So when did classic get rid of xp penalties?

[Aadill]

To clarify what Kassel is saying:

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Why does this server allow casters to see outside of their med book,

Client Issue.

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for mana to regen from level 1 on hybrids

Mana regeneration for everyone at level 1 (if they have mana). It doesn't regen with meidtate-level efficiency until the correct level for the class archetype (4 for casters, 8 for priests, 12 for hybrids).

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for decaying skeletons to "scowl" when they should be "indifferent"

As far as everyone can attest to this is the correct implementation for the timeline.

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for scarab beetles not to glow

Bug report it if it's incorrect.

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for high res water in oasis

Client issue, but fixable. You can easily turn off water if you go to the options menu in Everquest.

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for new weapon hit sounds

What? Every mob I hit sounds like it does and there were never any hit sounds beyond block, riposte, and parry. They are all correct.

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whilst it keeps infuriating stuff such as the exp penalties

Correct for the timeline.

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and awful hit/miss melee ratio.

This isn't VZTZ. All logs/parsed data back from early on as possible point to the current implementation being at least somewhat fairly accurate. It's not perfect but the damage outputs about match what should be expected per class (except for rogues).

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Ah, I guess I say to much - really it is my choice whether or not to play here and the creators of this server have the right to do whatever they want. Either way, I have stated my reasons why I won't play P1999, and I hope, perhaps, they might consider making the game an enjoyable experience.

Take it or leave it is the best you're gonna get, considering all of your reasons/request are actually not in the scope of this server's timeline. Most of what you are talking about is cosmetic or is unchangeable by the dev staff. The remaining things are either not backed up with research or have not been bug reported.