MMO Podcast: Yak Cast 42 “The 5 Amigos” is now live!

[Yak]

* Joined by co-host Gespenst.
* Special Guests: Athisdaine aka Wizbang, BoBo, and Jeremy.
* Rift first experiences and impressions.
* EverQuest Progression Server impressions and experiences.
* Other MMO related chat and Insanity.

Website: http://www.yak.mmosmacktalk.com

Direct Download:http://www.yak.mmosmacktalk.com/content/Yak_Cast042.mp3

[Uterus]

Not having listened before and just judging this based on looks and presentation, I thought this would be pretty gay and hosted by some corny old dude. Fortunately, this wasn't the case.

Edit : Having listened further. Assuming you are all active P99 players, it feels odd that you guys are slobbing on Fippy Darkpaw's proverbial knob. You're basically praising all of the features that make Fippy a horrible joke of a server.
It makes you guys sound like a bunch of...well, "WoW-generation players" to put it as lightly as possible (since this isn't R&F). Actually it makes me question if you guys play or enjoy P99 at all, and are just merely advertising here for more hits.
At one point you had to explain to your co-host (an actual EQ player), who Fippy Darkpaw was...
Mind you this is only having listened to two of your podcast sessions, I'll have to check out the others.

Still, it's listenable. It's not anywhere near as bad as the official EQ podcast (which sounds like a bunch of soccer moms fingering eachother).

I guess it's kind of like a liberal enjoying political radio but his only options at the time are Neil Bortz and Rush Limbaugh.
(I'm still enjoying the novelty of an EQ podcast even if you disagree with everything I enjoy about this game.)

Keep going guys, I'll keep downloading.

[Myrkskog]

You guys say WoW is generic and doesn't promote a real community, but then you whine that everything in EQ that builds community and makes it unique is too difficult. Not to mention this all happens while you guys call people who have different opinions than you douchebags.

The whole podcast sounds like 3 nerds sitting around at Denny's with a tape recorder in the middle of the table.(snorting while laughing included)

[Yak]

Not having listened before and just judging this based on looks and presentation, I thought this would be pretty gay and hosted by some corny old dude. Fortunately, this wasn't the case.

Edit : Having listened further. Assuming you are all active P99 players, it feels odd that you guys are slobbing on Fippy Darkpaw's proverbial knob. You're basically praising all of the features that make Fippy a horrible joke of a server.
It makes you guys sound like a bunch of...well, "WoW-generation players" to put it as lightly as possible (since this isn't R&F). Actually it makes me question if you guys play or enjoy P99 at all, and are just merely advertising here for more hits.
At one point you had to explain to your co-host (an actual EQ player), who Fippy Darkpaw was...
Mind you this is only having listened to two of your podcast sessions, I'll have to check out the others.

Still, it's listenable. It's not anywhere near as bad as the official EQ podcast (which sounds like a bunch of soccer moms fingering eachother).

I guess it's kind of like a liberal enjoying political radio but his only options at the time are Neil Bortz and Rush Limbaugh.
(I'm still enjoying the novelty of an EQ podcast even if you disagree with everything I enjoy about this game.)

Keep going guys, I'll keep downloading.

LMAO, you thought I would have been an old guy. Thanks for the feedback. Yes, I played on P1999 with a Druid until level 19. Yes, as we have stated on my show that that the Fippy server is the best version of everquest. Every thing that P1999 had on it sucked the joy out the game that Sony got smack and listened to the player base and tweaked. However, this version of EQ is nothing like WOW and very close minded of you to say that. More people agree that Fippy is the better version of EQ, and has x10 the population and people like me as willing to pay for it!

[citizen1080]

LMAO, you thought I would have been an old guy. Thanks for the feedback. Yes, I played on P1999 with a Druid until level 19. Yes, as we have stated on my show that that the Fippy server is the best version of everquest. Every thing that P1999 had on it sucked the joy out the game that Sony got smack and listened to the player base and tweaked. However, this version of EQ is nothing like WOW and very close minded of you to say that. More people agree that Fippy is the better version of EQ, and has x10 the population and people like me as willing to pay for it!

Either my reading comprehension has gone to shit or you can not write a coherent paragraph.


If I am reading this correctly then do us all a favor and get the fuck off our forums and go play fippy, no one wants to listen to your shitty podcasts.


If I read it incorrectly then my bad but we still don't want to listen to your shitty podcasts.

[Massive Marc]

LMAO, you thought I would have been an old guy. Thanks for the feedback. Yes, I played on P1999 with a Druid until level 19. Yes, as we have stated on my show that that the Fippy server is the best version of everquest. Every thing that P1999 had on it sucked the joy out the game that Sony got smack and listened to the player base and tweaked. However, this version of EQ is nothing like WOW and very close minded of you to say that. More people agree that Fippy is the better version of EQ, and has x10 the population and people like me as willing to pay for it!

I disagree with you completely.

As stated already, Fippy/EQlive incorporated many mechanics and features that took away from the original feel of Everquest (Can you say Marketplace)

I'm not sure how you can even say Project 1999 sucked the joy of out of the game, as it's the original version of the game that people loved so much (Probably why P99 is top of the emu charts).
You say more people agree that Fippy is a better version, but after reading the forums @ www.fippydarkpaw.com, I would disagree. The main complaint, was that the progression server doesn't have the classic feel LOTS of people came back for. (Yes I understand progression doesn't mean classic)

10x the population ? Ok..?

I also agree that the current version of EQlive has many mechanics/features included over the years that are similar to World of Warcraft, so I can see the comparison. (Why wouldn't you add features that are working for your competitor)

I'd suggest if your looking to get more listeners, you should be less biased and take more of a neutral position.


