Custom content - how much is too much?

[Cave Troll]

shards was an amazing project

unfortunately it was plagued by the second worst project managment team in the emulated game industry

can you guess the first?

[Xzavie]

The solution is simple. Its already been laid out and tested in this game and others. Its called instanced raiding. You all are trying to re-invent the wheel.

[Swish]

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

The solution is simple. Its already been laid out and tested in this game and others. Its called instanced raiding. You all are trying to re-invent the wheel.

I hope that never happens here, above all else. The spirit of EQ when it was made wasn't to disappear into 20 different instances of the same zone. I'd like to have a community here unlike other MMOs/TLP servers.

For me, that's going too far... but I understand why blue players would like their own space in what's quite an overcrowded top end server.

[Xzavie]

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

I hope that never happens here, above all else. The spirit of EQ when it was made wasn't to disappear into 20 different instances of the same zone. I'd like to have a community here unlike other MMOs/TLP servers.

For me, that's going too far... but I understand why blue players would like their own space in what's quite an overcrowded top end server.

You could do it several ways. You could do the anyone can instance a raid zone once a week like phinny. You could also nerf it. One instance of any raid zone per toon / month. The spirit of original EQ has been long lost on this server BTW. what other alternatives have been offered that fit the original spirit of EQ?

[PL_Barton]

1. Add random monthly ZEMs to unused zones to diversify leveling.
2. Add raid chat ffs.
3. Add any zone from later expansions that fit into the existing continents (aside from instanced zones)...I'm looking at the fake wall in Oasis, and the zone of Surefall Glades(sp)
4. Shake up the loot in all unused zones making it worthwhile to go there.
5. Active some of the oldschool druid/wizard spires making the spells quest only.

Plane of the Underfoot would be pretty epic. The Hole is one of my favorite zones in the game and it sucks royally that no one likes to level there due to the difficulty in breaking in/getting out.

[Swish]

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

1. Add random monthly ZEMs to unused zones to diversify leveling.
2. Add raid chat ffs.
3. Add any zone from later expansions that fit into the existing continents (aside from instanced zones)...I'm looking at the fake wall in Oasis, and the zone of Surefall Glades(sp)
4. Shake up the loot in all unused zones making it worthwhile to go there.
5. Active some of the oldschool druid/wizard spires making the spells quest only.

Plane of the Underfoot would be pretty epic. The Hole is one of my favorite zones in the game and it sucks royally that no one likes to level there due to the difficulty in breaking in/getting out.

I like all of those things. I think something replicating the difficulty of HS but ramping up the difficulty another couple of notches with decent item possibilities would be great for those looking for a real challenge.

A lot of the custom content, particularly zones off old world zones would be great - the focus should be on making players want to feel challenged and inspired by new items and what it takes to get to them at a group/raid level.

What about weekly/monthly awards for a group that can clear a LDON style dungeon the fastest? The rewards during that expansion on live always seemed shitty

[Mags]

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

1. Add random monthly ZEMs to unused zones to diversify leveling.
2. Add raid chat ffs.
3. Add any zone from later expansions that fit into the existing continents (aside from instanced zones)...I'm looking at the fake wall in Oasis, and the zone of Surefall Glades(sp)
4. Shake up the loot in all unused zones making it worthwhile to go there.
5. Active some of the oldschool druid/wizard spires making the spells quest only.

Another vote for blessed/hot zones, that's the only thing about SoD that I miss compared to P99 honestly.

[PL_Barton]

Coldain Dwarf graphic would be pretty epic also.

[fadetree]

this is the thread that never ends
it just goes round and round again
Some people started posting it, not knowing what it was,
and they'll keep on posting it forever just because


1. let's reset the server!
2. No! why?
3. There's too many high levels and they are locking down content/too many items and plat/the economy is 'bad'
4. Make some simple mechanics changes to fix that!
5. Long arguments about: various raid mechanics changes/super complicated raid rotation rules/artificial plat sinks/GO ELSEWHERE IF YOU DONT LIKE IT/start your own server/not classic/add GOOD content/add luclin and or PoP/bark bark yap BBBBAAAARRRKKKK!!!!!
6. Realization that none of that will ever happen on p1999.
7. *crickets*
8. go to #1 in a new thread!

[NorseGod]

Every emulator has a timeline. It either gets reset, or they keep going till PoP.