The new EQ Live server will be a time locked progression server
 

That doesn't bode well

at this point fuck EQ live, for one its going to be filled with TONS AND TONS of people who play to level 10 or 15 then never log in again, everyone else will be an amalgamation of bleeding edge'ers trying to be the first to do everything, and to boot it will cost 15 bucks a month, where as P1999 is filled almost exclusively with people who love the game, is run by people who love the game, and is free to play.

so yea, way to little way way too late, seems like an easy choice for me as to where ill be playing at.

I agree with you 100%, but if anything causes Sony's legal team to come after P99...this server will be the cause and even though we are in the right, they could probably shut it down by burying Rogean and Co. in legal paperwork.

I agree with your point about the group of people who just want to be the first to down everything, but I'm pretty sure there will be a large population of people that will play it for what it is, much like p1999. If the population of the server is considerably larger than the one here, I will probably end up over there instead.

Another chance to go camp rubicite, manastones, and pre-nerf guises for those who missed it again this time around, haha.

Does that site even have a server up and running?


Honestly, I am sure there are lots of people who would like to try it out but I am not paying 15 bucks a month to do something I did 10 years ago.

its not even going to be something you did 10 years ago, it has the current models, current client, current exp rates, everything about it is current eq, you are just stuck to the original 3 continents, this server will be a far cry from classic.

I would, but that isn't going to be remotely close to what EQ was 10 years ago. P1999 is.

I'm no code monkey, but really? Second week of JANUARY Sony? How hard can it really be to re-release the old progression servers and just add a time-lock? Since you know that's all its going to be. A rehash. There will still be the new zones, new exp rates, new spells, new graphics, etc etc.

Especially right now since this is the down time era in the MMO world. Honestly Sony, way to ruin a great game. I hope someone from Sony reads these boards, because the way they run a company is just retarded. They have a golden chance right now to rake in some good cash, but they want to put it off till January? Isn't that when people will be playing the new WoW expansion? Good call!