Debating on joining in...
 

so I just went to the Prog servers SoE just set up...

and i hate it. How is it here? I'm looking to see what the old EQ1 was like,sense I came in late Luclin and never really got to enjoy all the aspects :)

im also considering either a necromancer,ranger or some sort of healer this time,ive been a long time Warrior and need a change of pace.

Quick EDIT:

I do have the trilogy edition..would that work with running P99?

would you guys say luclin was partly classic or not even at all? i played original like a month after kunark came out, but only ran throuh like 6 zones back then to lvl, bb, great fay, cb then oasis of marr and blackburrow got like lvl 22 on a pally

then came back luclin, to get a guy to 25 before pop came out, but didnt get to 46 for like a year back then, i sorta feel luclins classic because you still have to port to the moon, i always felt anything before pop was classic

It's very close to original ideology. P1999 has it's own differences from classic; Not needing to stare at spellbooks for starters. Leveling is slow here, although if your capable of soloing yellows/reds consistently you'd go up a lot faster than classes who can't.

@Graphics: Old spell graphics, old wolves/skellies are in! (Brown Skeleton pets are NOT in, however. /sadface)

Clerics are always in demand for rezzes; expect to get a lot of tells for buffs, and rezzes. some of them pay, some don't :-p

Necromancers are great soloers, and can easily handle reds in many situations. Due to their mana regen buffs, downtime is a lot less than say a wizard or a mage soloing.

Rangers, I can't comment on. I don't expect them to be able to solo well at all, unless you have tons and tons of arrows. Expect a slow level grind.

That will not :(

You need EQ Titanium, which is available from friends or....other places. You don't need a CD Key or anything like that to play here, just something to install the required files.

Although Titanium includes some files post Kunark/Velious, they're not used. We mainly require the client files from Titanium so that EQEmu has a standard communication protocol.

Luclin was...decently classic, but a twist from the things end-game that we're used to. Luclin changed graphics of things, added new player models, Alternative advancement..etc. All of those things are NOT in here. I don't forsee this server ever unlocking Luclin. Most people here feel Luclin is the expansion in which EQ Started to divert from the classic-like environment.

I personally loved Luclin, except for the graphics changes & VexThal raiding. AA was OKAY, but many expansions later it created a skewed environment for those who have AAs and those who don't. /dislike

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If you want to come on board, the best starting areas for better grouping opportunities is probably Greater Faydark (elves/dwarves/gnomes), followed by Iksar Field of Bone.

(Be sure to read XP Penalties from the Wiki on classes/races. Some classes have -40% XP! This makes them somewhat less desirable for groups, as they slow the leveling of their groupmembers too... as a warning to you.)

Eastern Commons is the trading zone, as per old-schoolness.

Give it a shot if you can find Titanium anywhere :)

I be honest and say i am not sure you can handle classic EQ since there is no zone maps (Except Newbie zones) and centralize port/trade area like nexus and Bazzarr. On top of all this you need to be in specific areas if you want ports to other areas like emerald jungle/skyfire you would need to be in a Kunark dungeon to get evac over there.

If you played on the new sony progress server , this server works similar but is 5 times harder in terms of lvling up your toon and getting around as well as corpse recovery. But you will have a higher sense of accomplishment if you overcome all the hardship on his server. It is as classic as you can get over any other server emu/live around.

Mal, I like you came back for SOE's prog servers. Played for a bit and to be honest was enjoying myself some. A bit of the nostalgia of going into CB or Unrest was cool. Heard about this place and when Sony went down thought I would give it a try even though it seemed a bit difficult to do with my limited computer abilities. Well, while I enjoyed some of the aspects of the prog servers, this is much much much better. It isn't the ol, wow I remember this place, this is fun. It is more of the, I can't wait to get home from work to play because the game itself is fun. The prog servers imo had alot more pain in the butt players than this does. Alot of very welcoming and helpful people on this server. I used Titanium to play so I cannot offer advice on that part of your question, but I believe there are many ways to find Titanium. Also if you encounter any troubles after doing your Titanium install and the steps use Duxa's all in one thingy off the Technical boards here and it helps a bunch. Hope you get it all taken care of and get to come join in the fun. Like Ronas just said though, this is alot harder than prog servers. But to me that is part of what makes the game better.

I remember playing for a while on the first prog server before I fully retired from eq1 live. This is much more fun here since the game isn't easier like it was even on the prog servers.

Necro's are a blast. Shoot me a tell in game if you need anything.

Rangers are fun too but there is a bit of a stigma to them here a bit. As is this mythical XP penalty (that hits the group) that some worry WAY too much about.

In the end play what is fun for you! Damn what anyone says about the choice. :D

Rotted Corpse
Necromancer of Cabilis

The XP penalty isn't mythical, it's real. It's hurts when soloing, but I never noticed in groups. I also only hear about the group hate for hybrids on the forums. I never had a problem on my SK.

I always start groups though, so that might be why.

amended my post. I should have been more specific. I was meaning it impacting a group which I do not believe it does. And if it it does its so minute it doesn't matter. :)

hmm..well, im sure ill decide then between a Necro and a cleric :P

thanks for the info guys..now i just gotta find a price for titianium for a decent price

The exp penalty on hybrids does not hit the group. The exp is divided as it normally would be. The problem is that if you start with a group of people, the hybrids get left behind exp-wise.

It is hard enough to get a group w/a hybrid as it is. Quit perpetuating this myth.