Post your questions here

[Amelinda]

READ BEFORE POSTING:

if you have real, legit questions about the server please comment in this thread with them and I will amass some questions and will try to get the answers to them for you.

DO NOT TROLL THIS THREAD

I want serious. legit. respectful, honest questions to take to the devs.

Trolling the post results in forum ban.

be respectful. be kind. be serious.
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Content Questions:
These will have to wait for Nilbog, who is VERY busy with work IRL right now. Be patient.
When will Plane of Hate / Solosek Ro be released?
Will there be a timeline posted for the server updates, and estimated time of implementation(Sol Ro, Hate, Sky, Kunark, etc.)? Agree with Hijinks that this would be very useful/helpful.
What does a slightly progressed timeline mean? Can you give a ballpark estimate of what month or quarter you are planning/aiming on opening kunark on red?
(Amelinda) My own best guess for this would probably be Fall 2012.

Is there any thought put into releasing content in such a way that keeps the server competitive with new releases? i.e. PoH/solro at D3 launch, etc?


Admin Questions:
These questions are really for Rogean. You will have to be patient.
Any possibility of leaderboards?
when will yellow txt be put in/Is there any possibility of it?
Are population statistics kept track of privately and analyzed in any way?
Did the drop in population alarm anyone on staff or was it expected from the toxic vztz community to any extent?
(Amelinda) It didn't really alarm me at all. I honestly expected it because I knew who the bulk of our players were. Some were here only to try it instead of blue. Some were here because they wanted to play on a fresh server. Some left due to guard assist not working at first. Some left due to people griefing them off the server. There is a very small subset of people who want to play EQ with PVP enabled. I am still not alarmed.
What population level would be considered unacceptably low by staff? or is it already concluded that the niche is small enough to stay laissez faire, that population will ebb and flow naturally?
will Nil / Rogean think about adding something that makes a player that zone plugs stay in game for 5 min+ and come out the other side of the zone?
(Amelinda)Rogean discussed something about this in the zone plugging thread and it was deemed he would not be doing this.
Is EXP loss on pvp death a feature that is likely to stay implemented?
(Amelinda)Not Likely. I don't see them randomly deciding to change the mechanism here.
Is global /auction being considered at all (or separately from ooc)?
(Amelinda)Well... since it's not classic...no.
Will Rogean ever reply/interact directly with the player feedback on the forum? (yes I know there's lots of whining and trolling)
do you guys feel as if there may be something wrong with the current threat/hate/aggro system? is it on your radar at all or are you comfortable with how it works currently
is mob pathing/warping/running through walls on your radar at all? some dungeons seem worse then others.


Developer Questions
These are questions that are best answered by Null
Will the resist system continue to be customized or is there a goal to return it to a more literal classic system?
(Null) It is likely that it will always be custom, but the general direction right now is to make it more classic than it currently is.
Can experience rates be discussed?
(Null) I think that the changes that Rogean made to the EXP curve were good. I am sort of indifferent to increasing them in the same form (easier early game, hard late game) but I am against increasing EXP gains across the board.
Is there any room for discussion about the pro's and con's of the experience loss mechanic?
(Null)
Pro:
Pro: Creates an upkeep for bindrushing and general haphazard play.
Pro: Puts a potentially high cost (when combined with corpse camping) on attacking a raid force with a lesser raid force just to run out the clock.
Pro: It's a death penalty that is not item loot.
Pro: Promotes grouping because of safety in numbers, more so than not having a penalty.
Pro: It's not item loot.
Con:
Con: Unprovoked corpse camping hurts and leaves a general bad taste
Con: Leveling generally sucks and going back over ground that you have already covered doubly sucks.

has any thought been given to reducing the pvp xp loss penalty?
(Null): I've thought about it, but its already very low, just about negligable. Takes what, 2-3 blue con mobs to get the EXP back?


Will there be any type of warning prior to patches? (Not a timeline specifically).
(Amelinda) I agree with Null that it is not likely.
(Null)Not my department, but I can say pretty confidently that its unlikely.
Will some spells be tweaked/removed (whirl for example) to encourage longer/more dynamic PVP?
(Null)Whirl is nerfed into the ground, to the point that its impossible to land on anyone with even modest MR. In general I don't like the idea of outright removing spells from PvP.

Will experience rates be reevaluated? Many feel experience is too slow for a PVP server where people are here to PVP, and have "done the grind" already on blue.
(Null): We had an issue on VZTZ where the EXP rates where way too high, to the point that people would create throwaway accounts in a day just for the purpose of training and exploiting. Having EXP rates high is a good thing from a GM perspective because judgments have a lot more weight, and if you ban someone it hurts because the time investment in that character is measured in played days instead of played hours.

With that said, it doesn't mean that the EXP rates wont go up. I am just trying to toss out some reasoning that I don't think ends up on many Pro/Con lists.

To Null: What is the future of PvP resists? Will they stay as current, or should we expect further balance changes?
[22:46] {Null} expect changes
[22:46] {Null} BLAM


GM Staff Questions

do you and the dev team have any ideas or plans that may help build population, and are you able to share some of that information?
(Amelinda) I don't honestly feel that the population is suffering that badly. I do, however, have some ideas. Mostly it involves you guys promoting the server to other communities. Some of you guys growing up and knocking off some of this troll bs. (You realize in most internet communities you have like 5 trolls and 200-500 members right? Not 100 trolls...) And We have a few events we are planning.

why do people not get permanent bans for obvious and public exploiting?
People DO get permanent bans for exploiting. But we like to give people chances. Discipline is a very organic thing. The punishment must fit the crime as well as fit the individual and their reactions. I will write more on this below. But basically punishment is never a "one size fits all" proposition.

