Release Date 4th -or- 18th

[Durk]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v393/i_served_you/release.jpg

Discuss your thoughts about server being released the 4th or the 18th. Screenshot was taken a few hours ago on beta server.

[Authority]

Not the 4th. People can wait a little longer. Let Smedy's video catch fuego.

[blodorn]

11th would be best i think. Since he is vacation though, 4th is better than 18th.

[MaSQue]

make it the 18'th
alot of people will be on christmas vacation and have tons of time to play then for a solid launch.

[Palemoon]

It should be the 4th baring any major bugs. Putting it way out to the 18th just so people can plan time off from work? I don't understand that. Better for peoples health not to try to marathon classic xp anyways.

Waiting for "the word to get out"? This is the internet, the word can be out in 24 hours to everyone who cares about this.

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have all waited a long time, its time for this to begin.

Release it on the 4th.

[georgie]

It should be the 4th baring any major bugs. Putting it way out to the 18th just so people can plan time off from work? I don't understand that. Better for peoples health not to try to marathon classic xp anyways.

Waiting for "the word to get out"? This is the internet, the word can be out in 24 hours to everyone who cares about this.

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have all waited a long time, its time for this to begin.

Release it on the 4th.

right it is ready and from between now and the 18th not gonna be a big difference in game mechanics not necessary. think this has been prolonged long enough. no one will even be on beta by then besides lovely nd friends

[Awwalike]

Not the 4th. People can wait a little longer. Let Smedy's video catch fuego.

ding ding ding.

[Dalem]

IMO 18th is better so theres more time for the word to get out and people can plan better.

[Muaar]

We have been planning on the 4th for a long time. I know at least 30 people waiting on launch. The 4th! The server is working for the most part, resists seem stellar, the pvp range is solved... What else is left? As long as it's a Nov release I will be happy though. I'm just sick of the beta.

[Amuk]

Release it on the 4th, waiting so people can take time off work is lol.

[fuark]

The 4th. Delaying the launch so people can get time off work is sort of ridiculous. The people who would actually get time off work for that as well really aren't the people I'd like to see with some huge EXP headstart on everyone either.

Edit: Also agree with previous posts, anyone who wants to play EQ PVP already knows about the pending launch of this server anyways. Even most of my RL friends that have no interest in playing EQ again have heard about it.

[Darwoth]

release it on the 4th, waiting to long is going to kill the hype. my own guild was gung ho ready to go when beta started and release was expected to be in a few weeks, now folks are kind of stagnating and getting involved in different games/betas since it has taken longer than expected.

[Mardur]

November 4th, my body is ready.

[Bkab]

now folks are kind of stagnating and getting involved in different games/betas since it has taken longer than expected.

this. if it's ready to go on the 4th, launch it then. most everyone knows about the server already and has been expecting a late october/early november release date for those who don't frequent the forums. the population is going to be huge regardless of when it's launched.

[gloinz]

http://troll.me/images/angry-samuel-l-jackson/ask-when-the-servers-up-one-more-time-i-dare-you-i-double-dare-you.jpg

[Ssleeve]

Pleaseeeeeeee 4th.

That is all.

[Muaar]

dropped all my classes for this server launch, quit my job and am going to abandon shaving and showering

casual gamer

[Toomuch]

I'm bored with beta, there's nobody to fight, and there's less and less interest in dedicating time because it doesn't count for anything. So that side of me screams "Release on Nov 4th, if not yesterday."

Then again, I appreciate that this isn't like old school EQ where they set a release date because they will lose holiday revenue, and drop a new xpac that's terribly done, with shit that's broken and buggy all over the place, and all kinds of crap is imbalanced and untested. This side of me demands "release it when it's ready".

That poses the question then - What's not ready? If most everything is ready (which I feel like it is at this point), release it on the 4th. The sooner the better, because newer games are coming out, including MMOs, and everyone here knows that they can get addicted to a new game in a heartbeat. Word can spread instantly nowdays, this isn't 1989, and people aren't going to find out via postcard a few weeks from now when they get it in the mail... the word is already out. I'd say that the majority of people that are going to play this already know about it. You might add a maximum 5-10% potential population by waiting another 2 weeks, but might lose a potential 10-20% to disinterest or new game releases. The logic of waiting for a higher potential population doesn't hold much water at this point, because most people that are going to know (or care) already know. Sure more will trickle in over time, and be ecstatic that they found '99 red, and say "Dang! If only I were here at server release!" But that will happen to many people, months apart, and you'll lose just as many if not more people by stalling.

