P1999 Loot Specifics

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Since my prior EQ playing experience was on a POP server, I am finding myself increasingly unfamiliar with many classic era details. For instance, I noticed that many of the gear items linked on the P99 wiki are lacking the caster focus effects etc., with which I am accustomed. So if someone could specifically address a few of my questions it would greatly appreciated:

1) Is there a specific date that P1999 is most closely modeled after? Yes "P1999" seems an obvious answer. But I've discovered, what seems to be, EQ era loot conflicts while comparing P1999 wiki gear links with actual 1999 era drops listed on the EQ Internet Archive Database and on Alla's Lucy page.

For instance " A Dread Widow" located in the DL drops "Drachnid Thyxl" : a caster only item, without the ERIII focus, that this server lists as loot. However on Lucy it says that this loot's initial entry was 12/27/2002. http://lucy.allakhazam.com/itemhistory.html?id=11981

So knowing a few of these details will greatly aid my time spent researching what loot is or is not available on the server.


Which then leads to #2

2) At which date or era were caster focus effects first implemented? Because I've never not known them to exist. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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B) If there are focus effects presently available on this server, is there a server list compiled of those working or broken? As often seems to be the case on many of the other EQEmu servers?

I guess that about does it. I haven't started a character yet but I've been looking into the possibility of getting involved here. And since the Classic era has it's definite, accentuated, challenges and rewards, I just want to have a clear understanding of what lies ahead for the commitment it entails.


Thanks. Your knowledge and comments are appreciated.