My suggestion can fix the blue raid scene. Permanently.

[Daldaen]

PvP is horribly unbalanced in EQ. It would be so dumb to PvP over raid mobs.

The only real solutions to the scene here are sim repops weekly where everything spawns together or release of Luclin/PoP to expand the top tier.

[renordw]

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

PvP is horribly unbalanced in EQ. It would be so dumb to PvP over raid mobs.

The only real solutions to the scene here are sim repops weekly where everything spawns together or release of Luclin/PoP to expand the top tier.

Of course it's unbalanced, that's what makes EQ. But wouldn't two raid groups theoretically have similar compositions?

[Swish]

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

It would be so dumb to PvP over raid mobs.

sounds like Dalpal is bad at pvp

[azeth]

No eq is bad at PvP. Go play battlefield or LoL

[Swish]

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

No eq is bad at PvP. Go play battlefield or LoL

Or allow EQ and pvp enthusiasts to play EQ pvp?

[Spyder73]

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

EQ pvp

This is not a real thing

[azeth]

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

Or allow EQ and pvp enthusiasts to play EQ pvp?

yea except those enthusiasts seem to want to tell everyone else to play their way

[Brontus]

Great idea!

The "it's not classic" it not a valid argument because P1999 is not true classic EQ. GM events were happening all the time in EQ. GM and Guide events were dynamic. Deties, dragons and other bosses were spawned everywhere and at anytime with unique loot tables. Now *that* is classic.

There is absolutely no reason why custom loot and custom mobs could not be created by the devs to keep the top tier raiders busy. There are a lot of game designers who play P1999 would would gladly volunteer to script these kinds of events and create appropriate loot tables.

When is the last time there was a GM event on P1999?

You have a better chance of spotting Elvis alive than you do of witnessing a GM event on P1999.

It goes without saying that we all love and respect the wonderful GMs and Guides that volunteer their precious time to P1999. But, honestly, why are are GM events so rare on P1999 when they were plentiful on EQ live back in the day?

[manguard]

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

Great idea!

The "it's not classic" it not a valid argument because P1999 is not true classic EQ. GM events were happening all the time in EQ. GM and Guide events were dynamic. Deties, dragons and other bosses were spawned everywhere and at anytime with unique loot tables. Now *that* is classic.

There is absolutely no reason why custom loot and custom mobs could not be created by the devs to keep the top tier raiders busy. There are a lot of game designers who play P1999 would would gladly volunteer to script these kinds of events and create appropriate loot tables.

When is the last time there was a GM event on P1999?

You have a better chance of spotting Elvis alive than you do of witnessing a GM event on P1999.

It goes without saying that we all love and respect the wonderful GMs and Guides that volunteer their precious time to P1999. But, honestly, why are are GM events so rare on P1999 when they were plentiful on EQ live back in the day?

Cuz you're comparing a personal project done for free to a paid position at a business.

[Brontus]

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

Cuz you're comparing a personal project done for free to a paid position at a business.

Most of the actors in GM events were unpaid volunteer guides. They did it because they loved it and wanted to give something back to the EQ community. Seems to me that P1999 is a volunteer organization as well but with little to no emphasis on recreating the dynamic quests and events that were a significant part of EQ live. That is just an honest observation.

On EQ live they had a special guide organization called the Quest Troupe. These were highly skilled and dedicated guides who were experts at acting and role-playing. They helped to advance that notion that Norrath was a living and breathing virtual world. They played the roles of special characters including deities in the Norrath pantheon. This organization of guides went to each and every server doing live events and quests under the supervision of the EQ live lore team and a few GMs.

If you and others are going to make the case that P1999 in its present state is classic EQ then you need to look at the entire picture of what constitutes the classic EQ experience. Classic EQ is much more then emulating the original EQ up to Velious with all of its zones, mob populations and mechanics.

P1999 players are hungry for new content and dynamic content just as the players back on EQ live were back in the day. The OP made a worthwhile suggestion and I respectfully hope that the good people in charge of P1999 would start embracing some of these solutions.

We're all in this together, so let's work together as a community of passionate EQ loving gamers to make things better!