[Vile]

11th for the working class

[Authority]

So many selfish fucks in here it's sickening.

[Mardur]

11th for the working class

GTFO 1%ers.

[georgie]

waiting longer isn't gonna help server. 11th...i mean so close to winter-game release that ppl may just get griefed(mad) enough to leave the game for starwars or some shit or that new wow raid. and just quit the game and wait for a week and take off to some other game. where as the 4th another week to get your grind seems like less of chance to quit the game for the dedication that you already put in your character

[Xantille]

release after nov. 21st, i m o

to build hype of course.

[Galacticus]

The 11th is when skyrim comes out aka Rogeans vacation.

[Silikten]

I think less people are on it because they are waiting for launch. I don't want to sit there putting time into a char when it will be erased in 1 week. Launch on the 4th imo

[Dfn]

Launch on the 4th, definitely. This is the internet, you don't need 3 weeks to hype the launch. People will be ready to go in 24 hours. Announce tomorrow and you're giving 3 days warning which is plenty of time. Lets do it!

People are just uninterested in a beta that is nearly ready to go. There is no point in working on and having pride in a character that's going to be deleted in a couple weeks on a server that has a population of 36.

[gloinz]

guarantee huge launch tons of ppl waiting for this shit to hurry the fuck up and release

[PlayervsDen]

My body is ready for the Fourth!

[purest]

4th(meal)

[Greenkrak]

looks like a clear cut reason for the 4th or the 11th

RELEASE IT ON THE 4th


NO I MEAN THE 11th

who currrs


skyrim not gunna hurt this shit skyrim jus gunna be somethin fun to do after i wax that ass in pvps and you need to take a lil break

[Pudge]

4th. the hype is already dying down. everybody already knows the server is coming out. anyone who would schedule time off from work will not be leaving the server just because they couldn't schedule a monday off (also, they can just call in sick).

however ppl who begin to play the new games coming out will not look back for quite awhile. there is always a potential tweak, upcoming holiday, weekend out of town, raging wife, etc. reason to *not* release the server. But bottom line, it's ready. open it up and lets get this shit started. ppl will accept patches as the server goes on if everything isn't sparkly perfect. as darworth said, if it's not released soon, there will definitely be less ppl

"November 18th>? hrm, o wait, now that we are closer to it, i see that Thanksgiving is only 4 days after that weekend. ppl won't be able to play near launch because they will be with their families.. hrm i guess we better push it back to the December 2nd now.."

[Pudge]

..... December 2nd? that's close to finals for the ppl in school. and after finals time is the holidays.. guess we should just push it back to January 6th.

[Dfn]

Poll speaks for itself. 21-2 currently in favor of opening on Nov. 4th.

[Lovely]

I voted 18th but I think I wanna change my vote to 4th lol. Just make sure to announce it asap please if it's the 4th.

The server is more then fine atm for a release.

[Prahadigm24]

I'd vote for the 18th, just because we could make some advertisement on boards across the Internet, with youtube videos etc. And I guess the server will need as many players as we can get. November 4th would be at very short notice...

[Goobles]

18th.

What if shit goes down while you're on vacation? Bad idea.

18th.

[MakeYouMad]

Only three things need to work right for the server to release:

1. resist code
2. melee dynamics
3. level range

Since all three are working now (with dynamic thing removed), it's ready to go. All the other stuff is minor and can be fixed whenever. Release it tommorow.

[mimixownzall]

I do think the melee needs to be tested more. The miss rate in pvp seems to be way too low. My fully buffed shaman has over 120 agi and dex (not sure if dex has anything to do with missing in null's system) and an SK missed me only 4 times an entire fight. He seemed to hit for max or the upper end of max damage a lot too when I had almost 600ac, though I'm not sure how much that should mitigate.

[Prahadigm24]

Only three things need to work right for the server to release:

1. resist code
2. melee dynamics
3. level range

Since all three are working now (with dynamic thing removed), it's ready to go. All the other stuff is minor and can be fixed whenever. Release it tommorow.

Is NPC assistance in cities working yet? Haven't really been able to test it since there are ~15 people on the beta server when I'm playing.

Looks like people prefer this Friday. Still think the devs should take those 2 weeks to improve the resists and guard protection system and all of us should use the time to advertise P99 Red.

[mitic]

promote first, release later

[Palemoon]

promote first, release later

Anyone who would be remotely interested in playing on this server already know about it.

