P99 is a custom easy mode server

[BigPlays]

One thing I learned on P99 is that the devs try to make things classic based on things that were said on old forums like Alakazam etc.

Not even the OG EQ devs know 100% for sure how things were coded or how things worked. If I learned anything from the dev interviews it was "It probably was this" or "It might have been that". Somehow the original source code was lost and you can only guesstimate.

I do remember being a druid that I would get tons of fizzles at lower levels...like a lot.

[Pootle]

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

One thing I learned on P99 is that the devs try to make things classic based on things that were said on old forums like Alakazam etc.

Not even the OG EQ devs know 100% for sure how things were coded or how things worked. If I learned anything from the dev interviews it was "It probably was this" or "It might have been that". Somehow the original source code was lost and you can only guesstimate.

I do remember being a druid that I would get tons of fizzles at lower levels...like a lot.

So instead of researching old forums and Alakazam, they are supposed to instead go by what you "remember"?

[BigPlays]

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

So instead of researching old forums and Alakazam, they are supposed to instead go by what you "remember"?

Have you read those forums? Half of the posts end up in people just calling each other faggots etc.

[Arvan]

Have you tried calling Rogean's work? I heard that has a 100% response and results rate.

[long.liam]

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

Have you tried calling Rogean's work? I heard that has a 100% response and results rate.

Lol. One way ticket to Ban town. I'm honestly surprised Rogean and Nilbog even allow people like this here. If I were in charge of the server, I'd be handing out permabans to people like this left and right. I don't have the patience to deal with whiners.

[Arvan]

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

Lol. One way ticket to Ban town. I'm honestly surprised Rogean and Nilbog even allow people like this here. If I were in charge of the server, I'd be handing out permabans to people like this left and right. I don't have the patience to deal with whiners.

The person who did this reversed their ban. So its a one way ticket to unban town!

[BigPlays]

Would be nice to get a PvP server as well. One with limited rules aside from hacking/cheating etc.

[Naethyn]

EQ isn't hard because of the environment. In fact that is what EQ is probably at its weakest. What makes P99 unique and hard is the other people.

[Seducio]

The number of high level people doesn't make it hard rather it creates scarcity that didn't exist on live. Scarcity doesn't make the game hard. It makes it so everyone wants the same crap once they are 60. This creates the guild structures that currently exist, raid rules, UN discord etc. On live this was never an issue due to new expansions and increased level caps.

Basically p99 just extends the Velious end game indefinitely and the longer you stay the more RNG will favor you. However just like a casino that hooked you. The house always wins. What did you gain? A gaming experience. What did you lose? Time forever. Yet, you keep coming back.

[BigPlays]

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

The number of high level people doesn't make it hard rather it creates scarcity that didn't exist on live. Scarcity doesn't make the game hard. It makes it so everyone wants the same crap once they are 60. This creates the guild structures that currently exist, raid rules, UN discord etc. On live this was never an issue due to new expansions and increased level caps.

Basically p99 just extends the Velious end game indefinitely and the longer you stay the more RNG will favor you. However just like a casino that hooked you. The house always wins. What did you gain? A gaming experience. What did you lose? Time forever. Yet, you keep coming back.

This. While I find it nice to pop in every so often, my days of putting time into this are long gone. People still play this like it they did back in the day...16 hour sessions, 3am batphones and in the end nothing to show for it.