Patch Notes: Tuesday September 18th, 2012

[Ele]

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

I never played on classic and did not know that any of these things weren't classic, its like you've given me a bunch of sweet gifts and are now ripping them away from me one by one

Such is Everquest.

[Hagglebaron]

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

I'm confused. Why remove useful UI utilities? I can understand not having a map, and I totally agree with that, but the compass? The pet window? I'm sorry, but classic or not, those were great additions to the game and should not have been removed.

If you're going to argue "they aren't classic", then um,


This seems so dumb. I'll live without a compass, and I'd manage with a pet if I was playing a pet class, but you're adding unnecessary complexity for no reason other than to say "that's how it was at classic".

Are you older players THAT obsessed with the classic experience that you'd go to such lengths? Shouldn't the server take what was great about classic, and then enhance it with the new of today? Was a compass that much of a gamebreaking concept? Did the pet window give levels of control that were previously unreachable? (HA!) Instead you guys are reverting more informative item tooltips and removing ui components--dumbing down the game for no real reason what so ever.

In all my days of MMO playing I've always loved reading patch notes. I get giddy awaiting all the cool new changes that would await. But today I load up the P99 forums and see this crap. I'm quite disappointed.

Get out

[Hagglebaron]

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

This is being looked into.





There was no way to determine what buffs were on your pet. /pet report would return only a % of pet's hp. This was changed in Luclin or later.



I said this long ago, but I will reiterate the following:



Some helpful shorthand pet hotkey making:
/ho attack /pet attack --- will create a hotkey for /pet attack
/ho health /pet report health --- creates a hotkey for pet's health
/ho backoff /pet back off --- creates a hotkey for pet back off.

etc

Last but certainly not least:

Doin God's work Nilbog, keep it up brother [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] and thank you and all the staff for your dedication to providing a clean, classic server

[Safon]

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

Pretty much all of the above. What's the point of making these kinds of changes if you aren't going 100% classic? What's the fucking point of going 100% classic in the first place? Changes were made because developers decided that they should be made for one reason or another. Sure, not all of them are great, and maybe some expansions weren't really what the game needed, but regardless of how many bad changes there were, there have been a very large amount of GREAT changes to the game that just weren't around in classic.

*Pet UI for better pet control
*A compass so that you can have a more acurrate sense of direction and avoid chat spam.
*More descriptive tooltips
*bug fixes

ect, ect. What is the point of "rolling back" the server to match the lowest of the low--the most imperfect version of the game?

Honestly, I'm not that mad about the compass/pet ui BS. You can totally control your pet without the UI, and you can still find your way with sense heading. It's not what you changed, but the simple fact that you did. What's next? Stripping us of all our UI? Introducing bugs that were fixed? Breaking the boats?

As this guy said:

'just where do you draw the line?' Quite frankly, I don't feel comfortable playing on this server anymore.

Who knows what else will be taken away just to make these elitest assfucks feel like they're better than everyone else:






Yeah, real strong arguments you got there guys. 'IT'S CLASSIC!' seems to be becoming a catch-phrase.

But whatever, keep stroking those e-peens gents, I know you guys need the self-esteem boosts.

Seriously, shut your whiny mouth and get off the server.

[Safon]

Originally Posted by liveitup1216 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Shot in the dark here guys, but some of you do know that EQLive still exists and will hold your hand and bleach your butthole if that's what you're looking for?

Very true, you whiners out there should first demand a refund from the p99 staff (oh wait...) then take your care bear asses to live.

[webrunner5]

No pet window sure as hell isn't a welcome addition for people that Charm. On a Enchanter getting hit is not really a option. Not looking forward to getting hit between the eyes with my X Charmed pet to know it broke lol.

I can live without the Compass but to new players the Pet window and the Compass did help them.

[Pitborn]

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

All i'm saying if your gonna go Full Classic then go Fully Classic. Don't pick and choose what you want to be classic and take away stuff that is already in game that wasnt classic after its been there for 2 years.

+1

[RaiyneReborn]

So when is Ivandyr's hoop gonna be changed back to classic. When are you going to remove item links?

[Vicatin]

its like an automaker bringing back a retro style and putting a carbureted engine back in it.

[Itap]

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

So when is Ivandyr's hoop gonna be changed back to classic. When are you going to remove item links?

I hope it is known that the server will become more classic as time progresses. As live servers would patch in new content or features, we patch out newer content or features.

We will restore prekunark, Kunark, and Velious to the best of our abilities. We will put polish on them, and they are free for you to roam. Some content and features may be patched out before others, but do not be of the mindset that present non-classic elements are here to stay. It is only a matter of if they can be fixed, how they can be fixed, and when we can fix them. If there was a switch to immediately and completely revert this to classic, I'd flip it.

If you will take 5 seconds and read nilbogs posts, you might stop making shitty posts. Devs have real lives and real jobs, they patch when they can. I can almost guarantee when they remove item linking, if at all possible, we will see you crying on these boards once again, clueless about the server you voluntarily decided to play on.