Patch Notes: September 8th, 2019

[callemosen]

Alt+O will still bring up the options window.

Last time i quit due to some "this is not classic"-changes was in 2011 when target rings and spell sets went away. This time around i had just gotten back started enjoying the game again and game gets another head shot.

I doubt the majority of players even played this early in the games history and never saw the game in the state it's reverting back to. It's like devs entire goal with the project is to make everyone else suffer like they suffered the first 2 years of EQ.

Honestly, without the ability to box the game will never be classic, beat the crap out of convenience functions all you want.
Next i can see them next introduce a client side application, that will stop the game from starting if you have computer hardware newer than 2001.

Instead of bringing back the good memories of EQ back in the days, P99 gradually brings back more and more of the bad stuff of original EQ. Up untill now i was looking forward to Green, that kinda went away.

[1203jjt]

I must say, some of these changes may be "classic" but they're garbage. No pet window? What does that have to do with anything?

[Toony]

Originally Posted by 1203jjt [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I must say, some of these changes may be "classic" but they're garbage. No pet window? What does that have to do with anything?

Thought you guys wanted classic?

[Kennie]

If you played classic UI like you should have been on a classic server people wouldn't be crying.

[TazarYoot]

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

If you played classic UI like you should have been on a classic server people wouldn't be crying.

Have you been refraining from linking items and clicking item links and using the mouse scroll wheel as well to truly honor the intentions of the classic server?

[mischief419]

Nice job, devs.

What is TGB?

EDIT: OH!! Toggle group buff ?? That's nice ~

[loramin]

Originally Posted by mischief419 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What is TGB?

/targetgroupbuff

A way for casters to cast group buffs on other groups without leaving their current one (aka without the group buff disband dance). Will be very nice for raiding Shaman (Posion/Disease resist), Druids (Fire/Cold resist, PotG, Regen), Enchanters (Magic resist), etc.

[Raev]

Originally Posted by Rogean

Blue and Red are now officially on the last patch of our timeline.

Great patch! And congratulations on finally getting there after 8 years! One thing that I didn't see in the notes: isn't the 'immunities' patch pre-Luclin? That's a really important one for melee/caster balance IMO. Have you guys at least considered a 'post velious' patch with a few of the more pressing balance fixes? I kind of like the TAKP attitude where they fix a few broken things, perhaps something like making Eye of Zomm no-aggro, the real Blade of Carnage, the Blessed Coldain Prayer Shawl, and DoT stacking. I know, I know. I appreciate all the dev time anyway!

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

Blue P99's new name: "Pick A Monk and Be a God Forever Server"

It definitely stops at the perfect point for the Monk class. But I think a lot of the monk op-ness actually stems from unclassic server mechanics:

• NPCs interruptable with push (great for monks with lots of attacks and bad for knights and warriors with bash)
• NPCs not fleeing with unaggroed companions nearby, and not very aggressively (= snare unneeded)
• NPCs getting a new linger timer on reaggro, which trivializes FD splitting
• FD classes getting a ~2s no-aggro window on stand that lets monks flop around anywhere
• Increased blur chance rather than a flat 25%. This only helps monks because SK/NEC have to stand to re-FD.

If those are fixed (and if we could somehow get Eye of Zomm nerfed, which almost certainly won't happen, but I can dream) then Monks start to look a lot more mortal. Monks have been too far behind Rogues in damage anyway; Rogues blow even BIS monks out of the water by 30-40% most of the time. Monks will definitely be too tanky, but it will only be the 20 or so bushiest beards who got all of the Dozekar loot. TLDR: a White Lotus/Trorsmang monk is would be quite balanced IMO.

[purdueAces]

Fucking up what was a really great game!
Nothing gets more #classic than that.

[Vilkata]

Wasn't the Blackstone Maul supposed to get an upgrade as well?