Specific patch note that hurts the most.

[Taeoz]

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

If you played classic era (original game through Velious), remember back and that's what they ultimately want P1999 to be like, mechanically. That's your list. They'd even force the Velious UI if they could.

If you never played classic--a lot of folks here didn't--there are only a few really big things left. The UI, with one chat window and book-in-the-face meditating--is the biggest (but also probably the least likely). Dark night time is another, and mouse wheel scrolling out your view is a third. Those are probably the "Big Three" that would cause the most annoyance.

Danth

Yeah, I started EQ late during Velious so most of my playtime was outside "classic" era, so I can't really remember all the stuff from back then. But that list seems ok. I used Velious UI when I played. Spell book thing would be kinda annoying, but I think it would add some enjoyment as well, in the form of danger - so it might not be all bad. I do use mouse wheel scrolling a bunch though...but I think I could get used to hitting F9 a bunch again, as well.

So good. It's all stuff I could live with.

[Riotgirl]

I would struggle with Classic UI and mouse scrolling.

I love Lee Wong's Clear UI. Crisp, uncluttered, and I really like the re-skinning of the spell-book and spell icons. Mouse scrolling because of the convenience of 3rd person view.

Some of the reasons that I enjoy EQ this time round, are some of the unclassic features - predominantly UI and controls, as opposed to gameplay mechanics, which is a large part for why many of us play a 16 year old MMO. Witness the clamour for progression on Live, and the new vanilla WOW server.

However, the aim of P99 is to make the server as Classic as possible. It has been wonderful to have another opportunity to enjoy EQ as I largely remember it (Mr Alzheimer is rushing towards me with open arms) - albeit, there are some classic features that I disliked back then and dislike now (see above).

It does seem odd, as one poster stated, to progress in content, but regress in function.

[Swish]

Shutting down the streamers for that wouldn't be good for server promotion though, would it?

[Aviann]

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

Shutting down the streamers for that wouldn't be good for server promotion though, would it?

Good for our community, or good for the 15 people who are watching said person's stream... that already play on p99?

[Swish]

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

Good for our community, or good for the 15 people who are watching said person's stream... that already play on p99?

I linger in many a stream on P99. People often come in and ask what Project 1999 is not knowing its an emulator and ask how they can get started.

Better to have that avenue open for new players than closed with just that "progression" junk going on.

[jwargod]

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

Shutting down the streamers for that wouldn't be good for server promotion though, would it?

Could argue the same for all the people who claim they don't play on p1999 because of no boxing.

[rollin5k]

All the folks bitching about classic changes is funny. You think it's going to hurt the population and make the devs look like assholes. But classic changes really give them more credibility.

[Ele]

PATCH MESSAGE WITH UI CHANGE:

http://www.eqclerics.org/forums/show...ht=buff+timers

7/14/2004

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UI Changes
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- It is now possible to display your mana as a numeric value on your inventory screen. *
- By mousing over your buff icons, you will now be able to see the buffs remaining duration. *

[redhorse]

I know it's been mentioned in threads similar to this one. But the thing I always think about when I read these, "now more classic" threads is: What about teamspeak and vent? The capability voice chat adds to eq, especially in raids, has a tremendous impact. Plinking away at removing mob con colors, compasses, even buff timers seems pale in comparison. Especially if custom UI's restoring some lost functionality are legal.

I know there was a small percentage of the playerbase that had access to and used voice chat back in the classic era. However, there were also roads and cars in 1930. The efficacy and prevalence of the implementation yields a completely different degree of impact.

[Kutsumo]

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

I know it's been mentioned in threads similar to this one. But the thing I always think about when I read these, "now more classic" threads is: What about teamspeak and vent? The capability voice chat adds to eq, especially in raids, has a tremendous impact. Plinking away at removing mob con colors, compasses, even buff timers seems pale in comparison. Especially if custom UI's restoring some lost functionality are legal.

I know there was a small percentage of the playerbase that had access to and used voice chat back in the classic era. However, there were also roads and cars in 1930. The efficacy and prevalence of the implementation yields a completely different degree of impact.

Yes it gets constantly mentioned. You could argue that people having memories of the content is non-classic. You could argue that having thorough online resources is non-classic. From what I can see, they're just trying to make things that they can control as classic as possible. Arguments about things they can't control are largely pointless.