Questions, greetings, and finding old friends.

[Syrie]

Hello all!

I was a very active member on P1999 in 2010 (pre-kunrak) but had to take a break due to moving, family, work, and everything else life throws your way.
Previously, I was "Syrie" Silverglade, 50 wood elf druid, and proud member of <Divinity>.
However, I believe the age of that character has now been purged from the P1999 archive, so I'm starting fresh again (which honestly is just as fun, in some ways :)).

So, greetings again to all the new players here, and maybe some of my old guild members and friends!
You can find me now as "Crycie", a level 2 DE magician that is the bane of all spiderlings in Nektulos. ;)

Before P1999, I was a rogue named Zhenya on the Erollisi Marr server, <Da`Kor> guild, who was active from 1999-2002.

Introductions aside, I have a few questions after pouring over the forums and re-reading most of the stickies to make myself current about the state of P1999 these days. I'm also knee-deep in getting all my hotkeys, GUI settings, and fingers in order to effectively play EQ again. :) I had forgotten how much of a pain it is to get all those menus arranged, transparency settings altered, fonts fixed, and chat windows organized! Sheesh!

Please help me out with answers/clarifications on the following:

1. It seems that Luclin player character models have been disabled due to a potential PVP exploit - correct?

2. It seems that the GUI compass is not enabled due to the fact that it was not available in the pre-Luclin era - correct?

3. As a mage, I have been trying very hard to determine the exact state of the soloing pet XP penalty. I have read several posts that mention a 50% penalty, a 75% penalty, and varying descriptions on whether or not the PC needs to do 1% or 51% minimum damage to be eligible for an XP gain. I also can't seem to determine for certainty what happens to those XP % gains if the pet is dismissed right before the mob is killed.
Please help me clarify exactly what the current pet XP solo rules are.

4. My understanding is that P1999 has absolutely no plans (I hope :)) to add any more expansions beyond Velious - correct?

5. Has there ever been talk of P1999 adding another server to either A) restart the classic/kunark/velious progression all over again, or B) start a second classic-ONLY server?

Thanks in advance for your answers/clarifications - and I REALLY hope a few of my old friends and guild members are still around.
See you in game! :)

[RDawg816]

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. If the pet outdamages you, you only get half the exp. If you dismiss it early, you get all the exp. If you duo or group, you can keep your pet around.
4.Yes
5. Yes

[Syrie]

Thanks for the answers!

OK, a few more questions:

1. What does the abbreviation "FTE" mean? I see it in reference to raid discussions a lot.

2. How do you get the "an X has been slain by an X", "you are too far away, get closer", "you cannot see your target", and the "you have slain a X" messages out of your main chat window and into your combat/spell spam chat window? I think I have tried all the filters, and can NOT seem to find the filter that controls those messages!

3. Are the following channels serverwide or local?
- OOC
- Shout
- Auction


Thanks again for the help. :)

[RDawg816]

1. FTE is first to engage. They are usually announced by yellow text throughout the zone. Mob engages Soandso.

2. Try going to the filter for combat and clicking on the one that says ALL? If that doesn't work, try other options. I'm away from my computer atm so I'm not familiar which options there are. I know they're are a few tricky ones.

3. Nothing is serverwide unless it's from a GM/guide. All of those are zone specific.

[Syrie]

Thanks again!

Also, more questions again. :)

1. Are spellsets currently supported? Or is that GUI functionality disabled?

2. When items are consumed from inventory, does the program pull down the left inventory column and then down the right? Or does it pull from top row, then second row, etc. ?

3. Dark Elf racial hide is currently only IV, not IV + IVU correct?

[Syrie]

(sorry, can't seem to edit posts in this forum - additional questions below)

4. If a summoned pet (which is considered magic) is given non-magic weapons to hold/equip, does the pet then lose its ability to hit magic creatures?

5. Does more expensive NPC-sold food last longer than cheaper NPC food?

[Auvdar]

I remember you! Welcome back Syrie!

[RDawg816]

1. No. Unfortunately.

2. I forget, but I want to say left (top to bottom) then right.

3. Yes, hide is not IVU.

4. I believe in that situation, it would only affect its ability to dual-wield. I don't think it does anything else unless it has a proc (or stats.)

5. Food and drink are broken. Everything is the same. Buying milk and muffins is the same as any other food in duration.

[Syrie]

I remember you! Welcome back Syrie!

Cheers Auvdar, glad to be back. :D

[Syrie]

1. No. Unfortunately.

2. I forget, but I want to say left (top to bottom) then right.

3. Yes, hide is not IVU.

4. I believe in that situation, it would only affect its ability to dual-wield. I don't think it does anything else unless it has a proc (or stats.)

5. Food and drink are broken. Everything is the same. Buying milk and muffins is the same as any other food in duration.

Thanks for all the answers, RDawg! Much appreciated.

[RDawg816]

You're welcome Syrie. :)

[Swish]

One thing nobody else replied to, they never purge your characters here. If you have the old account info you'll still be able to log the old character in.

If you'd rather start fresh though, there's plenty of fun to be had in all the usual zones ^^

[Rhambuk]

Hey siry if you remember me rhambuk here, i don't, cheers!

[Syrie]

Hey siry if you remember me rhambuk here, i don't, cheers!

Hello again Rhambuk. :) Glad to see some of the names I remember are still around!

[Auvdar]

Not really around anymore, but I could probably find some time to buff/PL you a bit if you want :)

[Syrie]

Morrrrrrrrrrrrre questions! (Can you tell I'm an OCD, anal-retentive, detail-oriented person?)

1. If I have a pet that is capable of dual-wielding, and I give it a 2H weapon, the +damage of the 2H weapon will add to the attack value of the pet's main attack (up to the pet's max attack value for that level... I think). However, what happens to the dual-wield attack of the pet? Is it simply "turned off" the same as for a player character?
If so, my sense is that giving a 2H weapon to a pet is universally a bad idea?

2. Can pets currently proc weapons, if you gave such a weapon to a pet?

3. NORENT containers will disappear (and poof everything inside them) after you log out or go linkdead.
How long does P1999 allow for NORENT containers to "exist" after someone goes LD?

[RDawg816]

1. If your pet can dual-wield, it should. Giving it a 2h will turn DW off. Generally you only give 2h weapons to low level pets that can't DW anyways.

2. Pets proc the same* as players. If they are of level, it's a go.

3. Pretty sure this is the same as on live, 30 minutes.

*They tend to proc more often as they run on the NPC table of cheating. :)

[Kedina]

Hey Syrie, what level are you now? I've got a shaman and a cleric - both LFG! ��

[Syrie]

Hey Kedina :)

I'm currently playing a little lizard necro around L11 in the Cabilis area.
Shoot "Sepssis" a tell sometime when we're in similar zones and i'd love to group up for some fun.

:eek: And now, for MOAR newbie QUESTIONS:

If a necromancer:

1. Charms an undead mob
2. Sends the charmed mob to attack a different mob
3. Feigns Death during the fight

...then what happens if:

A. The charmed mob wins the fight, then charm breaks? Does the previously-charmed mob immediately attack the necro after charm breaks even if FD is in effect?
B. The charmed mob loses the fight? Does the non-charmed mob immediately attack the necro even if FD is in effect?

[Landael]

FD breaks charm

[Syrie]

So if FD breaks charm, does the FD save you from your charmed pet? Or, does the broken charmed pet immediately aggro you even if FD is active?