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There's no doubt that introducing Luclin, and Planes of Power in their pure form would be a horrible idea for this server, because without question, despite being enjoyable expansions, they were the downfall of EverQuest as most of us knew it.
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I don't see why. Eventually, after two or three years at the pinnacle of Velious, something new will have to happen or the server will be dead. That's a self-evident fact. At that point, I'd frankly put greater faith in the actual expansions which, while a step back, were at least decent. It's not like Luclin and PoP was some kind of unplayable atrocity, it was just worse than than what preceded them. However, I think it would be arrogant and naïve to presume that a handful of amateur hobbyists could design better expansions for a game for which they don't even have the original source code or full client freedom. As much as Luclin/PoP made Everquest worse, I think they'd be better than what can be cobbled together by some people who have never designed games before. Consider also the overwhelming workload it would be to design something new from scratch, compared to simply copying and reverse-engineering what already exists. How many custom-content emus have had any kind of long-term success? Isn't it rather against the spirit of this server to suddenly introduce new, non-canon content after sticking to the classic mantra for so long like some kind of old-time married couple?