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Originally Posted by sajbert
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I see this problem with all kinds of remakes and remasters and emulated experiences.
People do not understand that by "fixing" design decisions of old games you end up with something different. Many of the lows in a game build its highs and if removed tend to make for a bland experience. This line of game design in modern games is also why many of us don't enjoy them as much. Yet the constant nagging is always there and it's why we saw Diablo 2 Ressurected go from a promised remaster to a pretty bland remake where they buffed "bad builds" or how World of Warcraft Classic got "Season of Discovery" which was utter dogshit. That's not to say that some things can't be changed but there's merit to the idea behind "no changes".
My main gripes with P99 is just the client and lack of support and communication from the devs. A modern and stable client, devs who communicate what's in the pipeline (if anything at all) and a new fresh or merge whenever it's due would be nice.
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Yeah, 2 years ago, before coming to p99 I dusted off my old EQ account and started a 3 box. There were sooooo many QOL changes that were nice but in the end it just wasn't the same game at all, hence why I came to p99. I came to the same conclusion. I'm by no means a purist but people don't realize a lot of the bullshit about this game is what makes it great in the end. Like, dying and respawning with your gear is nice but the prospect of having to go to the bottom of a dungeon naked for corpse retrieval keeps your arrogance in check (sometimes). Not having a POK portal in every zone makes you discover the world and feel how big it is even though long runs can be annoying or god forbid you have to change continent. This also kills all the interactions you may have had with people who offer ports.
We could go on forever but yeah, be careful what you wish for.