Project 2002 Plug

[citizen1080]

Howdy!

So, I jumped on the TAKP bandwagon back when they first launch years ago, had some fun but a rocky launch and issues caused me to come back to P99. I decided to give it another shot a few months ago and very glad I did. Apparently there was some sort of drama and a split and now there are two Al'kabor servers, but the one I ended up playing is P2002 - http://p2002.com/.

The Good:

The Community-

Fantastic community. Everyone (and I mean that pretty much 100%) is helpful on the server. There are huge giveaways for newer players every few days that the entire server donates items to. I have yet to run into a single toxic person and have invested a lot of time into this server in the last few months.

Worldwide OOC/Auc but no trolls? That alone should show you how great this community is.

Leveling Curve -

20% XP bonus across the board

Rotating XP hot zones which means 150% bonus in ~6 zones at a time with lessor bonuses in many other zones. Means you can go to out of way zones and still min/max your xp depending on line up that month.

Monthly Bonus XP weekends

Content -

Luclin now and PoP in a few months (for many this is a downside, and for a long time I was one of those, but I have seen enough of velious and kunark for a lifetime. Luclin and all the quality of life changes are very welcome.) And I really enjoyed SSRA and POP raiding.

Boxing -

This is a hot topic for many, but there are plenty of people who play a single toon, and with a 3 box limit means there are almost always room for singles or duos to join, and most people will drop a char from their team to let you in to get xp. Even with Plane of Knowledge most people don't have a porter in their team so there is still a place for a Dial a port presence.

Raiding -

Their take on raiding is not for everyone. High end content is instanced, with world bosses on rotation. The bad part of this is that there really is no racing or competition other than some open world mobs like kunark dragons etc. The good part is no guild is cockblocked from content like on p99. You want to raid sleepers and get primals? Do it. I got a gnome mask and a primal spear just last night. You will never get that chance on P99.


The Bad:

Polish-

The server polish is no where near as high as P99. Pathing is a known issue they are working on and in some zones it is truely broken, DN being the worst I have seen. However, the Devs are active and in ooc almost daily and are happy to talk to you about bugs and issues and actively work to fix them. Server is 3 years old vs 10 years of p99 so don't expect that level of detail and polish to be in place.

Some things are very different there, not sure if its due to luclin content and changes with that expansion or if they are just not as accurate about their zones and mobs etc but you will notice differences from p99.

Population-

This is a bit of a two edged sword but I feel the server needs another ~200 players to be in the perfect spot. Right now there are people in most zones, and you can always find groups in hot zones, but to have a healthy economy and grouping experience the server could use a influx of players. The upside of the lower pop combined with boxing is I farmed pretty much all of my gear. Camps are rarely contested so you or you and a buddy can farm pretty much any drop you are after for your characters. I visited zones and killed shit I haven't given a shit about in years, and loved it. There are 4 high end guilds raiding end game content and room for as many more as would want to do it with how raiding is handled here. It really makes for a low key enjoyable experience, no poopsocking here (other than maybe emp keys.)

TL;DR

Come play on p2002, they have a all-in-one installer that makes setup a 1 click affair. They have a healthy and helpful population. They have a great end game scene with none of the toxic bullshit that pervades the p99 scene. They have content none of us have seen in 16 years and Kunark and Velious are getting pretty stale. They have a faster leveling curve, It took me less than 2 months to level a trio to 60 and start raiding.

Let me know if you have any questions!