Ragefire kinda ruined p99(and eq) for me

Roth · #1 06-09-2015, 08:24 PM

So I've been playing on ragefire a bit since it released cause it's really interesting to have a new server. It feels "relevant" subconsciously... part of me knows that this server is gonna progress and it's current and what I do there matters, where as on p99 I'm always in locked content and behind 5 years.

However, the longer I play there the more I just feel bad and negative towards eq in general. The community is toxic and selfish. The game feels modern and standardized and no individual player matters. Everything is easy and feels watered down. It has a weird feeling to it and it's really ruining the experience for me the more I play it.

At the same time, it's kinda ruined p99 for me because p99 feels "old" now like it's no longer relevant. Why do corpse runs and play through slower exp when I can go on ragefire and have everything easy mode? Overall, I wish I hadn't tried the tlp servers because they have turned me off of eq as a brand.

jarshale · #2 06-09-2015, 08:27 PM

Some people are casuals, it's okay OP.

Fame · #3 06-09-2015, 08:29 PM

dat first world yo

Swish · #4 06-09-2015, 08:40 PM

As far as the community being "toxic and selfish", there's always that side to the game and to some of the people out there. Some people want to farm plat, lots of plat. That's very important to them and they'll shit on anyone who tries to interfere... when an XP group shows up in Chardok AOE, do you think they get a warm reception? Not on the times I've been in.

I'd stick within your guild circle, XP with your pals, do fun things. I've only got 60k plat to my name, 20k of it (+5k of Zander's) is going towards the not classic giveaway. That's where I draw the line, I don't want to sit down and farm 500k plat because my SK needs an epic MQ because my guild doesn't do a lot of Cazic Thule etc. I'd get 500k and probably be miserable and hating the game [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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PS - I've watched Tidomann on the Progression server off and on, and it's a great stream but I'm just not convinced I could enjoy all the notclassic.gif things that go on over there - stacking 4 earth elemental pets on a hard mob to kill it etc.

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Roth · #5 06-09-2015, 08:46 PM

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

As far as the community being "toxic and selfish", there's always that side to the game and to some of the people out there. Some people want to farm plat, lots of plat. That's very important to them and they'll shit on anyone who tries to interfere... when an XP group shows up in Chardok AOE, do you think they get a warm reception? Not on the times I've been in.

I'd stick within your guild circle, XP with your pals, do fun things. I've only got 60k plat to my name, 20k of it (+5k of Zander's) is going towards the not classic giveaway. That's where I draw the line, I don't want to sit down and farm 500k plat because my SK needs an epic MQ because my guild doesn't do a lot of Cazic Thule etc. I'd get 500k and probably be miserable and hating the game [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Just log on, enjoy your session and take the positives. There's always the forum if you're feeling disgruntled or have some thoughts on the server [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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PS - I've watched Tidomann on the Progression server off and on, and it's a great stream but I'm just not convinced I could enjoy all the notclassic.gif things that go on over there - stacking 4 earth elemental pets on a hard mob to kill it etc.

Stay positive OP [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Sorry I should clarify, p99 is not toxic, the community is good here. It's ragefire that's toxic. What I meant was when you play through the game on easy mode it kinda ruins the sense of accomplishment that I liked on p99.

Tahlvin · #6 06-09-2015, 08:47 PM

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Why do corpse runs and play through slower exp when I can go on ragefire and have everything easy mode?

That's actually the whole reason to play here in my opinion. I wanted a CLASSIC EverQuest experience. If I wanted a new, updated and "easier" EverQuest experience I would be on Ragefire.

Everyone has different tastes. Do what you find fun!

Swish · #7 06-09-2015, 08:52 PM

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Sorry I should clarify, p99 is not toxic, the community is good here. It's ragefire that's toxic. What I meant was when you play through the game on easy mode it kinda ruins the sense of accomplishment that I liked on p99.

You could apply it to p99 too, in some ways.

Instanced content is one of the worst ways to make people feel like they're leveling with complete stranger they've never seen, whose names don't matter and aren't worth remembering, etc.

I'm amazed so many people play mmorpgs with millions of others yet often do a lot of it by themselves or by not talking with the strangers they're playing with. What's the point of online gaming if you want to play totally solo without any interaction?

The 1-60 journey on P99 is a great thing, a real gaming treasure.

B4EQWASCOOL · #8 06-09-2015, 09:07 PM

Play a game with friends. Find a static group.

Waedawen · #9 06-09-2015, 09:25 PM

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Why do corpse runs and play through slower exp when I can go on ragefire and have everything easy mode?

Because you're looking for EQ to satisfy some deep-seated psychological desire and it simply is not going to do that. You're supposed to do them because you enjoy them and you enjoy the process. If you're looking for some kind of greater achievement from all of that, you simply aren't going to find it.

"Easy mode" isn't going to help you there.

loramin · #10 06-09-2015, 10:29 PM

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Why do corpse runs and play through slower exp when I can go on ragefire and have everything easy mode?

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You're supposed to do them because you enjoy them and you enjoy the process.

Wait, who enjoys corpse runs and slow XP? They're both miserable.

In fact, that misery is what makes P99 fun: anytime you do anything without dying (especially leveling up), you genuinely feel like you've accomplished something. And that's what's missing on Live: it has all the same rewards, but without the avoided misery those rewards are hollow.

You might just be tired of EQ, and if that's the case you just need a break. But if you're not tired of EQ, and you're just spoiled by live, then the solution is to go accomplish something on P99 that is hard/meaningful. In other words, don't just get some pixels, get some pixels while avoiding misery.

To me, that's where the real fun of EQ is.