I think the issue is the time involved rather than the quest itself. It's 20 times faster. Just as an example of what was said, if it took 2 days (48 hours), then it would only take 2.4 hours here. That's just an example, but I think the point is established. It's just way too fast.
As to the item issue, it is complicated in my opinion. I don't think the classic everquest experience can be fully implemented due to the fact that people know what they are doing. You just cannot mimic ignorance like many of us faced when we first logged into EQ.
Lots of people have manastones and guises. It has become a standard for anyone who is level 50 to have these items. Yes, certain items such as the cryosilk robe will not drop anymore since it dropped once. How else is the dev team suppose to mimic this?
I think we need to come to the fact that while this server exhibits aspects of classic EverQuest, it is not going to be perfectly aligned with every aspect that happened.
I think we need to understand that this server is still tweaking many things. We need to except this or wait until the devs are finished making it as perfect as possible. I don't know about you, but I would rather play now and accept the fact that there are going to be some deviations from the classic experience as a result.
I started Dartagnan I believe 5 days after the server opened. I was able to level him strictly from 1-50 grouping with people. It was possible for anyone to do so (especially for those classes that could lvl a lot faster than a cleric could). I have been able to take part in a lot of the first server kills and have witnessed some of the bugs that could happen, such as the Mayong Mistmoore script problem.
To my knowledge, only the cryosilk robe will not drop anymore and am not aware of other items not dropping anymore as of this time, but I could be wrong. I don't know, but it is a hard decision to make as to how you make this timeline go. I think the devs are doing the best job they can. To me, it has always been about the experience rather than what I could obtain first.
It is possible to have the classic everquest experience right now and I hope people look to that as their main means of satisfaction.
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