The only "promotion" is really just Pep Rallys for us and those who already lurk around here waiting.

Besides nothing attracts a crowd like a crowd, let the real promotion be when they hear 500+ logged in playing Red. Hearing 30 people on the beta won't be attracting anyone new.

[tbox]

We all know about red99 it's been In beta awhile 10 + old game ain't going to catch much more attention. 36 people in beta because it was too long to begin with. 11/11 Skyrm releases best to get people hooked here first.

[Prahadigm24]

Anyone who would be remotely interested in playing on this server already know about it.

I highly doubt that. The whole P99 community knows about it and most players from other custom servers know about it. But there are certainly many more who might be interested in playing on P99 Red, Blue, whatever. The devs are going the right way with their production of Youtube vids. And we can cross-post in other communities - don't underestimate how many people you may attract with a single thread! Server pop is essential for our long-term fun.

I'm a good example myself: I had been looking for a classic EQ experience for a very long time, and I had followed the EQClassic project. Still I only found out about P99 8 long months after initial release.

[Sprinkle]

why not just push it to january im already forseeing a december release

and so much hype is gone i dont even care anymore honestly , many have abandoned this

so far theres been about 1 day worth of updates on the server and what a month + of beta?

the server has had like 3 things fixed yay , lets just push it back to advertise more when we lose people every day its not out

just roll the fucking server tomorrow and stop pretending you are fixing all this awesome shit , you arent

[mitic]

and so much hype is gone i dont even care anymore honestly , many have abandoned this

yea, shiploads :rolleyes: like our life depends soley on red99... bet lots of ppl suicided irl already!

[jrwriter]

I do think the melee needs to be tested more. The miss rate in pvp seems to be way too low. My fully buffed shaman has over 120 agi and dex (not sure if dex has anything to do with missing in null's system) and an SK missed me only 4 times an entire fight. He seemed to hit for max or the upper end of max damage a lot too when I had almost 600ac, though I'm not sure how much that should mitigate.

If he hits u from back ur dodge skill doesnt help which mean 95 percent time they hit a good jouster will hit in back

[mimixownzall]

If he hits u from back ur dodge skill doesnt help which mean 95 percent time they hit a good jouster will hit in back

95% hit rate? I thought this wasn't going to be a TZVZ rehash. 95% hit rate isn't live PVP.

[Bkab]

great post sprinkles, way to back up your fucking moronic claims. people like you are the reason the server will get pushed back more and more. you obviously care a lot still because you keep crying about the server getting moved back.

[Smedy]

4th for the winning dogs, the sooner the better, i think balancing will have to be done as we are playing the game, exactly like they did on live, you can't cover everything with a beta anyway.

[Wonton]

can't have a character named after celebrities, against server name policy rules Bkab

[Softcore PK]

If we have to wait until the 4th, I say release it then. What's wrong with tomorrow, or the 1st, though?

[Wonton]

This friday would be great.

[lindz]

The 18th is the week before thanksgiving. Which means a lot of people will be away from the Wednesday to Sunday the next week. That would really suck. :\

[Palemoon]

If we have to wait until the 4th, I say release it then. What's wrong with tomorrow, or the 1st, though?

You have a point Softcore,

Like the Hoodoo Gurus said..

Theres no Time like the Right Time

p.s. Smedly the promoter even wants it on the 4th.

Lets do this.

[Krypt]

The 18th is the week before thanksgiving. Which means a lot of people will be away from the Wednesday to Sunday the next week. That would really suck. :\

4th makes more sense. I haven't seen any glaring bugs.

[Rushmore]

4th for the winning dogs, the sooner the better, i think balancing will have to be done as we are playing the game, exactly like they did on live, you can't cover everything with a beta anyway.

All of our bodies are ready. Please release on the 4th and announce it today or tomorrow.

[Rushmore]

please with a cherry on top.

http://ih0.redbubble.net/work.1694657.2.flat,550x550,075,f.cupcake-with-a-cherry-on-top.jpg

[juicedsixfo]

Threads like these are guaranteeing that it won't release until the 18th. You guys are ridiculous.

[Sprinkle]

it aint going to release on the 18th either

[hurtinu]

played a little beta... waiting for launch to get serious.

[juicedsixfo]

it aint going to release on the 18th either

You wanna know exactly when it will release?

*spoiler alert*



When Rogean and his team are fucking ready. That's it. It's simple, really.