When i train why do i get extra days for telling the truth?
We do not give extra days to individuals who tell the truth. If we catch the individual and he tells the truth and is unremoreseful then we feel justified in handing out a 7 day or 10 day suspension depending on the level of grief in the behavior. If I catch someone training who admits it and is respectful then I am a lot more willing to shave a day or so off of the punishment. In this particular case, the individual trained and was frapsed. The Fraps was an excellent fraps (19/20 frapses submitted suck and can't even be used to prove anything) The individual was suspended for 10 days for training a raid in fear so it was a partial training and partial raid interference ban. Normally I would not post this publically like this but this particular person refuses to cooperate and post in the appropriate section of the board to get his answers. He denied training until he'd been suspended like 8 days.
In an effort to repopulate the server, would it be possible to pardon/parole those who have been banned for minor offenses?
If they were banned initially for boxing back in November they would be able to petition and appeal. What Minor offenses are you referring to? I'm not letting someone back into the community who was boxing last week...

How can we remove interpretive GM decisions from server? Or is there a way to get a standardized / public set of rules / rulings? Aka, all training videos etc used for a ban must be made public prior to or as of time of banning. That way we know what proof was used in each instance and are at the very least, able to know that the burden was standard in each instance.
Standard set of rules is coming. that's answered elsewhere. As far as removing "Interpretive GM decisions" from the server......We won't be. You either trust the staff or you don't. If you honestly think we are mistreating your guild then you drank the koolaid son. You obviously don't have children and I'm sure you are basing this off of the situation I discussed a few questions above. We are working on the public set of rules but there will never be a rigid one size fits all set of offenses. You have a choice to either trust that Sirken and I watch you guys like hawks or that we accept only the finest of fraps. You always have the option to see a fraps IF YOU POST IN THE APPROPRIATE FORUM to dispute your ban. Some people refuse to do that because they feel they shouldn't have to bend to the server rules and regulations.

GM Judgement is a very important factor. That is why we operate with such a small staff. I would rather have staff who I trust implicitly than 10 people I don't know very well or trust. I speak on the phone with Sirken EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. We talk about the server AND real life. We know each other VERY. WELL. I trust him to always be honest with me. He always comes to me if he has a fraps that he is going to suspend over. I go to him with the same things.

With such a diverse community we will never be able to have a one-size-fits-all list of punishments. That really bothered me a year ago when I first became a guide. After being a guide who handed out strictly identical punishments at first I NOW see where it wasn't effective. There are certain guys playing on the box who will GLADLY eat a 7 day suspension just to wreck an opposing guild's raid. 10 days is just enough extra time that it may make them regret their train. There are other people who are so addicted to the box and love their character so much that a 3 day suspension makes them super sad and makes them go crazy and if they eat a 3 day suspension they will NEVER train again. This is why we get to know the community.

Also, will Rogean / Nil change logging on R99 to include chat etc? So it will be easier to petition people for insta camping with IP exemptions / training.
Not likely.

can we remove all IP exemptions for R99?
No.
can we get a Harrison forum ban?
If he breaks actual rules, yes. If it's just because he's posting that people were caught exploiting - no. He and I have discussed this and he agreed to back off. Now maybe if everyone else will back off (And by the way - quit posting that he's on your ignore list. You feed the problem with that) I think things will be fine.

can the rules debate be reopened? Or as mentioned, when it is reopened, will it be made public?
Rules are not up for debate. There may be some minor discussion of rules. If you have suggestions you may PM me but we are not going to let the community come up with the ruleset bc too many people will try to meta-troll the rules into shit they can loophole and exploit.

You guys ever considered making this Server classic (ooc, yt, Item loot, resist system, channeling, GM's that don't act overdrilled blue etc) and without any stupid rules ?
Way to read the OP in which I said not to troll. Maybe I should have included "Don't ask questions in a smart ass way" ? Did you even play on Classic?

When can we expect a response regarding the 'trial run' for global OOC?
Amelinda: I have no idea. I have asked rogean twice now and am waiting for his response. Last time he said he was disinclined to implement it. He didn't say no, but he didn't say yes.
Could you give us more information on the upcoming event that was mentioned in-game, and announce it on forums for those players who weren't online at the time it was announced?
More info will be coming soon :)

Could we have an update on the "red99 server rules", a draft of which was posted some weeks ago and then removed?
This will be coming soon. Sirken & Null will be discussing this at length and discussing it with a few guild leaders to ensure everyone understands the rules as they are written then the rules will be given to Rogean, Nilbog and I for ratification.


Will there be more serious forum moderation enforced on this particular board(PvP Server Chat) so that it does not become RnF #2, and is used for helpful discussion, such as the aims of this thread?
We definitely make every effort to enforce the rules here and to protect the community. If you notice a post that needs to be deleted then please send me a private message on the forums and i'll take care of it.


How many petitions do you answer per day and do you answer for both blue and red simultaneously?

It depends on the day, honestly. I am going to go with between 50 and 75 per day or more and that counts red server, blue server and forums. I answer blue and red at the same time (Which is why i'm slow to respond at times...the bulk of mine are on the message board)

Sirken answers almost all of the red server petitions in game. :) He is a saint!
Ambrotos answers almost all of the blue server petitions in game. :) He is also ready for sainthood...

When was the last banning sweep of cheaters/hackers, and how often (on average) is this done?

Last banning sweep was at the end of October unless you count the periodic sweeps i'm doing with my "ghetto method" In theory it should be done 1x a month but I dunno how often rogean plans to do it....

[Amelinda]

Remember to READ the questions before asking your own. Ask your question in question format. DO NOT NUMBER YOUR QUESTIONS!

If i have to dig your question out of a paragraph like this:

I really hate the xp loss on pvp death. This is bullshit. I have to work and I have a family and when I get pvp'd then I have to re-grind and I don't think that's fair. Any idea to remove this?

I am going to skip your post and move on. The correct phrasing of that is:

"Will XP loss on death ever be removed?"

Going to unlock this post now. I expect ONLY Respectful questions and comments. Anything else and I will ban you.

[Amelinda]

Saved

[Amelinda]

Think this will do it.

[Amelinda]

Saving this for later.

[Amelinda]

Safety.

[Dullah]

In an effort to repopulate the server, would it be possible to pardon/parole those who have been banned for minor offenses?

