Why do people seem to hate luclin so much?

[Lorian]

I think its ok sticking to Velious, but to me Luclin was great and I have lots of good memories from that place. I started playing just a month or so after Luclin was launched and I'd say that I had more interaction with people back then, maybe because I had 40+ hours a week to play.

Also, the EC tunnel (which i never experienced on live) is not contributing to the social aspects of this game and people would be playing the actual game a LOT more if they did not have to spend so much time in there.

I remember that during PoP, KC was still always camped and KC loot was still top notch (I was mighty proud of my full suit of Singing Steel). Kunark content was definitely not trivialized during the PoP era!!

I would assume most of the resistance to Luclin comes from people with no life outside of EQ that sees their existence in the game (and thus their whole life) being threatened by casual players being able to enjoy the game as much as they do.

[joedirt87]

Was mixed on luclin looking back. I got into eq only a few more before it released. I was not a fan of the zones, but I liked a lot of the other implementations. Was mixed on the graphics and beast lords. But AA's were a cool idea and I'm surprised no other games took that idea. The bazaar was nice.

[wormed]

I definitely recall the Ssra weapon farm. As much as it was a pain, when you could actually finally down something in Ssra, and with, usually, the most minimal numbers possible, it was a great feeling.

I clearly liked Luclin enough to play into PoP, so I got no issues with it but could be just that my memory is fuzzy.

[Castigate]

Lots hated the spires and easier transportation, too. I guess a 30 minutes round trip is too easy. I've never had any meaningful social interaction with a porter either. I'm polite and friendly and i tip decently considering my meager financial means, but i've never had a real conversation with someone that ported me.

On live I almost never got ported anywhere, I was way too poor for that, which I might add is a problem foreign to this server due to timeline. I did play a Bard so it cut down on my travel time some, but I would pretty often spend a good two hours or more going from GFay (Sol Ro server trade hub), out to perma where me and a few buds in my noobish guild would farm items that really weren't worth all that much looking back. On the way I'd often grab people running around BB, the Commons, or Karanas and take them where they were going, wasting even more time on pointless shit and not getting anything really done. I was a noob for sure, but the world felt so massive and real that I couldn't avoid getting sucked into the life like that. Sure if I actually do play nowadays I'll get ports wherever I go, and it's just a plat transaction like you say, but I understand that if I hadn't built up a bank or a rep here then I really might not have that convenience.

I had quit EQ by the time Luclin came out, so most of the hate people give it I don't really understand and avoid commenting on, but the Nexus fucks something that fundamentally makes this game impressive to me.

[dallow2345]

Personally I stopped playing live the first time right around Luclin as my puter couldn't handle the graphics and made the whole zone a giant miserable lag. I returned a few years later to a total different game that had two people left from everyone I knew before and had zero social interactions. I will leave comments on what caused that to those that were there.
What I want to say though, I really don't understand people that come to a free server running a game by volunteers who have said "this game will run only until this point" and the first thing they do is say "can we go further"? It really is mind boggling.

[Cecily]

That's a fantastic post ^

[iruinedyourday]

this forum thread should be in off topic.

[86753o9]

Yet another "why can't we have luclin/pop on the anti luclin/pop server?" thread.

Jesus, if you like the post velious expansions why do you play on this server? Why don't you play on one of the other servers that have those expansions? You know, the expansions that drove most of us to seek out project1999. Every week somebody starts this thread. Shit get's old. This server is called project 1999. The clue is in the name. This server was created by players, for players who didn't like it when sony took a giant dump on their beloved game in the form of luclin and subsequent expansions. Stop trying to turn project 1999 into project free live everquest every week.

God damn.

[Erydan Ouragan]

Originally Posted by 86753o9 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yet another "why can't we have luclin/pop on the anti luclin/pop server?" thread.

Jesus, if you like the post velious expansions why do you play on this server? Why don't you play on one of the other servers that have those expansions? You know, the expansions that drove most of us to seek out project1999. Every week somebody starts this thread. Shit get's old. This server is called project 1999. The clue is in the name. This server was created by players, for players who didn't like it when sony took a giant dump on their beloved game in the form of luclin and subsequent expansions. Stop trying to turn project 1999 into project free live everquest every week.

God damn.

First, take a deep breath, you seem mad.

Now, this thread (and all the others) are not official petitions or campaigns to move away p99 from it's original intentions. We're only discussing the reasons why we think Luclin is great.

We are aware that Luclin/PoP are never going to happen and we're fine with it, so don't worry, it's just a discussion.

Now to answer your question about why we play on here? Well in my case it's simple.

The Everquest i love to play are the Luclin/PoP eras. So it's a choice between p99 and live, p99 being the closest one to these eras.

I'm aware there are other emu servers, but none have limits on boxing, so when you see 350 players in the login screen, that means there's about only 100-150 real people playing, if that. Community is important in EQ, and p99's community is fantastic. Not so much the on forums, but in game i've met tons of people and made friends since the first day i started playing here. The server feels alive, so despite a lack of Luclin/PoP, it's great to play here because of the people.

P99 is also incredibly well-managed. The server is very authentic, no weird xp modifier and custom items that make everyone overpowered. The dev team and GMs are making a lot of efforts to provide us with a top-notch server. They're doing a mighty fine job, considering they're all volunteers and nobody makes a cent off of it.

So i guess what i really want is a PoP server, but with p99 community and ruleset. Call it Project 2004 or Project Golden Age i don't care, but that's exactly what i want. In the meantime, i'll keep playing p99 and bitch about the lack of Luclin/PoP and how it would be better with AAs and new spells/content, but it doesn't mean i don't enjoy the server as it is right now.

And i know i'm not alone.

[Bolix]

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

First, take a deep breath, you seem mad.


So i guess what i really want is a PoP server, but with p99 community and ruleset. Call it Project 2004 or Project Golden Age i don't care, but that's exactly what i want. In the meantime, i'll keep playing p99 and bitch about the lack of Luclin/PoP and how it would be better with AAs and new spells/content, but it doesn't mean i don't enjoy the server as it is right now.

And i know i'm not alone.

lol erydan, my sentiments exactly, you are not alone!