Why all the SOE run servers if Project 1999 is free to play?

[a_gnoll_pup]

I'm curious why this is? I could understand it if people don't want the full-on EQLive experience, but SOE's servers I see, all of them really give that. They seem more likely to give the "EQ + 23 expansions, but change this cause that's great, and oh, I loved that idea, so change that, etc. etc. etc."

So without this turning into a trollfest, I'm curious what people think the reasoning is? And why do we need SO MANY SOE-run servers?

Oh, and I get the "loyalty", new-school vibe. I do. I wish we could snap our fingers and make it go away.

And just in case people don't know who I am, I'm Secrets of EQEmulator. And I'm 100% seriously asking this question.

[Rogean]

0/10 Elidroth Impersonation.

[Clark]

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

0/10 Elidroth Impersonation.

Lol

[Rellapse36]

playing on the soe test server and actually enjoying the shit out of it

[Tankdan]

Originally Posted by Rellapse36 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

playing on the soe test server and actually enjoying the shit out of it

Did you get max level yet? Aint much to do once you get there.

[indiscriminate_hater]

fat

[Bardalicious]

Perhaps it's because they don't want to play classic EQ? Just a thought.

[Ambrotos]

pity reply

[phacemeltar]

people only play live because they have always played live. that and the few people who join because they can play it for free. p99 is hardly free, you must provide the game client.

[Pokesan]

off topic but serious question do you have any respect for the various other emu developers/staff?

you seem to be clowning their skills and knowledge on a regular basis lately with client fixes and upgrades

reference: TAKProject, Shards of Dalaya, etc