Longing for the Old Days of P1999, Yet Grateful for the Journey

[IzHaN80]

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

Some of us were adults and "had lives" when this game originally came out. We found ways to make do. It ain't going to change just because you finally grew up. It's on you to adapt to the known conditions.

P99 has had a pretty good run. It opened at about the right time, with a fair bit of pent-up demand and not a lot of good options. P99 peaked in population only around 2019, when it was already pushing 10 years old. Green's launch and splitting up the community seems to have contributed ultimately to a decline in the long term, probably in conjunction with high-quality alternatives becoming available. Even if a new server were to open, I don't think it'll hold population as long next time around. P99 always harbored many players who didn't care so much about classic EQ as they cared about free high-quality EQ, and this isn't the only stop for such folks anymore.

If you were able to sit in front of a computer for a week straight (without sleeping) as an adult, you were either not very responsible or didn’t have much of a life. That said, I’m not here to argue about that now. I apologize if what I say offends anyone; that’s not my intention. I grew up playing Original EQ and later P1999. I have several level 60 characters and have participated in various raids. I haven’t been in any top guilds because I simply don’t have the time, but I know there are many others like me. Those players eventually moved to Quarm, and I joined them because that’s where I found a community to share progress with, level up together, and explore dungeons I had never visited on my own. Both Green and Blue don’t have enough active population to maintain a steady flow of players leveling up in those areas.

For me, Everquest has always been about the journey rather than the destination. It’s always been more fun to level up, explore new places, and meet people. If you allow the server to remain in its current state, it will inevitably die sooner or later. I don’t know who suggested we give Quarm time. Quarm continues to grow, but I’ll say it again: it’s not P1999. To those who understand, words are unnecessary. If people remain stubborn with the excuse of “classic” and refuse to update the server, everything will eventually crumble. The numbers speak for themselves; I don’t need to say more.

[Danth]

Originally Posted by IzHaN80 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If you were able to sit in front of a computer for a week straight (without sleeping) as an adult, you were either not very responsible or didnÂ’t have much of a life.

Of course I didn't, that's the point. Don't need to; the handful of items that require such effort are unnecessary to the point I not-so-jokingly call them a trap. I don't like all aspects of EQ and never did, but P99's admins have been fairly consistent in their goals since the start and I accept it for what it is as the cost of entry. I'm not bothered by the notion of P99 running its course and gadually fading into obscurity and eventual closure. That's its fate, with or without a new server or minor changes; that might push out the date but the end result stays the same. So what? I was here at opening in 2009 when between glitches and DDOS's the few players present weren't sure it'd even survive the year. Here we are 15+ years later. I never expected it to last forever, and in practice it has far exceeded any reasonable or even wild expectations. P99 could close tomorrow and it could be regarded as nothing except an unqualified success.