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Forum: Off Topic 10-28-2023, 10:16 PM
Replies: 826
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Posted By Torven
Daybreak has a duty and obligation to preserve...

Daybreak has a duty and obligation to preserve the game so that it's not lost to time. EQ is a key piece of gaming history. People 1000 years from now should be able to play it as it was intended...
Forum: Off Topic 10-02-2023, 04:47 PM
Replies: 826
Views: 203,763
Posted By Torven
I want to apologize for how dumb Gfay's...

I want to apologize for how dumb Gfay's spawngroups are
Forum: Off Topic 09-17-2023, 06:37 PM
Replies: 826
Views: 203,763
Posted By Torven
I worked on TAKP for 10 years and even I don't...

I worked on TAKP for 10 years and even I don't want era inaccurate ez-mode stuff ruining the classic game. I wouldn't play on Quarm if they had included it. Removing class exp penalties and Hole...
Forum: Off Topic 09-06-2023, 05:48 PM
Replies: 826
Views: 203,763
Posted By Torven
One man's idea of bad and nonsensical differs...

One man's idea of bad and nonsensical differs from another man's idea of bad and nonsensical.

Personally I think it's nonsensical to want to play classic EQ and also demand a bunch of modern...
Forum: Off Topic 08-05-2023, 04:48 PM
Replies: 826
Views: 203,763
Posted By Torven
He has the defense skill of a level 2 at level...

He has the defense skill of a level 2 at level 16. Of course he's not going to tank well.

Defense being hard to raise if you neglect it is a very, very well known phenomenon and is entirely...
Forum: Off Topic 08-05-2023, 03:10 AM
Replies: 826
Views: 203,763
Posted By Torven
I just made a level 16 wizard to test this. I...

I just made a level 16 wizard to test this. I was able to kill wisps easily even by starting the fight by punching them first. I did get channels even when I was hit.

TAKP's channeling logic was...
Forum: Off Topic 08-04-2023, 01:07 AM
Replies: 826
Views: 203,763
Posted By Torven
Sony put a pull limit of 10 in HoH early into PoP...

Sony put a pull limit of 10 in HoH early into PoP because bards were getting stupid amounts of exp there. On AK the pathing in the zone was atrocious. I set TAKP's limit to 15.

Regarding...
Forum: Off Topic 01-08-2022, 09:37 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,278
Posted By Torven
I do find it humorous when p99 users thumb their...

I do find it humorous when p99 users thumb their nose at 'not classic enough' servers while insisting on mousewheel and other titanium advantages. I thumb my nose at your client, dudes. Try hitting...
Forum: Off Topic 01-07-2022, 04:11 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,416
Posted By Torven
This is correct. The biggest obstacle to a new...

This is correct. The biggest obstacle to a new one-box server using TAKP's source and database is this. Finding competent and reliable people to GM for free is near impossible; and even if you find...
Forum: Off Topic 01-07-2022, 05:15 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,416
Posted By Torven
Not all the other 'three digit' servers allow...

Not all the other 'three digit' servers allow unlimited boxing. The Al'Kabor Project lists how many one, two and three boxers there are online at any given time. (max is 3) There are roughly as...
Forum: Off Topic 12-13-2021, 04:29 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 15,014
Posted By Torven
There is some sharing going on; the projects just...

There is some sharing going on; the projects just don't want much code from each other, if any. Mackal has access to TAKP source and he can lift whatever he wants from it. He preferred to implement...
Forum: Off Topic 12-13-2021, 04:42 AM
Replies: 128
Views: 15,014
Posted By Torven
The license doesn't stop the code authors from...

The license doesn't stop the code authors from waiving the requirement to share derivative code in the first place even if it applied in this case. (although with so many authors in this case, that...
Forum: Off Topic 04-06-2021, 04:03 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,346
Posted By Torven
Greenwald left The Intercept over 5 months ago

Greenwald left The Intercept over 5 months ago
Forum: Off Topic 06-06-2020, 01:02 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,459
Posted By Torven
I'll answer these quickly since I'm very familiar...

