Hybrid XP penalties

[Ciroco]

Look, it sucks and it doesn't make sense, but nothing is going to be done about it, so let's just try to ignore it til Velious.

[Rooj]

lol. The "penalty" is explained in the thread and people still don't understand it.

[t0lkien]

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

lol. The "penalty" is explained in the thread and people still don't understand it.

It does seem strange that people come to p99 to play Classic EQ and then complain about the rules...

[kaev]

Originally Posted by t0lkien [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It does seem strange that people come to p99 to play Classic EQ and then complain about the rules...

Why? The complaints are surely part of the "classic" experience. Your complaint here, otoh, is strictly an anachronism in the context of the server's claimed goals. :notclassic:

[Swish]

The difference here (as with many other things) is that the players are more knowledgable this time around...so people are more aware that a troll SK is a 68% penalty, and decide they want nothing to do with him.

Personally I'll take anyone in, but I've been in groups lately that discriminate heavily against any hybrids and won't listen to reason [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Rooj]

There. Is. No. Penalty.

[Faerie]

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

Ah, so your theory is that players should not, you know, be allowed to enjoy playing the game. Got it, and thanks for the clarification.

That's right, yes. EverQuest isn't even really a game, so much as it is a sacrifice that a person makes to the Gaming Gods. Anyone that isn't dedicated to the game enough to suffer for the greater good is free to sub to WoW, where you're rewarded for your participation (lol).

The rest of us will be here in EQ, where we pray for the day that we are nerfed; that we might painfully CR and weep ourselves to sleep knowing that we are destined to give more of our hard earned xp to a faceless entity only to have our spirits crushed again and again. They demand so little of us, and if you are so selfish as to deny them their bloodright, don't be surprised when your close friends and family forsake you to the dark pits of "lulz you're such a bitch about things, grow up this isn't WoW".

Some people are destined to be heroes; and the rest make a big deal about complaining when they don't make it into the Winner's Circle. Who will you be? You decide now, and the stigma remains with you until we've all gone senile.

[TarukShmaruk]

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

There. Is. No. Penalty.

/rolleyes

Again I reiterate...they are removing the penalty in velious.

Velious is going to come out but is held up by development. Given that we already have non-classic shit like outdoor LoS issues I don't think its a huge deal to get the hybrid XP penalty removed early.

I would express my frustration at the sheer amount of obtuse trolling in this thread but I realize it's summer now and school is out.

[webrunner5]

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

That's right, yes. EverQuest isn't even really a game, so much as it is a sacrifice that a person makes to the Gaming Gods. Anyone that isn't dedicated to the game enough to suffer for the greater good is free to sub to WoW, where you're rewarded for your participation (lol).

The rest of us will be here in EQ, where we pray for the day that we are nerfed; that we might painfully CR and weep ourselves to sleep knowing that we are destined to give more of our hard earned xp to a faceless entity only to have our spirits crushed again and again. They demand so little of us, and if you are so selfish as to deny them their bloodright, don't be surprised when your close friends and family forsake you to the dark pits of "lulz you're such a bitch about things, grow up this isn't WoW".

Some people are destined to be heroes; and the rest make a big deal about complaining when they don't make it into the Winner's Circle. Who will you be? You decide now, and the stigma remains with you until we've all gone senile.

Faerie. Either you need some drugs, or you are taking way too many. Can't tell. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.][You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Scoresby]

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

/rolleyes

Again I reiterate...they are removing the penalty in velious.

Velious is going to come out but is held up by development. Given that we already have non-classic shit like outdoor LoS issues I don't think its a huge deal to get the hybrid XP penalty removed early.

I would express my frustration at the sheer amount of obtuse trolling in this thread but I realize it's summer now and school is out.

I think the best argument to be made is that, by absolute timescales, this should already have been released. It then becomes a question of whether you partially release velious changes early (before zones are completed) and if you do how to balance development time vs. impact. Personally, seeing as the exp. penalties did not exist this long in classic and are a pretty clearcut detriment to the playerbase and doubtfully require much effort to implement the argument does seem reasonable.