Hosting Kunark PVP box to probe deeply for interest

[vinaden]

Yeah. I agree. When the grind is so slow and you can't box you really are putting youself through pain. This is the way to play.

Thanks for resetting.

Is there a discord? that may be a good way to build population.

[Zahovoon]

You ever see the movie Gods of Egypt. I feel I am going to run this server like the character Ra.

He keeps things from falling into absolute chaos but doesn't involve himself with the people and likes that it's uncertain and free.

Most of the people here can pretend I am their fathers who did not care about them.

[Zahovoon]

Progression of Red99 GMing as documented in the archives.

- Amelinda lets Nihilum wall bug Naggy 1 week into the server and kill him with lvl 40's.

- Amelinda perma bans Holocaust because I wall bug Naggy after we beat them in PVP.

- Derubael sells banned pixels for RMT.

- Tune trains in Fear on his cleric with instant log out /q and IP exemption for 2nd character. They have been doing it in SolB for weeks on Emumu and others.

- Kunark all mobs no variance, killed by one guild, one day a week for years. Nothing done to stop it.

- Sirken becomes GM who is good pals with Gongshow who runs Nihilum. Awards an AON to his pal Cwall, eventually gives GM favors for pictures of fat chicks that play on Blue.

- I quit for 8 years or so. Come back and now GMing in current Red99 is whoever is the biggest crybaby recording bitch to the GM's, the other person apparently gets permanent banned. Blanket guilds bans and blanket account bans because they want to "clean it up"

- Lewis apps GM as Dester, probably a liberal, enforces his gay sex on everyone.

- Box is officially dead.


So in conclusion I won't be doing that. The main problem we face is no one plays EQEMU for PVP, it's basically just reliving the PVE grind. It's been that way on Red99 since day 1. It's pretty much hopelessly dead RIP.

[Ruien]

I created a character on this server just to look around. Honestly it looks great - first and foremost the simple fact that it works with the p99 client and I don't need a separate install.

Also starting at 60 with all skills+spells but penniless with no gear is a fun twist. Not having to grind all of this is the main barrier to entry. If I had more free time and a group of like-minded friends it really could be a lot of fun.

A couple of things jumped out at me after a few minutes:
- The spellbook is quite the mess. I will probably have to spend a solid 30 minutes rearranging it. I don't think there's any solution to that, though. I was thinking maybe instead of scribing every spell, start with an empty spellbook and a vendor that sells them all for free. That way I can just scribe the 30 spells I need instead of swapping and moving all of the useless spells out of the way.
- The memblur component of Level 4 Mesmerize seems broken.

[Zahovoon]

Unfortunately it's just a script to grant all the spells available to your level I didn't hand pick them etc place them.

That being said all the spell values are p99's spell values, the mobs use the appropriate era spell lists, for their level etc. Me and Bamz spent some time on the spells. 2/3 PVP dmg reduction umm. Dots etc are all accurate.

Thanks for the comments bro it's a garage box I mean I don't lie about it, but given the current resources anyone can do this as long as they have a coder to do the harder stuff.

[Zahovoon]

List of content shit that isn't finished.

- Transfer and test VP from TAKP to mine due to revamped loot.
- Transfer and test The Hole from TAKP to mine due to revamped loot/mobs.
- Add quests to Droga
- Epic quest items have weird inventory icons, they show as a pearl choker, but otherwise stats and effects seem good I think it's a quick fix.
- Epic quests need to be verified/tested/sinew quest etc.
- PvP Stress test.

[Zahovoon]

The instant 60 I think is inevitable, ROT/ROZ whatever you want to call it did the endless releases of boxes that people grinded over and over.

I remember them saying oh time to level the stables again, meaning they need a 60 druid ench cleric etc. On our box anyone can load up a 2nd 60 Cleric with a spellbook/ench/sham and help the raid along without having to dedicate their lives. Or you make the EXP rate so fast that it isn't horrible, but then it's just tedious and pointless.

It's the best I can come up with for Garage Box given the current landscape of no one playing this shit grinding endlessly by yourself isn't great.

[vinaden]

I bet some targeted marketing could work.this forum is great but seems like anyoe that could play is playing another p99 server. I have to imagine there are a lot of players playing other games now like myself that hadn’t thought about these servers in years but would have come back for the PvP nostalgia if there was a good server andit was easy to get to the end game. We would need a website though and an instagram. Probably more investment to try then it’s worth.

[Zahovoon]

I'm placing you in charge bro, I just did it for fun. I consider it a way of keeping the dream alive.

[Zahovoon]

If I reach out it's like
"Stasis you trained me in 2014 you fucker"
"remember that time you traded me for a gold diamond mask and then duelisted me instantly and stole the 8k back"
"Stasis why did you steal Zechariahs loot and kill him when he's your guildmate"
"Stasis why did you betray us we treated you so good"

Typical problems I face interacting with people. I can explain it all in 2 words, Boring or FUN