How stable is the server?

[vincin]

How stable is the server? Will there be a day the server is no more? Will this server last longer than EQ LIVE? Just askin cuz this server rocks and it would suck if it had to go.

[audacity]

Yeah. They are going to release RoK and SoV as a package deal, and will leave the server up for another 2 weeks. After that, your character will be deleted and reported to the pedo police, you kid toucher.

[Hobby]

This server, in terms of stability, can hold over 300 people in a single zone...200 to be comfortable. And it will last for however long we have funding and interest in it -- this project is ran by peoples love for classic everquest, and i highly doubt that it will fade any time soon :p

[audacity]

Sure, you can trust a "server guide" or you can trust me, a...guy on the internet that sounds likea dick. YOUR CHOICE NEO, RED OR BLUE PILL?

[vincin]

Thats good to hear. It would be sad to see whats left of EQ go away...EQ Live is already dead. How much does it cost to keep a server up?

[vincin]

haha, personally, I do have a fear of the server going down mainly because of copyright issues. Other issues include server maintenance, or EQemu shutting down. Thats why I havent spent a lot of time on my character because you never know what will happen.

[Greyhands]

Wow, how about just playing and letting the small stuff work themselves out

[vincin]

Im just so worried though!

[nilbog]

Well you're in luck. We've spent the past year working on server stability, and it's gotten better via hardware, hosting, and server-specific optimizations. At this point, I'd say the server is very stable. As far as copyright issues, this has been discussed in an article, including interviews. SOE seems apathetic and/or intrigued by it, because we do not charge for anything. Coming from the President of sony, and co-founder of Verant, I take it as a compliment.

not every private server is vilified. The private EverQuest server known as Project 1999 has been under the watchful eyes of publisher and license-holders at Sony Online Entertainment since before its inception in 2008, but has garnered no more negative reaction than apathy as of this time. A few SOE employees have even noted their approval of the project, since it offers a form of gameplay no longer available for subscribers to the modern evolution of EverQuest.In fact, a quote from SOE's President John Smedley nails the point home on how they feel about the efforts of the Project 1999 crew: "Practically, our stance is that I’m amazed that people know how to do that. Typically emulators have a very limited functionality but it really is an amazing technical feat... until those people start charging and ripping us off, then it becomes something else."http://www.tentonhammer.com/editorials/private-servers

[vincin]

Wow! that is a compliment. Smedley himself! I didnt think SoE would have liked it. After seeing that, I feel more secure. Just a questions though, if there arent charges how do you afford it?

[nilbog]

You could have read the article. :P

Additionally, they do not charge to connect to their servers and do not offer any premium services like those Scapegaming offered, instead existing solely on donations from their enthusiastic fanbase.

[vincin]

I will when I get home. My works Internet wont let me see it

[Brund the Decrepit]

There is a very good looking 'Donate' button on the main page that is all shiny and yellow.
Feel it...
Live it...
Click it...

BE the button.

It is your civic duty.

[t0lkien]

I agree with Smedley... it's an amazing technical achievement, especially considering how close it is to the original game. I am currently working on an MMO, and they are not easy at the best of times. I can't imagine what it must be like reverse engineering server code (AI, NPCs, Quests, movement speeds, cast times and effects... the list goes on).

I'm loving this game already after only a couple of days, and will be donating for sure. I'd pay to play, so donation is a small thing to help.

[vincin]

As a student programmer I would love to read about how the programmers of the server did it. Im just learning about object oriented programing. I dont know how these guys create this stuff. Maybe OpenGL with a physics engine? That would be an amazing thing to read.

[Glaani]

peoples love

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