Will the game become too easy once exp penalties are removed?

[August]

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

Yes, and I hate them, and am playing here. So are you. I think the reduction of travel requirements is bad for the game. A game, ANY game, is about what you CAN'T do easily, not what you can.

And no, before anyone brings this up, I don't think making a game arbitrarily hard in unreasonable ways would be the best game of all.

And again, I'm playing on a kunark/velious/classic server, without travel, as it should be. If Luclin/PoP were introduced, we'd need to have a conversation.

[fadetree]

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

And again, I'm playing on a kunark/velious/classic server, without travel, as it should be. If Luclin/PoP were introduced, we'd need to have a conversation.

YEAH. So...wait weren't we arguing? Did you take evasive maneuvers?

[August]

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

YEAH. So...wait weren't we arguing? Did you take evasive maneuvers?

No, what happened was that I made a post about liking PoP and that the excuse for not liking PoP based on books was lousy. Then selective quoting, reading, and general pitchfork-inducing behavior occurred.

[fadetree]

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

No, what happened was that I made a post about liking PoP and that the excuse for not liking PoP based on books was lousy. Then selective quoting, reading, and general pitchfork-inducing behavior occurred.

Man, I see none of the above happening. I quoted you, but its not a 'selective quote', it's typical of your argument. It seems to me that you are getting irritated about people not agreeing with you when you have delivered up your opinion. I think your opinion is perfectly valid, I just don't agree with it.

[Velerin]

As the world grew and grew in EQ, you really just needed faster travel options. I don't think the spires/books "ruined" anything but was really just necessary.
The thing I missed the most with PoP was chilling in cities and seeing people. Everyone just hung out in PoK and the fantasy rpg feel was gone. Factions became meaningless etc.
The 2 things that got me hooked on p1999 was people in the cities again like the old days and no boxing. Boxing is what ruined MMOs.

[NextGenesis88]

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

As the world grew and grew in EQ, you really just needed faster travel options. I don't think the spires/books "ruined" anything but was really just necessary.
The thing I missed the most with PoP was chilling in cities and seeing people. Everyone just hung out in PoK and the fantasy rpg feel was gone. Factions became meaningless etc.
The 2 things that got me hooked on p1999 was people in the cities again like the old days and no boxing. Boxing is what ruined MMOs.

I believe pok books were added in response to the community wanting something like this? Or maybe it was the min maxers, or the hardcore who were on the forums all the time making the most noise? Either way, I am pretty sure this is why it happened. I started in LoY and I LOVED EQ. I didn't have experience without PoK books and coming here was my first time in classic. Nevertheless I love it here and I see where people are coming from first hand. Regardless of whether it was good or bad, PoK is a very nostalgic place for me and the music hits me evertime. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] I would definitely be down on a server that stops at PoP, but not this one. It would be cool to find one with the same quality and attention to detail as this one, but even without one I am perfectly content in experiencing classic for myself after only hearing epic stories and legends. It's very amazing to be able to experience classic for the first time.

[Swish]

I think extra pras/some title should be assigned to people who made it to 60 with a troll/iksar/ogre SK before the penalties drop (which isn't day 1 of Velious I should say).

[Aborath]

Time has made the game too easy.

[Clark]

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

Time has made the game too easy.

[stonez138]

POP was my favorite expansion. BUT having said that I think they should have limited travel to PoK to lvl 46+ like other planes.