history lesson/faq

[Vynn]

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

This server is in much better shape than it used to be.

One hell of a Necro-Rez.

[Messianic]

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

One hell of a Necro-Rez.

lol, well - it looked like a really interesting thread so I read nearly all of it. This server really has taken a lot of time and sweat to get to where its as stable as it is today. Poopsocking/Zerging complaints aside, the drama nowadays is NOTHING like it seems like it was then - I wasn't there, but it definitely looks that way from the outside.

And heck - it was good enough of a thread for eqdruid to return to his usual MO and get re-banned for it.

[Vynn]

Nilbog, your hard work and dedication to this immense project has given not only me, but also my family and friends a chance to relive the golden days when there was real magic involved with MMORPG's.

Thank you.

[eqdruid76]

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

Project 1999 Inspired by true events.

Want to know how you got to this point?

-Begin work solo.
-Make sweet love to waybackmachine, daily
-Recruit some help.
-Open beta testing for a year
-Fix things
-Beta testers submit LOTs of things
-Fix things
-Give free reign to beta testers to #zone, people are #leveled and geared
-Raid content gets beta tested
-Beta testers submit things
-Majority of posted bugs and issues are fixed
-Continue development.
-Huge dispute with people claiming that no more than 20-50 people would play unless there was 2 boxing
-Rebellion is quelled. People get mad.
-Beta community presses hard for release of server claiming it has been too long in development
-Give 2 week notice that beta was ending and server would fully launch.
-New beta testers submit LOTs of things
-Fix things
-Partially convinced by months of argument that the server would soon need 2 boxing, estimated players were quite low.
-Last day of beta.. raid content is further tested.
-Beta ends
-Clear character data, inventories, etc in preparation of launch.
-Server launches
-Oh fux, there are hundreds of people. Upload speed available in my area insufficient.
-Start looking for new hosting enviroment
-Doom and gloom as lag monster consumes everyone
-Rogean offers temporary hosting
-<3 Rogean, connection upgraded to ludicrous speed
-People are happy, mostly
-Threats start, out of control ooc
-Bannings occur. Threats, insanity, etc.
-Exploits handled. People are warned/punished as needed.
-Rogean joins development as Server Administrator
-project1999.org is established
-ddos person gets upset for various rules they disagreed with
-ddos attacks begin
-terrorist demands: ease up on the ooc chat rules, unban the people that were banned*i assume that was the only for sure way they could play without singling out themselves as the attacker.
-We decide to give everyone another chance
-massive complaints about game mechanics, melee, and various bugs
-development works and fixes while simultaneously trying to configure all the tools and connections to do their work safely.
-GMs overloaded by amounts of petitions
-Isolated hurt butts all around norrath
-Working enviroment reestablished, continue work
-ddos guy /attack
-Refusal of any further terrorist demands..
-ddos guy /attack
-claims of gm favoritism, review logs. listen to testimonials
-ddos guy /attack
-claims of IB favoritism, review logs. listen to testimonials
-ddos guy /attack
-fixes and work in general slow down as full time petition support and is required.
-ddos guy /attack
-conspiracy theories are grown. time wasted explaining the lunacy.
-EQemu is terminated for constant attacks. loginservers, irc, webpage, etc
-p1999 and the loginservers brought back up.
-claims of any drama that could be conjured or molded from conjecture + exasperation
-webpage is brought back up
-strong urge to ban my problems, not my players. have you asked yourself lately which you are?


here are some facts:

-not all GMs are developers.
-most GMs have no idea how certain scripts work or are written.
-you have no idea how certain scripts work or are written.
-scripts are being further tweaked and rewritten due to the certain effects ceasing to function after engagement.
-GMs do not want to interfere with you. they want to solve your problem and put you on your way.
-there are GM guidelines which they agreed to follow that you know nothing about
-player or GM punishment is none of your business.
-if you bring your problem to the forums, it should be unresolvable via PM.
-the more idiocy that is in general chat, the less new people that will play here.
-GMs absolutely do NOT want a rotation schedule. I can provide you with screenshots to both your guild leaders as well as instructions to my GMs to have you resolve the issue yourselves. Don't paint a picture like thats what we want.
-I understand why daxum quit developing VZTZ as well as his farewell message. http://forums.pwnedemu.com/
-I wanted to play on this server. I do not anymore.
-I will only say things once. Not request them anymore.
-Bullshit will stop immediately. Don't make me stop it for you.

QQ more.

No one is making you do this.

[nilbog]

Originally Posted by eqdruid76 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

QQ more.

No one is making you do this.

/bye

Hoped you would have learned not to troll over the past months.

[Uthgaard]

Stickied. Thanks for the necro.

I'm surprised that after all of this, someone even tried to troll. If there is any lesson for a troll to learn from this thread, let it be this: You are not the first to whine and throw a tantrum, you are one in a long line of immemorable, faceless, selfish brats. You will be gone in 2 months - forgotten and replaced by another - whether we toss you out on your ass or you put your big girl pants on and figure out on your own that we don't accomodate attention whores, we don't bend to threats, and we don't tolerate bullshit.

P99's staff is more clever, more talented, more dedicated and more dangerous than any troll ever thought of being on their most vindictive day, and many have come before you. This server doesn't run on hosting and software development alone. Don't even try. You will not win.

[Bubbles]

lol awesome bump.

Its amazing how angry and self-entitled the people you bump into playing this game can be. As much as i love realistic, classic EQ, it wouldn't be a terrible idea to introduce Instancing with Kunark, if only to keep the miserable masses away from one another so there could be some semblance of peace.

Also wow @ the dates of the necro'd posts. Have we really been banging against the glass ceiling that long?

[Messianic]

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

lol awesome bump.

Its amazing how angry and self-entitled the people you bump into playing this game can be. As much as i love realistic, classic EQ, it wouldn't be a terrible idea to introduce Instancing with Kunark, if only to keep the miserable masses away from one another so there could be some semblance of peace.

Also wow @ the dates of the necro'd posts. Have we really been banging against the glass ceiling that long?

Gosh I wish I had found this server earlier. So much hilarity in some of those past posts...

[Vynn]

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

As much as i love realistic, classic EQ, it wouldn't be a terrible idea to introduce Instancing with Kunark, if only to keep the miserable masses away from one another so there could be some semblance of peace.

That forced cooperation was quite a bit of what Classic EQ was. What you did mattered, you didn't have your own version of the game to screw up.

The games and concept implementation has gotten better over the recent years, but the players and community have become much worse. Communication servers such as Ventrilo and Xbox Live have taken away soo much of the immersion (see: Roleplay) value of modern games. As well as degraded communicative standards in the process (See: Corpse-humpers)

I remember when your character's name was something special and people aimed for respectable reputations, not just a claim to E-fame, good or bad.

[Hasbinbad]

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

I think he was agreeing with you.

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

Have we really been banging against the glass ceiling that long?

Yes.