What is the measure of sucess in EQ

[Hixxx]

Some players think they are successful if they have tons of plat which they use to buy upgrades for their toon. My opinion differs significantly. In my opinion success is measured in the gear your toon has that you looted, not bought and the friends you have that helped you obtain upgrades for your toon. Plat is mostly meaningless IMO. I don't think this game was intended to compete with Monopoly. If you bought all your gear you suck IMO. Try another game.

[Ocelo]

I feel I'm succeeding when I'm having fun playing the game. Either taking down boss mobs in a dungeon with a group of friends or exploring the little things like weird quests and empty zones I missed back on live so many years ago.

No "game" should be a job where one earns pixels.

[Thulack]

I dont think there is any "success" in EQ. Its a game. Either you enjoy yourself when you play it or you dont. However someone wants to play the game and enjoy themselves is up to them. It could be raiding. It could be soloing. It could be making money within the EQ economy(which is 2nd to none in the gaming world).

[Raev]

# of forum posts

9 is terrible

[Thulack]

# of forum posts

9 is terrible

speaking of which...fuck i missed my 4,200 post(which is also terrible). You would be up there too if you didnt switch forum handles :P

[indiscriminate_hater]

Hey look it's another person telling other people how to enjoy a game. OP are you that rustled by people who have more than you that you have to create a thread which starts off trying to generate discussion, but ends up just being an outlet for you to insult a large part of the server population? Do you realize how silly it is that you're stating your opinion and then preemptively shitting on others opinions?

Anyways, since this dogshit pile of a thread is destined for RnF: OP is poor, bad at playing EQ, and is projecting his insecurities. I thought you would have learned by the "Green mob plat farmers" thread you created that people here don't agree with you, but you seem to be a resilient crybaby. Take your own advice - try another game.

[Spyder73]

Completing your Epic and reaching level 60 is conquering P99 - some have it easier than others for sure!

[GinnasP99]

Completing your Epic and reaching level 60 is conquering P99 - some have it easier than others for sure!

Also filling your level 60 xp bar to 100%

[Tankdan]

Realizing its way too life consuming and quitting.

Feels amazing <3

[-TK-]

Boy if Jboot farmers rustle you that much you are in for a treat here.

[Hixxx]

Hey look it's another person telling other people how to enjoy a game. OP are you that rustled by people who have more than you that you have to create a thread which starts off trying to generate discussion, but ends up just being an outlet for you to insult a large part of the server population? Do you realize how silly it is that you're stating your opinion and then preemptively shitting on others opinions?

Anyways, since this dogshit pile of a thread is destined for RnF: OP is poor, bad at playing EQ, and is projecting his insecurities. I thought you would have learned by the "Green mob plat farmers" thread you created that people here don't agree with you, but you seem to be a resilient crybaby. Take your own advice - try another game.

Mmmm, not really. I played EQ the day it came out until I reached lvl 75. I am new to P1999 but not new to EQ. I had a blast then and I am trying to decide if it is worth my time now. If it is just about plat I won't be staying long. Just getting info. you are welcome to think whatever you like as far as my motives for the thread though. Makes zero difference to me.

[captainswjr]

Saying "Man, that was fun!" after a long session. When the game feels like a job you need to put in some hours for, you're losing.

[paulgiamatti]

Realizing its way too life consuming and quitting.

Yep.

[bdastomper58]

can it preachy

[pathius41]

Realizing its way too life consuming and quitting.

Feels amazing <3

What is more sad wasting your life playing a game you enjoy or quitting that game but then still hanging around the forums and posting about how great it was to quit?

Best thing they could do for this server is to find a way to ban all forum accounts from people who don't even play the damn game.

[Loke]

Mmmm, not really. I played EQ the day it came out until I reached lvl 75. I am new to P1999 but not new to EQ. I had a blast then and I am trying to decide if it is worth my time now. If it is just about plat I won't be staying long. Just getting info. you are welcome to think whatever you like as far as my motives for the thread though. Makes zero difference to me.

Why does it matter to you how other people measure their success in EQ? You say you wont be sticking around if it is all about plat, but the only person who can decide how you measure your success is you. Shit is subjective as hell. Some people enjoy EC trading, others raiding, others questing, some like trade skills. If I play to max trade skills, and you play to raid, neither of our decisions has any impact on the other's.

The reason you're getting a hostile response is because it is a dumb question. So what if some people play to acquire plat or loot. Play how you want to play and don't worry about what other people are doing. If you can only have fun playing a game when everyone else is playing how you think they should, then p99 is not for you. Part of what makes EQ great is that there are so many different things to do and ways to play, and arguing that one is objectively better than another is dumb.

[Axlrose]

It could be making money within the EQ economy(which is 2nd to none in the gaming world).

Off-topic from the original post, but Eve Online's gaming economy outshines the market game here in Project 1999.

[Nixtar]

Saying "Man, that was fun!" after a long session. When the game feels like a job you need to put in some hours for, you're losing.

