Help me stay out of jail

[stormlord]

It's really a shame that p1999 has to hide like this. I wish SOE would work with p1999 to make it legit. Besides, I don't think a eq1 classic server like this would work in a modern commercial environment. So I really do not think SOE would lose anything by allowing this community to officially exist legally and with free access to the titanium client. People expect great graphics and modern gameplay mechanics in modern products; no corpse runs, no death exp loss, less harsh rules, etc. Nothing is lost by doing this. Why're they stalling? It would help the eq franchise by preserving a memory of its early years and giving it good longstanding humble roots.

We do not threaten SOE. I believe we're extremely hardcore and too small a community. We're also eq diehards that hold onto its memory and partially play it because we played it so many years ago.

I DO have a problem with some of the eqemulator servers being too much like the modern eq. I mean, once they start emulating SOF and SOD and so on, that's too close IMHO to be fair.

It's sad that p1999 has to be wrapped up in this whole thing. It's worth saving. It's the one and only place in hte whole world where you can find a running version of eq as it (mostly) existed some 12+ years ago. IMHO, it has tremendous historical value in terms of gaming history.

Btw, the mac version of EQ is free-2-play. It's better than the eqemulated because it's official. So no worries about whether or not it hurts SOE. You can login and be relaxed and have fun. Plus, it doesn't have an in-game map. It only goes up to POP. IMHO, it's a good hardcore-like experience.