What changes will come with velious?

[mnemonikos82]

This may have been already asked, but I can't think of what search terms to use that won't come back with 1000000 results.

Question: What changes to the game (other than the velious content) will come when velious is released (e.g. xp mods, suchandsuch item will be removed, agro changes etc.)? And what about patches after Velious was released, but before Luclin? What changes can we expect after release?

[Lisset]

Hybrid penalty goes away

[Swish]

Velious pixel lust will subside... and the "what next?" threads will begin, and everyone will be looking up at the moon, wondering...

[Brut]

Velious pixel lust will subside... and the "what next?" threads will begin, and everyone will be looking up at the moon, wondering...

And then the everyone else but those two will run up to the moon-gazers and beat them down with clubs.

[Aeolwind]

And then the everyone else but those two will run up to the moon-gazers and beat them down with clubs.
I'll be handing out the clubs.

[goshozal]

Velious pixel lust will subside... and the "what next?" threads will begin, and everyone will be looking up at the moon, wondering...

If Kunark pixel lust requires server-wide staff intervention after 3 years, then Velious pixel lust will be truly unprecedented in the annals of gaming history.

That said, there's a lot of pixels I'm hard for in Velious.

[Daldaen]

Allakhazam Patch Notes (http://www.tski.co.jp/baldio/patch/20010109.html)

Root and Snare stack now -- 1 Month after Velious - 1 (http://everquest.allakhazam.com/history/patches-2001-1.html)
Chloroblast + Nature's Touch spells added -- 2 Months after Velious - 1 (http://www.tski.co.jp/baldio/patch/20010221a.html)
Track Skill Cap Increased from 50 -> 125 -- 3 Months After Velious - 1 (http://everquest.allakhazam.com/history/patches-2001-1.html)
Faydedar + Venril Sathir made triggerable for Epic Quest -- 3 Months after Velious - 1 (http://www.tski.co.jp/baldio/patch/20010314.html)
Venril Sathir made 3 day respawn, VSR faster respawn -- 4 Months after Velious - 1 (http://www.tski.co.jp/baldio/patch/20010417a.html)
Foraging when hungry/thirsty makes you automatically get food/water -- 4 Months after Velious - 1 (http://www.tski.co.jp/baldio/patch/20010404.html)
Wind of the North/South can be casted from anywhere + Egress works indoors -- 6 Months after Velious - 1 (http://www.tski.co.jp/baldio/patch/20010627.html)

I think those are all the big changes for druids after Velious.

Druid relevant changes (http://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=131715)

[Swish]

Holy shit, the volunteers just got served a timeline to work to. I don't think that'll happen here Daldaen.

If Kunark pixel lust requires server-wide staff intervention after 3 years, then Velious pixel lust will be truly unprecedented in the annals of gaming history.

I agree, and watch out for those prices... they'll be anything but cold.

[myriverse]

I'll be handing out the clubs.
Cats on the moon!!!
http://images.tribe.net/tribe/upload/photo/e90/022/e900225c-8360-470c-9a50-1f540c585ca7

[Swish]

Maybe I'll do a "LUCLIN" in a moon like font to try and warm people to the idea, maybe put it in my sig and pester the devs ;)

[Daldaen]

Holy shit, the volunteers just got served a timeline to work to. I don't think that'll happen here Daldaen.

Lol what?

Those dates are based off when Velious was released on Live and when the patch occurred. I'm not saying P99 must follow that patch schedule (though it's be nice to get close!). Just a "what to expect" as far as Druids go in Velious.

[Coridan]

Warrens, Stonebrunt, Surefall Glade port will be nice to get

[Byrjun]

Chardok revamp, and lines forming just for the opportunity to poopsock Drusella.

[Bruman]

So many ring wars. I see fighting over animal skins, the various delicate trigger mobs, etc, all being big sources of contention.

The multiple people get their rings for the war at the end at least? That stuff was all so finicky, I can't remember.

[Doors]

It's going to be minimum 3 years until people get bored of Velious. And by people I mean the normal player, not the hardcores that are going to put in 100 days playing time.

[Daysprung]

I predict more varied leveling content bringing about a new era of alt armies where every guild has players with 10 level 60's camped at every raid zone. Guilds will balloon in size to 100+ active raiders or else the number of guilds will double or maybe triple in number. The stress on the servers will cause massive lag spikes and zone crashes and DDoSers will return in record strength.

But then I was always an angry child.

[baalzy]

Root and Snare stack now -- 1 Month after Velious - 1

Druid relevant changes (http://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=131715)

I'm a necro main and my god I can't wait until this. Would let necros root rot with their epic like a shaman (assuming you ever get your epic as a necro... <weeps silently>)

[Coridan]

oooh and Runnyeye revamp

[Daldaen]

I'm a necro main and my god I can't wait until this. Would let necros root rot with their epic like a shaman (assuming you ever get your epic as a necro... <weeps silently>)

Necro epic is by far the crappiest quest. Eye of Inny, Slime Blood of CT, Cloak from KoS... So terrible. I guess 2/3 are tradeable but it included way too much boss loot that was useful for other things IMO.

[MasterKiljaedon]

I seem to remember hybrids getting innate spell hate on undead nukes for pals and life taps for sk's.

[Thulack]

http://everquest.allakhazam.com/history/patches.html

start at dec. 00 and work your way to luclin.

[Nirgon]

I'll be handing out the clubs.

You hand out the clubs.

I'll watch the forums.

[Porcoa]

LODIZALS

[baalzy]

Necro epic is by far the crappiest quest. Eye of Inny, Slime Blood of CT, Cloak from KoS... So terrible. I guess 2/3 are tradeable but it included way too much boss loot that was useful for other things IMO.

I tried to complete my epic a few years ago on live just to say I did it.

Golems in fear are perma-camped because of AoN and people were still selling slime bloods for ridiculous amounts of plat.

Ended up doing the 1.5 pre-qualification and got my 2.0 in less than a week. This was just before the underfoot expansion landed.

[Hitpoint]

Hybrids get buffed a lot: Class penalties removed, new spells added, old spells buffed and casting times reduced for some. Higher defense and offense skill caps for some. Gear itemized better for them. Int/wis gives better returns also I think.

[mnemonikos82]

What about specifically for monks and necros? Those are the two classes I play at the moment (lvl 14 and 12 respectively).

[webrunner5]

When Velious EVER comes out the Forums will be full of people pissing and moaning about how hard the mobs hit and hard they are to kill. That is what is going to change. Re-roll a Cleric. It will be rez hell.

[Seredoc]

Questable Ghoulbane (http://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=133381)

[Emsee]

The Lodi drama alone will be of epic proportions.

[Xelris]

The Lodi drama alone will be of epic proportions.

I really don't care how good that mask is, I refuse to touch that god damn turtle again. There's enough shaman and enchanters on the server that I doubt I'll be left wanting for 20% haste.

[Wudan]

Buff: Spirit of the Puma (lvl 50) - Proc 154 for 60 sec (?)
Buff: Spirit of the Jaguar (lvl 57) - Proc 219 for 60 sec (?)

Are these shaman pet dd buffs from Velious era or were they added later?

[Tamika]

They were added later I think... maybe Dragons of Norrath.

[twizztid]

velious will be out...

[baalzy]

Yeah those aren't velious era buffs. They're waaaaaaaay too powerful for that era.

[Daldaen]

Slow starts to mitigate too I think $$$.