Game Mechanics: Chardok AE not classic

[Raev]

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

Pretty sure in classic you could disable all those messages. Even with the FANTASTIC classic UI with a single chatbox.

Probably you still get the packets, though - the client just isn't displaying them.

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

Maybe live EQ was smart enough to have some "effect applied to an entire group of mobs" system that limited the amount of data sent when dealing with a lot of crap. I've often thought about this

I'm not sure how this would work anyway if some fraction of the mobs resist. I'm sure it would be possible to do some sort of compression, but was Verant really doing this on their Pentium Pro 200s? Verdict: unlikely.

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

Still not a bug, and feels more appropriate for RNF.

P99 is not going to replicate 56k modems. Not only because that's silly, but also because DSL and cable internet were available years before EQ was released, they just weren't very widespread yet.

Bugs and flames rolls on.

Anyway, if you read Elethia's posts its clear that back in the day people were AEing 25-30 mobs at a time, not 130. Considering the huge negative impact Chardok has on the server in terms of RMT, disrupting a zone, and raid scene alt campage, I think what I have is enough. If Lord Nilbog disagrees, that's up to him of course.

Or we can move this thread to RNF and really let loose!