+1.

[paulgiamatti]

Saying "Man, that was fun!" after a long session. When the game feels like a job you need to put in some hours for, you're losing.

Definitely. This is the competitive raiding scene in a nutshell. Shit is the antithesis of fun.

[eisley]

fun is kind of a subjective thing. i would imagine people find some enjoyment out of it otherwise they wouldnt do it.

[Sebekkha]

Play the game however you want to play it.

The beauty with everquest in a sense you can do whatever you like,

You can be a raider,
Be a Farmer,
Be a person of Tradeskills,
Be a Trader,
Be a Quester
Be an ignorant bastard and solo to 60.

The choice is yours.

[Zorlon]

Some people find dick mutilation to be fun. If that's their thing, great. It isn't for me and I have no place to judge them. It doesn't affect me until they start trying to kick me in the balls.

Personally I've had and continue to have great fun doing the group game with friends on here. I've played all of Live, multiple TLP servers, just about every EMU server, and in the end there really isn't a server around that offers what P99 does in terms of a well polished "old school" experience.

If you're in this to raid and poopsock and look down your nose at some scrubby geared casual that has fun here and think he hasn't succeeded, then you're wrong. If you're some scrub casual that thinks the high end raider with a massive pixel bulge hasn't succeeded, again, you're wrong too. It goes both ways.

Stop judging others and focus on your own agenda. If you can't enjoy this server for what it is, just stop playing. It really is that simple.

[maskedmelon]

You don't succeed in Everquest. It's only a matter of how long you can keep from losing and whether or not you enjoy it ^^

[Vandil]

When playing a 17 year old game, using 10 year old client, modified to play on a fan-made custom server that attempts to duplicate the game conditions from 16 years ago, the definition of success is simply logging into the game world and experiencing the nostalgia you were seeking.

[khanable]

When playing a 17 year old game, using 10 year old client, modified to play on a fan-made custom server that attempts to duplicate the game conditions from 16 years ago, the definition of success is simply logging into the game world and experiencing the nostalgia you were seeking.

Yep

[Nune]

Enjoy the game. Look at this thread, I dont understand why 90% of these people post or play, they seem constantly miserable and rustled. Keeping our guilds small, tight, no expectations has been the formula for our clique playing the game for so long. We can't do top end dragons because of this, and we're okay with that

[azeth]

When playing a 17 year old game, using 10 year old client, modified to play on a fan-made custom server that attempts to duplicate the game conditions from 16 years ago, the definition of success is simply logging into the game world and experiencing the nostalgia you were seeking.

nail on the head

for some its raiding. for others its being bad

[Jimjam]

Saying "Man, that was fun!" after a long session. When the game feels like a job you need to put in some hours for, you're losing.

Having a job is very important for a person's sense of self. I suppose for those unable to work, being able to play EQ as if it were a job could possibly boost their self esteem in a similar way ;).

[Tsunami21k]

Success in EQ?
It's pretty subjective. IMHO having fun, revisiting or seeing parts of the game you never got to see when it was live. Learning and mastering a new class. Helping out another player.
It's a great big sandbox. The only way to measure success is to look at it from your own perspective.

[Evia]

Hey look it's another person telling other people how to enjoy a game. OP are you that rustled by people who have more than you that you have to create a thread which starts off trying to generate discussion, but ends up just being an outlet for you to insult a large part of the server population? Do you realize how silly it is that you're stating your opinion and then preemptively shitting on others opinions.

[myriverse]

I feel I'm succeeding when I'm having fun playing the game. Either taking down boss mobs in a dungeon with a group of friends or exploring the little things like weird quests and empty zones I missed back on live so many years ago.

No "game" should be a job where one earns pixels.
Pretty much.

[Evia]

Some people find dick mutilation to be fun. If that's their thing, great. It isn't for me and I have no place to judge them. It doesn't affect me until they start trying to kick me in the balls.

Personally I've had and continue to have great fun doing the group game with friends on here. I've played all of Live, multiple TLP servers, just about every EMU server, and in the end there really isn't a server around that offers what P99 does in terms of a well polished "old school" experience.

If you're in this to raid and poopsock and look down your nose at some scrubby geared casual that has fun here and think he hasn't succeeded, then you're wrong. If you're some scrub casual that thinks the high end raider with a massive pixel bulge hasn't succeeded, again, you're wrong too. It goes both ways.

Stop judging others and focus on your own agenda. If you can't enjoy this server for what it is, just stop playing. It really is that simple.

quote of the year

[zanderklocke]

Success for me is being to clear the Bar/Chef area of Sebilis fast enough when pulling that I can start pulling mobs into camp with my Singing Steel Helm Eye of Zomm while also playing songs in camp without aggroing a ton of mobs and wiping my group. If I get to tank for the group in that situation, that's even better.

That was my favorite thing to do when I played EQ, and being able to do that stuff felt fun and like success to me.

