Things the original devs expected

[Tnair]

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

Were the dragons permarooted?

It makes no sense otherwise for players to be that dumb.

did you read the Spoilers at top of that link? thats all i know about it


seems from the email exchange there, that players were basically creating new tactics in real time as the devs in turn mostly patched out those tactics if they were considered "exploits" based somewhat on the personal feeling of the devs. in this case, they said that all mobs should be able to move to a player they want to attack. im willing to bet that some of the most common p99 raid tactics would have, in era on live, been considered exploits based possibly entirely on how consistently successful they are. multiple times Brad tells the guild leaders in this exchange: "this is the current endgame content and it being done risk free or with less than 60 players was not intended and if you managed it we will be looking at how to prevent your tactics from being usable"

so idk if the players just sucked or if it was that they werent really allowed to push the envelope on breaking the game.

[Tnair]

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

https://web.archive.org/web/20101107...g_history.html

fun read about the early days of raiding

that was a wild ride thanks for sharing!

there were plot twists and everything

[Penish]

message boards (HHK) for reference
Z axis culling of high level mobs
ghosting (manually throttling your connection to dupe items and plat)
coin drop

ahh fun times