Greens sounds so pleasant

[Jibartik]

Btw its worth mentioning that a red flag for me is that, any idiot can kite with a bard from level 2-19 it requires like no skill at all so that means like maybe there are going to be like 500 people trying this on a 3k person server?

Its going to be hilarious.

[Jibartik]

Also a bard can aoe kite all of blackburrow so say goodbye to your favorite dungeon idea, and CB lol and pretty much any classic zone lol

[Jibartik]

I aoe'd 3 bandit camps for sashes when I first came to this server in the karanas, that could usually keep 3 separate groups of 6 people in classic busy back when I first came to this server, after not playing for like 10 years, I just watched like 1 youtube video. when casters would spawn, id kite them to the guards, I guess I could pass some of those scraps onto the noobs that sit and wait for me to kill every bandit in the karanas lel

We're doomed.

[DMN]

Certainly going to need to do something about it. Should have already done something about it frankly. It's not classic, it's a zone disruption, it's going to cause petitions. Three good reasons to fix it, none to keep it.

[NegaStoat]

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

Certainly going to need to do something about it. Should have already done something about it frankly. It's not classic, it's a zone disruption, it's going to cause petitions. Three good reasons to fix it, none to keep it.

I completely agree, really. Hence my earlier statement that the server staff is probably well aware of what will happen and have something in mind. With a lot of game issues I'm certain they'd just shrug and wish the players would work things out for themselves, but this won't be one of them.

Honestly, if a player has their character start off in Faydwer they should just do the kelethin / felwithe mail run from levels 1-9 in a straight line. I know that sounds demented but you're in full control of getting your levels + spending cash without having to rely on the bats and other mobs that will be badly contested. Around level 8 is where things drop off sharply, but 9 will probably be worth it.

[Jibartik]

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

I completely agree, really. Hence my earlier statement that the server staff is probably well aware of what will happen and have something in mind. With a lot of game issues I'm certain they'd just shrug and wish the players would work things out for themselves, but this won't be one of them.

Honestly, if a player has their character start off in Faydwer they should just do the kelethin / felwithe mail run from levels 1-9 in a straight line. I know that sounds demented but you're in full control of getting your levels + spending cash without having to rely on the bats and other mobs that will be badly contested. Around level 8 is where things drop off sharply, but 9 will probably be worth it.

mail quests are fine but when you get 9 that means you're screwed because those are the zones that are goign to be hit with bards the hardest.

If you dont wait in line to join one of the 3 or4 groups camping in one of the like 8 "dungeon" zones that exist in those levels, you're going to be out in one of the other 15 zones that are filled with bards and no mobs. BB, Lfay, Karanas, Ro, oasis... the only place you can level is going to be the friggen swamp cus of the water lol

if its a problem there will be no solution beyond nerfing bards...

Someone said there are plenty of zones, but that is not at all true with classic lol you reach max population around 1300 players in classic, and by max I mean a pond group in Mistmoor, a canyon group in misstmore, and a nook group (thats that 3 spawn under the tower) in mistmoore.. a GY group, a Canion2 group, a CE group, and then everyone is too afraid to go in the castle except to pull or to maybe start a group in the garden, even though its been 7 years and theres nothing in there to be afraid of except adventure.

Yeah, i mean, IF bards are a problem, there is no homebrew solution.

To the unclassic ZEM id rather nerf bards to make them behave the way they behaved in classic than have unclassic ZEM! But that's just me! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Jibartik]

I could be totally wrong it could just be a cluster eff of rusty weapons but I highly doubt after 7 years we're going to come back to the first green99 where casuals are going to get to see any action for any determinable amount of time with a class as powerful as a bard controlled by a pixel hungry p99er.

[DMN]

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

I could be totally wrong it could just be a cluster eff of rusty weapons but I highly doubt after 7 years we're going to come back to the first green99 where casuals are going to get to see any action for any determinable amount of time with a class as powerful as a bard controlled by a pixel hungry p99er.

Obviously predicting the future is never a certainty. But it may even be worse than expected. Blue never had a big population through vanilla(old world). Blues population slowly grew in numbers over the years, so players were easily spread out between zones and levels. Now we are going to have a relative deluge of players bumping elbows in the same handful of zones. It's already a powder keg of potential problems. We don't need to put any nitroglycerin in the keg.

[Coridan]

There's more than enough zones, but they will hopefully adjust the ZEM so people feel less compelled to do specific overpopulated zones.

[Jibartik]

good thing theres AIM right?