The installation process is awful and turning players away

[starkind]

can someone summarize all three pages of this so i don't have to read it?

[Loiterius]

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

can someone summarize all three pages of this so i don't have to read it?

To summarize:
Rising YouTuber hopes to assimilate P99 forum to their worldwide audience by tearing down the very game the community is built around. Then, exerting their immense YouTuber clout, attempts to get rally said community against the decade long status quo.

Community reacts predictably.

[starkind]

ty!

it's not gonna happen

get wrekt OP

[mycoolrausch]

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

I started playing 2 days ago and I must tell you after spending 2 hours of my life making it work I am not surprised this server is not growing.

I documented my installation nightmare in this video for reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx45I0DLvwg

How come nobody has streamlined the process yet? Not only there is no centralized way to know how to set up the whole thing (Neither this website or EqEmu's has all the info you need to do so) but most if not all my hassle could have been automated by a single installer.

I don't want to watch a 30 minute video to install the game, and neither does any potential new player.

Even if you make a condensed readable and to the point guide that "just works" the guide provided in this website is very awkwardly formatted and frankly tedious to navigate.

I may not be a member of this community but I beg you to listen to me; if you do not improve your How-to section and provide a proper Setup download this game will never grow.

Please don't look at this through the eyes of you who has been playing this game for 20 years, just imagine for a moment how awful this is for someone that never installed this game before and how avoidable this is.

Thank you for reading my very long rant

When i made my first character on live 22 years ago it was a dark elf necromancer cause that sounded badass. I had no idea what to do, where to go, or even how to find my way out of the dark maze of a city I found myself in. The game was utterly indifferent to my success.

That's everquest.

[Topgunben]

Mad about wasting 2 hours of your life?

I dont think this is the right place for you.

[cannobeers3]

Out of curiosity, does OP open with, "hey youtube" or "hey youtubers"?

Definitely will not watch, but any variant of the above is generally a sign that the ensuing content will be a hellscape of poor choices.

[Zendir]

if you dont know how to mount and use disc images, then download and unzip the patch zip by now, then you should give up.

[Ostros]

Y'know there's a prebuilt install out there, just sayin'. I don't even know if I'm allowed to say that but who cares. Do your research man, the internet isn't that hard.

p99 is probably the easiesttime I've ever had starting up on a private server.

[Prismaticshop]

He suk at everquast

[starkind]

Ostros ur avatar is creepy (