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Rogean
02-07-2011, 01:55 AM
The news that everyone has been waiting for.

We are officially announcing the date for the release of the Ruins of Kunark as March 25th*, 2011.

So beta is done?
Beta is not done, in fact Beta is still a very important part of preparation for Kunark. We still have a few more zones that will be releasing soon that will need testing, as well as a few raid encounters that we may need to coordinate with some of the raid guilds on to get a raid force to tune. We are also still in the process of fine tuning spells and some reworked mechanics, and disciplines.

Too late! Sony is releasing the progression server now.
The server that sony is releasing, and what we provide, are two very different things. Sony aims to release a "Content Locked" Server. Many of the aspects of gameplay on their new server will be the same as they are on the rest of their servers, as it shares the same code base. There will also be things available such as Marketplace items, which will allow you to spend real money on trinkets ingame that alter the immersion for many people.

Sony's server releases before Kunark, and if you would like to play on their server then feel free to do so. While you are there, spread the word about Project 1999 and our release of Kunark to the people you meet, and then we'll see you back here along with new faces for Kunark.

How will Kunark be opened? What time? Will there be a patch?
Kunark's opening will be a "Flip of the switch" type of thing. All the content will be patched in ahead of time, and when Kunark opens, the zones will then be accessible and the boats will begin their journeys.

We are considering the idea of a server wide live dynamic quest, maybe a scavenger hunt of some kind. If this turns out to be the case, then an exact time of Kunark opening will not be predictable. However, the quest can be expected to begin sometime in the evening.

Kunark Credits
Thanks to the following people who have made the upcoming Kunark release possible:
Aeolwind
Ciara
Configured
Haynar
Kanras
Nilbog
Quinas
Rogean
Secrets
Spirell
Uthgaard
Wenai
Xzerion


* Date subject to change.

Flank
02-07-2011, 01:57 AM
wtb fungi

clayton43nyy
02-07-2011, 01:57 AM
second

Dac321
02-07-2011, 01:59 AM
Sweet. Great job guys!

Belli
02-07-2011, 01:59 AM
* Date subject to change.

There's always fine print!

J/K. This is amazing. thanks so much dev team!

Tief
02-07-2011, 01:59 AM
Thanks for all the hard work, dudes!

Xevin
02-07-2011, 02:01 AM
Wow! Kunark is coming out on my birthday! Thank you Devs! I really love this project.

Lazortag
02-07-2011, 02:51 AM
We are officially announcing the date for the release of the Ruins of Kunark as March 25th*, 2011.

So, in 20 minutes basically?

girth
02-07-2011, 03:21 AM
if you would like to play on their server then feel free to do so.

Thank you for your permission master.

oldhead
02-07-2011, 03:23 AM
Thanks guys!


Please dont feel any pressure to release kunark due to sony's new server.

rovaira
02-07-2011, 03:24 AM
Woot. :) I'm enjoying the test server, so looking forward to it going on the regular server as well.

Noser
02-07-2011, 04:10 AM
Keep up the good work guys. Been here since launch and it's always been a special privilege to play on the best classic server around.

Pyrocat
02-07-2011, 04:12 AM
aaaand now it's time to schedule some time off.

mitic
02-07-2011, 04:29 AM
Sony's server releases before Kunark, and if you would like to play on their server then feel free to do so. While you are there, spread the word about Project 1999 and our release of Kunark to the people you meet, and then we'll see you back here along with new faces for Kunark.

i plan to fool around there for some days. iam just wondering if the above mentioned could be a banable offense on live or could even cause to shut emu down(!?)

just asking since u know it better than me being in contact with soe about emu legality etc.

i wont, of course, auction p99 in public channels but as we all know there are people here with a lower IQ that will play progression too.

DevGrousis
02-07-2011, 04:54 AM
cant wait, thanks guys!

Secrets
02-07-2011, 05:19 AM
Kunark Credits
Thanks to the following people who have made the upcoming Kunark release possible:
Aeolwind
Ciara
Configured
Haynar
Kanras
Nilbog
Quinas
Rogean
Secrets
Spirell
Uthgaard
Wenai
Xzerion
* Date subject to change.

These people are awesome. Here's to classic~

Messianic
02-07-2011, 06:42 AM
OMG I will so be in the Bahamas on launch day.

Oh well :D I'll be ready to rock it after...

Rebby
02-07-2011, 08:04 AM
you guys do a fabulous job, cheers to the p1999 team

apocalypsesmeep
02-07-2011, 08:09 AM
I would much rather play here than deal with Sony anyway.

Can't wait for Kunark!

DetroitVelvetSmooth
02-07-2011, 08:15 AM
You have entered The Ruins of Old Guk.
You shout, "cc"
.
.
.
nice.

ownrage
02-07-2011, 08:20 AM
I hope Sebilis doesn't have has bad pet pathing as Lguk ><!

either way sweeeeeet!

