Things Still Needing Attention On This Server

[Bardalicious]

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

Side point, this resist system that you malign, has worked for 14 years on EQ Live, on servers with exponentially higher pop than this one. If this server is now a custom server and not a classic one, there's plenty of other things we can talk about changing, why keep it to resists?

Resistances that worked for 14 years straight huh? There hasn't been any change in the resistance formulas, the resist modifiers on spells etc? It all just magically worked for those 14 years and they should copy-n-paste the code over right?

Casters have always had an advantage in PVP. That advantage is slowly mitigated as melee become better equipped, especially with gear that will come with Kunark and Velious. While melee gain better weapons and armor, their damage output goes up. When casters gain better weapon and armor, they get to cast more spells. Which doesn't matter if everyone with 80+ MR can resist 75% of your spells.

I agree with xp needing some sort of a boost until the population stabilizes, however your valid point(s) are dwarfed by idiotic statements like boxing having less impact on a red server (rofl? red is blue with pvp dynamic ADDED. how can a server with the same PVE system be affected less when it has an entirely new level of play added?). And as for resistances? I find it funny how you guys cite vanilla EQ in one breath as an excuse but cry for global ooc and yellow text in the next. It's not that hard to interpret your points as cotton-picking for self-benefit.

[Harr1son]

B00m

[heartbrand]

Let's see, yellow text and ooc which do not affect game mechanics in any way / custom resists. Yes, clearly analogous.

[Dacuk]

The issue that I see with this server is a lack of creativity to spark pop. While there is a lot of controversy around some of the ideas that HB posted, I think that the best way to find out the impact of them is to give em a shot.

Yellow text? lets try it.. if it sucks and causes excessive grief like the naysayers believe it will, it should be easy to get rid of.

XP boost? Lets try it for a month.. if it doesnt boost pop, then get rid of it.

All of these things are absolutely feasible on a trial basis, however the challenge is that they require dev/gm engagement throughout the process, and unfortunately, it seems the staff has a lot going on that may preclude this from happening. Rogean I'm sure can offer his thoughts to help clarify his perspective hopefully.

[Harr1son]

Luinil loot corpse pls
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[heartbrand]

To respond to boxing, boxing on blue allows one person to monopolize camps he couldn't otherwise hold on his own, to the detriment of the player base. On a PVP server you can simply kill the boxers who are unable to play in PVP effectively, see: ruthbader crew, fallen, killjoy etc. all murked daily while tryin to box

[Bhubbles]

I am for:
Boxing Yes (one exemption per)
Remove hybrid penalty
Faster content release

Indifferent on:
Yellow Text

[Bardalicious]

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

Let's see, yellow text and ooc which do not affect game mechanics in any way / custom resists. Yes, clearly analogous.

Cotton. Picking.

[heartbrand]

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

Cotton. Picking.

Yet you ignore my response to your boxing criticism.

[HarrisonIsStillPosting]

We've tried to no avail to get hybrid penalty removed before. It isn't going to happen.

Experience is already increased. Get over it.

Boxing destroys a blue server, nevermind pvp.

Yellow Text = vztzject custom faggotry. It isn't going to happen. Rogean said point blank "never." He said the basis for this server is P99, not vztz, so deal with it.

Content release, no idea what is going on there to be honest. I figured Kunark would be out by now.