Vendor with Illusion items.

[Issues]

The biggest argument against this would be that it's not classic. How Classic is the server really right now? With it being stuck in Kunark for so long. Furthermore the server will eventually be in Velious for as long or longer so the point remains.

Players need a money sink. Something on the side to strive for. These items are merely "Fluff" and have no impact on actual game play (such as asking for a pre-nerf fungi to be made vendor available)

The Illusion items would be no drop. They could be any sort of Illusion ranging from Dark Elf, Troll, Froglok etc...

Make them at least 2 million plat each. This number can be tweaked of course. Just throwing one out there for the sake of an example.

This idea has probably already been thought of but heres a poll to see if the player base would support or be against such a thing.

[Tune]

add in expensive plat price to re-spec starting stats

[Mac Dretti]

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add in expensive plat price to re-spec starting stats

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[Doors]

Never gonna happen everyone who got DE masks back when server launched would cry.

[Nocte]

I get what you're saying about it not affecting gameplay, and I agree with you there.

On the other hand, I think if I ran a classic EQ server, and was asked about it, I wouldn't want to describe it as follows:

"We intended the expansions to be released on their natural timelines and we've progressed as best we could, given the time and resources we could dedicate. It's as accurate to the classic experience up to [classic/kunark/velious] as we can make it, aside from aspects of the client we can't change and the elements that we are still gathering data on. Oh, and we added vendors that sell illusion masks because the economy got all shitty."

[Azelle]

If you start adding changes like that, what else will come after? So a big no for me.

[Spitty]

Originally Posted by BillyCranston

Amazing how many unintelligent people here can't make an "argument" without using horrible fallacies left and right.

NOT FIVE FUCKING SENTENCES LATER...

Originally Posted by BillyCranston

"But that's so not classic", you say?! What would be so bad about newbies not having to stay diseased for 45 minutes, or die of poison when they're sitting right next to friendly NPCs. With the poison, they'd still have to make it to the curer, I don't know, would be nice to see. But will never happen.

Your poison-cure argument is a straw man fallacy. Good job at being an idiot and a hypocrite, while harboring some serious bank envy.

I voted no, for obvious reasons - mainly because you didn't think this through past "Illusions are fun" and "we need money sinks". Enchanters already have the ability to cast an illusion on demand - what are you going to do for the rich enchanters?

No.

[Issues]

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I voted no, for obvious reasons - mainly because you didn't think this through. Enchanters already have the ability to cast an illusion on demand - what are you going to do about the rich enchanters? Are you going to offer something that they can buy because you just can't stand the idea of someone being wealthier than you?

Your tone is quite demonstrative. Perhaps enchanter's would be the least thrilled class with this optional money sink. Maybe Illusions would be available they cannot cast. As to a person(s) being wealthier than I, no I couldn't care less. Since you assumed that question, you should have also assumed that since I made this poll, that I have the money for such a thing. As in platinum envy is more than likely not my motivation for such a suggestion.

[Fuzzi]

I don't see this as being an option. I understand that people at the higher tiers are hoarding money, but that isn't something that is an issue other than guilds socking spawns.

In addition, there are illusions that give benefits, such as illusion troll/iksar giving regen. It would also take some of the allure out of being a rogue/bard since these classes have unique items that have the clicky illusion effects.

[Asap]

2 million sounds high, and would only appeal to 1% of the server. You could have basic races start at around 300k, and have other illusions (elementals, werewolf, ect) cost 1 million +