If they were banned initially for boxing back in November they would be able to petition and appeal. What Minor offenses are you referring to? I'm not letting someone back into the community who was boxing last week...

Im referring to boxing (ok in all other games/places) as opposed to major offenses which really hurt the server like hacking/3rd party programs (not ok anywhere).

You have a simple solution sitting in front of you that would help the server a ton which is the removal of IP exemptions with those players who've been caught boxing. I refuse to believe staff are serious about helping Red99 so long as they permaban accounts, resulting in a huge negative impact on the community, when they could simply prevent the problem before it becomes a serious issue. In reality, if someone is so deadset on boxing and breaking the rules, they would most likely quit with the removal of their exemption anyway.

[SamwiseRed]

Destin why lets cheaters stay? Anyway make a thread this is for questions only.

[Amelinda]

Im referring to boxing (ok in all other games/places) as opposed to major offenses which really hurt the server like hacking/3rd party programs (not ok anywhere).

You have a simple solution sitting in front of you that would help the server a ton which is the removal of IP exemptions with those players who've been caught boxing. I refuse to believe staff are serious about helping Red99 so long as they permaban accounts, resulting in a huge negative impact on the community, when they could simply prevent the problem before it becomes a serious issue. In reality, if someone is so deadset on boxing and breaking the rules, they would most likely quit with the removal of their exemption anyway.

You realize that people use vpns, hotspot shields, aircards etc. to box right? so removing their IP exemption won't help in most cases.

[heartbrand]

I know this is going to come off as a rant but it's meant seriously, holocaust has zero people banned for boxing. Nihilum has multiple accounts currently banned for boxing, killjoy, ozer, zyrin, fallen, bruuce, the list goes on and on. What a shock Destin, a nihilum member, is lobbying for leniency. If these people are unbanned I for one am quitting this server as it would have lost the little shred of credibility it had left.

[Leftoverture]

Any plans to upgrade guard assist further so that they assist the party they care more for?

[Dullah]

I know this is going to come off as a rant but it's meant seriously, holocaust has zero people banned for boxing. Nihilum has multiple accounts currently banned for boxing, killjoy, ozer, zyrin, fallen, bruuce, the list goes on and on. What a shock Destin, a nihilum member, is lobbying for leniency. If these people are unbanned I for one am quitting this server as it would have lost the little shred of credibility it had left.

I dont know how many times I've seen Holo members with 2 or more in zone and numerous characters immediately log when I roll up. I leave, and come back, again, same people are there, and disappear. I'm not even going to name names, I just don't care, but if you think I don't know what that is, you're mistaken. Maybe you aren't privy to what people in your guild do, but I am. Both here, and on previous boxes. I could be like Holocaust and urge Nihilum to send guildwide whine petitions about everything, 99% of which are wrong, but I'm not a whiny, envious, snitching douche-bag of a man-child like most Holo members.

@Amelinda - I know you know the statistics on what players are abusing IP exemption, and that they are vastly higher than those using other methods of boxing. Every player I've ever heard about being caught boxing did it via IP exemptions. If they are using other methods then I understand them being dealt with accordingly, but the average person breaking this rule is going to be doing it using a method you can easily moderate.

[SearyxTZ]

# Is global /auction being considered at all (or separately from ooc)?

(Amelinda)Well... since it's not classic...no.

I feel like I've been trolled with this answer. :)

"Classic" was 80+ players in Gfay and a good chunk in Nektolus actually trading with eachother.

Let me just rephrase with a cover-all question: will things ever be changed based on the server population (ie: if we have 100 people, it works this way, if we have 5000 people, we'll do it this way)?

Exp loss on PvP death was on none of the classic servers (VZ, TZ, RZ, SZ). I've never actually heard why this was implemented by the developers, so maybe that's a better question to be asking.


I love you to death Amelinda, but shouldn't the actual devs be doing this Q&A thing? Are they going to post here at any point?

[Smedy]

the "not classic" argument has ruined the best classic everquest emu server

[Galanteer]

Exp loss on PvP death was on none of the classic servers (VZ, TZ, RZ, SZ).

Exp loss on Pvp death was an integral part of SZ.

[Amelinda]

I know this is going to come off as a rant but it's meant seriously, holocaust has zero people banned for boxing. Nihilum has multiple accounts currently banned for boxing, killjoy, ozer, zyrin, fallen, bruuce, the list goes on and on. What a shock Destin, a nihilum member, is lobbying for leniency. If these people are unbanned I for one am quitting this server as it would have lost the little shred of credibility it had left.

1. Quit shitting up my thread with arguing.

2. Quit talking as though you can see who was banned for what in which guild because this statement:

holocaust has zero people banned for boxing
is totally false. TOTALLY. FALSE.

3. take this to a new thread.

I dont know how many times I've seen Holo members with 2 or more in zone and numerous characters immediately log when I roll up. I leave, and come back, again, same people are there, and disappear. I'm not even going to name names, I just don't care, but if you think I don't know what that is, you're mistaken. Maybe you aren't privy to what people in your guild do, but I am. Both here, and on previous boxes. I could be like Holocaust and urge Nihilum to send guildwide whine petitions about everything, 99% of which are wrong, but I'm not a whiny, envious, snitching douche-bag of a man-child like most Holo members.

@Amelinda - I know you know the statistics on what players are abusing IP exemption, and that they are vastly higher than those using other methods of boxing. Every player I've ever heard about being caught boxing did it via IP exemptions. If they are using other methods then I understand them being dealt with accordingly, but the average person breaking this rule is going to be doing it using a method you can easily moderate.

1. Quit shitting up my thread with arguing.

2. I'm not quite as dumb as people think I am.

3. Take it to another thread.

4. The reason all the players that were caught boxing admit to being on the same IP is because they don't want to admit that i'm smarter than them.

I feel like I've been trolled with this answer. :)

"Classic" was 80+ players in Gfay and a good chunk in Nektolus actually trading with eachother.

