Custom Content or Custom Class?

[Swish]

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

Keep the custom content with classic EQ in mind, imo. I dont think we should see any ogre wizards or gnome monks

Lessons to learn from EQ2, I agree [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Coridan]

Kerra playable. Not Vah Shir, actual Polynesian themed Kerra ala Kerra Isle.

Also forget Troll Bard. Go Ogre Bard, no more interrupted songs!

[Swish]

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

Kerra playable. Not Vah Shir, actual Polynesian themed Kerra ala Kerra Isle.

Also forget Troll Bard. Go Ogre Bard, no more interrupted songs!

oh man, I'd roll an EQ1 kerran in a heartbeat... keep the meowing sound on them (as with spirit wolf illusion howl etc) [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Ryba]

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

Planes of Power is all we need, no custom required. Best expansion by the population, by the polls, by the ratings, by the content.

planes of time was the perfect capstone raid to EQ and progression there was mostly pretty cool. The instancing was well done and the sheer volume of PoP raids kept the top tier guilds away from the old content, allowing for lots of drama free nostalgic soloing and plenty of room to breathe for small guilds with niche interests.

The only thing I actually hated was the bloated, boring alternate advancement grind. I think I ended with 400 or so aa points which gave me assburgers and polio. I can't imagine what kind of mental damage you get when you pass 1000AA.

But as far as custom content goes...I don't like it. It would be next to impossible to make it fit with the "canon" and it would always seem awkward.

... But a portal stone to Temple of Ssraeshza with a difficulty calibrated to server max level would be pretty legit...same for Vex Thall if you could start your raid at Thall Va Kelun

[Coridan]

Shouldn't be hard to make it fit with canon. The EQ d20 books do a great job giving the canon lore on areas that weren't made into zones.

[Champion_Standing]

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

^ this. Remove all race/class restrictions ^^ and add some kind of Mage Knight class, cloth pbaoe and two-handed weapons [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I've always thought it would be cool to have a classic server with a lot more class/race combos opened up. Or even custom class changing quests to become a class that your race normally can't select.

wood elf shaman and erudite monk plz Rogean

[indiscriminate_hater]

Troll bard! They can play fifes

[Coridan]

Some of those would be major projects, like Erudite Monk which would require all new animations. New races, like Kerra as much as I want it, require armor skins.

[LordRayken]

Would Erudite Monk require new animations? I don't want this to be an EZ server or anything like that either. This is the only server I can think of where something new could be introduced and it actually be kept "classic" without it being ridiculous or silly. I want new stuff, but I also don't want the feel to change. It would be challenging.

And I didn't think about Kerra. The original Kerra, not some remade Vah Shir thing. I'd play one of those instantly. I can only imagine how fun a Kerra would be.

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

Some of those would be major projects, like Erudite Monk which would require all new animations. New races, like Kerra as much as I want it, require armor skins.

Coridan, I think the people who make the hi-res race textures would also be able to take the current monster model and remake the textures there too. I wouldn't think it would be impossible to put armor skins on them. They already stretch them to Ogres, Trolls, Erudites, and Gnomes.

[maskedmelon]

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

I've always thought it would be cool to have a classic server with a lot more class/race combos opened up. Or even custom class changing quests to become a class that your race normally can't select.

This is how I think it should be done. I've never liked artificial barriers and I think faction should play a much more significant role. If a specific race does not normally practice a certain craft, then make it very difficult for that race to become that class via quests, etc. Removing it entirely from the world as an option limits RP. ^^v