gotrocks
10-16-2014, 10:46 AM
Yes you, the one clicking refresh or hitting F5 on your keyboard all day. Stop waiting for that troll to respond and go answer a half page or so worth of Technical Discussion threads. Don't think you know much about technical stuff? Visit the forum and start reading. Most Tech Discussion questions are pretty simple to answer, a bit of critical thinking and some trial and error will get you to an answer. And similar questions are asked all the time, so once you've nailed down a solution it can often be applied elsewhere. You can contribute in a big way - everytime you give someone a working solution, you are almost always adding a +1 to the server population. Once you've answered several hundred of these like many of our resident tech gurus, you can confidently say that you've helped increase the server population in a big way. And these threads often get searched for and viewed multiple times, so that help can extend far beyond the person you were initially helping.
But wait, 'Tech Gurus'? Several hundred posts? Why does that forum need help if terms and numbers like these exist?
Many of us who put months or even years into regularly checking and ensuring these threads were being answered have left the game or become too busy for this task. I know that my family and a new career has kept me far from p99 and helping people get their clients working, others burn out or simply move on, but the Technical Discussion board needs constant attention because there will always be people who cant get their clients working. With each answered question a new solution is added to the boards forever, and a new player can start up, or an old one return, to the joys of classic Everquest. It doesnt take much, and these people need YOUR help!
So what do you do if you want to reach out and touch a young P99ers heart... err, eqclient?
All you need to do to start fixing clients and granting wishes is read the Tech Board every day, or as often as possible. Check into as many threads as you can, read what others post. Look at old tech threads with lots of replies. We've had nearly 5 years to aggregate answers to problems with running EQ on a variety of software and multiple iterations of that software. Chances are if you dig hard enough you'll find an answer, or at least find yourself on the right track. It won't be long before you start picking up on what works and what doesn't. Pretty soon, you'll be able to answer questions on the fly for a known issue - or begin to problem solve through more difficult tasks when an obvious answer isn't available. More tech savvy users will have an easier time with this, but anyone can do it, all it takes is a little commitment and time and you will be saving people from a meaningless existence without P99. You can be like the hero you've always known you are by taking 15 minutes out of your forumquest to focus on helping others. The more people who participate , the stronger our tech community grows, and the more players we can get into the game. There was once a time when only a select few brave souls would even attempt to dedicate themselves to this task. I hope that time has not returned, and that a new wave of Technical Sages will step up to the challenge of ensuring new and returning players can enjoy P99 just like you do.
I hope that you feel the need to help your server and your community to meet this challenge and do your best to learn how to, and later help, your fellow EQ fans. I will do my best to be around the next day or two in order to answer questions and set an example for up and coming heroes. These yearly recruitment drives tend to drum up a lot of new blood once people realize how important this is, so lets all hit the search feature and figure out why Sad Sam cant run EQ anymore to get deathtouched on his Ranger. Good luck, fellow p99ers, and remember - You can reach out and save a player characters life right now, if you'll just take the time to do so.
But wait, 'Tech Gurus'? Several hundred posts? Why does that forum need help if terms and numbers like these exist?
Many of us who put months or even years into regularly checking and ensuring these threads were being answered have left the game or become too busy for this task. I know that my family and a new career has kept me far from p99 and helping people get their clients working, others burn out or simply move on, but the Technical Discussion board needs constant attention because there will always be people who cant get their clients working. With each answered question a new solution is added to the boards forever, and a new player can start up, or an old one return, to the joys of classic Everquest. It doesnt take much, and these people need YOUR help!
So what do you do if you want to reach out and touch a young P99ers heart... err, eqclient?
All you need to do to start fixing clients and granting wishes is read the Tech Board every day, or as often as possible. Check into as many threads as you can, read what others post. Look at old tech threads with lots of replies. We've had nearly 5 years to aggregate answers to problems with running EQ on a variety of software and multiple iterations of that software. Chances are if you dig hard enough you'll find an answer, or at least find yourself on the right track. It won't be long before you start picking up on what works and what doesn't. Pretty soon, you'll be able to answer questions on the fly for a known issue - or begin to problem solve through more difficult tasks when an obvious answer isn't available. More tech savvy users will have an easier time with this, but anyone can do it, all it takes is a little commitment and time and you will be saving people from a meaningless existence without P99. You can be like the hero you've always known you are by taking 15 minutes out of your forumquest to focus on helping others. The more people who participate , the stronger our tech community grows, and the more players we can get into the game. There was once a time when only a select few brave souls would even attempt to dedicate themselves to this task. I hope that time has not returned, and that a new wave of Technical Sages will step up to the challenge of ensuring new and returning players can enjoy P99 just like you do.
I hope that you feel the need to help your server and your community to meet this challenge and do your best to learn how to, and later help, your fellow EQ fans. I will do my best to be around the next day or two in order to answer questions and set an example for up and coming heroes. These yearly recruitment drives tend to drum up a lot of new blood once people realize how important this is, so lets all hit the search feature and figure out why Sad Sam cant run EQ anymore to get deathtouched on his Ranger. Good luck, fellow p99ers, and remember - You can reach out and save a player characters life right now, if you'll just take the time to do so.