Overpopulated

[Zephire]

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

Oh I think a fair number played Classic (myself included), I just highly doubt that more than a very very select few ever made it to level 50 or ever heard of manastone or guise during the classic timeline. Out of those who did it's even fewer who can actually remember what the game was like back then in terms of population.

I second that. If memory serves, Verant removed server pop numbers a few months before Kunark released. I never saw any server over 1500 prior to that

when I started in July 99 it was the first week Brell went up.. there were 300 people on it when I rolled my ranger. Never saw it over 1100

[Mblake81]

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

I second that. If memory serves, Verant removed server pop numbers a few months before Kunark released. I never saw any server over 1500 prior to that

when I started in July 99 it was the first week Brell went up.. there were 300 people on it when I rolled my ranger. Never saw it over 1100

I have a distinct memory of Bristlebanes server number in the early afternoon being around 300 and it would pickup later into the evening/night then die back off closer to midnight (working adults). I want to say it would creep close to 7-800 at peak evening and closer to 1k on the weekends. Camps were packed during the busy hours.

[Zephire]

Originally Posted by Mblake81 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I have a distinct memory of Bristlebanes server number in the early afternoon being around 300 and it would pickup later into the evening/night then die back off closer to midnight (working adults). I want to say it would creep close to 7-800 at peak evening and closer to 1k on the weekends.

Sounds about right

[Mblake81]

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

Sounds about right

The guy who got me into computers/EQ was having a conversation with me about it, online computer games were all new to me and I had just come from Playstation 1. The most people I ever "gamed" with was 4-5 other guys during a birthday party or something.

I remember him asking how many were on the day before, I told him around 300. I remember him smiling and saying something like "yeah, that's 300 other people all playing at the same time and the world goes even if you are not playing"

Next level stuff at the time. Edit: Correction, it was like 4-5 levels past next level. Left an impression that has lasted 20 years.