P99 "Season" / New Server

[Issar]

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

There will be no new servers, no new P99 servers was the largest component of the Daybreak Games agreement with P99

Just an FYI for anyone who isn't aware, the above statement is a trolling. Sirken recently (as of a week or two ago) mentioned that Green was still tentatively a thing. Though it wasn't as definitively stated as it had been in the past. At any rate, Green will not happen before the final Velious patch is implemented on blue.

[Jimjam]

Originally Posted by bled12345 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

There is something magical about a group of damask and banded outfitted heroes wandering into upper guk or sol a while their warrior is brandishing polished steel short swords lol.


Or a group where the most valuable item is a fine steel.

Not a fungi equipped rogue tanking for the group with plane of fear drops while their level 60 druid friend hangs out to help the group out with buffs.

Seriously, start a new hero, go look sad and poor in EC and without even asking people will have you decked out in level 40 shit in a couple of hours. Mostly because the only thing they have left to do in EQ is help out noobs lol.



#Notmyeverquest!!!

You sir understand the joy of Norrath with so much more purity than the pixel hoarding dragons who infest the server now.

I'd love a server that never hits planes/kunark.

[Fael]

wtf is green?

[silo32]

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

wtf is green?

wtf is wtf

btw no new servers ever, later nerds

[fastboy21]

You do realize that p99 is moving towards the point of being almost as old now as LiveEQ was when p99 launched...

At some point, they are going to relaunch a new server (green) on a real time line with all the appropriate fixes that took years of play testing to correct. P99 will someday (hopefully soon) be nothing more than a glorious beta test of new EQ server.

We all have differing points when we would get more enjoyment from playing a new server than continuing to play p99. Some of us were there three years ago. Some of us are getting there now. Some of us will be there in a year. IMO, the community is ready within the next year to sunset the current blue p99 server as the primary p99 experience in favor the "green" server.

It doesn't mean having to destroy the current iteration of blue p99; blue and green can coexist. AFAIK, server staff has made clear that if/when green launches they have no plans to delete blue.

All of it, of course, is limited the desire/ability of the staff to launch a new server. Even if blue were fully patched to the end (which it isn't yet) and they wanted to start a new server it doesn't necessarily mean that they would. Frankly, I've always been so impressed (and thankful!) that Rogean and Nilbog have stuck with this project through all the ups and downs over years and years. It wouldn't surprise me (and I wouldn't fault them) if they needed a well deserved break for their own sanity before jumping into another 8 years of commitment.

[Lhancelot]

Originally Posted by fastboy21 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It wouldn't surprise me (and I wouldn't fault them) if they needed a well deserved break for their own sanity before jumping into another 8 years of commitment.

Yeah I wonder what drives them to keep going tbh.

[Issar]

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

Yeah I wonder what drives them to keep going tbh.

My guess is that that this is a hobby for them and that they share our love for classic EQ. But yeah Lance, there are times when I have to wonder what keeps them going. At least there are a couple thousand of us that are incredibly thankful that they do.

[Lhancelot]

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

My guess is that that this is a hobby for them and that they share our love for classic EQ. But yeah Lance, there are times when I have to wonder what keeps them going. At least there are a couple thousand of us that are incredibly thankful that they do.

Yeah. When people complain about the shortcomings of the server, I honestly don't think they even consider the effort and energy it takes to run it and manage it.

Even I forget that it's free, and that I have to do nothing to contribute to it's well-being. I guess it's good to remind myself of that when i am frustrated with the game.

Honestly I don't find fault with the server or game so much as I do with the players who play here. Really only the players have made bad experiences here, not the faults of the game or the GMs etc.

[Blitzers]

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

Yeah I wonder what drives them to keep going tbh.

Platlord? J/K

[Red_Messiah]

nice name drop, you on commission?