New App: Log-reader-map-tracker

[HawkMasterson1999]

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

I think you're able to like a ton of things about Classic EQ, but not enjoy every aspect of it. If you think there's any alternative to playing classic EQ besides P99 either, you're straight up wrong. Every server that even comes close to upholding a classic theme is either underpopulated or underdeveloped or both. This is the only server that has a great population and development team.

However, some people really like maps. I can read a map just fine and open the P99 wiki for zones whenever I get lost/confused. All of my characters have max sense heading to make map reading easier, and I'm good at seeing landmarks on a map. Some individuals are awful at that, and I think that's why they decide to use an outside program.

p99 became popular in the first place because people wanted to play classic EQ. That's why I couldn't sign up fast enough when I first caught wind of its existence 4 years ago. Now at this point it seems a different group of people are attracted to it because its where the people are. Its where the party's at.

It's like back in my high school days how my friends would throw a party with tight music ( 70's funk, soul, classic rock, new york rap, some west coast rap), good liquor, good smoke, cool girls and just cool people in general. Eventually as the night went on word of our chill ass party would spread and the "WOOOOOO" kids would show up blasting gay ass raver music out of there cars and snorting lines of ADHD meds. They never brought girls with them of course because why would girls even want to hang out with them. Eventually a fight would break out because these two groups don't belong together. The only reason they showed up in the first place is because we created an awesome atmosphere. The woo kids wanted what we had but their very nature prevented them from maintaining it.

The same dynamic is at play here on p99. Some people showing up late to this party are either just cheapskates who don't want to pay for an MMO subscription or thrift store hipsters who see classic EQ as the vintage mmo to accessorize themselves with. Either way, "classic" is the only reason there is a party here in the first place. If you can't respect classic, the party is going to get lame real quick. "Whats the big deal? Get with the times. You're living in the past" is the argument I'm seeing. YEAH NO SHIT WE'RE LIVING IN THE PAST. PROJECT 1999.

[Grimfan]

Originally Posted by HawkMasterson1999 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

p99 became popular in the first place because people wanted to play classic EQ. That's why I couldn't sign up fast enough when I first caught wind of its existence 4 years ago. Now at this point it seems a different group of people are attracted to it because its where the people are. Its where the party's at.

It's like back in my high school days how my friends would throw a party with tight music ( 70's funk, soul, classic rock, new york rap, some west coast rap), good liquor, good smoke, cool girls and just cool people in general. Eventually as the night went on word of our chill ass party would spread and the "WOOOOOO" kids would show up blasting gay ass raver music out of there cars and snorting lines of ADHD meds. They never brought girls with them of course because why would girls even want to hang out with them. Eventually a fight would break out because these two groups don't belong together. The only reason they showed up in the first place is because we created an awesome atmosphere. The woo kids wanted what we had but their very nature prevented them from maintaining it.

The same dynamic is at play here on p99. Some people showing up late to this party are either just cheapskates who don't want to pay for an MMO subscription or thrift store hipsters who see classic EQ as the vintage mmo to accessorize themselves with. Either way, "classic" is the only reason there is a party here in the first place. If you can't respect classic, the party is going to get lame real quick. "Whats the big deal? Get with the times. You're living in the past" is the argument I'm seeing. YEAH NO SHIT WE'RE LIVING IN THE PAST. PROJECT 1999.

Oh man, such intensity.

[myriverse]

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

I don't understand why someone would go out of their way to play on a classic EQ server and then also go out of their way to use this program on that server. Seems pretty self defeating.

You can't really be that binary in thinking, right? There are a lot of reasons to be here that have nothing to do with "classic."

Frankly, a log parsing mapper is no different than using a log parsing DPS calculator, which I was certainly using before Velious. They're both only doing calculations that we all do in our head outside of the game.

[SamwiseRed]

using this program is like bitch slapping nilbog in the face then taking a shit on his lawn.

[Nivar Quartz]

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

using this program is like bitch slapping nilbog in the face then taking a shit on his lawn.

[loramin]

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

using this program is like bitch slapping nilbog in the face then taking a shit on his lawn.

Yes, which is why Derubael (who is on the same "team" as Nilbog) said it was perfectly ok, and why Nilbog himself even popped in to the thread (without ranting about people "taking a shit on his lawn").

But don't let that stop more "the sky is falling" posts about a silly log reader.

[Reguiy]

I found a video of everyone who is crying about the map app-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJG8ZFy7QTs

[rollin5k]

Does illigal rhyme with wiggle?

App is not in the spirit of classic and its just lame.

[Heavenzoutcast]

The way I look at it is if they really wanted morioka to use maps like that, they would just implement them in game and he done. Why "ok" another program when you can just fix the problem at the source and stop the conflicts from the get go. Anyone that doesn't want to use them can just disable the key binding for maps from the backspace and be done. Thoughts?

[sulpher01]

Whats the big deal.. you already have maps with the location grids on them. How is this so different? Are people that bad at charting x and y that they think this is game breaking? I weep for society then...