Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. (Wall of Text)

[Alex]

I made a guild named *****z of Norrath on Bristlebane server a long time ago.

Haha epic, all erudites I assume!

[Harrison]

Didn't you get your ability to send tells taken away or something?

On one character temporarily, from if I remember right, Wenai. Also the same guy who went on a raaaaaagefit when we used the word "retard" inside of rants and flames lmao

Minor annoyance at most from a tantrum throwing child.

[Shinko]

bumping a random thread for fun

[Hasbinlulz]

best necro in a long time, enjoying this re-read, ty

[Hasbinlulz]

posts 370-373 made me lol irl just now

[Tarathiel]

some things never change

[Razdeline]

A good post and true HBB

[Hasbinbad]

Bump for old times sake.

[hatelore]

I wasn't around back then but I enjoyed the read. Wish I could have been around to see the bugs. Remember in 1999 that wall in upper guk near the bridge leading to lower guk area? It used to hit you for 22k, damn that wall lol. I bet p1999 had some crazy bugs in the beginning.

[Cyrano]

Post #1 is a really accurate description of how all Devs that played ended up being treated.

[Skope]

Post #1 is a really accurate description of how all Devs that played ended up being treated.

Some deserved it.

Bumamgar, anyone? Leaking database info? Getting banned from other EQ servers for cheating then coming here and creating a mess.

Players are always suspicious when there are devs in guilds, but that's also been common on P99 since the server's inception. They stare at code and mull over scarce info on the web while getting no pay, and then get blasted on forums and in-game. They deserve a whole lot more credit than they get, but that doesn't mean they're not human. They're very much human and prone to mistakes. Regarding Raren, I remember getting my money back I lent someone to buy a manastone from Raren. Rogean caught him that night, gave me back my money (thanks) but then took two weeks to ban Raren... two weeks! And he wasn't even banned permanently because he was welcomed back a couple months later. Mistakes happened, and I'm sure they happen now and will keep happening, but one shouldn't jump to extremes. The GMs aren't gods and the devs aren't angels, but neither are they douchebags who are out to benefit only themselves.

I think that some of the crap Xzerion was getting was partly due to the other cheaters you were harboring, and for a very long time too -- I don't think you guys knew about it, though. I'm sure Tixel would have never given out the druid's info if she knew someone was just going to SEQ on it. I've never spoken to Xzerion, but he was a good dude from what I've heard and Uthgaard went paranoid and overboard, but I also recall 12-14+ people from IB getting banned for cheating as well. If anything, Uthgaard had his finger pointed in the wrong direction, but was certainly right to point a finger. It wasn't just IB either, but the entire server (we had 3 people caught and 1 app. One of whom was caught joined IB just a couple weeks after).

[JonathanHancock]

Failed to mention that everyone in "rusty long swords" etc etc etc were douchebags literally from the day the server opened.

These fuckin faggots were lvl 30+ training lvl 10s in crushbone literally just to get Dvinn.

No wonder the server turned to shit.

Buncha little fuckin kiddies

[JonathanHancock]

Ever think about why, despite all this bullshit with active GMs being in Transcendence etc, everyone on the server STILL hated IB the most?

Probably because, again, every single member of that guild was a total waste-of-life douchebag out for nothing but personal gain.

I cite, again, watching would-be IB members literally training lvl 10s in crushbone so they could steal Dvinn spawn.

[Cyrano]

Some deserved it.

Bumamgar, anyone? Leaking database info? Getting banned from other EQ servers for cheating then coming here and creating a mess.

Players are always suspicious when there are devs in guilds, but that's also been common on P99 since the server's inception. They stare at code and mull over scarce info on the web while getting no pay, and then get blasted on forums and in-game. They deserve a whole lot more credit than they get, but that doesn't mean they're not human. They're very much human and prone to mistakes. Regarding Raren, I remember getting my money back I lent someone to buy a manastone from Raren. Rogean caught him that night, gave me back my money (thanks) but then took two weeks to ban Raren... two weeks! And he wasn't even banned permanently because he was welcomed back a couple months later. Mistakes happened, and I'm sure they happen now and will keep happening, but one shouldn't jump to extremes. The GMs aren't gods and the devs aren't angels, but neither are they douchebags who are out to benefit only themselves.

I think that some of the crap Xzerion was getting was partly due to the other cheaters you were harboring, and for a very long time too -- I don't think you guys knew about it, though. I'm sure Tixel would have never given out the druid's info if she knew someone was just going to SEQ on it. I've never spoken to Xzerion, but he was a good dude from what I've heard and Uthgaard went paranoid and overboard, but I also recall 12-14+ people from IB getting banned for cheating as well. If anything, Uthgaard had his finger pointed in the wrong direction, but was certainly right to point a finger. It wasn't just IB either, but the entire server (we had 3 people caught and 1 app. One of whom was caught joined IB just a couple weeks after).

That was rampant everywhere, don't forget the TMO scandal with them allegedly getting tipped about the software update. Didn't like 400+ accounts get suspended for this? Not making excuses for the people that used TPP, but either way we can agree that the raid culture on P99 has hindered timely server development. At one point every major guild had a dev on the team which I'm ok with, but people allowed guild politics to turn into smear campaigns to try and get players to either quit or lose access to their dev accounts.

All that said, this is still the best EQ server out there. Mac sucked.

[quido]

TMO never got tipped. We just had less people using MQ/SEQ.

[quido]

Remind me of who all got busted in TMO!

Heroleeofcub, Gzngahr, Svenn... TMO's whole core basically

I'm sure I'm forgetting someone - please remind me.

scum!!

[Hasbinbad]

These fuckin faggots were lvl 30+ training lvl 10s in crushbone literally just to get Dvinn.
rofl that was me

[getsome]

IB had the 13 or 14 accounts not 13 or 14 members suspended. Anyone remember the others.

Perun/Szeth
Mezzeno/ digglet ( port bot)
Friday bought by Tmo
Loke/ + his warrior Alt
Tixel - pretty sure he did not share his acct info.
Dagarn
Acarer app
Adnan app
Rieve Nagy bot.

Our users of unapproved products did so to make maps.

[getsome]

13 was the lucky number after I dug around.

[Cyrano]

Those maps were fantastic though.

[47shadesofgay]

You forgot Xaleban