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Daldaen
10-03-2019, 03:47 PM
Meditating when just sitting at level 35+ isn’t classic in the core game. It took several months for this ability to come in:

EQ Online October 1999 (http://web.archive.org/web/19991104111732/http://www.eq-online.com/index.htm)

October 29, 1999 12:10 PM

Patch Message

*Class Enhancements*

*Spell Enhancements* - Level 35+ casters will now automatically meditate while sitting.

Looks like about 7~ months of book meditating for all levels until level 35+ can just sit meditate.

Dolalin
10-03-2019, 04:53 PM
Oh funny I forgot this took awhile to be patched in. I guess we get to find out how committed to classic Rogean is :D

Tbh the book isn't exactly obtrusive, I don't think it'd be a big deal to require it for a few months. But that's just me.

Danth
10-03-2019, 05:33 PM
Tbh the book isn't exactly obtrusive, I don't think it'd be a big deal to require it for a few months. But that's just me.

The book on our client is so small it's a nonissue. It would only affect people who forget to press the Meditate button and they'll be well trained to do so before level 35. Add it because classic, but seems low priority from a "impacts gameplay" standpoint. Obviously it would be more crucial if we ever got fullscreen spellbooks.

Danth

Nirgon
10-04-2019, 11:42 AM
I know it seems minor but it recreates that classic experience in a big way.

Great point that 35+ bookless only came later.

Daldaen
10-09-2019, 02:16 PM
Possible to get this in prior to Green launch?