Starting new too late?

[brunt-fca]

Recently i tried a TLP daybreak server and it was not the experience i was looking for. Then i discovered this Project 99 and this looks exactly like what i want. My question is: since Velious is now live here and that is considered end game with no more expansions to come, am i too late to start fresh? Is there an plan for a new server that starts back at the beginning? I'd just like to know in advance because i'd hate to put a lot of time in only to come in too late. Cheers.

[andvarion]

The staff basically has a year's worth of patches to implement. And they don't implement them as quickly as they were implemented on live. If I had to guess, and I'm likely far less informed than many other people here, I'd say it will take them roughly 2 years to implement the year's worth of patches. Once that final patch hits, nobody knows for sure what will happen, but the least likely of all possibilities is the server simply being shut down. Maybe it will be frozen in time there for years to come, maybe they'll add custom content, maybe they'll even cave on their entire purpose for this server and implement further expansions (very unlikely unless staffing changes), who knows.

No matter how long it lasts, I'm sure it won't last forever. But there should be many years still left, and that should be plenty of time to do whatever you want. The server is full of players at all levels, grouping is easy enough to find, there are casual guilds and hardcore guilds, raiders and non-raiders. It's all here, and the only thing I think it's literally too late for are classic/Kunark server firsts and acquiring items that no longer drop. Other than that, have fun!

[Ersuvus]

they can take as long as they want... they did a perfect job with this server so far.. why rush into anything really?

[Robbintha Hood]

Its never too late to start on this server. A friend of mine just started playing on this server last night. The community on this server is pretty good with the exception of the politics involved with end game raiding. You are far from venturing down the end game raiding road, but you can definitely get there. Just keep your chin up and ask folks for buffs :-P

[maskedmelon]

Never too late to start ^^ there has been discussion if a potential green99 server that may launch in the future, following a classic timeline. Characters from there would be dumped to blue99 at the end of the green99 classic timeline at which point green99 would be reset. There has been no indication that blue99 is going anywhere any time soon^^ and it is very easy to get started there.

If you are looking for classic gameplay, are a casual, or have limited time i would suggest rolling one character on blue99 and one on red99 (the pvp server). You can play the red character during any downtime you have on blue ^^ and while pvp that aspect is somewhat minimized while it boasts a much greater classic nature than blue99 despite a significant XP bonus which has its merits ^^

Welcome aboard and good luck!

[Gecko]

they can take as long as they want... they did a perfect job with this server so far.. why rush into anything really?

I concur with this. Really, just play and enjoy yourself. This server was on Kunark for years, and will likely be on Velious for many years. There is no rush for anything.

Just avoid EC as much as possible and focus on the 80% of the population that are there for the social aspects.

[curtischoy]

Definitely not too late. You will be happy that you joined. IMO it is the best decision to join a leveling guild, they are often large and full of players that are new just like you and players that are knowledgeable so that you can ask questions in guild chat.

[Itap]

It's never too late, the server can never have too many clerics, enchanters, and tanks

[Itap]

Don't roll a Druid though, there's definitely too many of us

[brunt-fca]

Thanks for all the replies. So at least there are a few years remaining in it, possibly more with various variables in play. Sounds good to me. I set up the game and created an iksar necromancer. Had a blast with him running around getting lost, falling in the water, locating spell vendors, thinking warsilisk wood was the noob zone and then finally rediscovering everything making it to level 3. Antonica is my favourite though so i might create another character there and try that too. I don't find end raiding fun and it is the reason i stopped playing back in 2002 because it required too much of my time and there was a growing loot obsession. This time i'm just going to have a laugh and do what i can when i can. Thanks again for all the input folks.

[Chubba]

As many have already said, it is certainly not too late to start. There are still plenty of lower lvl people lvling up (some alts, some not) in dungeons/around. I recently started up a troll shaman, no twinking and just going through at my own pace.

[Sadre Spinegnawer]

A lot of people are playing here precisely because there is no race, the server is locked at Velious, and people can take their own sweet time playing in a gameworld that is fun at level 5 and level 55. Just jump in and have at it. Play at your own pace. Explore what you want to explore, make friends, and maybe someday you will even kill a dragon!

[kennymack007]

My 2 cents;

There will always be a strong base of players here, new and old. The reason is because p99 offers something that you can not find anymore. A good hard core MMO where you have to be social, think, plan, be friendly, etc.

Most players like myself are just sick of the boring, easy, "instant gratification", and entitlement based MMOs that are popular now days.

Sorry if that sounded like a rant.

[Woolworth]

It is certainly not too late.

This morning I was killing things in the newbie yard in West Freeport with my level 2 Bard and I grouped with a couple of level 1 Monks. I mentioned that I'd just started playing Project 1999 yesterday, and they each replied that they had started this morning.

[bulbousaur]

Welcome to the server and enjoy yourself whatever your play style!

[brunt-fca]

I have decided to stick with DE Necro after trying Iksar Necro. I never really liked Kunarks noobs zones and Antonica was always my favourite i guess because i started pre kunark back in 99. Having a great time. I completely forget that i am playing on a server that is set up as a not for profit. Kudos to the folks running it i'm impressed. Already people stop by and buff me sometimes and are generally polite. Good community. My characters name is Nemutai if anyone wants to say hi. I used to play a barb war on brell back in the day.