Launching a new Pre-Kunark Server

[dillpiccolol]

Hello everyone,

First off, I wanna say this whole community is awesome and I love returning to EQ once in a while to get that old school feel and gameplay. I have noticed, however, that as the current server has matured, it's pretty established and most players at the low levels are twinks (which makes sense and all, time and progress).

What I was wondering, however, was whether it had been considered to launch a new pre-kunark instance of P-1999. You guys probably have the codebase that you could deploy to the new server based on your source control evolving over time. Has this been considered? I think this would be a cool option for people who wanted to start fresh and I'm sure a new wave of donations would happily support it.

Thoughts?

Dill

[TacoSmasher]

play on red

[dillpiccolol]

Not really into PvP

[Oleris]

talked about alot. Plan is to get velious done and to final patch and wait and see.

[dillpiccolol]

Thanks Oleris, I think that'd be really cool.

[Oleris]

yeah, different discussions between a team pvp server, true time progression etc. There might be nothing, but the last thing we need is the staff working even more until velious is finished.

[Larken]

yeah, different discussions between a team pvp server, true time progression etc. There might be nothing, but the last thing we need is the staff working even more until velious is finished.


That sounds encouraging, I'm in same position as Op, just returned and it seems like there's a lot of returning old EQ players lately. As long as there is some discussion on the topic and perhaps some polls to see what is desired, (when staff is finished with Velious and takes a well-deserved vacation). If interest would be there, I'm sure lots of people would be happy to donate to make it a reality, at least I am.

Lol awesome gif at the bottom of your post.

[Rodcet]

yeah, different discussions between a team pvp server, true time progression etc. There might be nothing, but the last thing we need is the staff working even more until velious is finished.

Even though I played on Rallos Zek, on live EQ, I would absolutely love a team PvP server. FFA PvP is fun, but the constant paranoia of it can get a bit old at times.

[Safon]

Not to be an ass, but can we get one of these threads stickied and start banning accounts that continue to bring up this horse and beat it again, and again, and again

[PDX0621]

Not to be an ass, but can we get one of these threads stickied and start banning accounts that continue to bring up this horse and beat it again, and again, and again

There are MANY MANY different threads I've love to see that applied to.

[indiscriminate_hater]

wipe red clean 2016

[Ezalor]

Not to be an ass, but can we get one of these threads stickied and start banning accounts that continue to bring up this horse and beat it again, and again, and again

please do this for the "WHAT CLASSES ARE NEEDED?" threads too

[Llodd]

I think it'll happen eventually. Why wouldn't it.

What I'd prefer is 2 servers. One for the neckbeard hardcores to play the game like they own it without any rules. The other for the casual scum where they can rotate the shit out of evrything and still live their lives. I imagine in these scenarios GM's would have a far lighter workload.

I do wonder though whether hardocres would like this: Is the ability to lord it over the casuals important enough to want that type of server? Is the act of lording it over in itself a major reason to play the game ?

[Doil_Boil]

I think it'll happen eventually. Why wouldn't it.

What I'd prefer is 2 servers. One for the neckbeard hardcores to play the game like they own it without any rules. The other for the casual scum where they can rotate the shit out of evrything and still live their lives. I imagine in these scenarios GM's would have a far lighter workload.

I do wonder though whether hardocres would like this: Is the ability to lord it over the casuals important enough to want that type of server? Is the act of lording it over in itself a major reason to play the game ?

It would be great to have a rotation server.

[dillpiccolol]

Safron - I wasn't seeing any threads about it, but perhaps I was searching the wrong keywords.

If there are that many threads about it, perhaps it's a good indication that a lot of people would like it.

That said, totally understand Velious is a priority, wish I had a toon high enough to enjoy that expansion.

[Kayd]

Sorry misunderstood the question... doh.

[Swish]

Lol awesome gif at the bottom of your post.

I made it for him, I should have put a shitty watermark in ... no recognition :rolleyes:

[Swish]

Not to be an ass, but can we get one of these threads stickied and start banning accounts that continue to bring up this horse and beat it again, and again, and again

Can we get a red recruitment sticky?

http://cdn.meme.am/instances/500x/60054168.jpg

[Issar]

Not to be an ass, but can we get one of these threads stickied and start banning accounts that continue to bring up this horse and beat it again, and again, and again

Why paraphrase if you're just going to be an ass?

[Sadre Spinegnawer]

time and very real money obstacles stand in the way of many fine ideas. I, for example, would like a server in which bards are nerfed so badly, they have an endurance regen song on their epic. Can we make that happen?

Gotta work with the boxes ya got. These old Dells got a few more years on 'em, god willin and the creek don't rise.

[korzek]

Should do this same time velious releases so velious isn't over crowded and nor is the new server.