The Future?

[trite]

Conveniences like port books began to take the need to interact with other players out.....actually started with the nexus in luclin and the bazaar...

[Daldaen]

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

This is true, however you are also no longer one of the few classes that can go where you want when want anytime. Everyone is given that.

Feel free to run from PoK to North Karana, or Emerald Jungle, or Skyfire, or Iceclad, or Cobalt Scar, or Dawnshroud, or Surefall, or Lavastorm, etc etc etc

It's dimes to dollars. Those extra 1-2 zones you have to traverse add up in those 5-10 extra minute journeys. Over the course of a month of play you will notice as a Druid or Wizard the porting utility is still huge. Especially if you're running around doing quests. If you're a guy who sits in the same zone for 20 levels and doesn't leave though, it's not going to matter, not that it matter before for you anyways.

People love to point out how everyone has access to books... Yes, but from one central location. They don't go to every port location, and the ones that go to places porters didn't have ports already can use them as well to augment their travel ability.

[Daldaen]

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

Conveniences like port books began to take the need to interact with other players out.....actually started with the nexus in luclin and the bazaar...

This is a good thing. Nothing is more unpleasant than dealing with the used car salesman resellers in EC.

Nexus I always find as a funny example. The nexus portals worked on a 15minute recharge. Meaning you could show up right as it's going off (0 min wait) or you could show up just after its going off (15min wait). The average wait you have is 7.5minutes from one of five zones across the world.

Whereas you can catch a dial a port on P99 in usually well under 7.5minutes and they'll grab you from any of 20+ portal locations plus central hubs like EC or OT.

As far as convenience goes, P99 has it better than Luclin port situation went, and the social interaction most porters receive in their porting duties is almost nil.

[Pope Hat]

Lol @ porting being a social interaction.

PoP didn't take away grouping or raiding. THOSE are the social aspects of this game.

[thufir]

Originally Posted by 98bcobra [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

So I have been playing here for a while and really enjoying the old school classic game again. I started a little late to the game only starting like a year ago. I found myself the other day wondering what the future holds since velious is out and this is the last expansion that is supposed to be released. I am a semi casual player that doesn't go from 1-max level in a couple weeks. I hear the raiding at the top is kinda locked up by a couple guilds so that doesn't make me want to to rush there. So like I said what does the future hold for Project 1999? Its at max level and max content unless something changes. Which to me makes it feel like a waste to level anymore to hit a dead end or wall after months of leveling.

With the TLP server opening over on live and locked raid instances I am finding myself thinking about switching. I have always loved the PoP, Luclin expansions and really want to experience that again. Anyways just food for thought not meant to be negative as like I said I really enjoy this classic everquest.

I would switch, then.

Fact is that the server will stop somewhere. They aren't going to go through the live timeline. Eventually, no matter whether here or elsewhere, the server will stop. So this isn't the place for you. I would go to a living MMO where they will continually release xpacs and satiate your thirst to continue leveling higher and higher and doing higher level things.

[Laugher]

Based on the fact that p99 is going on 6 years now with 4-5 Spent in kunark, I think you'll still be seeing numbers here for another while yet in Velious. I will admit progression is cool but realistically let's say you plan to play for the next 2 years on a server: I think both would provide quality yet different experiences with sufficient population throughout.

[Jaleth]

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

Lol @ porting being a social interaction.

It was and is, whether you think so or not. Was it game changing, yes and no, but no matter how you look at it, it was and still is a social interaction, even with very little to no words exchanged. (sad but true)

[Jaleth]

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

PoP was hands down the best expansion.

Druids, Rangers and Wizards all filled way more crucial raid roles once their AAs and Focus effects allowed them to.

PoK books are so minor and so limited. Teleports are still favorable mode of travel and their most valuable aspect was moving people out of a remote location not ferrying them to it.

Can't click a PoK book in the bottom of Sebilis. You can get a TL or Group Port though.

Not disagreeing with what you said, but the interaction aspect and the need of wizards and druids is what inspired me to create one on this server. If we started in Luclin or PoP, I would have just re-rolled a paladin or shadow knight exclusively (hey I love knight classes) and would never have contemplated a port class for porting myself and others. However because we do not have books, porting classes became vital to our community. Imagine if nobody rolled a druid or wizard, how large a scale this world would be, plus no plane of sky access. (But of course this opens a can of worms, i.e. what if no one rolled a cleric or warrior).

Although like you mentioned the utility and usefulness of druids and wizards in groups expands profoundly, but so do SK's and paladins as well as every other class.

[Pope Hat]

t was and is, whether you think so or not. Was it game changing, yes and no, but no matter how you look at it, it was and still is a social interaction, even with very little to no words exchanged. (sad but true)

So your argument is that it -technically- is a social interaction? Lol. Fine, I'll stipulate. It is technically a social interaction; just as much as one as I have with a cab driver that drives me for 30 seconds.

[Brontus]

It would be really nice if at some point the management here would reach out to the player community here and ask us our opinion on the future of P1999.

Just because Luclin had a lot of problems -- awful new character models -- doesn't mean that any future EQ expansions should not be considered.

I personally believe the spirit of classic EQ can be preserved with future expansions but with a piecemeal approach. Take the good parts of an expansion and leave out the bad parts.

At some point P1999 needs to convene a summit that includes representatives from playerbase and decide the future.

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