The question everyone's asking

[Maldan]

The Kunark info is much appreciated.










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Cankles - Cleric of Inquisition

[Aeolwind]

here is the ORIGINAL progression, we're adhering to this as best we can.

Release march 16, 1999

-open plane of fear
-remove lustrous russet , amygdalan warriors
-remove cryosilk robe , spinechiller spiders
-remove bladestorm

-open plane of hate



-remove Thex Dagger - original silent watch shield quest reward

-remove box of abu kar, return marfen binkdurple prekunark

SEPTEMBER 13, 1999
-High level pets (44th and 49th lvl spells) do less damage.



OCTOBER 13, 1999

-open temple of solusek ro
-open Plane of Sky
-remove rubicite from ct, replace with ravenscale
-remove guise of the deceiver from assassin, replace with mask of deception
-remove manastone, evil eye
-remove Scimitar of the Mistwalker, vox
-remove jboots from najena, readd hasten and AC

DECEMBER 1, 1999
-Summon Waterstone (Magician) has been added to the game.

DECEMBER 14, 1999
-The new Necromancer spell, Summon Corpse, is now live and functioning as intended.



FEBRUARY 3, 2000
-All spells that grant levitation will no longer function in the Plane of Sky.

FEBRUARY 17, 2000
-nerf mistwalker pet to dissipate after 1 round of combat
-open paineel (we starting with it open i think? )


APRIL 10, 2000
-The Terror Mask will now cast "Fear" instead of "Call of Bones" as previously announced. The "Call of Bones" effect was placed on this item by mistake.

-staff of forbidden rites - needs to be changed to ultra rare at some point

To Unlock Kunark:
-Lord Nagafen
-Lady Vox
-Phinigel Autropos
-Cazic Thule
-Innoruuk
-Noble Dojorn

Kunark april 24, 2000
-Reinstate Burning Rapier to updated stats. 7/20 effect:ignite
APRIL 28, 2000
-Due to a feature within the zone, players can no longer bind within Timorous Deep. This functionality was intended in the zone prior to launch, as binding presents a possible balance issue. Players who are already bound in this zone will retain their binding location until they bind someplace else.

MAY 7, 2000
-Gem Encrusted Ring removed from forest loop loottable

MAY 12, 2000
-increase gate guard stats, increase spawn time of city guards from 6 minutes to 20 minutes (nerf guard hunting)

MAY 16, 2000
Increased the number of frightfingers in the Plane of Fear. Previously only 3 frightfingers would pop per respawn. (haha, already done)

MAY 25, 2000
-The Runed Fighter's Staff, previously usable by Monks and Warriors, has been restricted to Monks only. The statistics on this staff are much more powerful than normally allowed for warriors. This change is retroactive and will be reflected on items currently in inventory. Though we strive to avoid negatively adjusting items after they have been earned, this item presented a balance issue, making the change necessary. We apologize to warriors that currently own this weapon. Runed Fighter's Staff replaced with imbued fighters staff

JUNE 15, 2000
-The Staff of Temperate Flux and the Rod of Insidious Glamour now have a short casting time associated with their activatable effect

JUNE 22, 2000
-hole opens
-Vox and Nagafen receive banishment ability


JULY 19, 2000
-nerf deepwater helm effect
-nerf donals vambraces effect
-You can no longer cast invisibility on any pet.

JULY 20, 2000
-/Consent no longer gives other players permission to loot your corpse. Instead, it only gives them the ability to drag your corpse using the /corpse command. This change is due to player request stemming from number of customer service issues raised by some players who were using /consent as a way to steal the belongings of other players. The change will eliminate those concerns and make the game more enjoyable for all of those involved.

AUGUST 9, 2000
-Rangers, Paladins, and SKs now have mana equivalent to that of a pure caster with the same stats. This will give those hybrids a good deal more mana, regardless of their stats


SEPTEMBER 19, 2000
-Mosscovered Twig nerfed into Mosscovered Branch
-Barbed Scale Whip nerfed to offhand only

-EPIC QUESTS - We are pleased to announce that we have implemented new "Fiery Avenger" style quests for every class in the game (including paladins). The ultimate reward for each quest boasts a custom model with unique particle effects. We think that you will be pleased.

NOVEMBER 15, 2000
-Repaired the Forager Bag. It was causing people to lose weight when placing items in the bag. It is supposed to have a weight reduction component, but was not supposed to cause weight loss.

NOVEMBER 29, 2000
-The Monk's hand-to-hand skill cap has been raised to a level equal to their one-handed blunt skill.


-remove locket of escape

-Rod of Annihilation - rare beyond belief then removed- caretaker, sebilis
-remove Blade of the Black Dragon Eye, replace on loot table as Blade of the Green Dragon Eye
-Circlet of Shadow nerfed to circlet of shadows
-Jade Chokidai Prod - was originally war/rng/shd/brd/rog/shm, nerfed to shmn only


To unlock Velious:
-Hoshkar
-Venril Sathir
-Talendor
-Gorenaire
-Severilous

[Goobles]

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

here is the ORIGINAL progression, we're adhering to this as best we can.
SEPTEMBER 13, 1999
-High level pets (44th and 49th lvl spells) do less damage.

NOOOOOOOO!!!

[guineapig]

I appreciate the sincere answers.
I for one don't expect the time line to be exactly the same, as many have mentioned we all pretty much know so much about this content and have the internet as a resource. It's really just about having enough time.

I appreciate the fact that you guys want Kunark working perfectly before releasing it and I think everyone would agree with that.

So really it then comes down to the pre-Kunark stuff.

In my humble opinion:

Even if the left over pre-Kunark zones get opened much earlier than on classic (hear me out folks) , I think a little leeway should be given before some of the aforementioned items and quests get nerfed/removed from the game.

Yeah... I think that's the gist of it.
Opening stuff early is one thing, but removing things early is another.
So let's be mindful of the time frame when removing content. (I'm not saying forever, just something reasonable for those that have been here since the opening few weeks but decided not to grind.)
Anyone else agree with me?

[Aeolwind]

If I get the same gist as you, yeah, I agree. But stuff like Gem Encrusted Ring you better get your rabbits foot cause it will go away quickly. They were REALLY rare, and will be here as well.

[Datante]

Agreed guineapig, nice post. Aeolwind, thanks for the great info!

[Aeolwind]

Keep in mind, the Rubi nerfs and such occured 7 months into live. If you aren't 50 by then, then you're me and Nilbog or have such limited playtime that you make us blush.

[Somekid123]

Not to derail, but Thex Dagger quest isnt even on Pro99.

[Aeolwind]

Originally Posted by Somekid123 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Not to derail, but Thex Dagger quest isnt even on Pro99.

Most def is. I spent 2 days scripting that behemoth of soul sucking hell.

[Halladar]

I am awful confused by this.

You are actually going to have an item like the mistwalker that summoned the pet as a proc. Have it work the way it did for a while. Then nerf it the way it was originally nerfed?

Or follow the history on that runed fighter's staff? let it be usable by fighters and monks, then turn it into an imbued staff if one is in the possession of a fighter?

You can do the thex dagger quest right now?