No patch in 5 months. Signs we're nearly at completion status?

[maskedmelonpai]

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

Daybreak could lawyer up and go after P99 for using their trademark ... but they would only hurt themselves in the process.

Think of it this way: how many people left Project 1999 for Agnar? How many of those people would never even have known Agnar existed if not for Project 1999? Those are customers that Daybreak got without spending a cent on advertising: P99 provided them "for free".

In other words, Project 1999 is good for Daybreak, and that is why they won't shut it down. They might want to maximize how much benefit they get from Project 1999 (eg. by making them delay a new server until Agnar has been out awhile), but they don't want to kill the goose that lays golden eggs for them.

it almost liek p99s a daybreak marketing platform rooted with it tendrils delicately probing one the warmest hovels of Internet nerddom.

[Lhancelot]

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

hovels

How did you find this one. smh.

[cannobeers2]

Yeah, the green99 recycle server was indeed loosely confirmed to be a possibility after the last patch goes in on the current project. Of course, the timeline wasn't solidified, but there is no reason not to believe that there are plans post Velious(ish).

Will it happen? Dunno. Not my job.

As long as it has the spirit (and textures) of classic and isn't a goofball thing like TLP via DBG, it sounds like fun to me.

[Toiletzombie]

This Jimjam guy sounds smart, everyone listen to him

[Izmael]

Manastone has to be the most overrated item on P99. I tried soloing in Lguk with it on a cleric. It's actually terrible exp. Just find a random enchanter ho and get 20x that much exp per hour.

[Spyder73]

I have to agree that after the Daybreak meeting it seems the staff has lost a lot of its enthusiasm. Talks of 'what's next' pretty much ended at that point. Its been clearly stated multiple times that ideally they want to start a new server that follows the exact time line, but when was the last time you heard anyone say anything about that? I think there is a concern that any sort of new server would only cripple the population by splitting it... But I also believe that Daybreak said "keep your server, but no new ones". Thus the death if discord

[maskedmelonpai]

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

I can't give you an ETA, but I can add some information.

Since Kunark development, we have used a rule-based system when developing content and code. What this means is the work needed to add/remove timeline features only has to be done once, and a rule applied for the era.

For example, when a server is released (original eq launch date: march 1999), rubicite and manastones should drop until ~October 1999. When a new server is launched, all that is necessary is to set the correct era rules. The era switches allow us to apply rules to spawns, loottables, items, spells, doors, tradeskills, etc so they may be enabled/disabled without even a patch.

It has been, and still is the plan to release a timeline correct server a certain amount of time after Velious is complete.Velious still lacks 2 zones; Stonebrunt and Chardok revamp. There are patches between and after those times which need to be developed.

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

There are options which haven't been fully discussed. One option is as you said, once the new server reached the end of Velious, merge those characters back into the original existing p99 servers. At that point, start a new one. i.e. Recycle

There will be announcements when those decisions are made

Llandris recently confirmed too.

[Ciksharn]

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Is there any chance p99 would launch a new server from the beginning. .
Yes. Once the current timeline is completed, a new server (Recycle99) will be launched from Vanilla to SoV using the correct timeline of patch and content releases. There is still quite a bit of work to be done on P99, which is why you have not heard any news on a new server. Announcements will be made once the staff has something to offer to the player base.

From thread https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...d.php?t=274219

[skarlorn]

the warmest hovel in p99 is my level 6 human druid of tunare, Womblord.

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[Nuggie]

Sure would like to see the details of the DBG agreement, assuming P99 staff and associates (Akkadius from eqemu) aren't under an NDA. Alternatively, would like to know if there is an NDA.