Suggested fix for re-enabling staring at spellbook sub-35

[tristantio]

As you can see by the timelines here:

http://www.geek.com/games/everquest-...celift-549422/

staring at a spellbook under level 35 was necessary until 2002 (well after Velious release in 2000).

Since the client will not support blocking the screen with the book, what if the blind effect were applied to players under level 35 with meditate active?

Would it be possible to swap the UI elements so the spell book/spell gems were layered on top of the screen after blind (instead of blind covering them all)?

Alternatively, could all NPC/PC characters be made invisible (sent as invisible by the server etc.) if the blind fix would not work?

[Teako]

Seems like some ridiculous requests just to attempt to re-enact one of the most annoying features in the game, for less than half of your leveling/playing.

[Clark]

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

Seems like some ridiculous requests just to attempt to re-enact one of the most annoying features in the game, for less than half of your leveling/playing.

[JayN]

you know whats annoying is no map nor compass but they did it!

[tristantio]

It isn't a ridiculous request, it is a suggestion to attempt to bring back something that was classic (hate it or love it).

There are many things that could be added to make it more current/fun, such as global chat channels, maps, compass etc. however those are not p99 specific nerfs having them removed, it is the point of the entire project (a true classic experience).

[Hawala]

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

It isn't a ridiculous request, it is a suggestion to attempt to bring back something that was classic (hate it or love it).

There are many things that could be added to make it more current/fun, such as global chat channels, maps, compass etc. however those are not p99 specific nerfs having them removed, it is the point of the entire project (a true classic experience).

I'm sorry this is a terrible request. There's no point to do in doing it now, you're giving new players a serious disadvantage compared to established players who have 10 level 35+.

[bOONDOGGLE]

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

you know whats annoying is no map nor compass but they did it!

Everquest had maps? How is that fun?

[tristantio]

Its just coincidental [that my toons are mostly over 35], I was looking at classic stamina posts and came across the spell book (I had pretty much forgot about it) and the "fix" occurred to me.

Just FYI though, the realtime auction tracker simply reads /log data and uses C/Perl code that was readily available in 99 to push the /log data to the server and parse it out. While it didn't exist back in 99 (I was still in high school and a nub to programming) it definitely could have without any technical limitations.

I'm not advocating locking out any things external to the game, but I believe staring at the spell book pre-35 was a game play mechanic, not a technical issue.

Also, the realtime auction tracker would continue to work whether or not item links were removed, it does nothing more than read your /log data (which I believe /log has been in since eq's creation/alpha/beta).

[Honest]

When you were meditating you were still able to see chat. Melee characters were important to have as they watched your back while medding. Dunno if the blind option would work.

[Gustoo]

Yeah. This is actually important. Kinda strange all the bad make-your-life-suck-more nerfs that have been implemented and this one (the most crippling) still hasn't

I'm a big fan of the HUD compass, i hate wasting hot key on sense heading.