Razdeline
02-07-2011, 08:20 AM
FBSS is still good even in velious; I'll still be hanging out in Lguk late night :)

raff01
02-07-2011, 08:21 AM
Rogean, you rock. Thanks so much for making my dreams of playing old school EQ come true again.

Rathali
02-07-2011, 09:32 AM
If the release will be just turning on the kunark zones with all content patched before, please do not neglect the dreadlands teleport spells sold in NK with that patch.

Nedala
02-07-2011, 09:45 AM
Good news ! Thanks to the staff :)

Tpyo
02-07-2011, 10:01 AM
Cheers!

Otto
02-07-2011, 11:29 AM
Well this makes me glad I started leveling my alt again yesterday

Shannacore
02-07-2011, 12:12 PM
Wuts a kunark

karsten
02-07-2011, 12:31 PM
Well this makes me glad I started leveling my alt again yesterday

:eek::eek:

Otto
02-07-2011, 12:53 PM
:eek::eek:

<3 <3

Shiftin
02-07-2011, 01:01 PM
Well this makes me glad I started leveling my alt again yesterday

Oh cool. So i can borrow your FSS?

Airdefier
02-07-2011, 01:09 PM
great job!

maegi
02-07-2011, 01:15 PM
Cheers to Nilbog, Rogean, Uthgaard, Hobby, Ezuen, and all those that helped in some way to make this server what it is today and providing nerds of all ages entertainment across the world!

hedbonker
02-07-2011, 01:16 PM
Thank you all for this. Awesome!

xshayla701
02-07-2011, 01:25 PM
omgomgomg

Wait, I don't know anything about Kunark. HRALP

Otto
02-07-2011, 02:01 PM
Oh cool. So i can borrow your FSS?

No.

Magonian
02-07-2011, 02:02 PM
Project1999 is hands down the closest thing around anywhere that captures the orginal EQ experience I first embarked upon over 12 years ago and now with the Kunark release the emotions, legends and IMHO :D only hardcore MMO lives on, without any WOW induced pollution!

Thanks to all the team members for thier dedication and hardwork, and personally with work starting for me again in a few weeks Ill be donating what I can beginning in March...


Magonian
Shaman Barbarian
29th Season

Daliant17447
02-07-2011, 02:10 PM
Wuts a kunark

http://i.imgur.com/seJ3d.jpg

Spud
02-07-2011, 02:35 PM
Yessssssssss...

Messianic
02-07-2011, 04:51 PM
You have entered The Ruins of Old Guk.
You shout, "cc"
.
.
.
nice.

Lord, Archmage, and Frenzy camps (as well as King over on live side) are still excellent exp (because comparatively, the mobs are much weaker than Kunark) into mid-50s.

Soloing in Lguk was tremendous solo exp for my monk on live ;)

Auvdar
02-08-2011, 12:38 AM
So Kunark 2.0 is coming out before Duke Nukem Forever afterall. Grats devs!

Phallax
02-08-2011, 01:34 AM
http://i.imgur.com/seJ3d.jpg

epic

HorrorFK
02-08-2011, 05:01 AM
So fucking excited.

Jify
02-08-2011, 09:26 AM
hot!

Rejuvenation
02-08-2011, 01:03 PM
http://i.imgur.com/seJ3d.jpg

Mind is blown.

Volsic
02-08-2011, 07:19 PM
Gonna be interesting to see what spreading an awesome server population out over twice as much space is going to do.

Dantes
02-08-2011, 08:09 PM
Gonna be interesting to see all the fights in rants & flames on launch day.

Asher
02-09-2011, 11:34 AM
WTB Manastone 30k

Asher

Aarone
02-09-2011, 12:47 PM
Gonna be interesting to see all the fights in rants & flames on launch day.

I'm starting to stock up on popcorn now! :D

Great news, and many thanks (along with everyone else's) to the Dev gang for making all this possible! You guys are the balls!

joel.popick
02-09-2011, 04:47 PM
Believe will see you all there. Real believe not the impostor! <3

Rogean
02-09-2011, 06:03 PM
You guys are the balls!

That gave me an idea for a new avatar...

http://www.rogean.com/images/baal.png

Otto
02-10-2011, 12:39 AM
Had to change the map out from above my pc since the news came...

Don't mind the hacksaw, my gf is special.

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/590/photo02092232.jpg (http://img98.imageshack.us/i/photo02092232.jpg/)

Rogean
02-10-2011, 12:55 AM
Don't mind the hacksaw, my gf is special.

....

Safon
02-10-2011, 06:04 AM
Rogean your a fan of that show too eh? Haha pure win, epic devs on this server.

