Thurgadin - The New EC Tunnel of Trading?

[Nuktari]

Will Thurgadin turn into the new trading hub when Velious arrives?

Thoughts & reasons, discuss.

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[Swish]

Depends how active Dial A Port and other porters are I'd think. Would you want to port people around in the opening week when there's 'new' content to enjoy?

Translocate gets added too, right?

Aren't some people going to end up being kos in Thurgadin?

[Vorkon]

Toons with Giant faction may have some issues.

[surron]

Thurgadin

- Excellent place for tradeskills
- Thurg potions bring you right there
- Druid / Wiz ports are not too far
- Bank

EC
- Level 1 mules easy to create


I think EC will continue to be the spot, even though thurg in theory sounds better.

Maybe red99 will use it as a trading hub

[Daldaen]

I hope Thurgadin is the new hub.

EC Tunnel for 5 years is more than enough.

[Supaskillz]

red99 uses global ooc as a trading hub...

[joppykid]

Gfay for sure now ;)

[PDX0621]

Depends how active Dial A Port and other porters are I'd think. Would you want to port people around in the opening week when there's 'new' content to enjoy?

Translocate gets added too, right?

Aren't some people going to end up being kos in Thurgadin?

Depends on how perma camped the port teeth thingies are. You want rides? Let us loot!

[Rararboker]

If it ever changes from EC I'd be surprised. EC as a trading hub is like 20% of what makes this server feel classic.

[Alanus]

People on giant faction would have an issue with that and getting a mule over there would be real difficult since you can't port to GD without the tooth. Plus, it's indoors, so if you have 10k plat on you and sow wears off, you are kind of stuck

[surron]

red99 uses global ooc as a trading hub...

You're so smart brah I guess they use ooc when they grab plat out of the bank too

[chief]

going to be hard to move my trader in ec that has 5millpp on him

[Cazlo]

The server I played on live didn't change the commerce hub from EC until the bazaar came into existence. I hope it stays that way here as well.

[raeanin]

going to be hard to move my trader in ec that has 5millpp on him

I think I can help, I need about 60k for a Fungi, that should make you a little lighter ;)

[Roguejm11]

Will Thurgadin turn into the new trading hub when Velious arrives?

Thoughts & reasons, discuss.

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EC was the main hub until Luclin came out, why would that change here?

[Nubben]

EC was the main hub until Luclin came out, why would that change here?

Actually North Freeport was. Having the trading hub in a zone with no bank is just silly to those of us from servers with the glorious North Freeport market.

[Thulack]

I hope Thurgadin is the new hub.

EC Tunnel for 5 years is more than enough.

You shut your mouth! ;)

[emdubwubwub]

Actually North Freeport was. Having the trading hub in a zone with no bank is just silly to those of us from servers with the glorious North Freeport market.

The only issue I can think of is that the evil aligned folks without the ability to cast invisibility would have trouble. I would love it if there was a bank where we traded though.

[Baadan]

If it ever changes from EC I'd be surprised. EC as a trading hub is like 20% of what makes this server feel classic.

It was NFP on my server (Mith Marr). It already feels so wrong.

[Dwadar2005]

I remember EC and gfay being the hubs back in the day.

[Seltius]

Going to cause Shady to have abandonment issues. He is so used to all the chatter.

Oh and due to prox to 2 polar opposite aligned cities was why EC made such a great location that and the lack of mobs in the tunnels and specific aligned guards near the tunnel. It was also kind of the center of everything important almost.

I still remember looking at chat in amazement the first time I zoned into EC and saw the lists of items being sold there. Then I died to the only Griffon(or was it a Griffin) that spawned in the zone. Ran back got my corpse and ran for the opposite wall only to encounter the air elemental and then undead at ring..

[maskedmelon]

It was NFP on my server (Mith Marr). It already feels so wrong.

I remember Veeshan was like this. I thought it made sense for the most part. Just a bit further away from any port location.

[Nubben]

The only issue I can think of is that the evil aligned folks without the ability to cast invisibility would have trouble. I would love it if there was a bank where we traded though.

The evils used to hang out over by the sewers. It was actually pretty cool/immersive. There were also plenty of things going on that made this a pretty small problem.


Trade mules existed back then
People were constantly killing East/West Freeport guards, which raised faction in North Freeport. It wasn't too hard to tag these guards to build faction.
Back then, less people played evil races/classes in general. This was probably due to a combination of factors, such as role-playing, difficulty, and lack of understanding/caring about min/max type stuff.

[Sadre Spinegnawer]

ec is within running distance of 5 starting cities and is itself a pretty safe zone to be in even at the lowest levels for most races/classes, with guards that can kill mobs off you. The market location has to be good for both buyers and sellers. Neither Kunark nor Velious offer anything close to the convenience of ec. It's not complicated, and if you are bored with tunnelquest do not play tunnelquest.

[Kender]

Depends on how perma camped the port teeth thingies are. You want rides? Let us loot!

haha good luck with that/ they are on a 20 or 30 second respawn

[Aviann]

You expect everyone to run their mules over there? You are giving us too much credit.

[Freakish]

Not all of us bought the expansion. I'm waiting for mom to get home, she said she would buy it for my birthday!

[zanderklocke]

Not all of us bought the expansion. I'm waiting for mom to get home, she said she would buy it for my birthday!

Ha. I actually bought Shadows of Luclin before Velious when I was a kid.

Oops.

[Clark]

Viva la EC

[MilanderTruewield]

EC remained trade zone until the implementation of the bazaar on Erollisi Marr.

