Recycle/Starter Server Badly Needed - General Review of P99

[wormed]

Originally Posted by am0n [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I think the P2002 crew would do themselves favors by just adopting the full titanium client instead of the hacked one they are using.

As for the Re99 server, it's what I am holding out hope for more than anything. Not a wipe of this server, but just a fresh one with a fresh timeline.

Yea, the client (and population) is what really turns me off about P2002. The client is awful and boxing is a no-go.

EDIT: The biggest issue is definitely the top heavy nature of P99.

[perditionparty]

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

EDIT: The biggest issue is definitely the top heavy nature of P99.

In what way?

[Robbintha Hood]

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

Some people advocate Levels > farming, but that's not necessarily true. There are plenty of routes to make money < 50 if you take the time to do them. Hell, I remember buying a jboot MQ for one of my first characters at lvl 20.

These forums are filled with 6 years of money making posts, regardless of level. Do your research.

Thank you, Loot! You are absolutely correct.

[NizmerThafen]

What class and level is OP? 10?

It's a highly competitive server. Perhaps OP should level to around 50, join a guild, and contribute some time. If that doesn't work out then perhaps they can make a whiny post.

This thread should probably be moved to R&F anyways.

[Bill Tetley]

Join Date: Aug 2015

[Expediency]

I started a few weeks into the life of a server on live in 99 and played a few years. I started here this year and this place is great. People were very friendly and gear was easy to come by. There is a valid criticism that the wealth of many players leads them to not even bother selling newb gear (items under 100pp especially) but I find that to be offset by how often they will just hand those items to someone for free. Its amazing the prices of items now that the server is mature. If you can get a few hundred pp you can get a weapon that back in the day would have taken 5x the money. You wont have a fungi tunic, but you'll have a short sword of the ykesa or sword of the morning before you know it. If you require more that that as a starting experience you should probably look somewhere else.

It is very top heavy, in that the high level characters or their alts have crazy gear. But thats never going to change, people had 5 years or whatever to gear themselves in kunark gear instead of the <1 year on velious. They also have the benefit of much more knowledge about the game to expedite things.

You cant go home again. This is the closest you're gonna get

[azeth]

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Really though, keep your complaints inside your head until you've actually played on the server.

[Dynheart]

I started about 2 months ago. I can see slight frustration in some of the prices. I remember buying my FBSS for 2k back in 2000 on Fennin Ro (6-7k here). Forest Earrings were never 400-500 plat (50-100pp tops). Orc Fang Earrings were 50-75 plat (not upward to 300 plat). But it is what it is.

On the flip side, Fungi Tunic was more expensive on Fennin Ro back then, than is in on this server now. Same for RBG (not by much, however). It's just how the cards happened to lay.

As for new players coming to the server and not having a chance? If you're in a rush, and all you want to do is level level level, loot loot loot. I think your in for some hard times. I recommend patience. My Monk is only level 27, and I've been accused of being a twink several times already; little do they know. I just chalk it up as an unintended compliment. I'm just re-soaking up the experience, along with my wife who is a first timer with EQ. If you play that way, instead of crunching numbers, worrying about loot and levels, the awesomeness will come naturally.

With all of that said, the server is not without it's flaws. But what gaming server isn't?

[Verath]

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

Forest Earrings were never 400-500 plat (50-100pp tops)

That's weird cause they vendor for 300.

[jarshale]

So basically OP you are mad jealous of everyone's pixels?