Luclin models...a poll

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

Do not confuse policy with technical possibility.

And what you are forgetting are the very reasons for why those things were changed and enhanced, as each successive expansion was released: it was because the overwhelming, VAST majority of players back then were DEMANDING those upgraded models and UI features. Verant didn't go to all of the trouble of making those revisions for shits and giggles. They did it because back in the classic days that everyone is touting here, the majority of EQ players WANTED those changes to be made.

I'll give you a related example that I remember, from back in early 2003...

A lot of old-timers were complaining that they preferred the animations of the original models to those of the Luclin models. As usual, their nostalgia was clouding their common sense. But in an effort to appease everyone, SOE reprogrammed the Luclin models so that they would run and jump more or less the same as the original models did.

One month later, they restored the Luclin animations. Wanna know why..? Because after seeing the difference, most of the players changed their minds and asked to have the Luclin animations put back. The older animations simply looked lousy.

This is why I am suggesting that many of you are suffering from selective memory. I mean no disrespect when I say that, because I'm guilty of doing the same thing sometimes. But I was there, for the whole deal back in the day. And my memory is still fairly sharp, so far as when and why certain changes were made by Verant. In the majority of cases, those changes were made in response to strong and ongoing requests by the larger EQ player base. And that player base probably included many of the people who are posting in this thread. They are conveniently forgetting what we all went through, back in the day.