Regarding major changes

[Fist_The_Lord]

My biggest problem isn't the bugs, even though i have multiple toons in erudin that can't leave without a port because the skiff is broken, which by the way, i notice 3 GM's posting here, but no posts from any of you in the thread about the skiff being broken. And my problem isn't the nerfs, even though i play a druid. My problem is with what little gm interaction i have had. The only feedback i have gotten from gm's, is when i am doing something "wrong" or the occasional shut the fuck up and take it posts from the local p99 sheriff, Uthgaard. Rogean, when SOE was down, you sounded like you wanted more people to join p99, but why would i tell friends to come here if your team of dev's is just going to shit on them? I mean you guys are quick to change an "inappropriate" name, your quick to stop people from using /ooc to buy things, even though /auction is kinda contradictory when purchasing, but not a single response on the skiff. Honestly, don't you think thats kinda bullshit?

[Rotted_Corpse]

Very cool. TY for the post Kanras!

Rotted Corpse
Necromancer of Cabilis

[Slave]

Because paying homage and drawing attention to it is the same thing as shitting on it and equating it with p99 nerfs. Rather zealous with your overapplication of Godwin wouldn't you say?

[Zigfreed]

Shit happens.

That said, I think you and Nilbog are the best. Level headed and reasonable/responsive even when stuff is being thrown at you guys. Some of the other folks here can be uhh a little (unnecessarily?) acerbic. To use the Oliver asking for more food example, Rogean will tell you No and cut you bad with wit while Uthgaaaaaaard will say How dare you ask, slap you and then sell you to Fagin himself if he deems you to be wasting time/effort. Not that I've ever had any personal interactions with the GM staff, had no problems or caused any that I know of. Just how it sometimes seems to me from the outside! I'm pretty sure I'd become Uthgaaaaard in about a week if the chance was forced on me tho since many of you are cocks.

Anyways.. TLDR You do good work /attaboy

[Greyhands]

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

I wanted to address something from another thread.



I, of course, would agree completely that more testing is better. And I do apologize for those unintended nerfs that people have had to endure.

Regardless, if you have weathered the storm of the last few patches, then it's relatively smooth sailing from here on out. These were the last major negative changes on my list. So hopefully we can work together on ironing out any remaining issues. I think you'll find a much more classic feel when all is said and done.

You know what I think you are doing a great job don't listen to the whiny bitches.

[Fist_The_Lord]

@Kanras Ty for the response but couldn't someone have acknowledged it. I mean we report bugs on the forums to make the server a better place. All i wanted was a simple "bug noted" post from a gm. I do appreciate that you responded here in this thread but maybe somebody should stop by the actual bugged skiff thread and tell the other 5 pages of posters.

[Dantes]

GM interaction? What's that? Hell I think I may have /petitioned maybe once in the entire YEAR I have played on P99. With all other problems I had, I solved them myself. Boats don't work? Get a port. Camp dispute? Settle it like a responsible adult, without involving a GM. Maybe they are snippy because they get so annoyed with all the petitions they get from grown adults acting like 5 year olds.

Shit I don't even expect a rez if I die in a server crash, yet GMs have done that before. I consider that a BONUS. They certainly didn't do that on live. Hardly anybody participated in beta for kunark, nobody gives a shit, they just want to keep doing their own thing. Sometimes the only reasonable way to test a change with quick results is to throw it up. If it doesn't work, those self-serving assholes who won't login to the beta server will certainly notice the change and bitch about it. Problem solved.

GMs/Devs aren't your bitches. They volunteer their time for free. Nobody's perfect, but I certainly don't mind a FREE server that is 100% better than anything Verant/Sony had to offer back in the day.

[mwatt]

Nice post Kanras. You re-iterate your dedication to establishing a true Classic environment - warts and all - but you also let us know that you are not unmindful that the process of doing so can be painful for everyone. Some of that pain can be taken away, and you promise to try and do that. I don't think we could ask for more. In any event, a velvet glove feels better than an iron fist. Thank you for being discerning enough and reasonable enough to know when it makes sense to employ tact and explanation.

It is also nice to hear that the swinging of the nerf hammer is nearly done - we've had to swallow a lot of change in the past few patches. It's all been for the right reasons, but it still hurts when it happens. Most of us really DO want the classic experience. The problem we have had in accepting some of these changes is that most of us played EQ past the classic era, when some of these "nerfs" got repealed. True SOE ruined their own lands as time went on, but they DID make a few adjustments that made sense. We remember gameplay in that light, so these nerfs hurt just as bad the second time around. Pity, but it cannot be helped.

Of course the stated end game is Velious and I think most of us agree that stopping there is the best shot at keeping the game from becoming something we don't wanna play. When we get there, and have been there for a while, maybe one of the things that can eventually be done is to look at putting in some of the post-Velious de-nerfs (e.g. 2/3 dot damage when moving). I dunno, just a thought. It would help to know that we aren't forever stuck with some of these things, just because we are stopping at Velious content.

[stormlord]

I really have ot hand it to people who report on things and work on things behind hte scenes. I'm much too lazy to do any of that and not want to be bothered by it. I see problems here and there, maybe I should have reported. If it were on my shoulders, this whole legacy would have ended beore it started. I have great respect for the people here.

[aresprophet]

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

once again 3 gm's posting in this thread and none posting in the bugged erudin skiff thread. ANYONE ELSE SEE A PROBLEM WITH THAT?

Kanras doesn't care about Erudites.

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