Hybrid XP penalty poll

[Ladylag]

This seems to be a hot topic lately. I'm curious to know what the numbers are like for those in favor / those against.

http://strawpoll.me/2532644

[Rhayne05]

I voted, yay!

I dislike, but will still level up my new bard :)

[Furniture]

It doesnt matter, Ladylag, this server follows the everquest timeline and the devs are not going to change this based on personal opinions about classic everquest mechanics

[Missingo]

well the timeline was broken when after 15 years velious still is not out (not complaining).

[Aaron]

This seems to be a hot topic lately. I'm curious to know what the numbers are like for those in favor / those against.

http://strawpoll.me/2532644

Hot topic lately? You must be very new here.

[Aveenia]

I don't feel strongly one way or the other. :-/

[myriverse]

I understand the Devs wanting to keep Velious things in Velious, even if it takes another 10 years to get there.

Never did mind the penalty that much.

[Bboboo]

Why the shit can you people not wait for Velious.

Better yet those who want it removed, go fucking beta test.

[Ladylag]

It doesnt matter, Ladylag, this server follows the everquest timeline and the devs are not going to change this based on personal opinions about classic everquest mechanics

I don't expect anything. I was just curious see the results of this poll. Also, you don't know which way I voted =p.

[Ladylag]

Hot topic lately? You must be very new here.

Confirmed. I am level 11 =)

[Swish]

Why the **** can you people not wait for Velious.


Pop confirmed foaming at the mouth for it :p

[Champion_Standing]

Confirmed not a hot topic.

[eqgmrdbz]

I voted keep it, makes my Ranger seem more special, keep rolling your druids, shamans, and chanters : )

[NZV]

I'm playing classic EQ1 because it's pretty rad and brings some great stuff to the table that you don't tend to find anymore. But despite that, classic EQ1 wasn't 100% perfect. This poll isn't going to accomplish anything and the penalty will stay, but personally I'm totally in favor of a few smart changes here and there like hybrid exp penalty removal and saving spell sets. I'd also love a higher group exp bonus since people solo way too much on P1999 compared to the old days, which sometimes makes it feel like those modern MMOs that I don't care for.

I'm at least glad that we do get a few QoL features such as item linking, the newer UI, receiving tells while zoning, and not needing to stare down a spellbook to meditate. A lot of the somewhat annoying elements of oldschool EQ actually made the game better in the long run, but these are not among them.

[webrunner5]

I voted keep it, makes my Ranger seem more special, keep rolling your druids, shamans, and chanters : )

What he said. When you run up to level 60 in 2 weeks then what??

[Gaffin 7.0]

who gets 60 in 2 weeks? havent even done that on red unless you mean with PL or max geared, even then, no life

[Bodek]

What is this? The eq next round table? I voted to remove :D

[Wiery]

Keep. I want to savor my pally experience. Being that I have no inclination to raid on this server, I'm in no hurry to rush up to 60 with my hybrid toons.

As Ron Burgandy once said, "Stay classic P99".

[Funkutron5000]

It's really not that bad to level with the penalty in place. A bunch of us have done it; you can too!

[Recka]

who gets 60 in 2 weeks?

bards with no hybrid penalty

[Rangerdown]

I vote hybrids all be made 40% more powerful and the xp pemalty kept. :-P

[G13]

It doesnt matter, Ladylag, this server follows the everquest timeline and the devs are not going to change this based on personal opinions about classic everquest mechanics

Yea?

Then why does this server have "Variance"

[Bboboo]

bards with no hybrid penalty

This server come Velious.

[capco]

I voted to remove it now.

The original devs of EQ said it was a mistake from the outset and they wish they never did it.

The reason why we all play P99 is because of changes made on Live that took away the luster of the game. There was something that was just "right" about original EQ that we all remember fondly.

The removal of the hybrid penalty was not one of those changes that took away that luster.

Like someone earlier said, grouping is much less common on P99 than it was on Live. I also don't remember my Live server being overpopulated with Shammies/Necros/Enchanters/Monks (okay maybe Necros) and underpopulated with hybrids. If anything it was the opposite.

[Swish]

I don't remember people being so angry back on live when it came to rule lawyering - maybe we should alter the brain patterns of the P99 community who aren't behaving in the classic way.

There's some things that no programming code can fix.

[webrunner5]

Well I can tell you I would have never made my Iksar SK in 2000 if I knew about the penalty. It was life in the slow lane for sure. :eek: So yeah it was, and still is, stupid to have it. Now I can understand say 28% of it for the regen part. But the 40%, that blows. The regen DOES make the class more powerful.

[Whirled]

I vote hybrids all be made 40% more powerful and the xp penalty kept. :-P

2 votes! :D