A big thanks for the holiday events

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

Ecko was a bit rough on the delivery, but this is an OPEN WORLD game and there are a large number of exp spots for any given level range. Sol A is indeed an awesome zone, but like with any other camp, the moment you get blocked, you need to reroute or you're stuck waiting.

Sol A is right next to a druid ring, I think re-mobilizing would have taken less time and frustration for you and your crew. Hosting a crew is HARD work, I always have a plan B (and often a C) when coordinating my crews.

If you can convince your friends to try again, I strongly suggest you read this little gem:

https://wiki.project1999.com/Per-Level_Hunting_Guide

That is not the same 4 zones we all know, it is a massive listing of everything from solo camps to group camps.

Want a bit more plat? Try this magic link:

https://wiki.project1999.com/Ultimat...ng_Money_Guide

Thanks for the suggestions - and if the circumstances had been different I would tend to agree.

But the issue was not that when we entered Sol A it was swarmed by higher level players clearing the zone. That would be understandable, given the event. We would have not even bothered to try and EXP in a zone that was being cleared before we got there.

No - instead the issue that the times we entered Sol A while it was empty, and set up a camp spot. And then high level players would stroll into zone and walk RIGHT PAST our group and start killing everything surrounding us, including mobs respawning in our camp, leaving us no mobs to kill.

The incident that caused my friend to not want to play p99 anymore: was when we were camped at foreman and our respawns were due to start - so we ran up to fight the predator PH who just respawned. Then some level 60 monk came in and ran right past us, and cleared the respawns in the foreman room - and then ran out of the foreman room, up the stairs, ran past us again and killed the mobs that had just respawned outside of the predator hallway and back towards entrance. All while we were there, a group between level 22-25, fighting the predator PH, and the rest of the zone was empty of players.

This was the average experience the 4 days we attempted to play. 80% of the higher level players we encountered had 0 regard for us and stormed their way through Sol A, while it was empty of players except for us, and still managed to kill the ONLY mobs we were camping. 20% saw us and said "Hey, are you guys camping these? Ok, I'll leave them up. Need any buffs?"

So the issue was not that the higher level players decided to use the zone to complete the quest - it was that many of the high level players had no regard for anyone who was currently in zone EXPing - and beyond that: everyone trying to make it seem like WE were in the wrong because we chose to camp a spot that is level appropriate for us. Meanwhile, the reality is a clear violation of the PnP of the high level players - but the reaction has spoken volumes as to how the population of p99 thinks.

We petitioned, but saw no resolution. One helpful player, a 60 druid who stuck around and buffed us and helped ward off higher level camp-stealers told us to run OBS. We are casuals, and don't use OBS. It seems pretty damning of the server population that you must screen record 24/7 in order to have protection.

We were also not alone in our strife with higher level players. There were about a dozen or so other players (level 20-35) who were attempting to EXP in Sol A between the days we were on, and they all experienced the same treatment, and all had the same complaints about how high level players would run right past them and start killing every mob in sight, and leaving them nothing to kill.

Either way, I still appreciate your suggestions - however, my friends and I have decided to move on to other games/servers. We may give Quarm a shot, or I will try to convince them to join me on Live or TLP, to scratch the EQ itch. They have seen enough of p99.