually we might just get original freeport LOL (not holding my breath)

[triad]

How do they prevent you from playing more than one account on one pc? Wouldnt the type of person who boxes 6+ accounts already have workarounds for whatever they have planned?

its a cat and mouse game

[AzzarTheGod]

Boxing is for children and manchilds.

[Weekapaug]

How do they prevent you from playing more than one account on one pc? Wouldnt the type of person who boxes 6+ accounts already have workarounds for whatever they have planned?

I'm not a networking guy so of someone wants to clarify or point out what I have wrong, please do, but I would guess it has to do with IPs and Mac addresses. Every physical device has it's own address on a network so I'm sure they can filter that. Probably the same thing p99 does when the server auto bans accounts logged in on the same box even though those accounts are IP exempted. (Someone posted that this happened to them a while back). So even if you do the things people do to hide their real IP and whatnot to cover their tracks when cheating in games, it's still going to be looking for game instances on the same box. Or something.

Bear in mind that boxing is allowed as long as it's one instance per box, like the boxers did it in 99. This is just a step to make it less convenient and to make it harder for the 3rd party software boxers so that hopefully there won't be a group of macroed mages sitting on every camp of value after the first week. Or so I gather.

[Zade]

whatever method they will have of stopping boxing, people will figure a way around it. you would be amazed at the lengths people go to to box here. Live is a whole new level of neckbeard. if they have to buy new PCs, they will. But I don't see that happening on a hardware level. they will figure something "else" out, like our white knights do here.

[Swish]

Does anyone trust Daybreak to do this correctly?

About as unclassic as it gets, but watch a hint of nostalgia draw the masses in...hopefully p99 will get the fallout again.

[Swish]

Also Luclin graphics...

[JackFlash]

Many things wrong with this version of elf sim.

[mgellan]

Run EQ under WINE on Linux or Mac = box all you want

Regards,
Mg

[Goobles]

Is anyone thinking about giving this a shot? I'm going to be rolling with In Virtue.

[Taboo]

I will be rolling with In Virtue as well Goob. See ya in game!

[Weekapaug]

Thinking about it. Not sure what I'll play if I do.

P99 guilds going?

[Goobles]

Only a couple of us going I think but invirtue.com is a good guild

[Weekapaug]

Might actually look for a guild in advance this time, is why I ask. Still haven't decided what to play tho.