Timeline relation to where we are in P99.
We are currently locked at the patch just before Velious (November/December 2000). All spells, mechanics and items should conform to what existed in EQ then.
I personally would love if we were doing it off time since we have been in Kunark at that point for 2-3 years now. That would mean roots/snares would stack, I could cast Kunark evacs from everywhere, egress would be indoor castable, my epic mobs would be Triggerable. Etc. But that wouldn't be Kunark that we saw on live. That would be Kunark that we saw during Velious or Luclin or PoP.
The developers do selectively ignore certain aspects (like zoning at low HP removing your buffs). But that's their perogative and they will choose what they wish. Other things are client built in (like item links) that they can't really fix, atleast not easily. And a few things they had to make not classic because people were exploiting them / it was game breaking during classic (see Ivandyr's Hopp recharge).
That being said, something like this they will generally change without much thought given to it. Wiz/Dru Kunark evac spells requiring you be in a Kunark dungeon to cast is even more stupid than a night only self evac. But those have been codes like that from the start.
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