will Pantheon be the Death of p99?

[Gilder]

I just wanna know how many $10,000 backers Pantheon had. I went to the site for the first time and couldn't believe someone would drop that kind of cash. I'm guessing only a handful, but I'd love to know.

[kruptcy]

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

I just wanna know how many $10,000 backers Pantheon had. I went to the site for the first time and couldn't believe someone would drop that kind of cash. I'm guessing only a handful, but I'd love to know.

I'm not super surprised to be honest. A lot of us started EQ in our early- to mid-teens. In the ensuing 19 years we have had a chance to become successful in our professional lives. I would also make a very self-serving assumption that successful EQ players are probably at least marginally more intelligent than the general population. If i had any faith that Pantheon would actually be released I could see myself putting a couple grand toward it.

[DinoTriz]

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

I would also make a very self-serving assumption that successful EQ players are probably at least marginally more intelligent than the general population.

I don't know why, but I 100% agree with this statement.

I like us.

[Pint]

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

I would also make a very self-serving assumption that successful EQ players are probably at least marginally more intelligent than the general population.

lol

[sereal]

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

I just wanna know how many $10,000 backers Pantheon had. I went to the site for the first time and couldn't believe someone would drop that kind of cash. I'm guessing only a handful, but I'd love to know.

My guess is it's someone who was going to throw 10k+ towards the company regardless - this is a nice way to get the goal number bumping quick so people think "oh this isn't a turd". Could also be like a family loan sorta thing.

I suspect if you had the kinda cash to throw 10k at a random game you would probably just buy a stake in the company and get a return/make sure Brad doesn't drive away.

Rumour (so grossly optimistic) I heard was hopefully q4 2019.

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

I find much of the allure of P99 is that I can play it on my nine year-old laptop.

Chances are by the time pantheon is released you will be able to.

I very much doubt this game will have any real impact on server pop unless it's crazy good. Probably see a month or two dip - maybe server peaking at 900 instead of 1200 at prime time. Even if it's the spiritual sequel to EQ in every gameplay way possible it's still not going to be EQ. People are still going to want that nostalgia and lots of people won't want to learn a entirely new world.

I find it hard to believe anyone who plays on P99 will be all that concerned with a $15 or whatever sub. A dollar a hour for entertainment is pretty cheap and most folks probably put in a whole lot more than 15 hours a month.

[Daloon]

For many people it'll be a good opportunity to retire from P99. P99 is the largest EQEmu server 5-10x over considering the amount of boxing on other servers, so it aint going anywhere

[JurisDictum]

Some people just don't like new games. Their too flashy and fast-paced. Everything changes every few months. Nothing is as difficult to get as end game gear is on p99.

There is a type of person -- not all that uncommon -- that doesn't like change all that much. These are mostly the ones that still play p99...esp after Agnarr.

[Nachtsuchen]

Project 1999 has survived through many of these other MMO releases. It'll live to see the light of day once more, as per usual. What is dead may never day. <3 o7

[Baler]

will Pantheon be the Death of p99?

LOL no,. P99 is the BEST Classic Everquest Server.

pantheon is going to suck, sorry sirken.
UO has done it better.
More insanity, More RP, More Custom, More everything

[Baler]

a dear friend of mine called everquest Instanced gameplay. I never understood it for the longest time. But the 'camping' aspect and gear aspect of EQ really ring true.

Add some RNG into the mix, then you got a game. Prob why i'm an arpg/uo addict.