What's up with the boats?

[Xaks]

I've run a couple of searches on the forums, and I've found multiple conflicting reports.

I just ran from Kelethin to the BB docks, and arriving there I was surprised to see a gaggle of people waiting.

I inquired, and was told the boats take 30 or 40 MINUTES to arrive?

That can't be right....right?

[Galimar]

Honestly, that sounds about right.

[Sorn]

I've run a couple of searches on the forums, and I've found multiple conflicting reports.

I just ran from Kelethin to the BB docks, and arriving there I was surprised to see a gaggle of people waiting.

I inquired, and was told the boats take 30 or 40 MINUTES to arrive?

That can't be right....right?

Yes. There is still only 1 boat (should be 2 at this point) and it takes 30 minutes (plus or minus a few seconds) round trip.

[fragmaster]

god damn i love eq

[ECDubz]

Yes this is correct. Welcome to the best game ever.

[Psionide]

One of the best classic features next to EC tunnel.

[unleashedd]

i gotta admit my first boat ride across OOT on live was the most memorable experience in any game. the waiting and socializing, then the train of specs onto the boat, then a corpse run (more waiting and socializing), then a seafury at the island docks, then another corpse run, then arriving at freeport like 3 hours later... oh evercrack, you got me good

[Lifebar]

Classic as fuck. Nothing beats running out of the room for a few minutes and seeing that you zoned into North Freeport and then back into OOT again :(

[webrunner5]

Classic as fuck. Nothing beats running out of the room for a few minutes and seeing that you zoned into North Freeport and then back into OOT again :(

Been there done that about 100 times over the years lol. I still take the boat a lot even on a level 60 toon with tons of plat on it. Who is in a hurry. :p Neat boat ride, gives you time to get a Beer and Pee, or vice versa. :eek:

[Brontus]

I don't mind waiting for the boat. What I do mind is getting on a boat (BB to FF) and getting thrown off the shuttle and dumped into the sea and left to fend for myself to swim for hours.

This happened to me and a bard just last night when we took the BB boat to FV.

If the boats are bugged then their should be an NPC that teleports you from BB to FV and the reverse. I believe they had this on EQ live when the boats were malfunctioning.

[Xaks]

I don't mind waiting for the boat. What I do mind is getting on a boat (BB to FF) and getting thrown off the shuttle and dumped into the sea and left to fend for myself to swim for hours.

This happened to me and a bard just last night when we took the BB boat to FV.

If the boats are bugged then their should be an NPC that teleports you from BB to FV and the reverse. I believe they had this on EQ live when the boats were malfunctioning.

Yup. Gnomeapunters

[Gain]

Boats being bugged is classic

[Woolworth]

When I play Everquest, I miss those boats. (Strange but true.)

Now, in Project 1999, when I wait for boats, I use the time to level up my Swimming skill, just like I used to do, back in the day. :)

And every time a boat arrives at the dock, no matter how long we've been waiting, we think "Ahhh!! Finally!!," just as if we'd been waiting at a bus stop in real life.

[sacman08]

40 minutes is not correct, it's 15 minutes each way so 30 minutes round trip. It always sucked to run up to the docks and see the boat leaving and knowing I had 30 minute wait.

[cmd594]

I had a classic as f**k experience yesterday with the BB-FV boat travel -- apparently some of the BB shuttles don't meet up with the boat in TD correctly, and you get rammed into the lower end of the boat with no way to get up on the top deck. Good thing I play a class that can gate.

[webrunner5]

I had a classic as f**k experience yesterday with the BB-FV boat travel -- apparently some of the BB shuttles don't meet up with the boat in TD correctly, and you get rammed into the lower end of the boat with no way to get up on the top deck. Good thing I play a class that can gate.

Learn how to swim!! :) What do you think we did on live when the damn boats didn't work to start with, Gate??? Like everyone has gate??

[cmd594]

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