EDIT: PS Bob is right.

[Rhodes]

Every thing that P1999 had on it sucked the joy out the game

Could you elaborate? I genuinely enjoy playing on this server, so I'm curious as to what it is that's so terrible that I seem to be overlooking.

[Ongbak]

Either my reading comprehension has gone to shit or you can not write a coherent paragraph.


If I am reading this correctly then do us all a favor and get the fuck off our forums and go play fippy, no one wants to listen to your shitty podcasts.


If I read it incorrectly then my bad but we still don't want to listen to your shitty podcasts.

[fugazi]

Could you elaborate? I genuinely enjoy playing on this server, so I'm curious as to what it is that's so terrible that I seem to be overlooking.

I cannot instantly win!

[dredge]

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[Myrkskog]

And just to clarify, Yak. I hope you don't get the idea in your head that we are hating on your podcast because you think P99 is crap and you insult the player base. The last thing we would want is for you to brush off the criticism as a bunch of P99 fanboys hating on your cast. We want to be very clear that we hate your podcast because it's shitty and you guys act like assholes.

[Harrison]

More people agree that Fippy is the better version of EQ, and has x10 the population and people like me as willing to pay for it!

Lol argumentum ad populum

Fippy is fucking terrible for many reasons this entire forum has already pointed out, and not because it's "not classic".

The imbalances all around the mechanics being the primary reason.

[citizen1080]

And just to clarify, Yak. I hope you don't get the idea in your head that we are hating on your podcast because you think P99 is crap and you insult the player base. The last thing we would want is for you to brush off the criticism as a bunch of P99 fanboys hating on your cast. We want to be very clear that we hate your podcast because it's shitty and you guys act like assholes.

Qft

[Yak]

I and don't going to explain in detail what I have already done so in my cast. Get the shit out of your ears and listen to my last few casts again or if not I don't give a fuck. Let's get a few things straight and let me pull the fan boy cock out of your throat. First off P1999 like the Fippy server now if a modified version of EQ. Technically there is no classic version of EQ has it has all been modified and even p1999 has been altered form the classic version. Example you can meditate with out having your fucking spell book out. That is an example of a feature that both versions of EQ deem to be retarded and not needed. The truth is that there are a lot of fan boys over here who are butt hurt because they think that are special to play a version of a game on a private server that the general public can not. Hate to break the new to you but now everyone can. It doesn't make me your you so special. The main ugliness that I see on the forms are the elites attitude that every game is a WOW clone if its not this version of EQ. So people can get all pissy and butt hurt all they want. if you don't like what I have to say you are entitled as am I. Anyways time to log into EQ as unlike some people I have more to do then to troll forums.

[Rhodes]

I can't wait to see where this goes.

[citizen1080]

You don't have time to troll yet you have time to make shittastic podcasts that no one listens to and spam our forums hoping you will get some one to listen to your opinion on fippy, rift and other topics that we don't give a shit about. Bad news brah...no one gives two shits about your opinion. We don't want to read it on the forums and we sure as shit don't want to listen to you.

[Massive Marc]

I and don't going to explain in detail what I have already done so in my cast. Get the shit out of your ears and listen to my last few casts again or if not I don't give a fuck. Let's get a few things straight and let me pull the fan boy cock out of my throat. First off P1999 like the Fippy server now if a modified version of EQ. Technically there is no classic version of EQ has it has all been modified and even p1999 has been altered form the classic version. Example you can meditate with out having your fucking spell book out. That is an example of a feature that both versions of EQ deem to be retarded and not needed. The truth is that there are a lot of fan boys over here who are butt hurt because they think that are special to play a version of a game on a private server that the general public can not. Hate to break the new to you but now everyone can. It doesn't make me your you so special. The main ugliness that I see on the forms are the elites attitude that every game is a WOW clone if its not this version of EQ. So people can get all pissy and butt hurt all they want. if you don't like what I have to say you are entitled as am I. Anyways time to log into EQ as unlike some people I have more to do then to troll forums.

Do you smoke crack ? Meth ? You're seriously fucked up. Anyone that says fanboy more then once is a fucking douche bag.

[bizzum]

Do you smoke crack ? Meth ? You're seriously fucked up. Anyone that says fanboy more then once is a fucking douche bag.

Agreed. Also starting off his huge rant with a blantant english error as well as having a cock in his mouth isn't going for him. Way to rage on us for not liking your product. I'm sorry I didn't listen to your last 5 podcasts either, I listened to a few minutes and figured I could make better use of my time elsewhere.

Seems like a general consensus though.

[Badmartigan]

Waiting to hear some real reasons why p1999 sucks YAK... Other than the forum population hates on you podcast that you have to spam here to try and get people to listen..

Guess theres no such thing as bad press?

[Rhodes]

Waiting to hear some real reasons why p1999 sucks


I think the only specific thing he mentioned that has "sucked the life out of the game" is that you don't stare at your spellbook while meditating. Yak, what good is your opinion if you can't even back it up?

[Omnimorph]

Rift is a wow clone.

Fippy is another roll of the dice by sony to try and get a few more subscriptions from a game that is seriously in its twilight years.

P99 offers the closest to a classic experience you'll find. Whether you have gripes with certain things being left out or not. The reason certain things were left out is because they were horribly tedious. Like staring at your book (which you'd have to enforce the old school UI to replicate)

Like mentioned, if you don't want to play p99, then go post your podcast on the fippy boards. Alot of people here have tried fippy, and aren't impressed with it. So they certainly don't want to listen to you saying it's the best version of EQ or w/e.