The Great the hardcore and the Ugly- Sell it to my friends

[Engraverwilliam]

I'm in a discussion on my old SWG clan board trying to convince some of my buddies there to come to the place that started it all.

list for me if you will what makes P99 great and I will paste it there.

Plus I think it is a good topic for discussion.

hard core:
You lose your stuff if you don't get your corpse back.
No (yellow trail or arrow) pointing you to your quest destination.
back to basics graphics
cant just solo everything

the cool:
Awesome community
Awesome dev team
stable server
stable economy
free to play

what else can I add?

[Dr4z3r]

Since getting it set up right requires actually following instructions, and since people playing here tend to be looking for a serious game or have done it before, the players really tend to know what they're doing, and even moreso as you get to higher levels, where really screwing up can set you back a LOT.

[Lazortag]

Originally Posted by Dr4z3r [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Since getting it set up right requires actually following instructions, and since people playing here tend to be looking for a serious game or have done it before, the players really tend to know what they're doing, and even moreso as you get to higher levels, where really screwing up can set you back a LOT.

Warriors who use Painbringer in BnB at level 40+ say otherwise. The bad players definitely outnumber the good.

[Davionx]

If they never played original eq on release then dont even bother trying imo.

[Lazortag]

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

If they never played original eq on release then dont even bother trying imo.

Well, I dunno about that. Lots of people can have appreciation for classic eq even if it's not what they're used to. No harm in trying.

[Midnight]

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

If they never played original eq on release then dont even bother trying imo.

Surely everyone that came to the MMO scene after us cannot be complete idiots...can they!?

[Davionx]

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

Surely everyone that came to the MMO scene after us cannot be complete idiots...can they!?

Has nothing to do with being good or horrible and everything to do with GCD, levelling speed, graphics and gameplay.

[Cruise]

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

If they never played original eq on release then dont even bother trying imo.

every bone in my body wishes this wasn't the case, but i have to agree. my friends who played EQ classic absolutely love p99, but all the rest think i'm psychotic for enjoying it.

[Estu]

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

If they never played original eq on release then dont even bother trying imo.

We do have a few players on this server who never played on live (notable example: Tralina. Well, she played on live for like three hours.), but they are pretty few and far between.

[guineapig]

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

We do have a few players on this server who never played on live (notable example: Tralina. Well, she played on live for like three hours.), but they are pretty few and far between.

I have to disagree. I am constantly getting asked the most mundane questions while in groups or just random tells from people. Things that should be common knowledge about the game.

This doesn't bother me at all mind you, but I'm often surprised as to how many people I have encountered who have NEVER stepped foot on Norrath before P99.