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Old 12-15-2011, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Splorf22 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
many people have finished Kunark by now.
It only seems this way because the max level players are also usually the most vocal in wanting new content. There are many players that haven't been to Sebilis, much less fought Kunark dragons.
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I don't know the mechanics of how you edit the server files for quests, drops, factions, and so on
This sounds ominous.

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, but it must be possible to make them available (and the editing programs as well) on the wiki.
I was right. It is ominous :T

Since the original launch of the server, we've been refining the methodology on exactly how we want things developed. Even if a developer knows mysql, perl, or c++, their submissions still have to meet our standards, by our guidelines.

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You could then create another test server that rebooted every day with god mode and such so people could play with their changes. I'd absolutely be willing to spend a little time on this, and I think a lot of other people would too.

The biggest danger here would be people doing the usual wiki vandalism, but I think this could be minimized. First, we could follow the crowdsourcing phase with a period of the real devs checking things, beta testing etc. Second, just tie people's wiki accounts to their EQ accounts, and ban their characters if they are clearly manipulating things for their own benefit.
The sentiment is admirable, but that approach is disastrous.

Sorry, but none of this is going to happen. If you want to help make sure Velious gets done, I have several projects I can put together for community input that do not involve disclosing db or source.

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I would, if only cause epics still aren't in and I'd like a realistic shot at ever getting mine.
Coming soon.