5 Great Reasons to Wipe it Clean

[xCry0x]

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

Is there a way that you could wipe everything except what everyone has equipped? Casual players without banks full of farmed loot would wouldn't feel the crunch so badly. Legitimately filled guild banks might suffer but they would still be better off than a complete wipe would leave them.

I know there would still be gear hidden on alts and.mules, but it might be better than the.nuclear option. Just brainstorming.

Ideas like this are so poorly thought out that they make my head hurt and are the reason why wipe it threads get torn apart so hard.

You suggest a solution, then also point out the gigantic glaring problem with your solution.

Delete all the items people do not have equiped? okay, go make an army of alts and equip everything.

The only people who get screwed are the people with no drop resist gear, gm event items (guise, oogly stick etc).. blah blah blah

Net result = duped items, rmt-ers etc keep their shit
honest players = screwed

great solution.

Wiping the server is not the answer.

Starting a new server is.

And they can only start a new server once the current dupe is fixed otherwise it will repeat itself on day 1.

I would be 1000000% for a new server, classic time line, proper level balance for content, proper inflation etc.

Wiping this server is dumb, let people sit on their pile of pixles if they want to. When the population naturally shifts from p1999 to p1999 new then you can end of life the original server. Forcing people to transfer is bad business for all of the previously states reasons in other posts.

[Weekapaug]

Originally Posted by xCry0x [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Wiping the server is not the answer.

Starting a new server is.

And they can only start a new server once the current dupe is fixed otherwise it will repeat itself on day 1.

I would be 1000000% for a new server, classic time line, proper level balance for content, proper inflation etc.

Wiping this server is dumb, let people sit on their pile of pixles if they want to. When the population naturally shifts from p1999 to p1999 new then you can end of life the original server. Forcing people to transfer is bad business for all of the previously states reasons in other posts.

This^^^

Haven't played continuously or since the very beginning and I would love a crack at day 1 on a new server, but after velious has been out long enough for all the bugs to get worked out....Would be sweet to see what p99 would look like with a fresh start with a classic timeline without being a work in progress. See the fruits of all the work that went into this in it's purist state, as it were.

But wiping would be ridiculous.

[Missingo]

Originally Posted by xCry0x [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Ideas like this are so poorly thought out that they make my head hurt and are the reason why wipe it threads get torn apart so hard.

You suggest a solution, then also point out the gigantic glaring problem with your solution.

Delete all the items people do not have equiped? okay, go make an army of alts and equip everything.

The only people who get screwed are the people with no drop resist gear, gm event items (guise, oogly stick etc).. blah blah blah

Net result = duped items, rmt-ers etc keep their shit
honest players = screwed

great solution.

Wiping the server is not the answer.

Starting a new server is.

And they can only start a new server once the current dupe is fixed otherwise it will repeat itself on day 1.

I would be 1000000% for a new server, classic time line, proper level balance for content, proper inflation etc.

Wiping this server is dumb, let people sit on their pile of pixles if they want to. When the population naturally shifts from p1999 to p1999 new then you can end of life the original server. Forcing people to transfer is bad business for all of the previously states reasons in other posts.

I agree, new server would be the best idea.

[Hawala]

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

I agree, new server would be the best idea.

Okay fine, should I host it from my laptop?

[Peener]

This entire thread is unbelievably stupid.

[skorge]

Originally Posted by xCry0x [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

And they can only start a new server once the current dupe is fixed otherwise it will repeat itself on day 1.

Yea I can see people duping cracked staffs on day one...but seriously duping wouldn't present a problem until at least 6 months or so in Vannilla EQ. Mainly because nobody will have plat to buy high-end items. The biggest item of concern would be the manastone.

Basically what I'm saying is they could release a new server now and have at least 2-3 months to work on the dupe fix while we are playing.

[xCry0x]

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

Yea I can see people duping cracked staffs on day one...but seriously duping wouldn't present a problem until at least 6 months or so in Vannilla EQ. Mainly because nobody will have plat to buy high-end items. The biggest item of concern would be the manastone.

Basically what I'm saying is they could release a new server now and have at least 2-3 months to work on the dupe fix while we are playing.

Yup you make a good point.

Duping is a lot easier to control on a new server as well since if some ass hole pops up with 500k 1 month in you can safely assume they duped it all =P

Honestly, can we change this discussion about how much $ is needed to buy better networking equipment to stop ddos to be how much $ is needed to simply spin up a new p1999 blue?

[kaev]

Originally Posted by xCry0x [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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Wiping the server is not the answer.

Starting a new server is.

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I would be 1000000% for a new server, classic time line, proper level balance for content, proper inflation etc.

Wiping this server is dumb, let people sit on their pile of pixles if they want to. When the population naturally shifts from p1999 to p1999 new then you can end of life the original server. Forcing people to transfer is bad business for all of the previously states reasons in other posts.

^^^

[LordSterben]

Originally Posted by xCry0x [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Ideas like this are so poorly thought out that they make my head hurt and are the reason why wipe it threads get torn apart so hard.

You suggest a solution, then also point out the gigantic glaring problem with your solution.

Damn dude! You need to relax. It wouldn't be brainstorming if the input were well thought out. I'm just throwing an idea out there...I honestly can't say that this game is important enough for anything I say about it to be "well thought out." Lol.

Woe unto the poor souls who take this crap so seriously.

[xCry0x]

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

Damn dude! You need to relax. It wouldn't be brainstorming if the input were well thought out. I'm just throwing an idea out there...I honestly can't say that this game is important enough for anything I say about it to be "well thought out." Lol.

Whoa unto the poor souls who take this crap so seriously.

Sorry man, I am tired and in a bad mood =/

That was unnecessarily asshole-ish