So... How classic do you want it?

[Jibartik]

Originally Posted by Chortles Snort|eS [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I don’t remember combination grey ui vs Velious transparency
My memory remembers the toggling UIs [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

My memory is so spotty, like honestly, I had no memory of what the transparent UI looked like at all, and I played in it as exclusively as possible.

But when I frst linked those marble bags my thought was "Idk wtf these are but they just feel right to me."

After seeing it in the other screens, its like the memories are coming back to me.

That's why I keep harping on finding a tracking window in the transparent UI screen. I cant be confident about any of my memories from back then. ugh.

Its wild what I cant remember. Do you ever binge really hard, accomplish so much, help so many friends, have so many laughs, drama's, high's low's, and then after the 3 or 4 day binge is over... you go back to work. And like remember zeeeeero of it. I bet there are some crazy adventures and fun ass nights that I had that I cant remember at all, and I bet while I was having them I was thinking "don't forget this its the greatest!"

One of these days we're going to find out the brain processes our emotions playing this game the same way it processes DMT or something. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Fammaden]

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

One of these days we're going to find out the brain processes our emotions playing this game the same way it processes DMT or something. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I think its pretty well established that its the same as gambling addiction, man.

[Nirgon]

Marble the fuck out of the UI

classic picket lyfe

[GhostCow]

This is not what I expected at all from reading the thread title. I came in here prepared to complain about the hybrid xp penalty and instead I had a good laugh after I clicked the video

[PabloEdvardo]

I love the idea of blacking out the screen.

There is a lot of vocal minority haters out there, but many of us come back to EQ for the memories of all the goofy mechanics like "blind book medding".

I think those quirks are what tied it closer to its DND origins, and made it a quirky nerd game and not just a mass appeal MMO.

[Worry]

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

I love the idea of blacking out the screen.

There is a lot of vocal minority haters out there, but many of us come back to EQ for the memories of all the goofy mechanics like "blind book medding".

I think those quirks are what tied it closer to its DND origins, and made it a quirky nerd game and not just a mass appeal MMO.

Bingo!

[Wurl]

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

I think those quirks are what tied it closer to its DND origins, and made it a quirky nerd game and not just a mass appeal MMO.

EQ's origins are DIKU MUDs, mate..

[Mblake81]

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

EQ's origins are DIKU MUDs, mate..

Part of its origins are. Essentially its a chat room dungeon. Even while medding blind with the spellbook open the main chat window was there to use. Sorry guys using discord, its convenient speaking over the mic and all.

[GhostCow]

When did you ever have to sit around blind to get mana in D&D? D&D didn't even have mana

[Mblake81]

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

When did you ever have to sit around blind to get mana in D&D? D&D didn't even have mana

So the original UI to eq had a view window. The spellbook took up the entire view area when open, this is why the compromise Rogean made has the screen blacked out. Widescreen monitors are in 16:9 aspect ratio typically and the original UI was in 4:3, a square shape instead of a rectangle. They would have to make a totally custom UI that didn't look janky on 16:9 to somehow replicate that, so the compromise was blacking out the screen while the book is open.

So how does that fit into EQ and D&D, perhaps not directly. EQ is inspired/took things from D&D. In the books spellcasters would memorize spells from their spellbooks. Use your imagination, you are a mage in training and spend your downtime studying your book (not you but the character.. this is RPG) and are not focused on anything else. Until you reach mastery (level 35) then you no longer need the book anymore, you have passed this part of your training.

Nerdy? sure it is. Not convenient? not supposed to be. EQ still had its RPG roots during this time and hadn't been transformed into just another video game with grinding yet.

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