What changes could improve P99?

[Dangermouse]

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

Gambling is a tax on the poor.

Or is it a tax on the gullible? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I agree about the money sink. I started on P99 3 years ago, before Kunark, but then took a huge break and just came back last month. The inflation is incredible, and new players who want to buy decent gear are probably doomed to a lot of plat farming.

However I suppose there is an upside, newbs can get pretty reasonable gear (by my definition) just from the generosity of others. I've never asked for anything but have been randomly given quite nice items by people who saw what ghetto shit I was wearing [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

But - how do you implement a money sink that people actually want to use? Maybe offer to sell (for plat) the consumables that high end players have to farm a lot for the raiding scene? I've no idea where (say) a DA idol comes from or how long it takes to farm them, but would people with cash in the bank be prepared to pay plat for one instead of farming?

[myriverse]

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

Or is it a tax on the gullible? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The wealthy tend to be that way because they are not gullible. Hence, on the poor.

A casino would get rid of money, but not from the bloated area that exists.

[Vohl]

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

This is why you are the perfect man for the job. I nominate Vohl to be the official P99 raid scene fixer.

Sure. I'll get right on not fixing the problem, effective immediately!

[sellawiz]

This has always been a huge problem in MMOs. There is obviously no monitary or fiscal policy that exists, and every bit of money earned is the same as money created.

I can only think something like a tax to fund the Freeport Militia might help [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] Or maybe some kind of assistance to the poor, based on a progressive income tax.

Alternatively, some kind of money borrowing mechanism where players can take out loans, and the interest rate be set by an algorithm determined by the cost of a certain basket of goods for sale in EC.

I'm just throwing out ideas, really.

Other ideas I've heard to solve this uniquely MMO-based problem include money decay, whereby the money slowly decreases if it is not spent. This may actually be the best, due to the quirky way money is actually created.

[Altair]

How about rewards for maxing out skills?

master sence heading = working compass
master swimming = endureing breath
master fishing = fishing pole w/ mana/health regen
master tailor = weight reduce sewing kit

just a few ideas, I'm sure others will have better.

[Cecily]

How about not classic? That was kinda my point earlier.

[Fregar]

"New" player here. (1 month)
I've not seen anything wrong on this server yet.

Obvious progression would be velious.

I'm not personally concerned about it, but from what I read on this forum there's a competition problem with raid mobs.
Having to compete for raid content has allways been EQ "classic"'s weak spot IMO.
I never liked it because it forces players do be no-lifers and is just bad for nerves.
Not sure about solution.

While talking about velious and competition: sleeper's awakening should be disabled [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

In the long run, custom zones along with level cap lifting and AAs could be nice. (no luclin and POP)

[Brut]

Nerf donal's bp on Velious release. Not even kidding, extended Kunark caused far too many of these to enter the server, will make things way too easy + unclassic in Velious if they aren't immediately dealt with.

[Melissa]

http://www.project1999.org/forums/sh...d.php?t=127224

this.

[JerseyFresh609]

I wish P99 had more of a "game as it should have been" attitude then a "as classic as possible" attitude. There are changes that can be made that would still preserve the root gameplay of classic while making the game an overall better experience for everyone. Here are a few of my ideas.

Maps: Everyone is going to tab out and look them up anyway. It won't have any negative effect on game mechanics and just makes things more convenient.

Spell sets: Just handy and again won't effect the actual game mechanics. This can be argued against on red but for blue it's a no-brainer.

Hybrid penalty: Just plane stinks and is removed in Velious anyway. Would maybe encourage more players to play paladins, sks and rangers. Personally the ridiculously long grind caused me to quit playing for quite some time as a lvl 51 pally. Not to mention people discriminate against adding you to a party. People may argue that that's the price you pay for the extra flexibility of a hybrid but there are way more powerful classes then hybrids currently. If I knew the state of the game and the xp penalties when I started playing, no way was I rolling a paladin.

Some form of anti-poopsocking: Whether it be a way for capable guilds to spawn certain targets periodically or a lock out on a mob, say once every 4 spawns, that prevents the same guild from killing it until other guilds have had a shot. It's ridiculous that one can completely lock down mobs via poopsocking. Competition can be nice but sitting on a spawn for 72 hours isn't fun for anyone and I wouldn't call that a competition. Introducing something like this will only keep more players happy.

Casino: Would help get some plat out of the economy and give players a chance at some fun items. Give illusions, consumables and novelty items out so that no gameplay is effected.

Velious will obviously help out too. More raid targets + more content + more gear = more fun.