Loved the actor who played Baal.

Enanon
02-10-2011, 08:21 PM
awesome guys!!!
thanks for the hard work!

BrandeX
02-10-2011, 11:48 PM
Too late! Sony is releasing the progression server now.
Except that after the 2 week trial period for returning members, you are required to pay a monthly fee unlike EQ emu servers...

Makeda
02-11-2011, 08:07 AM
W00t good niews !
thank you ^^

Ritley
02-11-2011, 11:26 AM
Except that after the 2 week trial period for returning members, you are required to pay a monthly fee unlike EQ emu servers...

The biggest difference isnt the cost, its the fact that the prog server will be so horribly imbalanced it's not even funny. SK's will be able to HT for ~25k at level 50, monk fists will be 20/26 at 50, etc. They've already said these are server wide and that they can't change them.

Soandso
02-11-2011, 05:22 PM
man, I just joined up about to make a first new character but now it's like damn should I just wait to make my Iksar necro??? ARGHHH THE DECISIONS!!!

Pyrocat
02-11-2011, 11:16 PM
man, I just joined up about to make a first new character but now it's like damn should I just wait to make my Iksar necro??? ARGHHH THE DECISIONS!!!

Make a non-necro, then wait to start your necro until iksar comes out.

h0tr0d (shaere)
02-12-2011, 01:59 AM
Had to change the map out from above my pc since the news came...

Don't mind the hacksaw, my gf is special.

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/590/photo02092232.jpg (http://img98.imageshack.us/i/photo02092232.jpg/)



Hax!

Maurk
02-12-2011, 02:41 PM
BAAL!!!

mitic
02-14-2011, 07:52 AM
iam about to take a week off for kunark-launch. can the 25th march be confirmed already or is it still an estimate?

Tanon DW
02-14-2011, 08:41 AM
Don't mind the hacksaw, my gf is special.


You better don`t cheat on her :eek:

hedbonker
02-14-2011, 01:41 PM
Hax!

LOL

vincin
02-14-2011, 03:43 PM
Kunark will be released sometime in 2025

Messianic
02-14-2011, 04:57 PM
Kunark will be released sometime in 2025

Or will it? By Messianic

Thana8088
02-14-2011, 05:31 PM
I am looking for ConFIGured. Pleeeeeeeeeease send me a PM. :(

ride the spiral
02-14-2011, 08:11 PM
I just set 10 days of vacation starting the 28th.

Please let us know ASAP if the date needs to change so I can reschedule my vacation.

Thank you, developers and Rogean, for all your hard work. I can't put into words how much I love the server.


P99... will you be my valentine?

Jupiler
02-15-2011, 06:31 PM
Rogean, you rock. Thanks so much for making my dreams of playing old school EQ come true again.

Exactly !

maverikstation
02-18-2011, 09:23 AM
Rogean, you rock. Thanks so much for making my dreams of playing old school EQ come true again.

it's true, thank you very much for us to play this game again as in 1999, and more for free!

well done and congratulation !

impact
02-23-2011, 10:34 PM
yes, advertise on the new servers.. that is a good idea.

Pyrocat
03-04-2011, 02:33 AM
Can we get an update/confirmation on this? If people are going to schedule vacations for Kunark launch, it would be helpful to know if the date is still tentative.

Gorgetrapper
03-04-2011, 09:07 AM
Can we get an update/confirmation on this? If people are going to schedule vacations for Kunark launch, it would be helpful to know if the date is still tentative.

Are people really this... insane to do this?

Keerarae
03-04-2011, 11:20 AM
Yes people are. I had planned to take vacation for it.

Pyrocat
03-04-2011, 11:56 AM
Are people really this... insane to do this?

I've seen probably half a dozen people mention it. Myself included.

quido
03-04-2011, 12:50 PM
Please push it back a month or more!

Akim
03-04-2011, 02:41 PM
maybe in a year i'll have the patience to camp my epic.
days 1-100 are going to be a clusterfuck.

kenzar
03-04-2011, 04:45 PM
If they are following a correct timeline epic quests wont be implemented for 148 days after release date.

Wutno
03-08-2011, 12:53 PM
I hope they dont wait that long to implement epics. Kunark wasn't released following the "classic time line" so let's not do that for epics either. :)

Wutno

Toony
03-08-2011, 01:05 PM
I hope they dont wait that long to implement epics. Kunark wasn't released following the "classic time line" so let's not do that for epics either. :)

Wutno

I actually hope they do, past hiccups in the time don't need to be compounded.

Gr8ein
03-08-2011, 06:28 PM
March 25,ooohhhh so not that far! :D

Binsfelthakis
03-12-2011, 02:10 PM
great job thanks for the dedication!