Discord Server

[toolshed]

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

It's doable.
Just not here.
Start your own box.

I hate how any new idea for P1999 is immediately met with this bullshit "start your own box" mentality.

If no new ideas could be proposed, we wouldn't have a red server right now. If no new ideas could be proposed, we wouldn't have a class system right now for raiding. Player input an important aspect of a MMORPG and to completely dismiss it is very ignorant.

[QFuzzle]

I remember playing this event (or at least one similar to it long ago on live). I certainly didn't win it. I made a Dark Elf (I'm trying to remember if the event I played was where everybody had to make a Dark Elf and it lasted for a weekend).
It certainly seems like a fun idea, but I think the GM-folk here on P99 are limited in being able to do something like this.

[myriverse]

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

I hate how any new idea for P1999 is immediately met with this bullshit "start your own box" mentality.

If no new ideas could be proposed, we wouldn't have a red server right now. If no new ideas could be proposed, we wouldn't have a class system right now for raiding. Player input an important aspect of a MMORPG and to completely dismiss it is very ignorant.

No. Red is a different, and very non-classic, server. Mentioning it is pretty irrelevant. Live had rotations. The class system is entirely player generated, even if GMs forced their hands.

On top of that, this sounds like an awful lot of coding for way too little gain.

[uygi]

While we're at it let's implement Project M as well. Hell, let's set up Project M in VP! Oh the fun...

[Jimjam]

Imagine the terror of a Discord server with Project M button...

Also, I don't see how Discord could be described as custom content; it might not be original classic/kunark/velious era but it was an 'official' rules set.

I'd love a server that encouraged low level PVP that wasn't drowned in gearflation, so I'd give Discord a go.

[Cecily]

Yeah, I mean the lack of permanence inherit to that type of server could make it incredibly fun to play on. It's essentially player driven wipes. And to do it without all the hacking that ran rampant on live Discord would be so much fun.

[Doil_Boil]

So, you go LD and die to a mob - start over?

[toolshed]

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

So, you go LD and die to a mob - start over?

This is how it was with Diablo 2 hardcore mode. The feeling you had after going linkdead and logging back on to see if your character had survived...... haha it was some of the most fun I have ever had gaming

[Mentathiel]

The Shards of Dalaya private server has a hardcore mode, for what it's worth. It's far from classic (but on purpose; it's meant to be a different world) and the hardcore players are on the same server as the non-hardcore, but I think hardcore players get bonus experience to make up for it.

On the other hand, SoD is not full PvP and I just just imagine how certain Red99 players would love to murder a hardcore PvP player...

What we really need is a Highlander server, where there can be only one and each death is permanent. Remove non-PK experience, lock out new characters after the first player hits 60 and just let the Gathering begin. It would be pure concentrated Red.

[nalkin]

Bring back secrets permadeath server