[mitic]

2 options:

.) they will roll back the server today after the event
.) they will release the server soon after the event since everyone will be in full gear and levels so noone would keep betaing anyways

[juicedsixfo]

) they will release the server soon after the event since everyone will be in full gear and levels so noone would keep betaing anyways

Sure they will. There has not been a lot of end game mass PvP, it's been mainly 2 on 2's. This will give people the chance to test even more. And I highly doubt that by "gear" they mean full planar. If anything after this event there will be some actually raids (and therefore, raids to crash). The best PvP is endgame.

[mitic]

Sure they will. There has not been a lot of end game mass PvP, it's been mainly 2 on 2's. This will give people the chance to test even more. And I highly doubt that by "gear" they mean full planar. If anything after this event there will be some actually raids (and therefore, raids to crash). The best PvP is endgame.

yea, for a day or two...at best.

[juicedsixfo]

Hmm. I disagree. There's plenty of us still playing even even though we know the wipe is inevitable just because it's better than any other option until release.

[Danien]

Rogean's body is not ready.

Release the 18th.

[Bazia]

LAUNCH IMMINENT

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRywcYfmGAIFZxf_x_HjzwAwmHIAKnsq lZPfpICDGl6nTPa_v36

[L1ch]

18th - do it right

[Bazia]

4th - do it right

[Sprinkle]

You wanna know exactly when it will release?

*spoiler alert*



When Rogean and his team are fucking ready. That's it. It's simple, really.

cast has a team rogean has a vibrator and nothing else

[gnomishfirework]

I don't see what 2 weeks matters. Either should be fine.

[Dfn]

4th lets go

[Wonton]

18th - do it right

Not one damn server change/patch will take place from the 4th to the 18th. I am being realistic. Release it

[Cwall]

4th imo

[Crazyboyo]

4th! - comon, we have been waiting long enough on this RED99!

[valithteezee]

Yall need to do more promotions. Get the word out. 200 people is not enough, your bodies are not ready.

[Not_Kazowi]

18th is getting too close to thanksgiving, why would anyone take work off then. release it the 4th, the longer we wait the less hype there will be.

[Krypt]

Yall need to do more promotions. Get the word out. 200 people is not enough, your bodies are not ready.

I wouldn't exactly pay too much attention to beta pops.

[Danien]

Given that Rogean is unavailable the weekend after launch I think we should wait until the 18th. He needs to be here in the event that serious bugs are discovered and needs immediate attention. If scenarios like this doesn't get dealt with well in the beginning it will hurt the server.

[Andis]

I think you should release it the 4th I mean...I understand the aspect of releasing a server that is bug free but I think beta has been going on for long enough...people have been waiting for a while...that being said, If Rogean is going on vacation the 11th then maybe would be best to release before he leaves so any important bugs can be worked out?

[Danien]

I think you should release it the 4th I mean...I understand the aspect of releasing a server that is bug free but I think beta has been going on for long enough...people have been waiting for a while...that being said, If Rogean is going on vacation the 11th then maybe would be best to release before he leaves so any important bugs can be worked out?

Him leaving on the weekend one week after launch is almost the worst possible timing to release it. Usually it takes a little while to discover the bugs (Read; a couple days). I'm assuming most of the time he spends on the server is during weekends, and if he can't spend time fixing the bugs for essentially two weeks that's quite horrible.

[Softcore PK]

What bugs though? We've been in beta for a while, I don't think things are going to be changed much at all besides maybe resists. If things run mostly fine now, why wouldn't they if the server went live?

[Sumdyar_VZ]

The Fourth.

[Danien]

What bugs though? We've been in beta for a while, I don't think things are going to be changed much at all besides maybe resists. If things run mostly fine now, why wouldn't they if the server went live?

Granted I haven't played a ton, but judging from the amount of people that have been playing beta it's unlikely things have been tested throroughly. I'm sure some problems will occur as they usually do at launch, even though this server seems very solid overall.

[Tajin]

release the 4th... no one really wants to beta unfortunately and everyones just waiting on the server to go live

[Muaar]

The people who used to be on beta arent even there anymore... like 30.

population crashed after event.

[XiakenjaTZ]

I like the date. Far enough out to get the word out but not too far as to lose interest.

I think people can wait two weeks.

And who cares if population crashed. Its a beta that will be wiped in 13 days. Why play until another patch that needs new testing.

If Rogean makes some tweaks I am sure people will log back in to test them.

[gloinz]

ya'll bein trolled he'll probably do it the 11th

[Leeyuuduu]

Rogean has spoken: The 18th it shall be!
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