[Catashe]

NFP rocked bank right there, mules with easier access to a bank so they don't HAVE to lug thousands of plat around.. Evils sure it will be harder but really you can get faction with NFP easy.. either kill militia, turn in belts or kill orcs... of all the zones with a bank.. NFP got to be the easiest to become non-kos too. I remember all the evils on my server(Saryrn) either grinded NFP faction or just hung out behind jades or in the sewer tunnel easy

[Aviann]

Ha. I actually bought Shadows of Luclin before Velious when I was a kid.

Oops.

Man I thought I was the only one that did that, lol

[webrunner5]

I think EC is here to stay. Long, confusing run from GD zone in on Port. Tons of people will be KoS in Thrug down the road. EC Tunnel ain't going away anytime soon. :D

[Brocode]

add bank to ec tunnel! we will live there.

[joedirt87]

EC makes more sense for everyone, though you could have a bit of a high end market in whatever Velious City is chosen since that is where most of the high level players will be located.

[Telin]

I loved north Freeport on saryrn server, but I do remember Thurgadin having more trading than any other city.

[PDX0621]

add bank to ec tunnel! we will live there.

There should be an ATM like merchant in EC. Maybe convert Shady to be one. You can access your bank account, but you'll be charged some kind of pp "convenience fee" each time. Practical, and a good pp sink. Thoughts?!

[Shaniril]

The only issue I can think of is that the evil aligned folks without the ability to cast invisibility would have trouble. I would love it if there was a bank where we traded though.

It's not that hard to get non-kos to nfp, just level on EC orcs or help lowbies kill them for a while. My DE sk is amiable to the entire zone. lol.

[Cazlo]

There should be an ATM like merchant in EC. Maybe convert Shady to be one. You can access your bank account, but you'll be charged some kind of pp "convenience fee" each time. Practical, and a good pp sink. Thoughts?!

Not classic, will never happen. Would be pretty convenient but isn't the inconvience of this game part of the nostalgia? Otherwise it'd just be another boring, easy mmo. :D

[curtischoy]

On E'ci EC was the trade hub until Luclin. Then it was bazaar/nexus/ec. people sold in ec/nexus because the bazaar 1.0 was so crazy laggy that people crashed. Not a lot of people did this and it didn't last very long.

[Kekephee]

Team Gfay: The least sensible of the most highly utilized options


Trolls and ogres making you run all the way to the wizard spires to buy their wurmslayers, classic

[pasi]

You will definitely see auctions in both. Ideally, Thurgadin would have more stuff aimed at higher levels and EC will have more stuff aimed at low and mid levels.

Thurgadin = Target of Norrath.
EC tunnel = Walmart of Norrath.

[Telin]

Target really isn't any different lol

[tristantio]

Won't matter where the market picks up as long as someone in each area (assuming it does split) runs the ahungry log uploader :D

[Ezalor]

north freeport all the way.. miss the music and evils in the sewers

[Man0warr]

Won't matter where the market picks up as long as someone in each area (assuming it does split) runs the ahungry log uploader :D

That already doesn't happen sometimes. Need someone to run bots in all places 24/7!

[Teadar]

EC forever !!!

[Telin]

That already doesn't happen sometimes. Need someone to run bots in all places 24/7!

Not classic. I say if no movement within 15 minutes then force log off

[tristantio]

I thought that was a newer thing (signing out without movement), or maybe a WOW feature - pretty sure I had toons idle for days in classic (maybe I'm mis-remembering though).

[maskedmelon]

Not classic. I say if no movement within 15 minutes then force log off

I like this. Combatting not classic with not classic, because there is no other way :/

Honestly though, I just think it is weird when I am off hunting somewhere and get a random tell with an offer for an item I had been selling in EC an hour before...

I know it is too my benefit, but down w/ ahungry, bring back the classic!

[Man0warr]

I'm all for classic stuff for mobs, items, mechanics, etc but making stuff more tedious just to be tedious is stupid.

Nothing wrong with ahungry, all it does is parse log files and then a bit of PHP and Javascript on the website side - none of this was out of the question in 2001.

I also wish they would allow the use of the Guild Manager window.

[Kaleadar]

I just wish that the wiki would get rid of the auction prices. Might as well have a bazaar if you going to keep that crap imho

[Aviann]

I just wish that the wiki would get rid of the auction prices. Might as well have a bazaar if you going to keep that crap imho

ehungry <3

[Daldaen]

I like this. Combatting not classic with not classic, because there is no other way :/

Honestly though, I just think it is weird when I am off hunting somewhere and get a random tell with an offer for an item I had been selling in EC an hour before...

I know it is too my benefit, but down w/ ahungry, bring back the classic!

A griffin trained there will clear it out real quick. And be super classic.

[Brocode]

If your not in a hurry you make a post here at EC FORUM, if you are, you just auction in EC.

Either you dont have time, or you are at work and can do afk EC, otherwise you just want to go along and play.

[Stormfists]

GFAY KELETHIN BANK #2015 !

It's time !

[tristantio]

I'm all for classic stuff for mobs, items, mechanics, etc but making stuff more tedious just to be tedious is stupid.

Nothing wrong with ahungry, all it does is parse log files and then a bit of PHP and Javascript on the website side - none of this was out of the question in 2001.

I also wish they would allow the use of the Guild Manager window.

Actually I recently rewrote from PHP to Common Lisp (a language finalized at least 20+ years before EQ was a thought) in favor of more classicness :p

[Man0warr]

PHP is like 20 years old at this point too.

[tristantio]

Good point - although php of '94 is a tiny bit different than todays