New to P99

[Mat'hir Uth Gan]

Hi folks. First time trying P99, wanting to play it with my wife and kids (off at college) to kind of prep for what Pantheon might be if it ever launches. Wife can't log in when I'm on, found the ip petition thread here on the forums and made a thread within that asking for an exemption for her. It's been about a day, just curious as to how long this takes? Also, that thread says only the admin and the thread starter should be able to see the exemption request, but I can't see it. I'm not sure if I submitted it wrong or what is going on. Any assistance or feedback on this would be appreciated.

[Tiladon]

Hey there, just to let you know, took about ten days for my petition to get through. It is a wait but worth it in the end.

[Skarne]

It can sometimes take a week or two but I assure you they’ll answer eventually

[BlackBellamy]

Lol going to ruin Pantheon for them then? That's fine we always need more dedicated poopsockers.

[adichi]

the guys here work on this project for free on their own time so it takes time for them to get around to everything, but rest assured they're on it.

this game is best enjoyed with family and friends, the exemption is definitely worth the wait. also, welcome aboard

[Bondrake]

Hi folks. First time trying P99, wanting to play it with my wife and kids (off at college) to kind of prep for what Pantheon might be if it ever launches. Wife can't log in when I'm on, found the ip petition thread here on the forums and made a thread within that asking for an exemption for her. It's been about a day, just curious as to how long this takes? Also, that thread says only the admin and the thread starter should be able to see the exemption request, but I can't see it. I'm not sure if I submitted it wrong or what is going on. Any assistance or feedback on this would be appreciated.

Pantheon will not release. Sorry to say.

[Mat'hir Uth Gan]

Thanks for the information! Can see the petition I created now, just waiting it out, which is fine. Looking forward to trying this out.

[DerekShellman66]

I think that here you can see more hints about choosing a mower.
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[KoalaCola]

Pantheon will not release. Sorry to say.

What makes you say that?

[BlackBellamy]

Now that the driving force behind the project passed away, people will realize that there is no market for this game. I mean yeah, couple of hundred die hard Dark Age of Camelot nostalgia warriors and some others, but that doesn't make a healthy game.

I bet Brad brought in a lot of investors because of his personal history and his vision and passion, but what is going to attract VC money into the game now? Remember they've been paying a full development and management staff for like 5 years now without a single source of revenue. As a rich guy, would you be willing to say well the main guy is dead and the whole thing smells iffy but let me go on and plop another 2 million into the hole? I think the money will run out and that will be that.

[Ennewi]

Now that the driving force behind the project passed away, people will realize that there is no market for this game. I mean yeah, couple of hundred die hard Dark Age of Camelot nostalgia warriors and some others, but that doesn't make a healthy game.

I bet Brad brought in a lot of investors because of his personal history and his vision and passion, but what is going to attract VC money into the game now? Remember they've been paying a full development and management staff for like 5 years now without a single source of revenue. As a rich guy, would you be willing to say well the main guy is dead and the whole thing smells iffy but let me go on and plop another 2 million into the hole? I think the money will run out and that will be that.

https://www.pcgamer.com/breaking-the-internet-the-story-of-everquest-the-mmo-that-changed-everything/

Most of the people at Sony were just as skeptical as the industry veterans Smedley tried to recruit. Rappaport says other developers at SISA took to calling the game "NeverQuest," while Smedley adds that the team was mockingly referred to as the "Ghouls and Goblins Guys" when they'd gather to play Magic: The Gathering in the lunchroom. "This was a studio that was filled with sports people," Smedley laughs. "And then this small group of us that was into Dungeons and Dragons."

That's how EverQuest first came to life, in the bullpen of a PlayStation studio where everyone was either ignorant of its existence or convinced that the bizarre high-fantasy RPG would fail. As Smedley would later realize, it was the perfect place.

A well-written article with lots of obscure details about the game's early beginnings, like how the bumble bee girl from the Blind Melon music video became the inspiration for bixies and how the team often slept underneath their desks in order keep pace with development. It also points out that there was no real market for EverQuest during its embryotic period in 1996. There were MUDs (free) and there were online sports games that charged users by the hour to play.

