"Not Classic" only applies to SOE content after Velious?

[Erica]

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

Yes, for sure, but the developers have indicated they would create all new content before revamping other content. The reason for this I think is twofold.

First, from a technical standpoint it is much less of a headache and actually fun to create (assuming you are gifted with creativity) than to research and try to rebuild something (which you will then have to modify) based on scant evidence. This is the reason we have had Kunark so long.

Second, tweaking existing content will inherently ruffle many feathers launching Dramaquest as features are selectively removed. It is infinitely simpler to just not add them in the first place.

The way they spoke "Classic", to me at least it made it sound like every single thing that was in the game, as close to the timeline as possible, up until timeline ending right at the Luclin launch then nothing new will be added, ever. Just the possibility of a new server to start over.

It is good to know that what I thought classic meant is wrong though.

[loramin]

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

The way they spoke "Classic", to me at least it made it sound like every single thing that was in the game, as close to the timeline as possible, up until timeline ending right at the Luclin launch then nothing new will be added, ever. Just the possibility of a new server to start over.

It is good to know that what I thought classic meant is wrong though.

No, you understood it perfectly. Every server that exists currently in project 1999 AND the recycle server that won't even exist for years are all "as classic as possible." That means just content from the original trilogy, and a UI that resembles the original UI as much as possible (ie. modulo stuff like buff timers and lighting which can't be fixed for technical reasons).

As others have said someday, many years from now, the devs have expressed in interest in creating their own content. This content may get added to a new server, or it might get added to the blue/red of 4+ years from now (I doubt recycle will get it as it will be the "true classic" server) ... but it's so far off it really isn't even worth speculating about. As far as the next few years of Project 1999 go, it's all classic, all the time.

[stormlord]

It seems to me some people want to use this argument:
Nobody agrees exactly what classic is, therefore, lets add XYZ to p1999, since it's all equally valid.

That's like saying since nobody agrees exactly what liberal is, therefore, lets add conservative and libertarian to it, since it's all equally valid. Add some Ralph Nader too - is he still around?

Just because players don't agree EXACTLY, doesn't mean you can just throw in anything you want. Eventually a server has to narrow its sights on something and go with it. Some players won't like it, but that always happens. That's precisely why emulators exist: players want to get something they can't get from live. So really if players don't like what p1999 has they should try to make their own server. Or they should try to convince the creators of p1999 to change the ruleset based on a voting system.

I want to confess I LOVED playing p1999 while I was playing it, but I didn't love everyting about it. I played actively sometime around early 2010 and off/on until 2012. I never leveled past ~24 because I like(d) the lower levels. Altaholic. My point? I didn't like everyting about p1999, but I still had a lot of fun.