How is p99? [Archive] - Project 1999

Troxx

01-26-2017, 12:59 PM

I haven't logged on in around 6 months or more. I'm genuinely curious here, not trying to fan the flames of drama.

Relative to 6 months ago:

-How is the server doing?
-Population/economy stable (other than predictable market fluctuations)?
-Competitive raiding still a perpetual poopsockfest? Or have some of the more marginal targets become more available?
-Epic mobs still hoarded?

After a hiatus and a much needed breather I may be stepping back into the game.

Thanks.

Erati

01-26-2017, 01:06 PM

Population is as high as its ever been, 1500 some nights

I think we hit 2K on Velious launch but that was it for 2K nights

bigjerry

01-26-2017, 01:11 PM

it's no takp but it has its charms

kotton05

01-26-2017, 01:22 PM

Better than any other emu? Yes

Helpful community? Most the time

Will you get your epic? Prolly not without selling your soul ( depending on class)

Troxx

01-26-2017, 01:37 PM

Freakish

01-26-2017, 02:17 PM

Bard epic needs white scales. I don't think Vox / Gore are highly contested but I could be wrong. UDB for dragon guts is up all the time.

Sorn

01-26-2017, 02:26 PM

-How is the server doing?
-Population/economy stable (other than predictable market fluctuations)?
-Competitive raiding still a perpetual poopsockfest? Or have some of the more marginal targets become more available?
-Epic mobs still hoarded?

- Same

- Same

- There's something going on at the super high end but we'll see if it actually goes somewhere. It's the rise of the filthy casual scum!

- Eh. If you're talking about white dragon scales...those mobs still go down pretty much ASAP.

Sirban

01-26-2017, 02:29 PM

sucks

Baler

01-26-2017, 02:59 PM

-How is the server doing?
-Population/economy stable (other than predictable market fluctuations)?
-Competitive raiding still a perpetual poopsockfest? Or have some of the more marginal targets become more available?
-Epic mobs still hoarded?

Server is fine. Neither better nor worse. Would lean towards better with more patches since 6 months ago.

Population is pretty much the same as it was 6 months ago. It has it's peaks and it's lows at certain times of the day and year.

Raiding, as a person looking from the outside in. It's a nightmare. But that's not to say you can't get targets you want. From my understanding most of the big guilds have homeless people who race for them.
I think smaller guilds can pick off classic and maybe even some kunark now-a-days with little strife from the "big dogs".

Epic mobs. heh.. yeah... Depends on the time of day. Expect to sock.

Server health = great. (The forums won't reflect that)

Erati

01-26-2017, 03:03 PM

Most epics are not bad because of all the spawnable raid mobs that only drop the Epic pieces.

Wizard staff from real VS and Green scales from Sev/Hosh are the only raiding bottlenecks left

I guess White Scales from Vox/Gore as well but Trak guts are pretty easy to get if you can round up 15-20 friends.

Kaezyr D`Shiv

01-26-2017, 03:13 PM

So basically no change :)

Good to know!

(Other than a shift in poopsocking high end guilds etc)

My goals other than working slowly towards bard epic have been strictly casual and family friendly guild based.

If you are looking for a great family friendly, casual guild that toys with the hardcore from time-to-time, I can recommend Anonymous to you: Current Anonymous Recruitment Post (http://www.project1999.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2443272&postcount=334)

Our current goals line up with some of yours and you may be a nice fit with us. (I am in no way, shape, or form a representative of Anonymous leadership {they kept asking and kept saying no thanks}, and anything I say is strictly a personal opinion.)

RedXIII

01-26-2017, 04:53 PM

If you cant get your epic with Velious out... just give up... this is not the game for you.

nectarprime

01-26-2017, 05:59 PM

If you cant get your epic with Velious out... just give up... this is not the game for you.

lol kys

Zekayy

01-26-2017, 11:41 PM

Still the same shitfest of poopsocking its always been troxx.

paulgiamatti

01-27-2017, 12:27 AM

We need that recycle server pretty direly. Donate at the homepage.

Swish

01-27-2017, 03:09 AM

We need that pvp teams server pretty direly. Donate at the homepage.

Swish

01-27-2017, 03:34 AM

SWISH, would you be able to make me some blue diamond gear?

