Extend Kunark to 12 months

[greatdane]

Kunark only lasted about 7½ months, and by all accounts, the same will be the case here. That's a really short time for what many consider the best era of Everquest, and once Velious comes out, Kunark content becomes mostly obsolete aside from epics because of the huge leap in itemization. Epics come out just two months before Velious, and VP keys tend to take months to obtain so that content is also effectively available only for a short while during Kunark.

I really think it would be good for the server to extend Kunark to 12 months. P99 has only three eras, and Kunark just ends up being so brief in the grand scheme of things. Velious is forever so there's really no need to rush to it. With the projected timeline for green, almost nobody will even have a chance to get their epic before Velious, or to see VP while it's still current content.

Is it classic? No, but neither is infinite Velious.

What do you think?

[Baler]

I'd like to nominate we extend kunark for 7 years.
Relive the classic blue experience!

I think it's a bad idea to extend kunark on green, P99 Blue was in kunark for 7 years.
This had several negative side effects on the server. More level 60s, plat inflation and more raid geared characters. This means when Velious came out, people quickly rushed for end game content because many had multiple level 60s that were kunark twinked. I believe 4-5 months extra in kunark would affect the classic feel of velious.

Following the classic timeline as closely as possible is what I'm hopeful of.
Voted in the poll

Edit: Epics come out at the end of kunark, meaning if kunark was extended more people could get their epics before velious.
This would be NOT CLASSIC and I now believe OP has ulterior motives.
By adding 4 months, that would more than double the number of epics/raid loot on p99 green when velious comes out compared to the classic timeline.
(Apr 2021 Epic | Jul 2021 Velious)

Edit2: This would also mean extending the hybrid exp penalty for another 4 months. Yuck!

[douglas1999]

I do think 12 months makes sense. Yes blue had kunark for way too long, that doesn't mean 12 months is the same thing; it's only 4 months longer than the original release. 4 months longer is not the same thing as multiple years longer.

[Ivory]

No no, kunark being 7 and half months is interesting. The POINT is to have a lot of kunark things that haven't been done yet by the time Velious comes out.

That way velious things will be even harder. Truly a new land of great riches....and great dangers.

Everyone won't have their epics. Everyone won't have their top spells. Everyone won't be in the best equipment.

And both kunark and velious will still have plenty of upgrades for people to go after. And people will be forced to split their time between the two.

[Fammaden]

You knew what you signed up for, changing the timelines is going against the most fundamental concept of green in the first place.

[crossplay]

Keep it classic

[Castle2.0]

Shorten it by 7 months - then it's a real challenge to see who can win Everquest on an even shorter timeline.

[galach]

why not extend it 4 years?

[Tunabros]

why not extend it 4 years?

sure

any chance I can get my blade of the black dragon eye is always appreciated :p

[Castle2.0]

If we can't shorten 7 months then I am with Galach...

This November... choose Kunark!

4 MORE YEARS! 4 MORE YEARS!

[YendorLootmonkey]

No... the sooner Velious opens the better. The less alts of alts, the less level 60s, and the less endgame gear in the game going into Velious, the better and more challenging.

[OuterChimp]

Restart Teal - let it go to Luclin but keep the old character models! for 1.2 years.

[Tunabros]

it would be awesome for a fresh server that goes up to luclin

no box; same rules as blue

doesnt seem to be much servers out there replicate this

they all seem to have some sort of boxing rule becuase of the low player count

[Scalem]

No... the sooner Velious opens the better. The less alts of alts, the less level 60s, and the less endgame gear in the game going into Velious, the better and more challenging.

[Trexller]

Hey OP you really think that RogBog is gonna change their timeline just because you made a poll?

[Morton Jr]

Been asking for a luclin server for years, only problem is it needs to be RED

[Trexller]

Been asking for a luclin server for years, only problem is it needs to be RED

oh dear god. not more luclin.

how many times does RogBog have to say, "NEVER STFU"

[Balimon]

As much as I love the Kunark era, and think it would be fun to be longer, it's definitely better for server health to go with natural progression to Velious.

[Coridan]

Thing is, Kunark doesn't really have any raid zones. So it's probably better to get Velious out sooner rather than later.

[Vizax_Xaziv]

I'd like to nominate we extend kunark for 7 years.
Relive the classic blue experience!

I think it's a bad idea to extend kunark on green, P99 Blue was in kunark for 7 years.
This had several negative side effects on the server. More level 60s, plat inflation and more raid geared characters. This means when Velious came out, people quickly rushed for end game content because many had multiple level 60s that were kunark twinked. I believe 4-5 months extra in kunark would affect the classic feel of velious.

Following the classic timeline as closely as possible is what I'm hopeful of.
Voted in the poll

Edit: Epics come out at the end of kunark, meaning if kunark was extended more people could get their epics before velious.
This would be NOT CLASSIC and I now believe OP has ulterior motives.
By adding 4 months, that would more than double the number of epics/raid loot on p99 green when velious comes out compared to the classic timeline.
(Apr 2021 Epic | Jul 2021 Velious)

Edit2: This would also mean extending the hybrid exp penalty for another 4 months. Yuck!

HUGE difference between seven years and one year lol. An extra 4-5 months would make a lotta sense TBH.

[Centurionx]

Nah.. =)

[reznor_]

I vote yes, I'm very interested in doing pure 32k raids without velious gear. Not that my vote changes anything, but I'd like to keep at trak/vs/overland dragons/VP without velious gear for a while. 7 years was too long I imagine, but 1 is fine.

[Zoolander]

I'd like to nominate we extend kunark for 7 years.
Relive the classic blue experience!

I think it's a bad idea to extend kunark on green, P99 Blue was in kunark for 7 years.
This had several negative side effects on the server. More level 60s, plat inflation and more raid geared characters. This means when Velious came out, people quickly rushed for end game content because many had multiple level 60s that were kunark twinked. I believe 4-5 months extra in kunark would affect the classic feel of velious.

Following the classic timeline as closely as possible is what I'm hopeful of.
Voted in the poll

Edit: Epics come out at the end of kunark, meaning if kunark was extended more people could get their epics before velious.
This would be NOT CLASSIC and I now believe OP has ulterior motives.
By adding 4 months, that would more than double the number of epics/raid loot on p99 green when velious comes out compared to the classic timeline.
(Apr 2021 Epic | Jul 2021 Velious)

Edit2: This would also mean extending the hybrid exp penalty for another 4 months. Yuck!

there is a small difference between 4 months and 7 years....

[douglas1999]

Kunark adds so much content for all level ranges, including the additional ten levels from 50-60, I do think it feels weird that it lasts less time than classic. Obviously on blue it was too long but I don't blame the devs for that, they have a hell of a job. An additional 4 months I don't think is going to make or break a classic experience for people when green velious launches.

[Baler]

there is a small difference between 4 months and 7 years....

But there is a big difference between reading one line of my post and the entire post.
I stand by everything I said in that post.

Let's keep shit classic, trivializing day 1 of velious (again) is not classic.
As I stated, the number of epics and raid loot in game would be double+ compared to classic day 1 of velious.
If you look at Epic Era - Velious Launch is a critical transitioning period for velious.. Many raiders are already collecting epic quest items so they can speed through it as quick as possible.

--un-related--
Not everyone will get their epic on green Deal With It.