p1999 - punishing noobs

raptorak · #1 09-17-2011, 12:51 AM

Some changes to EQ over the years made it a better game.

Maps and removal of hybrid penalties are up there among the best.

While you are at it, fix humans and give them the 10% xp bonus they were SUPPOSED to have rather than giving a bonus to halflings which is an error in the first place.

**nilbog** · #2 09-17-2011, 09:50 AM

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After roaming around for 20 minutes unable to find anything or each other, the consensus was, oh well - move on to another game. Didn't feel like alt-tabbing, etc.

wow. If not having in game maps(which were only in newbie zones) made your friends leave, then I doubt anything past newbie lands would have made them stay.

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Some changes to EQ over the years made it a better game.

Maps and removal of hybrid penalties are up there among the best.

While you are at it, fix humans and give them the 10% xp bonus they were SUPPOSED to have rather than giving a bonus to halflings which is an error in the first place.

no

stormlord · #3 09-17-2011, 05:13 PM

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wow. If not having in game maps(which were only in newbie zones) made your friends leave, then I doubt anything past newbie lands would have made them stay.

no

You make a good point, but the towns, particularly, seem to cause a gut reaction to look for a map. Needing to find banks, merchants, guilds, etc. Moving quickly through them saves time, but not your life (like in a dungeon).

Not only that, but it will encourage people to use MQ2 to track.

It's true that what we have now isn't much different, but why take chances?

I say this with others in mind, not myself. I'm fine with the change. I never liked maps.

Thulack · #4 09-17-2011, 05:18 PM

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You make a good point, but the towns, particularly, seem to cause a gut reaction to look for a map. Needing to find banks, merchants, guilds, etc. Moving quickly through them saves time, but not your life (like in a dungeon).

Not only that, but it will encourage people to use MQ2 to track.

It's true that what we have now isn't much different, but why take chances?

I say this with others in mind, not myself. I'm fine with the change. I never liked maps.

If someone is gonna use MQ its not to find a bank thats for sure. Someone gonna take the time to download and setup MQ when they can just open a web browser and find one of the many sites that has EQ maps so you can see where your going is pointless. If they are downloading MQ its not to take place of a map.

stormlord · #5 09-17-2011, 05:23 PM

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If someone is gonna use MQ its not to find a bank thats for sure. Someone gonna take the time to download and setup MQ when they can just open a web browser and find one of the many sites that has EQ maps so you can see where your going is pointless. If they are downloading MQ its not to take place of a map.

I'm not so sure about that. The other day I saw someone at a merchant and then I turned to the merchant window for 5 seconds. Then I looked back and the person was gone. I did a /who and hte person was not in the zone. I'm pretty sure they were a bard. I didn't report because I don't have enough information and the person was /anon. I wrote their name down just in case I see them again. But anyway, don't assume that people won't have the desire to cheat.

I'm not a cheater myself. I'm playing the devils advocate.

**nilbog** · #6 09-17-2011, 05:41 PM

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Stamina regeneration still hasn't been added to the game. Why're they so quick to remove other things but stamina regeneration is still on the back burner? But anyway, whatever. Tomorrow is another day.

I recently posted this, but I'll do it again. We've tried twice to recreate stamina functionality, but it was plagued with client limitations. Hopefully now that we have minor control over the client, it is something that can happen.

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Not only that, but it will encourage people to use MQ2 to track.

I sincerely hope map removal compels people to use mq... because now we can detect it. The sooner we get rid of these people the better.

Otto · #7 09-17-2011, 06:56 PM

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I sincerely hope map removal compels people to use mq... because now we can detect it. The sooner we get rid of these people the better.

Best quote on the forums to date

Kevlar · #8 09-17-2011, 10:40 AM

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While you are at it, fix humans and give them the 10% xp bonus they were SUPPOSED to have rather than giving a bonus to halflings which is an error in the first place.

Halflings deserve it just for being so damn stupid looking.