Patch Notes: Sunday, January 19th, 2020

[Skinnah]

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

Teal sudden merge with green. Hi, I hope I can find the right words for this. But this merge has really handicapped those people trying to get their hands in a manastone/rubiBP and the likes. The list has doubled because of the merged. It is now harder to find a goof exp group camp 30+. I will like to request for the Teal server to come out with Kunark, since by then there will be lots more choices for hunting grounds and we do not have to worry about manastone and those other items. Please seriously consider.

sorry bud but not everyone gets a trophy here.....if you want it then put in the work to get it or buy it....[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[agentsi1511]

Will there be any notification as to why the sudden merge? Teal was created because when folks were on green, it was resting over 1,000 concurrent users. Which was deemed too much by the staff, hence teals creation. Now during off-hours, server pop is 1300ish, and during peak, it will undoubtedly be in the 1500-1750 range. Is this sustainable? It's hard enough on teal to find camps at 50 to do anything, everything is camped. Now you've double the population before anyone was ready, and its a literal shit show trying to find things to do.

[Pyrocat]

I've been playing on this server since 2009 and this is by far the worst decision the staff have made. Extremely disappointed to see the staff make a decision which makes the daily life of every single player significantly worse.

[Haynar]

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

I've been playing on this server since 2009 and this is by far the worst decision the staff have made. Extremely disappointed to see the staff make a decision which makes the daily life of every single player significantly worse.

Drama queen much?

You are forced to play here?

Decision is made. Its not going to be undone.

[Pyrocat]

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

Drama queen much?

You are forced to play here?

Decision is made. Its not going to be undone.

I don't have the right to voice my opinion?

Multiple servers is classic. This is straight up bad for the health of the community and server population. More drama, more competition over fewer mobs, more petitions, more wasted time of the guides and GMs in resolving player disputes.

Not everyone enjoys the competitiveness and toxicity of the raid scene, and this effectively makes every camp and zone much more hotly contested. It will drive people away from the server. I'm sure that wasn't the intent, but it's what the result will be.

[douglas1999]

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

I don't have the right to voice my opinion?

Multiple servers is classic. This is straight up bad for the health of the community and server population. More drama, more competition over fewer mobs, more petitions, more wasted time of the guides and GMs in resolving player disputes.

Not everyone enjoys the competitiveness and toxicity of the raid scene, and this effectively makes every camp and zone much more hotly contested. It will drive people away from the server. I'm sure that wasn't the intent, but it's what the result will be.

Well I'm glad you can see the future. Yes not everyone enjoys the competitiveness, but by that very same notion, lots of people DO enjoy it. I'm sorry this doesn't make you happy within less than 12 hours of it even happening, but I for one am extremely happy about it, and I'm not even close to raid level yet. There are lots of, ya know, *other people* besides you who enjoy p99, and I love seeing such a large population. Yes classic had multiple servers, and they each had 1000+ on them easily pre-kunark.

[Conchis]

Originally Posted by douglas1999 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yes classic had multiple servers, and they each had 1000+ on them easily pre-kunark.

We will see how the merge goes, but I think Classic populations are not a good example. It wasn't a 20 years old, dissected down to the bone game back then. People were spread out more, because 90% didn't even know what a Rubi BP was.

Today most players know the optimal equipment and camps for their class, and those that don't find out easily through one of the multiple guides available in the wiki. That is why 600 felt crowded on Teal.

Since I don't have the data that the team does, I can't constructively criticize their decision. All I can say is that I already had to compete for every piece of content so far, and having more people around doesn't exactly make me hopeful of having a better time in the future.

[Ella`Ella]

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

It will drive people away from the server. I'm sure that wasn't the intent, but it's what the result will be.

That's the thing; it won't - or, at least not to any level of significance. A number of people here have been discontent for the better part of a decade, but continue to play.

The project has yet to experience that critical mass of player exodus where the management is forced to consider the opinions/feedback of the community.

The advice of some of the oldest wealth suggests find an addiction of the people and commercialize it. Add EQ next to alcohol, gambling, and nicotine.

[Asteria]

The server works brilliantly as a nostalgia fix and gaming museum, especially with good friends...

Most healthy people, even the biggest history/art nerds don't try to turn their favourite trip down memory lane into some kinda obsession with all waking hours at their favourite museum in the world. The ones that do fall in love with a particular museum and are decently well adjusted individuals may get a job or volunteer there. In many other cases, they will turn their passion into many different facets of their life but still have a life outside their favourite museum or style of art/architecture, time in history etc.

There are many ways to have to have Everquest and P99 as part of a well-balanced and healthy diet of life activities, heck even among many games wirh friends if y'all just love video games or have an addiction or intense love of games like I sometimes do.

Enjoy and love P99 as the nostalgia gaming museum it is, don't take the peer pressure from the unhealthy shut-ins in some of the high end guilds and let them convert you into one of them.

[Rader]

Originally Posted by kamal2 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

drama aside, it doesnt mean he is wrong about it being a bad decision

i say this only because i dont see any benefits to it and i see only negatives and you did it without warning or explaination

i can see where he is coming from tbh, but again, feelings are one thing and the decision being good or bad is another is what im trying to say

Thank you staff and devs

Do not take the sniveling too hard

I understand why the servers were merged, Green was supposed to be one server and the combined population is now what is was expected to be from the get go