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06-14-2012, 09:28 PM
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I'm also one of those who played a lot and now have almost completely stopped playing.
The biggest reason is simple - competition. There's such a multitude of games out, with better graphics, tougher fights, more depth etc that it's simply difficult to continue to accept the shortcomings of a decades old game - simple things like maps, target marking and such, you know, fundamental improvements like that. Improvements that even EQ made in later xpacs, some of which could be turned on and wouldn't kill the classic experience any more than any of the other non-classic changes currently on P99 (which are claimed as being for justifiable reasons). I loooved Classic, Kunark-era EQ above any other game from so many perspectives. But when there are games like Skyrim, Rift and Fallout, and GW2 and XCOM on the way... what's my motivation except nostalgia, and how long does nostalgia really last anyway? My nostalgia has been eroded by the realization that other games have made improvements, improvements that I have come to accept as necessary - and no XP bonus or Velious is going to change that, sadly. The second biggest reason is simply the iron fist with which the forums (and some parts of the game) are run. Even in this very thread there's a forum-Nazi-moderator fussing because there's a flame in here (A flame!?! Oh the horror, the horror! Oh the ignominy of it all!) sheesh lighten the hell up. I once made a post, in a whole two places about why Breeze hadn't been implemented and got banned for it - I mean really. In what other games is there such strictness on the forums? Then to patch in things that were known to be bugs in classic (ie: warrior threat etc) is just silly - that doesn't add to the classic feel, it annoys people. It's said the game is free but that's not true, it costs us the most precious commodity of all - our time. If the time we're having isn't fun, we won't stay. Simple as that. 15$ a month for the little bonuses other games give, for the freedom on the forums (that it's moderators enjoy in real life by the way), it's worth every penny.
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06-14-2012, 09:49 PM
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06-14-2012, 10:53 PM
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All you people on here defending TMO saying they are not the problem I think are partialy wrong. The Devs only have so much time to devote to this game and this sorry ass state of the top guilds takes a lot more of their time that could be spent doing more "Normal" things for this server. It is the main reason Uthgaard left. Top 25 people pissing and moaning about stupid shit, and getting away with murder. And the other 1000 at the time got no attention.
I know raiding is the top goal for a few people on here. I get it. But these guys, the Devs, have a real life and if I was them I would just pull the damn plug, go get drunk, and be happy. | ||
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06-14-2012, 10:58 PM
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The weapon-skill bug in-game makes it extremely frustrating for new players to level or ever have the desire to log in. Getting a weapon skill-up is like striking the lotto at the low end. It seems to get normal/faster at the mid-high range, but getting that 2HB, 1HB, 2HS skills 30-40 points under what it's supposed to be despite the fact that it's the only weapon you use makes you want to unplug.
Sadly, this issue was quickly fixed by Kanras after I reported it in the Bug forum but Rogean is taking his sweet time with patching it in-game. There hasn't been a patch in 2 months now. I am sure dozens of other players quit for this same reason as me. | ||
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06-15-2012, 01:32 PM
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06-15-2012, 12:48 PM
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I think a few people hit the nail on the head here when they said the end-game cluster is what demotivated many people from continuing. However it is not the staff or game mechanic's fault, it is the player's fault. I was/am always so astounded how childish the top 1% acts around here.
Unfortunately, it is those type of people who ruined the experience for everybody. In a free environment like this there is only so much policing you can do, and I give the staff props for doing as much as they have done. I believe the other big factor is the loss of critical staff. Again, that could be attributed to the foul-mouth people who are just here to rock the boat. I believe the RnF forum has always been a disease to the forums, and when that filth began to spill out into other areas of the game, that is the cue I took to leave. To bring people back to P99, I think it needs an image makeover. We need to delete the RnF forum, ban it's top contributors, and be much more strict about keeping the boards clean and friendly. If it is the brats who ruined the server, then we should start by being even more intolerant to this kind of behavior (this forum is, after-all, the gateway to the game). It's obvious many people, and staff, have left due to the drama and BS caused by ignorant people. I am a little stumped on the end-game mechanics issues, as I have only ever really seen it from the outside looking in. However going back to my original point, if the right players are playing with the right attitudes, then the drama issues should just take care of its self. Of course I know we are talking about the internet, but I guess we can keep dreaming. | ||
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06-15-2012, 01:12 PM
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Regarding the end game pve raiding scene:
I have a pending proposal for all management and staff to review. If all goes well, you will have news about it soon. Ultimately I would like to have a raid scene in which competition still exists, but that competition isn't solely based on time spent waiting. | ||
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