Why I *will* be playing on Ragefire

[Lasmori]

P99 is the nostalgic home that one always returns to. It's an almost "perfect" snapshot of an old memory that I love remembering. Of course I will continue to come back to P99.

The one big gripes I have with P99 is just how saturated the end game is. You look to your left... and spot a level 5 rogue twink rocking their epic. I even managed to very heavily twink out my Cleric with her own money... just by doing a little hill giant farming. New players have gear raining down on them. I'm guilty of twinking out some of the new players myself. I would freaking kill for a wipe or new server.

Of course there are things about Ragefire that will seriously bug me. Just to name a few:

* Revamped zones
* The market place
* No bot/box restrictions
* Bandoleer
* Melody (learn to fucking bard!)
* Some of the weird "new" UI elements that are anything but intuitive.

Having said that... Ragefire is a fresh start and a chance to experience the expansions again. I miss Luclin and PoP. I enjoyed raiding in GoD. Hell, I even quite enjoyed Omens. Will Ragefire be the Everquest I remember? No sadly. Ragefire an awkward bastard of old memories and... whatever the fuck EQ Live has turned into. Once one accepts this, I do think there is some fun to be had.

[Lev_Mer]

kudos for positive thread

[Credge]

I am sitting in a weird place at the moment. I don't know if I'm going to be playing Ragefire or not. The boxing is kind of lame, but that's about it.

To me it's a balance between overly saturated market on P99 or boxing to the max on Ragefire.

[DeathWalking]

Originally Posted by Credge [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I am sitting in a weird place at the moment. I don't know if I'm going to be playing Ragefire or not. The boxing is kind of lame, but that's about it.

To me it's a balance between overly saturated market on P99 or boxing to the max on Ragefire.

revamped zones and marketplace are what killed it for me

[EQJubilee]

Originally Posted by Lasmori [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

P99 is the nostalgic home that one always returns to. It's an almost "perfect" snapshot of an old memory that I love remembering. Of course I will continue to come back to P99.

The one big gripes I have with P99 is just how saturated the end game is. You look to your left... and spot a level 5 rogue twink rocking their epic. I even managed to very heavily twink out my Cleric with her own money... just by doing a little hill giant farming. New players have gear raining down on them. I'm guilty of twinking out some of the new players myself. I would freaking kill for a wipe or new server.

Of course there are things about Ragefire that will seriously bug me. Just to name a few:

* Revamped zones
* The market place
* No bot/box restrictions
* Bandoleer
* Melody (learn to fucking bard!)
* Some of the weird "new" UI elements that are anything but intuitive.

Having said that... Ragefire is a fresh start and a chance to experience the expansions again. I miss Luclin and PoP. I enjoyed raiding in GoD. Hell, I even quite enjoyed Omens. Will Ragefire be the Everquest I remember? No sadly. Ragefire an awkward bastard of old memories and... whatever the fuck EQ Live has turned into. Once one accepts this, I do think there is some fun to be had.

The new Blue Recycle server will have a much better economy. You should just play Blue until it launches in probably 6 to 8 months.

[Lasmori]

Originally Posted by EQJubilee [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The new Blue Recycle server will have a much better economy. You should just play Blue until it launches in probably 6 to 8 months.

I was totally thrilled with the idea when it was talked about when they gave Velious a release date. Honestly though? It may be a lot longer than 6-8 months.

[Caridry]

Originally Posted by EQJubilee [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The new Blue Recycle server will have a much better economy. You should just play Blue until it launches in probably 6 to 8 months.

this

[Lasmori]

Originally Posted by Caridry [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

this

Which is likely a year and a half out.

Like I said earlier, "Ragefire an awkward bastard of old memories and... whatever the fuck EQ Live has turned into."

There are *no* "private" servers that come anywhere close to providing a remotely authentic experience for Luclin and onward. While Ragefire may be a bastard... it's still going to be the best way to experience expansions like Luclin and PoP.

Anyhow. I'm planning to play on both blue and Ragefire. Especially when the new cycle server comes out.

[HalflingWarrior]

Originally Posted by EQJubilee [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The new Blue Recycle server will have a much better economy. You should just play Blue until it launches in probably 6 to 8 months.

They said there MIGHT be a 2nd blue server "well into Velious." Try 2 years not 6 months dude.

[EQJubilee]

Originally Posted by Lasmori [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

P99 is the nostalgic home that one always returns to. It's an almost "perfect" snapshot of an old memory that I love remembering. Of course I will continue to come back to P99.

The one big gripes I have with P99 is just how saturated the end game is. You look to your left... and spot a level 5 rogue twink rocking their epic. I even managed to very heavily twink out my Cleric with her own money... just by doing a little hill giant farming. New players have gear raining down on them. I'm guilty of twinking out some of the new players myself. I would freaking kill for a wipe or new server.

Of course there are things about Ragefire that will seriously bug me. Just to name a few:

* Revamped zones
* The market place
* No bot/box restrictions
* Bandoleer
* Melody (learn to fucking bard!)
* Some of the weird "new" UI elements that are anything but intuitive.

Having said that... Ragefire is a fresh start and a chance to experience the expansions again. I miss Luclin and PoP. I enjoyed raiding in GoD. Hell, I even quite enjoyed Omens. Will Ragefire be the Everquest I remember? No sadly. Ragefire an awkward bastard of old memories and... whatever the fuck EQ Live has turned into. Once one accepts this, I do think there is some fun to be had.

The biggest problem with Ragefire will be the monks and mages...why would anyone play any other melee toon when monks will have uber damage fists? Mage pets will just wreak havoc on the new server. Then of course the fast xp gain will trivialize the game.