Also, not to take anything away from McQuaid, but it wasn't his singular vision. The article mentions Brad McQuaid along with Steven Clover, Rosie Rappaport, Bill Trost, John Smedley, Vince Harron, and even a pizza guy who became one of the level designers on enthusiasm alone, but obviously there were others. Even so...

"After EverQuest had shipped, John told me that it was almost cancelled five or six times," McQuaid says. "He never told me at the time and I'm glad he didn't."

Oh and welcome to the OP. Hope your IP exemption went through.

[Mat'hir Uth Gan]

Thanks for the welcome! Exemption hasn't gone through yet, been 10 days, but wife and I waiting patiently.

[cd288]

Now that the driving force behind the project passed away, people will realize that there is no market for this game. I mean yeah, couple of hundred die hard Dark Age of Camelot nostalgia warriors and some others, but that doesn't make a healthy game.

I bet Brad brought in a lot of investors because of his personal history and his vision and passion, but what is going to attract VC money into the game now? Remember they've been paying a full development and management staff for like 5 years now without a single source of revenue. As a rich guy, would you be willing to say well the main guy is dead and the whole thing smells iffy but let me go on and plop another 2 million into the hole? I think the money will run out and that will be that.

This was a concern when he initially passed away but really there’s no actual factual basis for it anymore

[tiadashi]

https://www.pcgamer.com/breaking-the-internet-the-story-of-everquest-the-mmo-that-changed-everything/



A well-written article with lots of obscure details about the game's early beginnings, like how the bumble bee girl from the Blind Melon music video became the inspiration for bixies and how the team often slept underneath their desks in order keep pace with development. It also points out that there was no real market for EverQuest during its embryotic period in 1996. There were MUDs (free) and there were online sports games that charged users by the hour to play.

Also, not to take anything away from McQuaid, but it wasn't his singular vision. The article mentions Brad McQuaid along with Steven Clover, Rosie Rappaport, Bill Trost, John Smedley, Vince Harron, and even a pizza guy who became one of the level designers on enthusiasm alone, but obviously there were others. Even so...



Oh and welcome to the OP. Hope your IP exemption went through.

Heyo! any chance of some level1undercon videos - Cheers! Ennewi

[Mat'hir Uth Gan]

Been going on a month now for this exemption. Is this normal? Do I need to pay somebody or donate to get this through? And if so, what is the best way to go about doing that?

[Donkey Hotay]

Just use a VPN. Each toon ideally is on its own account (so the druid can port the whatever to wherever and then you swap to the druid and port their whatever wherever) and each account is gonna need IP exemptions which the staff isn't going to grant.

$36 a year and this problem is marked solved.

[Mat'hir Uth Gan]

I'm just trying to play the damn game with my wife here at home, and daughter/boyfriend (live together) away at college. We're all stuck waiting on exemptions for a month now. Nobody wants to play this old game except me because the original EQ was my favorite game, and I'm trying to see if they'd be interested in a game like this since Pantheon might be similar. I have no intention of cheating and purchasing a VPN to skirt the rules, and the rest of my family certainly doesn't care enough to deal with setting that up. There's a group of us willing to join this server and give this game a chance, but apparently that's just not feasible.

[strongNpretty]

I'm just trying to play the damn game with my wife here at home, and daughter/boyfriend (live together) away at college. We're all stuck waiting on exemptions for a month now. Nobody wants to play this old game except me because the original EQ was my favorite game, and I'm trying to see if they'd be interested in a game like this since Pantheon might be similar. I have no intention of cheating and purchasing a VPN to skirt the rules, and the rest of my family certainly doesn't care enough to deal with setting that up. There's a group of us willing to join this server and give this game a chance, but apparently that's just not feasible.

Just be patient man. There is no exact formula on when they will get to your request. These are all some real great folks who work on this project for free other than random donations.

If you that serious about it, then have everybody disconnect from their wireless, and setup a hot spot.

But these are the rules and they are damn good rules.. I'd rather have you wait for a year for that exemption, than take the possibility of ruining my experience by boxing characters.

Just play the game by yourself for now, and make a new character with them once your receive exemption.. EQ is a game of patience, the setup to playing is no different. Patience young padawan. Patience......

[Donkey Hotay]

Nobody wants to play this old game except me . . .
I'm trying to see if they'd be interested in a game like this

They aren't. Grats, I saved you $36 or a pointless donation that won't help your exemptions.