The Hole

[Goobles]

wru and when are you coming out?

[guineapig]

2 months after Kunark opens.

[Deezie]

20 minutes

[azeth]

hooray Master Yael raids

[Glaani]

/jump!

[Scrooge]

Goobles is all about "The Hole"

[Goobles]

Hole is supposed to open before Kunark, fyi. <3

[utenan]

http://www.project1999.org/forums/showpost.php?p=5491&postcount=12

[Jarnin]

Hole is supposed to open before Kunark, fyi. <3
Uh, no. Kunark was released in March 2000. The Hole was released in June 2000.

[Goobles]

Oh interesting.

[Nedala]

Why does everyone think the hole was pre-kunark?

[Droxx]

Haven't you been in The Hole enough on this server Goobles?

[Jarnin]

Why does everyone think the hole was pre-kunark?
Probably because Paineel came out before Kunark, and they associate Paineel and The Hole, because The Hole is the ruins of old Paineel.

[Messianic]

Anyone know what happens if you jump in the hole right now?

[azeth]

Anyone know what happens if you jump in the hole right now?

My guess is "Large Warp Detected" and /rewind function kicks in.

I do however encourage you to take the leap.

[Messianic]

My guess is "Large Warp Detected" and /rewind function kicks in.

I do however encourage you to take the leap.

I'm gonna make an erudite SK noob character and do it later :D

[guineapig]

Hole is supposed to open before Kunark, fyi. <3

No.

We have been over this many many times on the forums Sick of posting the timeline for people.


EDIT: One last time

Apr 99 - Game goes live
Oct 99 - Temple of Solusek Ro
Jan 00 - Plane of Sky
Feb 00 - City of Paineel
Apr 00 - Kerra Ridge + Splitpaw 2.0
Apr 00 - Kunark
June 00 - The Hole
Sep 00 - Epic Quests
Dec 00 - Velious
Mar 01 - The Warrens
Mar 01 - Hate + Fear 2.0
Aug 01 - Stoneburnt
Dec 01 - Luclin

[Torqumada286]

No.

We have been over this many many times on the forums Sick of posting the timeline for people.

Make it a sticky on the forums or FAQ.

Torqumada

[azeth]

Apr 00 - Kunark
June 00 - The Hole
Sep 00 - Epic Quests


makes me all :(

[Scrooge]

Nilbog posted the complete legit original time-line dating from 'Original' to 'Velious' somewhere on the forum

[Fourthmeal]

I thought this thread was about Tralina

[Hasbinbad]

..I thought The Hole was already open..

http://i54.tinypic.com/33kgos7.gif

[Rahnza]

Haven't you been in The Hole enough on this server Goobles?

hehe

[Jarnin]

..I thought The Hole was already open..
As I understand it, this server was made by taking the code that made PEQ and removing stuff and remaking a lot of stuff that was removed or changed in the years since the game went live. The thing is, a lot of stuff was left in because it would have taken years to remove everything to make it adhere to the whole "classic" EQ. That's why there are some non-classic quests that are still in game, and some stuff like tradeskill items or noobie class armor items (like halfing foot bones in Nektulos).

So, the Hole is in game. I dunno if it's populated, but it could be. I stopped playing in 2004, so I don't know if it was revamped or anything like that. But since the code is from PEQ and PEQ has the Hole, I'm guessing that the zone could be 100% functional, but since the zone-in located in Paineel is disabled you can't enter without a GM port or something like that.

[Messianic]

Well I did it - you don't zone into the hole, but you do get punched by pain and suffering for 32000 damage.

[Lazortag]

Well I did it - you don't zone into the hole, but you do get punched by pain and suffering for 32000 damage.

Do you at least fall all the way down?

also:


-Rod of Annihilation - rare beyond belief then removed- caretaker, sebilis

I'd never even heard of this item, but WHAT THE FUCK?
http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=154

That's just nuts.

[Rahnza]

As I understand it, this server was made by taking the code that made PEQ
Wrong in only 15 words. P99 is based on the AX database, not PEQ.

[Zarcath]

I don't think The Hole was properly itemized until the epic quests went in though.

[Messianic]

Do you at least fall all the way down?

Nope, I probably fell a distance equivalent to 1.5-2 times the height of the EC tunnel at the entrance, which was weird. Maybe the devs programmed an insta-kill once you hit a certain Z-vector.

According to the game, I actually died in paineel...

[Dr4z3r]

Maybe the devs programmed an insta-kill once you hit a certain Z-vector.

That sounds quite probable, especially if the game thinks you died in Paineel.

[Jarnin]

Wrong in only 15 words. P99 is based on the AX database, not PEQ.
And the AX database isn't from a period after the Hole went live? THAT was the point I was making...

[guineapig]

If I recall correctly, (and this is going back many many months) the mobs were itemized (they dropped the appropriate gear). However the mobs that should have seen through invis didn't.

I also heard that at least some of the mobs did not have any faction associated with them. In other words they did not agro when you went near them and didn't asist each other. not sure how much truth there was to this as I did not go there myself.

Here's one of the old posts regarding the zone that Goobles posted:

http://www.project1999.org/forums/showthread.php?t=2247&highlight=hole

[Hobby]

you shouldnt die from jumping down... it ports you back to the ledge and doesnt really hurt you that much



i played with it a few weeks ago with some group and whatnot for a good hour.

[Lazortag]

you shouldnt die from jumping down... it ports you back to the ledge and doesnt really hurt you that much



i played with it a few weeks ago with some group and whatnot for a good hour.

Back in classic wouldn't it kill you..? or is that not correct?

[Savard18]

you shouldnt die from jumping down... it ports you back to the ledge and doesnt really hurt you that much



i played with it a few weeks ago with some group and whatnot for a good hour.

I jumped down into the hole with DA on a few times when I was in my 20s, all it did was port me back to the entrance to Paineel. I was curious, and since I use to solo the guardian on live, I figured why not.

I did not die, all that happened in the 3 times i tried it was I was warped back to the Paineel entrance, maybe 20 feet in front of the entrance. I Also looked in the tunnel to the Warrens and the underwater entrance to the Hole, both were blocked with large rocks.

So - take my word for it from a random player or waste your time trying to prove me wrong... I did this back in October-ish.

[Rahnza]

Back in classic wouldn't it kill you..? or is that not correct?

When the Hole goes live, jumping will 32k you in the Hole near Yael. There is a small pool that you can land in safely, but it's difficult. You can combine that with a cleric to rez you back to quickly take out Yael without fighting all the way down the Hole.

[Lazortag]

When the Hole goes live, jumping will 32k you in the Hole near Yael. There is a small pool that you can land in safely, but it's difficult. You can combine that with a cleric to rez you back to quickly take out Yael without fighting all the way down the Hole.

Before the hole went live though, wouldn't jumping down that massive pit kill you?

[Messianic]

you shouldnt die from jumping down... it ports you back to the ledge and doesnt really hurt you that much



i played with it a few weeks ago with some group and whatnot for a good hour.

I can't fraps, but i'll do it again and take screenies. I definitely died when I jumped in.

[Itchybottom]

When the Hole goes live, jumping will 32k you in the Hole near Yael. There is a small pool that you can land in safely, but it's difficult. You can combine that with a cleric to rez you back to quickly take out Yael without fighting all the way down the Hole.

Most people just waited until they were about to the ground and /exited. Fall damage is client side; no client, no damage.

[Scrooge]

Most people just waited until they were about to the ground and /exited. Fall damage is client side; no client, no damage.

You really oughta show me that trick sometime!