Why Classic EQ is still the best online RPG (and how P1999 could make it even better)

[eqravenprince]

Ideally if there is custom content, it should be discussed thoroughly and voted on. I do like your passion though.

[Noudess]

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

Ideally if there is custom content, it should be discussed thoroughly and voted on. I do like your passion though.

I guess I'd say we can all discuss and vote, but the decision lies in the hands of the great people who set this server up. I bow to whatever they decide.

Thanks about the passion comment. I love EQ - this old style. It literally broke my heart when they ruined it. I love it here, but I do think some players make a mockery of a great game with their words and actions.

[Slave]

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

...the decision lies in the hands of the great people who set this server up. I bow to whatever they decide.

They decided long ago that none of the things you have mentioned are bugs or exploits. Pretty much nobody thinks that. That is basically some pretty fucked up conspiracy shit you're spouting, real tin foil hat kind of stuff with absolutely zero evidence whatsoever to back it up, and truly assloads of developer interviews, patch notes, and official announcements to counter it. I would just reroll a new forum account if I were you.

[Noudess]

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

They decided long ago that none of the things you have mentioned are bugs or exploits. Pretty much nobody thinks that. That is basically some pretty fucked up conspiracy shit you're spouting, real tin foil hat kind of stuff with absolutely zero evidence whatsoever to back it up, and truly assloads of developer interviews, patch notes, and official announcements to counter it. I would just reroll a new forum account if I were you.

So you're saying they intended:

selling a used up item after a non-used up one and getting 2 non used ones back?

having a level 12 get xp from a 30 mob via some contorted battle?

MQing items they intentionally made no drop?

Show me any proof of that. They are all such bastardizations of intended functionality and you think its consipracy? Can you back any of that up? No. Its just people*not wanting to give up cheats.

[Itap]

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

So you're saying they intended:

selling a used up item after a non-used up one and getting 2 non used ones back?

having a level 12 get xp from a 30 mob via some contorted battle?

MQing items they intentionally made no drop?

Show me any proof of that. They are all such bastardizations of intended functionality and you think its consipracy? Can you back any of that up? No. Its just people*not wanting to give up cheats.

Dude, why are you beating a dead horse? We all know devs made changes to the original EQ, but it didnt happen till expansions later (I.E. removing hybrid penalties, improving all melee skills to be equivalent to warriors, ect).

This emulated server isn't "Lets create original EverQuest, yet modify it so that it makes certain individuals happy, because we know that's what the original developers would have wanted".

This is a recreation of original EverQuest, along with all the original rules and original gameplay.

[Alexu]

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

So you're saying they intended:

selling a used up item after a non-used up one and getting 2 non used ones back?

having a level 12 get xp from a 30 mob via some contorted battle?

MQing items they intentionally made no drop?

Show me any proof of that. They are all such bastardizations of intended functionality and you think its consipracy? Can you back any of that up? No. Its just people*not wanting to give up cheats.

Do you really think that there is absolutely no chance that any of these "bugs" were intentional? You have no way of knowing this without talking to the devs themselves. You can think you know all you want, but you will never know for sure.

The amount of planning and detail that went into this game is absolutely astounding. They had to have foreseen the possibility or even need for powerleveling (e.g. a guild might need extra of a specific class for a certain encounter). Maybe no drop quest reward items were allowed to be MQed, but not intended to be tradeable for reasons beyond your perspective. There are many things to consider here.

It is wonderful that DnD paved the way for this game (God(s) Bless you hard core role-players that made this all possible!), but this game is not DnD. It is its own game.

My argument is not to say that these things were intentionally programmed into the game, but for you to say that they surely were not intended is not something that you have the authority to decide in my opinion.

Not that any of this matters anyway...