But see, it doesn't have to go down the same road that SOE took it. Rogean can do this like Chinese takeout. A little from column A, some from column B, and a helping from column C. He can create the world, the links between the various zones, moon, and planes any way he sees fit. He doesn't have to turn on the exp bonus for Paludal, or any other zone. He can revamp the old content using the newer high level versions of it that were later released, or even just parts of it. He can change the loot tables. He can adjust the loot. He can add in some Luclin zones, but tone down the power of the items. The possibilities are limited only by his imagination, the amount of time he has to devote to this, and the willingness of the playerbase to accept his vision. I just think that it's possible to expand beyond Velious while still retaining the "feel" of classic EQ. We don't have to maintain the look completely, and we don't have to exactly mirror SOE's decisions and timeline to the letter. I mean seriously, SOE did NOT release quests, content, or items broken on purpose. Someone just screwed up. There is zero reason that content on P1999 should be released broken on purpose. If something was fixed, or hell if Rogean can figure out how to fix something that SOE never got around to fixing, then by all means that content should be released bug free. Because that IS what Verant and SOE wanted and intended. They wanted stuff to work correctly, right from the start. They just didn't succeed in accomplishing their intended vision/task.
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