Best Classic Experience

[Swish]

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

So basically if you start a new character on blue, you get a free fungi? Sign me up

not quite, you need to spend lots of time hiking prices in the tunnel first

[Zlain]

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

Velious wasn't quite out yet when I made my bard on live. I remember popping up as a fresh level 1 bard and seeing someone wailing away on wasps with an executioner's axe and a fungi tunic.

Twinking is as classic as it gets. Twinking and trains.

Edit: and corpse runs. My god, the corpse runs.

4yrs of kunark means nothing about either server is or ever again will be, "classic". yet you constantly see all these "not classic" posts.

Get over yourselves.

[Expediency]

Red players are like religious groups who knock on your front door, uninvited, and wont leave. I was curious about red when I joined p99 but reading these used-car salesman pitches day after day has made me question why I'd join a server so full of people who are in my face about my gaming choices.

[milsorgen]

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

been rolling on red myself. Can't complain its been pretty fun

[Lamil]

Also if camping some long boring camp on blue playing on red is a nice distraction. Can't get enough EQ at once

[maskedmelon]

I am now approaching L20 with 25pp in the bank. Also, I have had the opportunity to group a few times. The XP is decidedly unclassic, however given the lack of gear, gameplay is incredibly classic. One of the things I always loved about classic EQ was the pace of gameplay. Mobs did not die in a few seconds, there was downtime for mana regen, recovery etc. I enjoyed being able to relax while playing.

I also have far less time to play than I did when I was younger and the XP bonus compliments that situation well. I can get the classic gameplay experience that I love and see more of the world without spending weeks or months in the same spot ^^

I still haven't run into any asshats either ^^ the community is definitively better than it is sold as by some ^^

[thufir]

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

I can get the classic gameplay experience that I love and see more of the world without spending weeks or months in the same spot ^^

to me, that *is* the classic experience. it's kind of the point.

different classics to different folks I guess.

but the xp bonus forever tars red for me, pvp or lack thereof completely aside. and apparently red needs it because it'll drop to single digits without it. which basically says everything about red that I need to know.

well, that and the proselytizing. guys, if red was so great it wouldn't need the ads... but that's another story.

anyway, not to take anything away from your fun OP, I am sure you are having a great time etc.

[Shjade]

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

to me, that *is* the classic experience. it's kind of the point.

different classics to different folks I guess.

but the xp bonus forever tars red for me, pvp or lack thereof completely aside. and apparently red needs it because it'll drop to single digits without it. which basically says everything about red that I need to know.

Pretty much.

It's not that the grind is fun - god no, it's slow and boring and bleh - but it creates a different atmosphere than blazing through content. Hard to put much stock in the idea of this world being as old and developed and dangerous as it's supposed to be when a group of adventurers shows up and becomes more powerful than anything in the area in a few hours.

But whatever lol immersion etc.

[maskedmelon]

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

to me, that *is* the classic experience.

anyway, not to take anything away from your fun OP, I am sure you are having a great time etc.

I totally understand and that is half the reason for my posts because I had not realized how much the maturity of blue altered gameplay.

Twinking certainly is classic in nature, but when featured as prominently as it is on blue, gameplay is radically altered. That is something I'd not realized until I tried red and was so happy with the gameplay ^^ One of the things that had distressed me about blue gameplay is that all the twinks (including my own) made gameplay more diablo-esque: fast-paced hack-n-slash (to me).

Your right though, different strokes for different folks ^^

[maskedmelon]

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

Pretty much.

It's not that the grind is fun - god no, it's slow and boring and bleh - but it creates a different atmosphere than blazing through content.

I hear ya and prior to a few weeks ago would have nodded in agreement. The interesting piece is that the twinking and general availability of upper end Kunark gear on low level alts (or even as a new player) alters gameplay such that you are still blazing through content much faster, it's just that the pool is deeper ^^ so at the end of the day it takes longer before you move on to the next place. Blue dungeons support far fewer players because of how quickly groups can burn through mobs. It is an interesting difference to say the least.

As for all the advertising, I cannot speak for others, but assume much of it is simply from shear surprise and delight at what they've found. That is how it is for me anyway ^^