Let me just rephrase with a cover-all question: will things ever be changed based on the server population (ie: if we have 100 people, it works this way, if we have 5000 people, we'll do it this way)?

Exp loss on PvP death was on none of the classic servers (VZ, TZ, RZ, SZ). I've never actually heard why this was implemented by the developers, so maybe that's a better question to be asking.


I love you to death Amelinda, but shouldn't the actual devs be doing this Q&A thing? Are they going to post here at any point?
Seary: I like you but chill the fuck out. I pasted questions to them so you need to be patient.

[SearyxTZ]

Exp loss on Pvp death was an integral part of SZ.


Alright, I overlooked that.

It's marginal anyway, probably wasn't even worth asking. I could just see it being a potential huge problem on a server where bind camping is legal.

the "not classic" argument has ruined the best classic everquest emu server

I get the "classic" baseline, because that's the intention and they want to steer clear of CUSTOM EZ 10X XP LOOT PVP KINGS SERVER69

Classic is subjective though. Channels covering multiple zones may not be classic from a dev standpoint, but channels that get used by 50+ players are.

Seary: I like you but chill the fuck out. I pasted questions to them so you need to be patient.

I would rather you not have to be the bridge between dev and player.

I won't guilt trip them into posting here since that is shitty + we're really entitled to nothing. We need to improve the relationship between player and staff, though. This is probably more important than anything else being covered here. What can the players do to help?

[Galanteer]

I could just see it being a potential huge problem on a server where bind camping is legal.

bind camping was legal on SZ.

One big difference though was that you could only cause exp loss from one person to another a set number of times per hour (like 5?? -long ago can't recall, can't find the # anywhere)

[Amelinda]

Alright, I overlooked that.

It's marginal anyway, probably wasn't even worth asking. I could just see it being a potential huge problem on a server where bind camping is legal.



I get the "classic" baseline, because that's the intention and they want to steer clear of CUSTOM EZ 10X XP LOOT PVP KINGS SERVER69

Classic is subjective though. Channels covering multiple zones may not be classic from a dev standpoint, but channels that get used by 50+ players are.



I would rather you not have to be the bridge between dev and player.

I won't guilt trip them into posting here since that is shitty + we're really entitled to nothing. We need to improve the relationship between player and staff, though. This is probably more important than anything else being covered here. What can the players do to help?

I would rather not have to be bridge also. but i'll do it. What can players do to help?
Troll less.
Be more helpful / less rude when a GM speaks to them. That makes me hostile.
Don't do underhanded shit.
Don't act entitled and needy.
offer to help with the server in a constructive manner such as submit your guide application or offer to develop. If you can't program or don't thinik i'd make you a guide (Lol you can think of a few that last one fits) then offer to research for the devs. you can always find nilbog's post on how to research, research and post info for the devs.

report bugs diligently.

lazortag (giegue) is one of the most avid bug reporters we have. he knows a lot about game mechanics. (I know a lot about the mechanics but i don't care to explain them in the detail he does)

Create less work for me. (Don't shit up irc and the forums which makes me expend energy and become angry )

these are the ways players can help.

[Null]

Developer Questions
These are questions that are best answered by Null

Will the resist system continue to be customized or is there a goal to return it to a more literal classic system?

It is likely that it will always be custom, but the general direction right now is to make it more classic than it currently is.

Can experience rates be discussed?

I think that the changes that Rogean made to the EXP curve were good. I am sort of indifferent to increasing them in the same form (easier early game, hard late game) but I am against increasing EXP gains across the board.

Is there any room for discussion about the pro's and con's of the experience loss mechanic?

Pro: Creates an upkeep for bindrushing and general haphazard play.
Pro: Puts a potentially high cost (when combined with corpse camping) on attacking a raid force with a lesser raid force just to run out the clock.
Pro: It's a death penalty that is not item loot.
Pro: Promotes grouping because of safety in numbers, more so than not having a penalty.
Pro: It's not item loot.

Con: Unprovoked corpse camping hurts and leaves a general bad taste
Con: Leveling generally sucks and going back over ground that you have already covered doubly sucks.

has any thought been given to reducing the pvp xp loss penalty?

I've thought about it, but its already very low, just about negligable. Takes what, 2-3 blue con mobs to get the EXP back?

do you guys feel as if there may be something wrong with the current threat/hate/aggro system? is it on your radar at all or are you comfortable with how it works currently

Not my department, this ones for Rogean / Nilbog.

is mob pathing/warping/running through walls on your radar at all? some dungeons seem worse then others.

Not my department, this ones for Rogean / Nilbog.

Will there be any type of warning prior to patches? (Not a timeline specifically).

Not my department, but I can say pretty confidently that its unlikely.

Will some spells be tweaked/removed (whirl for example) to encourage longer/more dynamic PVP?

Whirl is nerfed into the ground, to the point that its impossible to land on anyone with even modest MR. In general I don't like the idea of outright removing spells from PvP.

Will experience rates be reevaluated? Many feel experience is too slow for a PVP server where people are here to PVP, and have "done the grind" already on blue.

We had an issue on VZTZ where the EXP rates where way too high, to the point that people would create throwaway accounts in a day just for the purpose of training and exploiting. Having EXP rates high is a good thing from a GM perspective because judgments have a lot more weight, and if you ban someone it hurts because the time investment in that character is measured in played days instead of played hours.

With that said, it doesn't mean that the EXP rates wont go up. I am just trying to toss out some reasoning that I don't think ends up on many Pro/Con lists.

