Can we talk about the future of P99?

[kylok]

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

Merge all servers except red and make this server dynamic.

Newly created characters can choose their starting era, and choose when to advance the era, always forward. There should be only 3 eras with historic progression events rolled into the 3 eras to evoid splitting the population.

New characters could start in pre-kunark and hoard all the legacies in pre-kunark, then advance to kunark where they will join that population, then velious. That is 3 way split with all eras available.

Sounds complicated to implement but very cool!

[Arkaan]

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

Sounds complicated to implement but very cool!

Not extremely complicated. It would look like 3 sets of zones, a single DB and logon server. An extra column in a char meta table or similar in the DB would indicate current era. Item tables would have 3 copies. The logon server would just select the appropriate era zone server to log the player into. Of course I have no way of knowing the structure of Nil / Rog's DB

There are a lot of implications. Entire guilds could plan out their own progression, and repeat them with fresh chars whenever they like.