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Old 12-10-2010, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by armlocks101 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
Hey everybody, I've been digging around on the forums and site for the last several days trying to get a feel for what's going on here. A friend told me about this and I'm pretty interested.

Since I'm introducing myself, I played EQ for several years (Classic to Omens) until RL caught up to me. I played some MMO's after that but nothing more than a year maybe two. Absolutely nothing has compared to EQ so I'd like to play on an emulator server and check it out.

I do have some questions though. I read somewhere that this server averages about 500 players on at once. Is that right?

I've read so much stuff over the last few days some of it is blurring together. Does this server have an exp bonus?

Something I read described this server as a "Progression" server. Is that accurate? How far has it progressed? What triggers the proggession? A mob kill? Time?

What about custom files? Any at all?

How about downtime? Is it often? Scheduled?

I did do some searching but really couldn't find anything about that stuff above so I apologize if it's been asked a bunch but I'm kind of tired of searching around for those answers and I'm at work so time is limited at the moment.
From the FAQ :

"How do you keep the server running?
Well it takes a lot of bandwidth to keep 800+ people online at the same time almost 24 hours a day, something to the tune of several hundred dollars a month. Please donate if you enjoy the server, the link is on the front page of project1999.org"

Taken from the eqemu site, the numbers are for online at any given time = Average Players: 490
Max Players: 982

"What are the experience penalties/bonuses?
By Race:
Troll -20%
Iksar -20%
Ogre -15%
Barbarian -5%
Halfling +5%

By Class:
Paladin / Shadowknight / Ranger / Bard -40%
Monk -20%
Wizard / Magician / Enchanter / Necromancer -10%
Rogue +9%
Warrior +10%

Exp penalties are multiplied not added, so a troll sk would be (1.4 x 1.2 = 1.68 or 68% penalty). Until a recent patch the racial exp mods were slightly off. Ogres were getting the halfling bonus instead of a penalty, .etc. Full details are available here.

Are there exp bonuses for certain dungeons?
Yes. SolA used to be the only dungeon with a bonus until November 15th patch, at which point SolA bonus remained the same, but a ton of other dungeons got boosted. To see the official GM response, click here. To see a list of zones and their exp modifiers, click here. Disclaimer: that list is a "best guess" based on the values found on the PEQ server."

Progression of The server (although kunark is already way behind I believe, not much can be done about that ) = http://www.project1999.org/forums/sh...1&postcount=12


"Are there any additional files / UIs / EQ Client customizations I should know about?
Yes! All of these are optional and are not necessary to play Project 1999, but you may find them useful.
Velious 'Oldschool' UI
Transparent Visors (Human/Half Elf plate helm fix)
EQLite (a smaller Titanium Client)
EQ Emu Patcher (useful for playing on multiple Emu servers)" ( links, go look at them )

There is downtime from time to time, sometimes it is told to us in advance, sometimes it isn't, but in all of my time playing here, there is really hardly any downtime, def not scheduled. Hope this helped
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