[heartbrand]

I would rather not have to be bridge also. but i'll do it. What can players do to help?
Troll less.
Be more helpful / less rude when a GM speaks to them. That makes me hostile.
Don't do underhanded shit.
Don't act entitled and needy.
offer to help with the server in a constructive manner such as submit your guide application or offer to develop. If you can't program or don't thinik i'd make you a guide (Lol you can think of a few that last one fits) then offer to research for the devs. you can always find nilbog's post on how to research, research and post info for the devs.

report bugs diligently.

lazortag (giegue) is one of the most avid bug reporters we have. he knows a lot about game mechanics. (I know a lot about the mechanics but i don't care to explain them in the detail he does)

Create less work for me. (Don't shit up irc and the forums which makes me expend energy and become angry )

these are the ways players can help.

we have two guides on red, I have a hard time believing there is such a drought of apps that no one else has been made a guide at this point to help out

[Amelinda]

we have two guides on red, I have a hard time believing there is such a drought of apps that no one else has been made a guide at this point to help out

i submitted my favorite apps to rogean the other day. going to bring them up to he and nilbog again in a few days. problem is choosing people. some people i really like until i look at their post history/behavior and others i really like till i read their app.

But ATM waiting for nilbog to be in a position to read posts then going to submit my faves again and I'm hoping for 2-3 new guides. (I asked for 1 before. :X)

[Ssleeve]

i submitted my favorite apps to rogean the other day. going to bring them up to he and nilbog again in a few days. problem is choosing people. some people i really like until i look at their post history/behavior and others i really like till i read their app.

But ATM waiting for nilbog to be in a position to read posts then going to submit my faves again and I'm hoping for 2-3 new guides. (I asked for 1 before. :X)

Flame me or not but I think Wolfram would be a good guide if he had the time to do it.

[heartbrand]

i submitted my favorite apps to rogean the other day. going to bring them up to he and nilbog again in a few days. problem is choosing people. some people i really like until i look at their post history/behavior and others i really like till i read their app.

But ATM waiting for nilbog to be in a position to read posts then going to submit my faves again and I'm hoping for 2-3 new guides. (I asked for 1 before. :X)

Taking into account post history is one of the dumbest things I've ever read. People are capable of being vocal critics on the boards but yet following the "company line" as a guide. Many people have issues with their work, the way their bosses do things, etc., but yet do their job day in and day out. At least Sony was intelligent enough to realize that judging people based upon posts on a forum isn't a good way to choose guides, all it would accomplish is stifling conversation.

[SamwiseRed]

I can see it being hard to find people seeing as how noone will have prior experience. Guides on live didnt handle CSR so they pretty much they have to pick someone they can trust. I was a guide on live and besides answering some basic questions/basic csr, we mostly did scripted quests and misc RP. Everything else was sent up to Senior Guide/GM. Hell there were even NPC in the GM Zone we weren't allowed to talk to (I never did so no idea why.) Trust over the internet is really a shot in the dark.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b174/kormer/EQ000029.jpg

[kazroth]

Taking into account post history is one of the dumbest things I've ever read. People are capable of being vocal critics on the boards but yet following the "company line" as a guide. Many people have issues with their work, the way their bosses do things, etc., but yet do their job day in and day out. At least Sony was intelligent enough to realize that judging people based upon posts on a forum isn't a good way to choose guides, all it would accomplish is stifling conversation.

Those people do their jobs because they're getting paid. And companies are always looking for employees who have value congruence with their own - it makes for a better employee.

You're sorely mistaken if you think a volunteer who acts like an immature child on the forums won't let it get to them in game, especially once given a bit of power...

[SamwiseRed]

Those people do their jobs because they're getting paid. And companies are always looking for employees who have value congruence with their own - it makes for a better employee.

You're sorely mistaken if you think a volunteer who acts like an immature child on the forums won't let it get to them in game, especially once given a bit of power...

actually alot of people here are completely diff when you talk to them on ts/vent. forum just another branch of entertainment, not rl buddy.

[kazroth]

actually alot of people here are completely diff when you talk to them on ts/vent. forum just another branch of entertainment, not rl buddy.

I'm not your buddy, guy.

And they act like that on the forums because they're anonymous. You think the server staff wants someone who acts like that on the forums to be a server guide? Someone who should have some compassion and benevolence - ya know, the things that make customer service reps good at their jobs?

[Angkar]

Wow, list got long.

Another question: Is there any consideration for hard coding guilds? Specifically, to make AE'ing viable.

Atm no enchanter AE stuns, AE nukes, etc are usable.

[heartbrand]

I'm not your buddy, guy.

And they act like that on the forums because they're anonymous. You think the server staff wants someone who acts like that on the forums to be a server guide? Someone who should have some compassion and benevolence - ya know, the things that make customer service reps good at their jobs?

Dunno was Senior Guide on live back when we actually did petitions but was also a huge vocal critic of what was then Verant, and eventually Sony. Got paid nada. Somehow judging people based upon RNF seems retarded to me.

[Cakecake]

Thanks for answering all the questions Amelinda! It's nice to have a clear list of answers :)

[kazroth]

Dunno was Senior Guide on live back when we actually did petitions but was also a huge vocal critic of what was then Verant, and eventually Sony. Got paid nada. Somehow judging people based upon RNF seems retarded to me.

Well there's a difference between being a vocal critic and what goes on around these boards :p

[Ssleeve]

Wow, list got long.

Another question: Is there any consideration for hard coding guilds? Specifically, to make AE'ing viable.

Atm no enchanter AE stuns, AE nukes, etc are usable.

Good question heh.

[heartbrand]

Ssleeve is bluecross not you anymorE?

[hijinks]

Thank god for people like Amelinda and Sirken. Otherwise this server would be toast, but I do wish they would take a stand and really drill the devs/Rogean on some of these questions/issues.

We're now nearing the 5th month of servers existing and manatone/DE mask/thex dagger is still in the game. Nobody has any answers as to when these items are going to get removed, with a limited population there are probably 3 manastones to every player now... the market is getting saturated with more items than there are players and clearly losing their value.

Love the server, had massive potential.... but at this point debating spending anymore hours on it, when we're getting such lil back in return. This is not a flame, just reality.

[Casey]

What? Thex is still in game?

[Sal]

Love the server, had massive potential.... but at this point debating spending anymore hours on it, when we're getting such lil back in return. This is not a flame, just reality.
You've got a pretty warped sense of reality if you believe that's your line and not the staff's.

