Project 1999 - Kunark and Spring Break

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Down the road, you will regret playing EQ instead of enjoying your Spring Break. Honestly, this Kunark release schedule is a blessing in disguise.

For most undergrads, particularly during the first two years (for most students), the time you actually have to spend - even to guarantee straight A's - is a joke. I work in Higher ed after earning my own undergrad, and supervised students for a few years afterward.

I learned how to work ahead of time, and my last semester of undergrad, I was literally done with school three or four weeks in advance (studied in advance for my exams, etc). I showed up to classes and played games on my laptop while half-listening. It wasn't hard to get that far ahead - I actually spent 30 hours a week (including class time) actually devoted to my studies, 15 hours a week working, and etc for the rest.

This isn't the case for Engineering/Hard science/Math/Stat/Nursing (i'm surprised how rigorous a serious BSN program is)/Pre-Med and quite a few other degree paths. I chose a pithy history/political science major.

I'm currently taking calc 2 while working full-time and realizing why some of my friends in more technical majors spent so much time studying.

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Originally Posted by Messianic (Post 218033)

This isn't the case for Engineering/Hard science/Math/Stat/Nursing (i'm surprised how rigorous a serious BSN program is)/Pre-Med and quite a few other degree paths. I chose a pithy history/political science major.

Pretty much sums it up for people getting "real degrees". All you humanities undergrads never have to do actual work to earn your piece of paper. :)

This has to be the easiest semester in my life thanks to random gen ed. courses. Courses that don't have 4 hour labs on top of insane studying are just a breeze. Show up to class once a week, take some notes, get an A. People pay 20k a year to get a piece of paper that says they can do that? WTF!

Props to all my engineering brothers. :)

if the tentative date is march 25th, id rather see Kunark drop on the 30th or after just to ensure it works properly

Yeah I'll never be able to raid <-- Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineer...what free time?

Edit: that's for undergrad

A shitload of players on here are adults with jobs and families, or don't even live in the USA. We are completely unaffected by your school break.

Kunark launch date looks good as it stands!

If you are completely unaffected by Spring Break, why do you care if it's moved up two weeks or not? You're going to play the same amount of time anyways.

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Originally Posted by Cyrano (Post 217983)

I really don't, my playtime currently speaks for itself. I'm in class or labs 28 hours per week physically. I spend a large portion of my free time doing work for those classes. I currently teach MCAT classes twice a week for 2 hours on monday/thursday evenings and proctor exams Saturday mornings which is dedicated homework time.

I'm considered an inactive member of my guild although I try to make raids if I'm available. When I do make raids, it typically turns into me fighting for 15 minutes then doing homework the rest of the time we're in the zone.

During Christmas/Spring break I work full time in another city and stay with family while doing that. I leave for work at 7:30 and get home usually after 8 pm at which I'm never able to play EQ because I spend time with my brother's family who I'm staying with.

So this honestly does not benefit me in any way, I play less during my "breaks" than I do during school.

I am currently typing this while in a TA session I run for first year bio students.

It should be very obvious I will be on the back end of players who level to 60 on this expansion. The ability for me to find a 3-4 hour block where I can level consistently is virtually non-existent and it will most likely take me 6-8 weeks to hit 60 once Kunark is released.

However, if there is a way for the bugs to be tested quicker I am all for it. The one thing I would like to see are exploits discovered and fixed immediately to slow the impact of progression and I'm simply making a suggestion for how I think that is possible.

A less buggy experience is better all-around regardless of how much you play. People are going to beat me to 60 by leaps and bounds anyways so why not let them get as much time discovering those bugs, inconsistencies, exploits, and issues early on? We have a two week period coming up where half the students will be getting a one week break from school. That seems like a perfect time to get them access to Kunark.

Cyrano is a young doctor?

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Originally Posted by Cyrano (Post 218135)

If you are completely unaffected by Spring Break, why do you care if it's moved up two weeks or not? You're going to play the same amount of time anyways.

Yes, please release Kunark at 3:45AM EST so coincide with me getting off work in my time zone!

I think one or two day shutdown for kunark stress test is not too much to ask. when the server went down for that last reboot, the kunark server pop went up to 60 or so when i logged in.