I'll answer these quickly since I'm very familiar with EQ's systems.

AC and ATK both used to be a combination of two variables: mitigation, avoidance for AC and offense and to-hit for ATK. They...
Forum: Off Topic 02-08-2020, 04:10 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 20,303
Posted By Torven
Not to burst your bubble or anything but, your...

Not to burst your bubble or anything but, your NPC stats are wrong.

Nag and Vox do not quad without weapons. NPC innate dual wield is a Velious addition.

Nag's hits are 83 min, 255 max. Vox...
Forum: Off Topic 12-23-2019, 04:09 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,337
Posted By Torven
No kidding. I liked all of those IPs until they...

No kidding. I liked all of those IPs until they ruined 'em. Movies nowadays are garbage. I'd rather watch some old movie I know I like instead of something new that is likely shit. If I had paid...
Forum: Off Topic 12-22-2019, 06:52 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,337
Posted By Torven
The Disney movies are so bad I'm actually...

The Disney movies are so bad I'm actually fascinated by how a beloved franchise can be so systematically eviscerated by corporate greed and incompetence. JJ succeeded in one-upping himself on his...
Forum: Bugs 11-20-2019, 08:29 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,064
Posted By Torven
No, my druid charming was done on the Al'Kabor...

No, my druid charming was done on the Al'Kabor server which was a Sony server that was essentially EQ circa November 2002 as far as mechanics goes. Not to be confused with The Al'Kabor Project which...
Forum: Bugs 11-20-2019, 04:53 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,064
Posted By Torven
Charm's precise mechanics are not 100% certain,...

Charm's precise mechanics are not 100% certain, but I know this:

I had found some old enchanter posts of people who had done charm tests at varying CHA levels and the results indicated either no...
Forum: Green Bugs 11-02-2019, 02:57 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,353
Posted By Torven
I have no evidence for this, but I vividly recall...

I have no evidence for this, but I vividly recall killing Nag and Vox at doors back in the very early days of EQ. Our guild killed Vox at the door to the large goblin king chamber and cheesed it by...
Forum: Green Bugs 10-31-2019, 03:08 AM
Replies: 6
Game Mechanics: Kicking Snakes
Views: 1,031
Posted By Torven
The Shissar NPCs are kicking in these logs. The...

The Shissar NPCs are kicking in these logs. The only full-snake model NPC I've found kicking are Plane of Storms Krendic slitherers. In fact Sony seemed to have removed kick from most snakes long...
Forum: Green Bugs 10-30-2019, 03:56 PM
Replies: 6
Game Mechanics: Kicking Snakes
Views: 1,031
Posted By Torven
Sony had the ability to individually set NPC...

Sony had the ability to individually set NPC skill levels. Just because Sony had removed kick from some snakes in 2006 does not mean that all snakes had kick before then. Furthermore the default...
Forum: Green Bugs 10-28-2019, 03:45 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,015
Posted By Torven
Incidentally Mackal decompiled the client and...

Incidentally Mackal decompiled the client and discovered that double attack chance is rolled against 500, like so:

if level <= 35: chance = skill / 500
else: chance = (skill + level) / 500

For...
Forum: Green Bugs 10-28-2019, 03:22 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,015
Posted By Torven
Fight #5 [4] A giant scarab - Thu Oct 31 14:57:08...

Fight #5 [4] A giant scarab - Thu Oct 31 14:57:08 2013 - Duration: 33s (max hit 24)
Rounds: 12; Bashes: 5; Dmg Type(s): bite; Swings: 15 (On You: 15)
rounds with 1 swings: 9 (75%)
rounds with 2...
Forum: Green Bugs 10-28-2019, 03:15 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,015
Posted By Torven
Here's a 2001 log, which pre-dates Al'Kabor: ...

Here's a 2001 log, which pre-dates Al'Kabor:

Fight #1 [1] A Dervish Cutthroat - Sat Mar 10 17:10:42 2001 - Duration: 1m 20s
Rounds: 29; Bashes: 0; Dmg Type(s): punch; Swings: 36 (On You: 36)...
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