The Al'Kabor Project (PC/Mac) EQmac - EverQuest done right

[Secrets]

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

The two servers might end up with the same content but they have a completely different feel to them.

No, the servers are identical outside of a few mechanics and content changes. There is no 'feeling'; EverQuest isn't a complicated game.

The differences are the administration's attitude towards other staff members.

[sOurDieSel]

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

No, the servers are identical outside of a few mechanics and content changes. There is no 'feeling'; EverQuest isn't a complicated game.

The differences are the administration's attitude towards other staff members.

How are the servers IDENTICAL if they have different mechanics/content? rofl

I like playing on both severs but they each have a different feel to them. Saying a server doesn't have a 'feeling' to it (aka atmosphere) is ridiculous. Anyone who has played on live vs p99 can tell you that is false.

I agree on the second part, mainly the differences are in the administration/staff.

A&H was practically kicked off the server and told to make their own if they didn't like it. They chose to make their own server and now everyone is crying about it.

[Torven]

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

How are the servers IDENTICAL if they have different mechanics/content? rofl

I spent as much time on one zone (hateplane) than half the time they spent on an entire expansion (Kunark), so of course the content is different. They forked after we completed most of classic, but before Kunark.

The reason why p2002 users were complaining about some kunark NPCs beating their ass after my combat system rewrite while classic zone NPCs were fine is because I adjusted all Kunark NPC stats after they forked. They are still using the Project EQ placeholder stats for NPCs that we put in.

That's just one of many reasons why we are different.

[Wharhog]

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

I spent as much time on one zone (hateplane) than half the time they spent on an entire expansion (Kunark), so of course the content is different. They forked after we completed most of classic, but before Kunark.

The reason why p2002 users were complaining about some kunark NPCs beating their ass after my combat system rewrite while classic zone NPCs were fine is because I adjusted all Kunark NPC stats after they forked. They are still using the Project EQ placeholder stats for NPCs that we put in.

That's just one of many reasons why we are different.

Just to clear a couple things up since Torven has decided to throw the gloves off and slander endlessly when he has literally 0 knowledge of our database.

P2002 completely revamped the database and loot once we forked. We went zone by zone ....npc by npc and fixed values. These values took on a different weight ...like AC when the upstream code was changed....so modification had to happen.

Our loot tables are consistent and each table has been created and hand-checked. The tables we inherited were magelo imports. This is a major difference.....especially once in Kunark where there were zone-wide drops that may only appear on 1-2 mobs in magelo because the drops themselves were so rare. If you use an import only those 1-2 mobs will have a tiny chance to drop the item...so the item becomes nearly impossible to attain.

I spend 4-8 hours a day 5 days a week on the P2002 database and we have multiple quest writers who spend hours a day working on the luas.....this is why we can release expansions rapidly with accurate content. We used what we learned in Kunark and applied it to Velious. We will use what we learned in Velious and apply it to Luclin and so on.

We get better at what we do by the day, and do it all with a smile.....because we love EQ and our growing playerbase!

[Pokesan]

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

How are the servers IDENTICAL if they have different mechanics/content? rofl

in this case the qualifier 'outside of' is used synonymously with 'except' or 'other than'

you are now slightly smarter SD!