Suggested fix for re-enabling staring at spellbook sub-35

[applesauce25r624]

if only this forum had reps and negs...

[stewe]

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

As you can see by the timelines here:

http://www.geek.com/games/everquest-...celift-549422/

staring at a spellbook under level 35 was necessary until 2002 (well after Velious release in 2000).

Since the client will not support blocking the screen with the book, what if the blind effect were applied to players under level 35 with meditate active?

Would it be possible to swap the UI elements so the spell book/spell gems were layered on top of the screen after blind (instead of blind covering them all)?

Alternatively, could all NPC/PC characters be made invisible (sent as invisible by the server etc.) if the blind fix would not work?

How convenient, you come up with this nice fix after most your characters are already past looking at books. Xenow 53 Necro / Tristantio 39 Shaman / Wonex 29 Shadow Knight

[Swish]

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

How convenient, you come up with this nice fix after most your characters are already past looking at books. Xenow 53 Necro / Tristantio 39 Shaman / Wonex 29 Shadow Knight

I doubt that's intentional. He's not like Getsome (who got his cleric epic then demanded Ragefire went to a 72 hour spawn).

It is proof though from the responses that people don't want a classic 1999 era experience with no item links etc. Spoiled kids I say... [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[innocent51]

When I dont have mana and need to med I read a book IRL, does it fixes the problem?

[fastboy21]

pretty certain that devs have said that they can't do this...and if they could they would.

[skipdog]

I'm all for classic, but this 'classic' suggestion wouldn't do anything except frustrate players. We aren't going to experience 'staring at spellbook' nostalgia. The change would add nothing but frustration to the playerbase.

[Yumyums Inmahtumtums]

Meditation is supposed to cleanse the mind. I do not see how reading the book declutters the mind.

Spellbook meditation is inconsistent with lore. I am formally lodging a petition to have eq magic mimic how magic acts IRL.

You're welcome

[nilbog]

This was discussed in the past.

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

Might be possible to do something like.. if spellbook open, and player < 35, make the screen have blind effects (black), with the spellbook on top of it. Rogean had mentioned it might be possible. I do not think it will be possible to replicate the 'Meditate' button as it once was.

In August 2000, they removed the necessity of clicking the 'meditate' button while spellbook was open, and also removed the /meditate command. Meditating still required the spellbook to be open, prior to level 35.

Pre-35 spellbook meditating was removed altogether in 2002.

Despite what people have said in this thread, it's the best idea yet for > 800x600 UIs and spellbook medding.

[Talawen]

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

This was discussed in the past.



Despite what people have said in this thread, it's the best idea yet for > 800x600 UIs and spellbook medding.

If we were only to see our spell books with a blind effect that means the rest of the UI would be black? I think that would be terrible if we basically had to med blind not being able to chat or see health bars.

[nilbog]

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

If we were only to see our spell books with a blind effect that means the rest of the UI would be black? I think that would be terrible if we basically had to med blind not being able to chat or see health bars.

Those are different UI elements. It should also have chat window, party, target, name, health/mana, abilities, inventory hotbuttons etc.

i.e. everything this one has:

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