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Originally Posted by Bardp1999
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Didnt realize this was a "what would 1999 devs do to solve EQ problems" server, thought this was a classic server that emulated classic mechanics as they were in 1999
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I think people should be thankful for what the volunteer P99 staff has done to work through some tough issues. The original EQ dev team wielded their nerf bats like children around a pinata. Breaking things instead of fixing them was their MO all the way through Planes of Power.
I played an ENC on live. How excited I was that charm would allow me to take on mini bosses in the plane of storms during PoP. But because there were endless complaints about enchanters owning that zone, the devs nerfed the mechanics of their charm, effectively killing the spell line itself. Other solutions could've rectified that problem, but again, the EQ Dev team loved its nerf bat.
Recall when players killed the Sleeper? Dev team logged into a naked human and murdered the raid force for this. Then if I remember right, suspensions and bans were issued to that raid force.
So now that we've had a brief history lesson, what do you think the EQ Dev team of old would've done with ToV and the drama it dumps on the Guides? Based on how they handled other scenarios, I don't think people would be happy with what possible solutions they'd come up with.