[Terdnado]

What is more sad wasting your life playing a game you enjoy or quitting that game but then still hanging around the forums and posting about how great it was to quit?

Best thing they could do for this server is to find a way to ban all forum accounts from people who don't even play the damn game.

This made me lol. I question that persons "freedom"

[lowner411]

If you avoid rage quitting or deleting characters out of frustration, only to try the same character again, you win.

[ZiggyTheMuss]

Well since there is no real end to the game, I guess the ultimate success would be max level and best of slot gear in every slot.

[Brut]

Success for Brut is when convinces some random fat ugly ogre somewhere to change from hideous moss face to the beef face.

[radda]

Yep

LoL

[unleashedd]

You've succeeded in EQ the minute you can prioritize other hobbies over EQ. If you NEED to login to EQ, you haven't succeeded yet. Also, Macequest...

[Khaleesi]

Some players think they are successful if they have tons of plat which they use to buy upgrades for their toon. My opinion differs significantly. In my opinion success is measured in the gear your toon has that you looted, not bought and the friends you have that helped you obtain upgrades for your toon. Plat is mostly meaningless IMO. I don't think this game was intended to compete with Monopoly. If you bought all your gear you suck IMO. Try another game.

This approach is wrong for EverQuest, because it's one of the easiest -don't do any thing and get rewards- MMOs.

How many silly little girlfriends and wives(half of which don't even really want to play the game) are being power leveled to raid level, gifted or 'gearedup' and then tagging along during loot groups and raids? Most of the time being afk (or some male plays their character) and then come back on in time to loot or have someone loot gear for them?

You think THAT deserves more praise than people who actively solo or small group camp difficult mobs and then invest in a marketplace so they can turn a profit? No money is not meaningless, especially in an active economy in games like EverQuest. Maybe in modern MMOs where there is noting but an anonymous auction house, money is less relevant.

If you hate the money game so much, then you'd really hate all those afk twit wives who end up being the guild treasurer and start black holing high end gear, ending up with millions of plat.

The measure of success in a game like EverQuest? Is whether you enjoy what you do based on the the amount of time you put into it.

[fadetree]

Fun.

[Arkanjil]

My measure of success is that I'm still playing this server still 7 years later! I have quite a bit of fun doing whatever feels like fun at the moment. Sometimes I play Alts, sometimes I'll raid, sometimes I'll just roll around PLing random people. If I do anything for too long, I get burned out, so I'm always switching up what I'm doing in EQ

[Beckoning]

Hey look it's another person telling other people how to enjoy a game. OP are you that rustled by people who have more than you that you have to create a thread which starts off trying to generate discussion, but ends up just being an outlet for you to insult a large part of the server population? Do you realize how silly it is that you're stating your opinion and then preemptively shitting on others opinions?

Anyways, since this dogshit pile of a thread is destined for RnF: OP is poor, bad at playing EQ, and is projecting his insecurities. I thought you would have learned by the "Green mob plat farmers" thread you created that people here don't agree with you, but you seem to be a resilient crybaby. Take your own advice - try another game.

LOL

[heyokah]

lul, there's a lot of sodium in this thread. The guy is just coming back and looking for opinions other then his own. IMO success in EQ is having some type of goal and reaching it(getting a class epic, getting all BIS gear, or maxing a tradeskill). As stated before, its subjective. So figure out how you like to play the game now(mabye you won't even enjoy it) and go from there. These forums contain some of the biggest dipshits and manchildren you will find anywhere, guaranteed. If yer a forum warrior, then you have found a new battleground.

[EQBallzz]

lul, there's a lot of sodium in this thread. The guy is just coming back and looking for opinions other then his own. IMO success in EQ is having some type of goal and reaching it(getting a class epic, getting all BIS gear, or maxing a tradeskill). As stated before, its subjective. So figure out how you like to play the game now(mabye you won't even enjoy it) and go from there. These forums contain some of the biggest dipshits and manchildren you will find anywhere, guaranteed. If yer a forum warrior, then you have found a new battleground.

He wasn't just innocently asking for opinions. He stated an opinion and then pre-insulted people who had a different opinion than his before they could even respond. Sounds to me like he was trying to extract a certain response in the guise of asking for opinions.

[waltjig]

Success in EQ = how many naked female elves you can lure into the inn in Freeport

So you see, EQ and real life have so many similarities!

[Victorio]

Success in EQ = getting a gharn's rock of smashing

[radda]

Success in EQ = getting a gharn's rock of smashing

Reep wins

[mastertriad]

join a levelling guild and get through all the content with them = success. from solb raids - ToV etc

[Lojik]

having 13 level 60 human characters all epiced

[fadetree]

Are they all Shamen?

[Farzo]

I feel I'm succeeding when I'm having fun playing the game.

This.

[Ella`Ella]

having 13 level 60 human characters all epiced

^

[paulgiamatti]

having 13 level 60 mustached human characters all epiced

Fixed.