Why all the SOE run servers if Project 1999 is free to play?

[Cookiefist]

Originally Posted by Gaffin 7.0 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

progression servers are fun, i think I had the most fun on stromm though all thew newer ones just feel really weird... as the game changes even progression is less enjoyable and feels more like current Live eq

Stromm? I was on stromm. Monk character in Realm of Insanity... Those were the best days i had in EQ.

[Gaffin 7.0]

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

Stromm? I was on stromm. Monk character in Realm of Insanity... Those were the best days i had in EQ.

Realm of Insanity here too, met a few now on p99. They all say the same thing. Was a blast

[Azure]

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

I'm curious why this is? I could understand it if people don't want the full-on EQLive experience, but SOE's servers I see, all of them really give that. They seem more likely to give the "EQ + 23 expansions, but change this cause that's great, and oh, I loved that idea, so change that, etc. etc. etc."

So without this turning into a trollfest, I'm curious what people think the reasoning is? And why do we need SO MANY SOE-run servers?

Oh, and I get the "loyalty", new-school vibe. I do. I wish we could snap our fingers and make it go away.

And just in case people don't know who I am, I'm Secrets of EQEmulator. And I'm 100% seriously asking this question.

TLDR, humans are highly programmable despite what they think of themselves and hence, once you create something and they do the same thing for many days over and over, they continue doing what they have been programmed to do.

Pick either SoE or their customers. But I suspect both suffer this.

[Erasong]

I played on Fippy Darkpaw till the end of PoP. shit was cash. PoP best expansion. p05. Make it happen. Had a bunch of you ex RoI guys in TL with us btw.

[LulzSect]

As a casual player, PoP only killed the game even more for me than Luclin did. My favorite memories are through Velious. The game became a chore past this era IMO.

[Champion_Standing]

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

I'm curious why this is? I could understand it if people don't want the full-on EQLive experience, but SOE's servers I see, all of them really give that. They seem more likely to give the "EQ + 23 expansions, but change this cause that's great, and oh, I loved that idea, so change that, etc. etc. etc."

So without this turning into a trollfest, I'm curious what people think the reasoning is? And why do we need SO MANY SOE-run servers?

Oh, and I get the "loyalty", new-school vibe. I do. I wish we could snap our fingers and make it go away.

And just in case people don't know who I am, I'm Secrets of EQEmulator. And I'm 100% seriously asking this question.

what?

[a_gnoll_pup]

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

what?

http://www.rerolled.org/showthread.p...s-free-to-play

[Dragonsblood1987]

Originally Posted by r00t [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Id rather play live if there were people left on Zek. New EQ is way funner. All the new creative AAs and spells. Mercs suck tho

I havent seen the newer AAs, but the original ones would be an awesome addition to p99

[Erydan Ouragan]

Originally Posted by Dragonsblood1987 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I havent seen the newer AAs, but the original ones would be an awesome addition to p99

This.

Luclin and PoP AAs.

They were the best imo. They added much needed improvements for certain classes, fun toys and utility for others, without making the game feel bloated or ridiculous.

I stated it often and i'll do it once more: PoP was the pinnacle of Everquest.

[rekreant]

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

This.

Luclin and PoP AAs.

They were the best imo. They added much needed improvements for certain classes, fun toys and utility for others, without making the game feel bloated or ridiculous.

I stated it often and i'll do it once more: PoP was the pinnacle of Everquest.

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