The Al'Kabor Project (PC/Mac) EQmac - EverQuest done right

[Pokesan]

I guess reading the instructions would have helped. But I'm in now, new client is working a lot better. Thanks guys!

[Haynar]

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

I guess reading the instructions would have helped. But I'm in now, new client is working a lot better. Thanks guys!

The new wiki getting started guide makes it so much easier. http://wiki.takp.info/index.php?title=Getting_Started

And its only about a 2 gig install. So having it installed doesn't fill up ur HD. Its worth checking out if you have time.

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[Torven]

I really wish this thread title had our project name in it if it's going to be TAKP's sole thread here

[Lamil]

Looks interesting even if I don't like the idea of boxing.. why do I crave a server that goes to PoP i have no idea

[KagatobLuvsAnimu]

Can't be hard to change a thread title.

[Haynar]

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

Can't be hard to change a thread title.

Can do that too

[KagatobLuvsAnimu]

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

Can do that too

Wewt

[pharmakos]

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

why do I crave a server that goes to PoP i have no idea

AAs and more endzones? even though they haven't developed that far yet.

[Torven]

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

why do I crave a server that goes to PoP i have no idea

PoP has:

More raid targets than all previous expacs combined, with shorter respawns. Larger raid sizes.

Probably the best class balance the game has seen. Bards love PoP. Charm however was a little ridiculous. (enchanters also love PoP)

Tiered progression allowing high end raiders their private playgrounds. Killing a target is a lot more rewarding when it unlocks a new zone.

Luclin's introduction of AAs gave people shit to do after reaching the level cap. Getting the required AAs doesn't take as long as people complain about-- you don't need 200 AAs unless you're a MT; casters could get by with like 70 or something. A strong group could get 1/hr.

Luclin also brought caster focus items. (but sadly, also furries) Prior to that, the best thing casters could hope for was +X mana per tick on gear.

Horses for standing meditation regen.

Just before PoP's launch, Sony implemented a change that made killing whites/yellows/reds more worthwhile exp wise, making exp grinds more enjoyable.

PoP NPCs hit much harder and had more hitpoints, and the zones had significant ZEMs, further making killing fewer, harder NPCs more rewarding than massacring low blue cons.

PoP has a significant amount of 2-3 group content and worthwhile tradeskills.

Since gear in EQ didn't obsolete overnight on new expansions, even NToV in the PoP era actually had gear that was still usable to people who couldn't raid Luclin or PoP zones. Many VT drops didn't obsolete until the elemental tier or time. Some Dozekar loot was still quite valuable.

[stormlord]

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

Looks interesting even if I don't like the idea of boxing.. why do I crave a server that goes to PoP i have no idea

I think most crave it because of the perceived notion there's so much raid content. Luclin and POP get a lot of activity, but if I remember right, people may have even still been doing Kael raids? Epics are still useful. Raiding in EQ up through even SOD included a lot of expansions. But it seems with SoF and UF and later expansions all of the guilds concentrated in the latest expansion. I was there just the past year (or two? 2013?) and there were still posts about it in the forums. I think most of the modern raiding population doesn't care, but old timers remember a LASTING raiding experience across several expansion.

I'll admit I always wanted a POP capped server like AlKabor but for Windows PC's. But that was many moons ago. I don't care about it anymore. (EQ is too old hat now.) POP is also nice because you're killing the Gods. It just seems to make up for Luclin's alien misadventure. But Gates of Discord/DODH/OoW continued the alien style, IMHO. Somebody must have liked it...