Why all the SOE run servers if Project 1999 is free to play?
 

I'm curious why this is? I could understand it if people don't want the full-on EQLive experience, but SOE's servers I see, all of them really give that. They seem more likely to give the "EQ + 23 expansions, but change this cause that's great, and oh, I loved that idea, so change that, etc. etc. etc."

So without this turning into a trollfest, I'm curious what people think the reasoning is? And why do we need SO MANY SOE-run servers?

Oh, and I get the "loyalty", new-school vibe. I do. I wish we could snap our fingers and make it go away.

And just in case people don't know who I am, I'm Secrets of EQEmulator. And I'm 100% seriously asking this question.

0/10 Elidroth Impersonation.

playing on the soe test server and actually enjoying the shit out of it

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Perhaps it's because they don't want to play classic EQ? Just a thought.

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people only play live because they have always played live. that and the few people who join because they can play it for free. p99 is hardly free, you must provide the game client.

off topic but serious question do you have any respect for the various other emu developers/staff?

you seem to be clowning their skills and knowledge on a regular basis lately with client fixes and upgrades

reference: TAKProject, Shards of Dalaya, etc

Other EMU projects are clown shoes.

I'm not sure what you mean by clowning or if that's in a negative or positive manner.. but I have full and total respect for anyone else who runs and/or contributes to a server project and is serious about what they are doing.

I'm pretty self-centered, I will admit.

But why make enemies with people who may have ideas that they would be willing to share and foster together with me? I had all the right ideas years ago - working together for a common goal - but none of the right ways of doing those ideas. Being destructive doesn't make anyone happy.

Knowing what to do and being able to share that information mutually is the foundation of why I do my contributions: If you know something important that fits in a puzzle piece, it's better to share it before it's lost forever in the enigma that is my brain.

That's kind of the motivation behind working on projects like TAKProject and the Shards of Dalaya 2.5 upgrade. I love working with them, and they appreciate the contributions and they contribute back to a common goal.

So to answer your question: No; I do not look down on others who are aiding in a common goal. Everyone has their talents in their own way. In terms of usefulness in open source projects (and especially in closed source due to trust) every contribution is welcomed as long as it helps advance the project.