[Nirgon]

(Since only questions should be allowed in the thread)

How is the bolt fix coming?

When can we expect actual classic resist formulas like certain values for resists making it impossible for a spell to land on you (COUGH ROOT STUN)?
(I have proof of this now)

[heartbrand]

bolt fix lost steam because mages are so bad in pvp

[Ssleeve]

bolt fix lost steam because mages are so bad in pvp

I agree with this lol

[gorillionaire]

Amelinda,

On p99 red does DEX increase the damage of ranged attacks(bow and throwing)? I cannot find anything about whether this is true. The p99 wiki is just copied from another source and has non classic info (like quiver haste).

Thank you in advance.

[Butthead]

what about petitions =\
i dont think i ever got my ice comet lol

[neptune]

Should just delete the toon on the account

[newneu]

Sullon Zek/Team Server?

I had a huge amount of fun back in the day with a team server (evil vs neutral vs good). I would probably give Project 1999 a chance if there was a 3 team or 4 team server. Is there any change of this happening? Is there already a Eq-emulated server running a PvP team server out there?

Also, if there was a chance of this occurring, would server-transfers be allowed to move a character from a PvE server to this team PvP server?

Regards.

[bamzal]

no no no and no

[Gildis]

Would it be possible to revert this patch change on Red99: Kanras: Research skill progression is now correctly level-capped. please? Alternatively: would it be possible to either increase the level spell cap? Or to lower the spell combine trivials on the Red99 server?

The problem is that spell combines trivial at a level that one can't have when one gets access to the spell. For example, a level 20 necro has a Research skill cap of 25, but the combines of the level 20 spells only become trivial at 46 skill. So a 20 necro has to wait until level 24 before he can safely combine a level 20 spell.

The Research level cap system is well designed for live Everquest with a healthy server population. It means that it takes a few combines on average before one gets their research spells. The problem is that with the low population on Red99, one can't just have a couple of goes at the combines. The spell components are too rare.

I'm currently a level 42 necro. I can't safely combine my level 39 pet spell, even though I have the words. I have to wait until level 43 before i can get a skill of 140 which is when the level 39 spells trivial. For the level 44 spells I'll have to wait until level 48 before I can combine the level 44 spells at a trivial of 166 skill. It's ridiculous.

[Gildis]

Suggested change: change the research skill cap formula on Red99 from (level -15) * 5 to (level - 11) * 5.

[Rootwind]

Racial Hide is severely broken (OP) on this server. Success rate of Racial hide in pve and pvp was somewhere around 33% back on live release. Are there any plans to address this?

[Maze]

Bring proof if you want it changed.

[casdegere]

This may have been asked but I want to ask it anyway, what is the current progression of the server? Classic only?

[Xen]

This may have been asked but I want to ask it anyway, what is the current progression of the server? Classic only?

It is currently late classic. Kunark is not released, but some stuff has stopped dropping, like jboots.

[Labanen]

plane of Fear, Hate and sky is available. Legacy items (rubicite, manastones, guises, Lustrous russet and j boots) dont drop anymore... j boots can still be quested of course. (even MQed).

[Cholk]

When will Kunark be released? do people still read this ?

[Tr0llb0rn]

When will Kunark be released? do people still read this ?

Good question! I second it. We have been 8 months in classic, most of the level 50's got level 50, camped the hell out of lguk/solB , raided the hell out of fear/hate and have long since quit.

The masses have moved on, seeking content. The longer we wait to give them new content here, the less chance they will return.

[Danien]

Good question! I second it. We have been 8 months in classic, most of the level 50's got level 50, camped the hell out of lguk/solB , raided the hell out of fear/hate and have long since quit.

The masses have moved on, seeking content. The longer we wait to give them new content here, the less chance they will return.

I strongly disagree. As we all know <Nihilum> does not make up for the majority of the server. There are still very many low levels currently lvling up wanting to enjoy classic and the content it has to offer. Don't cater to the wishes of a few individuals, blue got to enjoy a lot more of classic before any expansion was released.

There should be at least another 6-8months before they should start to consider releasing Kunark.

[Dullah]

Dude, the current new players make up 1-2% of the players that have played this server.

50% quit after getting everything from classic prior to planes. Another 50+ quit soon as legacy was removed.

Anyone that still thinks content isn't what everquest is about, is just too stupid for words.

[Danien]

Dude, the current new players make up 1-2% of the players that have played this server.

50% quit after getting everything from classic prior to planes. Another 50+ quit soon as legacy was removed.

Anyone that still thinks content isn't what everquest is about, is just too stupid for words.

I'd wager that more then 75% quit before they hit 50, and most people who quit did not do so because of lack of content.

[PhantomRogue]

Dude, the current new players make up 1-2% of the players that have played this server.

50% quit after getting everything from classic prior to planes. Another 50+ quit soon as legacy was removed.

Anyone that still thinks content isn't what everquest is about, is just too stupid for words.

Content is what its about... So why are you playing on a server that is LIMITED to two out of.. 15 expansions?

If you want massive amounts of content, go play EQ Live.

You are indeed too stupid for words.

[Dullah]

EQ after Veliouis sucked. If you weren't 5 when classic EQ came out, you'd know the difference.

[PhantomRogue]

EQ after Veliouis sucked. If you weren't 5 when classic EQ came out, you'd know the difference.

EQ was fine until after PoP.

You just want to relive a time when you thought playing EQ and killing pixels made up for those mean kids at school who beat you up and took your lunch money.

[Dullah]

EQ was fine until after PoP.
For the 1 or 2 people left on the forum unfamiliar with your ineptitude regarding EQ and games in general, no further evidence needed...

As much as you'd like to imagine violence on me, it never happened. I was the Rockefeller of piracy back when CD burners first came out (spent my first $200 on one). I banked on kids at school, and used their money to get high and play EQ.

Nice try tho.