Wrist x 2
Earring x 1?

Of course Red, I have a spine.

Yeah 250 skill, if you can bring the mats I'll do the combines.

If you need velium ones, please bring velium bars and a copy of enchant velium from Thurg to Freeport/Neriak.

I'll do the rest, no charge.

Honest Swish

http://i.imgur.com/KgLqvsZ.png
(yeah i know i forgot to cover his name one time)

Swish

01-27-2017, 03:38 AM

Okay <3

Swish

01-27-2017, 05:02 AM

wow

look at all that exciting player versus player action

http://i.imgur.com/ztsvV7K.gif

Swish

01-27-2017, 05:49 AM

you are triggered?

you seem to be reacting to a screenshot about everquest with more emotion than I would think is normal

Shock horror, red needs tradeskilling too <3

fadetree

01-27-2017, 08:00 AM

Hmm, yknow, now that I've seen a perfectly normal transaction between two red players treating each other like gentlemen, I...I...think I might just try red! Yes, of course you might say its an obviously contrived post and an expert derail of a somewhat boring thread. You might think, 'obvious troll is obvious' as the kids say. You might wonder why somebody who was just shitting on the thread to start with might suddenly begin to act politely and start a totally unrelated transaction between two players on a totally unrelated server right smack dab in the middle of the thread. You may do these things. I certainly did. But I gotta tell you, the more I read and reread their inspiring words, the more I want to just go ahead and 'try red'!

Expediency

01-27-2017, 10:36 AM

who are you talking to?

Nobody in particular. Derailing every thread is pretty much his business plan

nectarprime

01-27-2017, 01:01 PM

who are you talking to?

He's talking to you moron

Kanuvan

01-27-2017, 01:40 PM

Population is as high as its ever been, 1500 some nights

I think we hit 2K on Velious launch but that was it for 2K nights

1500 is this a joke? i came back expecting classic experience but got a dead experience in orc hill of all places during prime time, back in 1999 it was great taking on orc hill with the peeps, but now its just me soloing and selling orc belts to twinks, kind of a lame experience if you really did play in the 90's

Parz77

01-27-2017, 06:27 PM

i just wanna say Troxx is a great guy and the reason i have anything on this server. Dude helped me out as a lvl 7 necro in field of bone, and made my start on the server a great experience, turning me into the million alt monster i am now.

glad to see you still alive bro.

Skinned

01-27-2017, 11:21 PM

Still many people in many zones. Equipment isn't that expensive so you're free to make alts to your hearts content.

Zekayy

01-28-2017, 03:53 AM

Troxx

01-28-2017, 07:52 AM

Thanks guys - good to hear from you.

I'm assuming you're 60 on Parz now along with some higher level alts?

Fragged

01-28-2017, 09:22 AM

Hey man Aikons here, good to see yah dude, look me up in game if you wanna kick some rocks around.

i just wanna say Troxx is a great guy and the reason i have anything on this server. Dude helped me out as a lvl 7 necro in field of bone, and made my start on the server a great experience, turning me into the million alt monster i am now.

glad to see you still alive bro.

I second that.

When Aikons was a baby monk I grouped with Troxx/Yewnie/Jolav in KC a bunch, and at one point he won a T-staff and he straight up gave me his old weapons. Awesome dude!

Parz77

01-28-2017, 02:24 PM

Thanks guys - good to hear from you.

I'm assuming you're 60 on Parz now along with some higher level alts?

yeah, to say the least hehe.

Skinned

01-28-2017, 02:40 PM

1500 is this a joke? i came back expecting classic experience but got a dead experience in orc hill of all places during prime time, back in 1999 it was great taking on orc hill with the peeps, but now its just me soloing and selling orc belts to twinks, kind of a lame experience if you really did play in the 90's

A lot more people can just solo slaughter blue mobs at low levels due to the proliferation of nice droppable equipment this late in the game. If you advertise people will probably stop killing easy crocs and come kill orcs with you.

The places that used to have 50 xp groups like LOIO, OT, DL, it is the same. Mistmoore and crushbone usually have many players, but less groups than classic, because gear is better and tactics have advanced since then, so groups can kill much more.