A casual return to the cess pool

[GFAD]

I've given thought to returning to P99 to fill the void of some newly acquired free time, and a couple of friends are interested as well. I left previously as I may have been more inundated with the forums, and felt it more then likely was a reflection of the community itself from the attitude of a lot of players I interacted with in game.

I've been reading through the forums again, weighing my options and seeing if it's even worth re-installing. I have noticed some posts going against the grain when it comes to the negative element that appears to exist in the population, including that of Rogean making it possible to filter out Rants and Flames if one decides to. (Fantastic Idea btw). But some questions still linger:

1) Is rants and flames still the marker of what the majority stands for, what attitudes are acceptable, and what to expect in game?
2) Is casual play even viable? Or is poopsocking the law of the land?

I'm not knocking on poop sockers, if people are willing to go to that extent, I say more power to them, that is their decision. But it would appear that the P99 population is stagnant, and will never change (except rise dramatically and taper off or dwindle down to nothing like the rest of the emulators). Mainly because everyone knows what to expect from the server and most people played this game during live and know what to do, and live a lifestyle that allows them to drop everything their doing to log in and raid.

I just don't understand why some 'hardcore' guilds don't explore the option of running their own private server if they rather live in a bubble.

[Eternal-Elf]

Originally Posted by GFAD [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I've given thought to returning to P99 to fill the void of some newly acquired free time, and a couple of friends are interested as well. I left previously as I may have been more inundated with the forums, and felt it more then likely was a reflection of the community itself from the attitude of a lot of players I interacted with in game.

I've been reading through the forums again, weighing my options and seeing if it's even worth re-installing. I have noticed some posts going against the grain when it comes to the negative element that appears to exist in the population, including that of Rogean making it possible to filter out Rants and Flames if one decides to. (Fantastic Idea btw). But some questions still linger:

1) Is rants and flames still the marker of what the majority stands for, what attitudes are acceptable, and what to expect in game?
2) Is casual play even viable? Or is poopsocking the law of the land?

I'm not knocking on poop sockers, if people are willing to go to that extent, I say more power to them, that is their decision. But it would appear that the P99 population is stagnant, and will never change (except rise dramatically and taper off or dwindle down to nothing like the rest of the emulators). Mainly because everyone knows what to expect from the server and most people played this game during live and know what to do, and live a lifestyle that allows them to drop everything their doing to log in and raid.

I just don't understand why some 'hardcore' guilds don't explore the option of running their own private server if they rather live in a bubble.

It's simple man. If they lived in their own bubble they couldn't "brag" to others of their infinite conquests. It gives them something to show for 12 hours a day online.

[Ektar]

I don't understand what people are bothered by RnF. opt out of rants and flames? are you serious? Just don't read the forum if you don't want to - I can't believe people have so little willpower and are so easily influenced by anything that they have to "opt out" of rants and flames.

That being said, in what world did you live that rants and flames is "the marker of what the majority stands for?" RnF is the arena of the top 2 guilds' to have a pissing match and few select others that either hate them, or for whatever reason, get jollies off trolling. When I play and am not raiding, the game has nothing to do with the shit in rnf. I even group and play around with people from tmo.

Poopsocking has nothing to do with casual players. The casual players who make it about them are just looking to be part of the drama. The most you might get affected by it is trashtalk in ooc. Otherwise, they are VERY disinterested in anything you are interested in.

And ya, I prefer to fight toddlers because I'd most likely win every time.

[visage]

Originally Posted by Ektar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I don't understand what people are bothered by RnF. opt out of rants and flames? are you serious? Just don't read the forum if you don't want to - I can't believe people have so little willpower and are so easily influenced by anything that they have to "opt out" of rants and flames.

That being said, in what world did you live that rants and flames is "the marker of what the majority stands for?" RnF is the arena of the top 2 guilds' to have a pissing match and few select others that either hate them, or for whatever reason, get jollies off trolling. When I play and am not raiding, the game has nothing to do with the shit in rnf. I even group and play around with people from tmo.

Poopsocking has nothing to do with casual players. The casual players who make it about them are just looking to be part of the drama. The most you might get affected by it is trashtalk in ooc. Otherwise, they are VERY disinterested in anything you are interested in.

And ya, I prefer to fight toddlers because I'd most likely win every time.

Child beater!

[Sweet]

Originally Posted by Ektar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

And ya, I prefer to fight toddlers because I'd most likely win every time.

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Those lil arms and legs never stood a chance.

[Vendar]

heres the glorious thing about EQ. it is what you make it. if u wanna poopsock, you can. if you dont wanna poopsock, you dont have too. if u wanna solo, you can. if you wanna group and meet friends, you can.

but... if all u want is everyone on the server to play the way you feel the game should be played, then maybe YOU should the explore the option of running a private server.

[Vendar]

Originally Posted by Vendar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

heres the glorious thing about EQ. it is what you make it. if u wanna poopsock, you can. if you dont wanna poopsock, you dont have too. if u wanna solo, you can. if you wanna group and meet friends, you can.

but... if all u want is everyone on the server to play the way you feel the game should be played, then maybe YOU should the explore the option of running a private server.

Maybe im wrong but to me it sounds like your complaining that this classic eq server is too classic. If u just wanna see end game mobs, post velious content, and instanced zones, then with all due respect, maybe you're playing on the wrong server, or possibly even the wrong game. I played wow for 5 minutes, punched myself in the face for making the mistake, and never looked back. But you know how it goes, to each their own. Goodluck finding what u are looking for.

[GFAD]

Originally Posted by Vendar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

but... if all u want is everyone on the server to play the way you feel the game should be played, then maybe YOU should the explore the option of running a private server.

It's not my place to tell other people how to play, nor would I want to bend them to my will. I'm seeking opinions to make a decision. The point in my previous post sums it up well:

I've got to put in work / effort the same with anyone else, whats the time in queue / possibility to even see it or get that far with the limited space available and the fact that it's not going to swell to the massive content most games have. The game isn't too classic, it's just limited space and more than likely why the servers population has always stayed stable on the long term players. I've seen conversations pop up in other games, so I'd have to think there have been a great deal of people who have come to try it for many reasons. The same happened on the live time locked servers. It could just be that its not a good fit for me, it's all I'm seeking to find out. I think I've already found my answer.

[Ektar]

Thanks for highlighting that for me. Your overly additive contribution is perfectly illustrative of just how little you understood what that meant.

[visage]

Originally Posted by Ektar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Thanks for highlighting that for me. Your overly additive contribution is perfectly illustrative of just how little you understood what that meant.

I was being the example of the troll. Don't get all emo on me Ektar. We have had good times