[heartbrand]

Eq reached its highest sub number during pop. Eq "failed" for a variety of reasons and it indeed happened with the release of gates of discord. PoP had already alienated many of the casual players with multiple locked zones, raid only zoned, increasing grind, etc, and gates compounded this 10x by having almost no casual doable content. How many non raiders were able to break into kodtaz in the first couple of months? It was a complete raider only expansion that offered nothing for casuals whereas meanwhile world of Warcraft was released that catered to these very same people.

[jjgerman]

i like your theory heartbrand but,


people are even more simple than you put it.


1. wow was popular because it was prettier at the time , not many people can look at eq 1 without going blind.

2. the controls and point and click quests were much simpler on wow, learning curve was like 5 seconds. Had little to do with content added on eq.

[PhantomRogue]

i like your theory heartbrand but,
people are even more simple than you put it.

1. wow was popular because it was prettier at the time , not many people can look at eq 1 without going blind.

2. the controls and point and click quests were much simpler on wow, learning curve was like 5 seconds. Had little to do with content added on eq.

WoW started popular because it had Blizzard's name on it and Warcraft's lore.

Yes, the interface was 10x more user friendly than EQ. It helped, but what really allowed WoW to take off was the fact that it opened up Online games to people who only had a few hours a night to play.

EQ had ALWAYS taken the route of, they want you to invest heavily into the levelign grind.
WoW took it a step further, and said we want people to grind at max level, not getting there. Opened up games to a HUGE playerbase that EQ completely ignored.

And when you have additional friends playing WoW that may not have played EQ... you are going to play the game they play. No one likes a single player existance in a MMO.... wait a second... oh, whew, red99 playerbase is at 8.

[Caridry]

WoW started popular because it had Blizzard's name on it and Warcraft's lore.

Yes, the interface was 10x more user friendly than EQ. It helped, but what really allowed WoW to take off was the fact that it opened up Online games to people who only had a few hours a night to play.

EQ had ALWAYS taken the route of, they want you to invest heavily into the levelign grind.
WoW took it a step further, and said we want people to grind at max level, not getting there. Opened up games to a HUGE playerbase that EQ completely ignored.

And when you have additional friends playing WoW that may not have played EQ... you are going to play the game they play. No one likes a single player existance in a MMO.... wait a second... oh, whew, red99 playerbase is at 8.

I am the lone ranger, all my friends played other mmo's i moved along with them, but when they decided to go back to WoW i came here last year, have been off and on casually due to the 3 kids and a wife, vacations etc. But, I still enjoy calling it home here. Yeah theres some bad eggs, but overall, i have had a friendly, and enjoyable experience, i am still in deep nostalgia phase.

[heartbrand]

Everyone is entitled to play whatever game they enjoy, but I truly do not understand those who are here for nostalgia, at least on the red server. There is no population, every zone is a ghost land, there is no economy, no lists for groups, no PVP, etc. This was not the EQ I remember. Obviously this is an emulated server and of course the pop levels aren't going to rival that of EQ in it's prime, but it's not even half or a quarter of it, we have 15-20 people on this server. That's how many people were on the fucking waiting list for frenzy on a bluebie server back in the day lol.

[Tr0llb0rn]

Well there are some of us that still enjoy the server, because we are playing it everyday.

Different strokes for different folks.

Hope you find the game that you enjoy too!

p.s. my question: How soon till Kunark releases? We are sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oo ready.

[Caridry]

Everyone is entitled to play whatever game they enjoy, but I truly do not understand those who are here for nostalgia, at least on the red server. There is no population, every zone is a ghost land, there is no economy, no lists for groups, no PVP, etc. This was not the EQ I remember. Obviously this is an emulated server and of course the pop levels aren't going to rival that of EQ in it's prime, but it's not even half or a quarter of it, we have 15-20 people on this server. That's how many people were on the fucking waiting list for frenzy on a bluebie server back in the day lol.

hehe my bad, i am a bluebie, i was just merely saying that some people dont mind playing alone (but if there are no groups that totally sucks =( )

[Tycko]

READ BEFORE POSTING:

if you have real, legit questions about the server please comment in this thread with them and I will amass some questions and will try to get the answers to them for you.

DO NOT TROLL THIS THREAD

I want serious. legit. respectful, honest questions to take to the devs.

Trolling the post results in forum ban.

be respectful. be kind. be serious.
================================================== =============

[Dullah]

.... I truly do not understand those who are here for nostalgia, at least on the red server. There is no population, every zone is a ghost land, there is no economy, no lists for groups, no PVP, etc... lol.

http://i.imgur.com/TE86g.jpg
Theres nothing good about this server.
No one should ever join this server again.
Those of you who haven't left, should.
Lets just forget what happened on r99!

[heartbrand]

So wait, is there a thriving economy, populated zones, tons of groups, lots of active pvp etc.?

[PhantomRogue]

So wait, is there a thriving economy, populated zones, tons of groups, lots of active pvp etc.?

Why yes it does. Wait, we ARE talking about WoW again right?

Don't troll me bro.

[heartbrand]

I hate to respond to trolls like Dullah but I'll make this perfectly clear. I can't speak for others, but for myself, and I have a strong feeling for many others, I'd love this server to be populated, to succeed. Unlike some of the intense nerds here, I don't care about "winning" or "losing" or "burning it down" I play to have fun, and I'd love for this server to be fun again. That isn't going to happen without major changes, most of which have been mentioned 100x already, and the involvement of Rogean. It certainly doesn't help that this server already had a cloud of unfair GM involvement and now the Amelinda story, whether it be true or not, has broken.

[Tr0llb0rn]

I hate to respond to trolls like Dullah but I'll make this perfectly clear. I can't speak for others, but for myself, and I have a strong feeling for many others, I'd love this server to be populated, to succeed. Unlike some of the intense nerds here, I don't care about "winning" or "losing" or "burning it down" I play to have fun, and I'd love for this server to be fun again. That isn't going to happen without major changes, most of which have been mentioned 100x already, and the involvement of Rogean. It certainly doesn't help that this server already had a cloud of unfair GM involvement and now the Amelinda story, whether it be true or not, has broken.

ok, just move on then

Let Go

[PhantomRogue]

ok, just move on then

Let Go

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuYxp7-Au4E

[Tr0llb0rn]

Same advice for you ^^

plz move on and find the game for you

Let Go, its not healthy to lurk 24/7 on a forum for a game you dont even play.

