Why do people seem to hate luclin so much?

[Beastro]

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

P99ers are only here because they are afriad of change. Don't like the Nexus or Bazaar or the other features is like saying "Nah i don't want to install an elevator in my house, I'm fine with the old climbing rope..it's more immersive."

Yes, since everyone who's played on Classic emu servers is fine keeping the little improvements like the updated Velious UI and such.

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

Velious was very focused on the high-end, and at the time felt like a rather mediocre expansion for folks who didn't want to raid.

I loved it as I got to the right level to play it's lower content and split my time between Velious and Kunark being a Druid. A bit part of my enjoyment of the game was exploration and finding new spots to lv and any new loot I could find on my own instead of looking up alllakzam of something. One of my biggest memories of EQ was getting my Dreadlands portal spell and exploring the Combine area expecting danger around every corner.

Mounts were great.
Cats awesome.
Beastlords - cool.
New models - awesome for some races (elves, ogres, trolls), horrible for others (shorties).

Hated mounts because they required new models. There was a reason why demand for AoN spiked in Luclin when everyone wanted to use a mount while keeping the old models around without relogging.

All the models sucked because the Luclin graphics lacked charm and personality the old ones had in spades. For me the worst were the Ogre and Troll ones because they went from loveable dumb looking/ sour faced cartoons to trying to look badass while at the same time looking lifeless and bland.

[wormed]

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

Hated mounts because they required new models. There was a reason why demand for AoN spiked in Luclin when everyone wanted to use a mount while keeping the old models around without relogging.

All the models sucked because the Luclin graphics lacked charm and personality the old ones had in spades. For me the worst were the Ogre and Troll ones because they went from loveable dumb looking/ sour faced cartoons to trying to look badass while at the same time looking lifeless and bland.

Exactly.

I legit NEVER used mounts because I refused to change my models. With Run AA's, I didn't even care about it. I think by that point they weren't even really faster, it was mostly a boon for casters.

[Clark]

Luclin is the best.

[Wwoe]

Loved everything about Luclin except the cats and the graphics.. Not sure why most don't/didn't like it and I really don't care. It was a good time.

[Eliseus]

No they didn't, but by that same logic, velious did the same thing to previous zones did it not (honest question)?

[Danth]

Velious didn't damage the pre-existing game too badly. It didn't have any low-level zones at all, and only a limited number of mid-level zones. Most of its high-level experience dungeons were so far off the beaten path that pick-up groups seldom went to them, Velketor's being the obvious exception--and that one zone by itself couldn't empty out Karnor's and Sebilis. In addition, many of the nice Velious items were nodrop so high-end Kunark drops tended to retain value. Velious was very focused on the high-end, and at the time felt like a rather mediocre expansion for folks who didn't want to raid.

The main zone rendered empty by Velious was Veeshan's Peak, which historically saw barely any use anyway. It sees a lot more use here so will likely remain used on P1999.

Danth

[Jimjam]

I remember doing the lightcrawler armour quest in luclin. I hate lightcrawlers!

There was also a quest where I had to take someone for a walk down a huge hallway whilst being jumped by some fungaldinosaurmen.

I also remember having to do something with a lettuce.

Oh and there is a giant mushroom that is rooted to the spot.

[Daldaen]

There was a longstanding bug in Luclin/PoP where those using old models could use Mounts, however they only gained the meditating while standing bonus and not the run speed. Which was fantastic.

[Swish]

I loved Paludal. From a sales standpoint they had to have a draw to get people to buy in on Luclin. Paludal's XP was certainly something people talked about.

Anyone remember Ringo the beetle? He was great [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Dac321]

I thought Bazaar was lame, and the models.. I guess the rest of it wasn't to bad.