Can we talk about the future of P99?

[Snaggles]

At max population P99 was a boutique experience. Now it’s even more sparse.

Instead of missing all the extra people think of yourself as a very peculiar influencer who plays an elf sim. It’s basically a custom server at this point…invite some friends.

[XDrake]

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

At max population P99 was a boutique experience. Now it’s even more sparse.

Instead of missing all the extra people think of yourself as a very peculiar influencer who plays an elf sim. It’s basically a custom server at this point…invite some friends.

It's amazing I have two eras of nostalgia... Classic Live and P99!

Experiencing the Classic Era and Kunark Era for both was amazing. The joy of people seeing Classic EQ again was wonderful. Still is, but I think people want a new beginning.

If merging Green into Blue is possible a New Green would be popular again.

Some of my best times were when each era was new.

Many folks returned for Green. I think we'd see a big push again.

The thing that is most displeasing is that staff has been quiet. I appreciate everything with P99 and the countless hours of work they put into it and still do. But this is a very popular issue... I feel hearing there is some agreement with Daybreak saying new green is possible. It has no source but baseless rumor, but even just acknowledgement of plans for the next 2-3 years would be great. If they are all but certain the quest to re-create the early era of EQ that's a fine answer too.

Just wish there was an answer.

[jolanar]

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

It's amazing I have two eras of nostalgia... Classic Live and P99!

I don't know who here said it first, but I'll say it again: at this point I think I am more nostalgic for my early P99 days than I am my early EQ days.

[Atmas]

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

I don't know who here said it first, but I'll say it again: at this point I think I am more nostalgic for my early P99 days than I am my early EQ days.

Live had a lot of memories through PoP. P99 early Velious was pretty peak.

[Wiltan]

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

But this is a very popular issue...

I think you'll find as many people hate the idea of a server merge as those that like the idea.

I don't have any objection to them spinning up a new server; they could turn Teal back on whenever they want, presumably. But that's no reason to punish Blue by forcing a merge upon us.

[Gozuk]

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

I think you'll find as many people hate the idea of a server merge as those that like the idea.

I honestly really doubt this. I know this discussion has been beat to death but I am pretty confident that most people would agree that (if possible) a merge would be best.

[cd288]

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

I honestly really doubt this. I know this discussion has been beat to death but I am pretty confident that most people would agree that (if possible) a merge would be best.

Agreed. As someone with multiple 50s chars on both servers I would LOVE a merge. Norrath with a few/several hundred people on a server just kinda sucks. The world feels dead and not as immersive as Norrath normally does.

As for another comment above, I raid competitively on and off and I would still love a merge.

People are forgetting that a merge would likely mean a new server at that time or not that long after. A merge wouldn't be "okay now it's just Blue forever"

[cd288]

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

The thing that is most displeasing is that staff has been quiet. I appreciate everything with P99 and the countless hours of work they put into it and still do. But this is a very popular issue... I feel hearing there is some agreement with Daybreak saying new green is possible. It has no source but baseless rumor, but even just acknowledgement of plans for the next 2-3 years would be great. If they are all but certain the quest to re-create the early era of EQ that's a fine answer too.

Just wish there was an answer.

The agreement with Daybreak isn't an issue. It permits servers as long as they don't go past Velious. if you look at staff comments, they haven't been completely quiet recently either. Nilbog answered a question of mine in another thread saying that a change made in the recent patch would also be reflected in "future iterations of the server" or something to that degree. There will eventually be a new server, we just don't know when.

And the reason we don't know exactly when is because our community isn't very forgiving (or at least IMO that's probably one of the reasons). These are unpaid volunteers with limited free time and real life responsibilities. There's no benefit to them to give us a timeline, because if real life gets in the way and they miss the deadline they'll just take a bunch of abuse from the community.

[Balur]

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

It's amazing I have two eras of nostalgia... Classic Live and P99!

Experiencing the Classic Era and Kunark Era for both was amazing. The joy of people seeing Classic EQ again was wonderful. Still is, but I think people want a new beginning.

I played EverQuest from phase 3 beta through Kunark. I discovered P99 14 years later.

I haven't logged onto Green or Blue in years, but I have great appreciation for the people who created this project. Playing here rekindled a lot of dormant memories and allowed me to experience an era of EverQuest I missed out on (Velious).

Like everyone else, I hope for one more chance to play on a fresh server. The McQuaid-era EverQuest fan base is aging out, so the next server will probably be the last time a significant amount of us will gather in one place.