I’d love a Purple99 server!

[Trelaboon]

Probably my all time favorite time period during live was when the Firiona Vie server dropped. Trivial Loot Code, no common tongue, no NO DROP items, evils and goods couldn’t group, and probably my favorite part: Only one toon per account.

It would probably be impossible to create an emu server like this, because accounts are free, so the one character per player idea, which to me was the most interesting thing about the server, would be impossible to implement. That being said, I’d LOVE to have a p99 server like this. I’d love to hear your stories about the early days of FV, as it was definitely the most fun, and probably most nostalgic part of my gaming past.

[Evia]

Probably my all time favorite time period during live was when the Firiona Vie server dropped. Trivial Loot Code, no common tongue, no NO DROP items, evils and goods couldn’t group, and probably my favorite part: Only one toon per account.

It would probably be impossible to create an emu server like this, because accounts are free, so the one character per player idea, which to me was the most interesting thing about the server, would be impossible to implement. That being said, I’d LOVE to have a p99 server like this. I’d love to hear your stories about the early days of FV, as it was definitely the most fun, and probably most nostalgic part of my gaming past.

I would also love this!!

I think they could make it so you had to register a single account to a single IP address? I'm not super savvy with coding and proxies and all that jazz so I could be wrong on that.
Yeah I'd totally play on it. I think it would be cool to make it PVP as well, just to get that full on RP feeling! epic battles and wars with other people! maybe no item loot but just coin.

[loramin]

I would also love this!!

I think they could make it so you had to register a single account to a single IP address? I'm not super savvy with coding and proxies and all that jazz so I could be wrong on that.
Yeah I'd totally play on it. I think it would be cool to make it PVP as well, just to get that full on RP feeling! epic battles and wars with other people! maybe no item loot but just coin.

Anyone with a VPN gets a new IP every time they join it. Unfortunately solving "who is a unique person" on the Internet is a hard problem (especially when you can't charge).

That being said, I've always thought EQ PvP needed teams. Without teams there's no way to constructively channel that griefer energy.

[daxchunjae1912]

Oh this would be fun to implement. You would do two checks during the login process. First is check the ip to make sure it’s unique, and second check the MAC address for each computer that’s connecting. P99 already does this so it’s not difficult to include. The rest would be adjusting the rules variables in the MySQL database and then Perl scripting. Very enjoyable if you’re into these kinds of things, I know I do :D

[cactus]

the only Purple99 IMHO is a TEAMS SERVER or Green 99 PVP server.

[Evia]

Teams pvp with fv ruleset!

I'd play that over green 99 and i don't really even like pvp.

[Psyborg]

Oh this would be fun to implement. You would do two checks during the login process. First is check the ip to make sure it’s unique, and second check the MAC address for each computer that’s connecting. P99 already does this so it’s not difficult to include. The rest would be adjusting the rules variables in the MySQL database and then Perl scripting. Very enjoyable if you’re into these kinds of things, I know I do :D

MAC addresses are easily spoofed and VPNs provide unlimited IPs. Loramin is exactly right, solving the problem of a "unique person" is a problem that p99 doesn't have the wherewithal to solve.

I agree though, it does sound like a fun project to work on from a coding perspective.

[Keebz]

...no NO DROP items...

How'd that work exactly? Does this mean you could sell class specific planes/thurg armor? Hell pre-nerf guise would be sellable, which would be rough.

...evils and goods couldn’t group...
This seems interesting... what constitutes a good? Seems like there'd be a shortage of evil healers to go around and maybe a shortage of good shamans.

[ScottBerta]

Id be so down for this... what would I make would be the question.. Ogre Shaman, Gnome Mage or Hafling Cleric

[Osprey39]

How'd that work exactly? Does this mean you could sell class specific planes/thurg armor? Hell pre-nerf guise would be sellable, which would be rough.


This seems interesting... what constitutes a good? Seems like there'd be a shortage of evil healers to go around and maybe a shortage of good shamans.

I never played on FV but I did play on Sullon Zek and there it was determined by your deity. Evil deities were Bertox, Cazic, Innoruuk and Rallos Zek. Tunare, both Marrs and Rodcet Nife were the good deities. All the others were neutral. There were plenty of good shaman, they were just all barbs. They made a few changes too like allowing bards to worship Rallos Zek so the evil team could have bards.

The server was a lot of fun and I miss those days. I would love if they brought that back to life.

[Trelaboon]

How'd that work exactly? Does this mean you could sell class specific planes/thurg armor? Hell pre-nerf guise would be sellable, which would be rough.


This seems interesting... what constitutes a good? Seems like there'd be a shortage of evil healers to go around and maybe a shortage of good shamans.

Yes. The only thing that was considered NO DROP were epics. Aka, all raid loot could be sold on the market. There were no guises however because the server was released after the nerf, and wasn’t a progression server. As far as grouping, it was one of the first things they changed, because yes, raiding and grouping was very difficult for evils. However alignment was determined by both race and class, as well as diety. As far as I remember, agnostics could swing both ways.

[Dulu]

Evil and Good could group on Firiona Vie. You're thinking of Sullon Zek.

(Edit: Someone above says this was the case originally but changed. I played on FV very early, and it had already been changed if this was the case, so this system did not last very long at all.)

[pink grapefruit]

isn't green gonna be pvp teams? would be so lame if it wasn't lol literally everyone is begging for a teams server.

[Trelaboon]

Evil and Good could group on Firiona Vie. You're thinking of Sullon Zek.

(Edit: Someone above says this was the case originally but changed. I played on FV very early, and it had already been changed if this was the case, so this system did not last very long at all.)

Wrong, in the very early stages you could not group with other alignments. You’re right though it was fixed very early, mostly because it was way too much of a handicap. I started there on day one and vividly remember not being able to exp with dark elves on my human in the Freeport area.

[cactus]

Wrong, in the very early stages you could not group with other alignments. You’re right though it was fixed very early, mostly because it was way too much of a handicap. I started there on day one and vividly remember not being able to exp with dark elves on my human in the Freeport area.

As it should be. Inkies and Humans should battle it out for who gets to kill orcs.