Upcoming change to class epics

[nyclin]

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

Server of my choice?

Z99.

this would be an amazing GM event

[Tann]

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

With the next patch, all epics will have a level 46 requirement.

you've done fine work sir, we're making a better world.

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[Sorn]

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

Server of my choice?

Z99.

Lots of zombies.

PvP. No food/drink on vendors.

Plague is contageous.

All mobs have a chance to spawn zombies when they die.

All players have a chance to spawn zombies when they die.

Zombies are attracted to noise. Using any form of chat. Guild say. Ooc. Attracts zombies.

But I am not a content dev. So it will never happen.

Z99, where necromancers never run out of bodies!

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

I don't know what all the rules really were, I remember there being a level requirement to talk to Telin Darkforest which pushed me to level my druid more. Even though I just wanted to talk to him it pushed me to level. Thats classic to me.

There's a level requirement for Telin on P99 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[SamwiseRed]

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

With the next patch, all epics will have a level 46 requirement.

There is inconsistent research regarding which epics required level requirements to obtain. Several couldn't be completed until 46 or higher due to level checks on quests or certain steps involving planar zones. It has been noted by the original developers that epic items were intended only for those of higher levels. Additionally, we feel that acquiring an epic weapon should only be possible when a player has become powerful enough to cross interplanar portals. Therefore, we are adding a level requirement of 46 to equip all epic items.

prob best patch notes ever

[jarshale]

nilbog doin god's work.

[Swish]

Epic quests to become epic again, great to see. Bodes well for future servers too.

[Southpaws]

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

In what way does that demoralize a new player?

Generally, P1999 attracts people that played EQ live and want to relive the classic

experience. When you make your first character and see multiple people running

around with an epic before level 5, all legitimacy of this being a classic experience are

gone. When people don't see this as a legit server they leave. The only reason you

could possibly think this is bad news is if you sell MQ's. Do you really think seeing

epiced level 1 rogues encourages new players to stick around?

[Tann]

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

Generally, P1999 attracts people that played EQ live and want to relive the classic experience. When you make your first character and see multiple people running around with an epic before level 5, all legitimacy of this being a classic experience are gone. When people don't see this as a legit server they leave. The only reason you could possibly think this is bad news is if you sell MQ's. Do you really think seeing epiced level 1 rogues encourages new players to stick around?

Fixed the excessive enter key usage and yes he does sell MQ's, but you should really be playing for yourself, who cares what the dude over there has.

Back in the day on live when I saw someone obviously twinked I never thought "damnit i'm going to quit now cause they shouldn't have that stuff so early", instead I thought "nice gear, if I play hard, skip showers, one day these things will too be mine".

[Shjade]

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

Fixed the excessive enter key usage and yes he does sell MQ's, but you should really be playing for yourself, who cares what the dude over there has.

Back in the day on live when I saw someone obviously twinked I never thought "damnit i'm going to quit now cause they shouldn't have that stuff so early", instead I thought "nice gear, if I play hard, skip showers, one day these things will too be mine".

Many people are demoralized by the idea of needing to skip showers and, indeed, many other things in life to even attempt to be comparable to the existing players on a server - an impossible feat given those players are still progressing even while you try to catch up to where they already were when you started. And by "demoralized" I mean they'll weigh the options and go for the "fuck that" route and leave.

There's also the simpler problem of realizing that when people are farming epic parts so much that sub-level 10 alts have their epics already, it's probably going to be even harder to get yours since you're competing with who knows how many people who aren't even your class farming the required elements for cash. People who are better geared than you and already well-versed in how to do these things efficiently. This is also discouraging.

(As for the first point, I bet they copy/pasted out of notepad. It does odd things to spacing if you have word wrap enabled.)

[WolfsongReborn]

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

pras this well needed change.

I agree but why allow it for years in the first place...especially when the planes are being used less and less every day?