[PhantomRogue]

Same advice for you ^^

plz move on and find the game for you

Let Go, its not healthy to lurk 24/7 on a forum for a game you dont even play.

I do play brah. Let go.

[Tr0llb0rn]

Sounds like you not having fun then.

Why not just Let Go?

Server just might not be for you.

[heartbrand]

oh the irony of an anonymous poster whose name is Trollborn telling people to let go of lurking on a forum

[PhantomRogue]

oh the irony of an anonymous poster whose name is Trollborn telling people to let go of lurking on a forum

730 posts within 87 days (assuming it was May 1st his register date).

8 Posts a day.

Let go Brah.

[Vile]

oh the irony of an anonymous poster whose name is Trollborn telling people to let go of lurking on a forum

what a fag

[Tragidy85]

Vile I really hate to even start anything but the EXACT same message on EVERY single post of "on your ignore list" or "Fag, Douchebag, etc" is by far the most ignorant and immature thing I have seen on these forums. It makes no sense and is just a spam of useless crap. If that is the only thing you can even say is a pre-pasted spam of uselessness then why even bother posting? Can you even come up with anything original? Are you even capable of speech? Just get over yourself because you're not witty and absolutely not funny at all. Get a life.

[Tr0llb0rn]

730 posts within 87 days (assuming it was May 1st his register date).

8 Posts a day.

Let go Brah.

you responded to someone with 1k posts MORE

If you are not having fun just...

Let Go

There are other fish in the sea, find the fish for you! Safe Adventures to you.

[Tr0llb0rn]

Vile I really hate to even start anything but the EXACT same message on EVERY single post of "on your ignore list" or "Fag, Douchebag, etc" is by far the most ignorant and immature thing I have seen on these forums. It makes no sense and is just a spam of useless crap. If that is the only thing you can even say is a pre-pasted spam of uselessness then why even bother posting? Can you even come up with anything original? Are you even capable of speech? Just get over yourself because you're not witty and absolutely not funny at all. Get a life.

Yeah I agree, I wish the ones who dont want to be here would just move on.

[Tragidy85]

Yeah I agree, I wish the ones who dont want to be here would just move on.

Yes, I just recently started playing P99 and all I see is this one guy just spamming absolutely absurd useless comments. Look at his recent posts all they are are quotes of other people or a very original "Fag" or " So and so is on your ignore list." Your immaturity and lack of ANY intelligence is astounding. Just from the posts I have read it sounds like you don't even play this game anymore...What the hell are you doing here?

[PhantomRogue]

Yes, I just recently started playing P99 and all I see is this one guy just spamming absolutely absurd useless comments. Look at his recent posts all they are are quotes of other people or a very original "Fag" or " So and so is on your ignore list." Your immaturity and lack of ANY intelligence is astounding. Just from the posts I have read it sounds like you don't even play this game anymore...What the hell are you doing here?

Can't decide if you are trying to be 'snarky' or if you are just too fucking dumb to spell Tragedy right. Maybe the tragedy of 85 was when your dad busted it too soon and you were the result.

But anyway.

All Praise Kubark, Red99 Savior.

People vote on their favorite games based on how much time they spend playing them.

Red99 is in the negative. People would rather play ForumQuest than Red99.

[Tragidy85]

Teech me two spel thanx. You play mmo's which is the breeder of "snarky" names and puns. Walk around in ec for ten minutes notice all the "snarky" names? Your attempt at insulting me was pathetic and my dad?... At least he wasn't busting in a dudes ass because you're obviously all over vile's dick.

[Amesplayerofgames]

Rogean, Why hath thou forsaken us?

[PhantomRogue]

Teech me two spel thanx. You play mmo's which is the breeder of "snarky" names and puns. Walk around in ec for ten minutes notice all the "snarky" names? Your attempt at insulting me was pathetic and my dad?... At least he wasn't busting in a dudes ass because you're obviously all over vile's dick.

Brah, I just raised a question, whether you are too fucking stupid to spell Tragedy, or if you were trying to be funny. Apparantly, you were trying hard. With that stupid 'response.'

Don't need to get all butt hurt because I asked a question regarding your dumbass name.

Why you bringing Vile into this? I said shit about you. Don't be getting all fixated on some another dudes shit just because you can't come up with some good banter.

[Vile]

Vile I really hate to even start anything but the EXACT same message on EVERY single post of "on your ignore list" or "Fag, Douchebag, etc" is by far the most ignorant and immature thing I have seen on these forums. It makes no sense and is just a spam of useless crap. If that is the only thing you can even say is a pre-pasted spam of uselessness then why even bother posting? Can you even come up with anything original? Are you even capable of speech? Just get over yourself because you're not witty and absolutely not funny at all. Get a life.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3227/2949190545_fce6bf8a9a.jpg

[Tr0llb0rn]

There you go again Vile, just what that person was talking about.

/sigh

[Vile]

This message is hidden because Tr0llb0rn is on your ignore list.

[Tr0llb0rn]

/sigh x2

There you go again.

Quoting you? I don't give a shit. 99% of the time when people say somebodys ignored, they're not.

:rolleyes:

[heartbrand]

This thread pretty much sums up why no one wants to play on red.

[Nirgon]

1. Quit shitting up my thread with arguing.

2. Quit talking as though you can see who was banned for what in which guild because this statement:


is totally false. TOTALLY. FALSE.

3. take this to a new thread.



1. Quit shitting up my thread with arguing.

2. I'm not quite as dumb as people think I am.

3. Take it to another thread.

4. The reason all the players that were caught boxing admit to being on the same IP is because they don't want to admit that i'm smarter than them.


Seary: I like you but chill the fuck out. I pasted questions to them so you need to be patient.