Why don't more people play here?

[Littlestgnome]

It's an old game. People have moved on and become invested in other games or simply stopped playing games in general. On top of that the newer generation of gamers are far more likely to be console players as opposed to PC.

When EQ was at it's peak it still needs to be understood that a large portion of those numbers were maintained via a constant revolving door of new players coming in. For a fair amount of time that number matched and even exceeded the number of players leaving, but for the most part we're still talking about people who played for maybe a month or two and either did not like it or realized they did not have the time required to sink into it. The amount of people truly motivated by a heavy sense of nostalgia is actually quite small, and if you do not have that motivating factor it's extremely unlikely you're going to give p99 a try. At the very least I would say you're JUST as likely to simply give the current version of EQ a try rather than seek out this Emu.

While it's relatively easy to acquire and access p99, the fact is it's still more difficult than simply picking up a disc at Target or buying a download off the official website. There are rather specific avenues for acquiring p99 that many simply do not trust or don't feel like using.

If p99 had the same ease of access and the same consumer confidence the official game had, I think you would actually see it flourish into a far greater competitor for players than it already is currently. I dare say the result would be an inability to house all those desiring to play on a single server at that point.

[bspa0700]

Read the entire thread. The only answer that seems obvious to me is time commitment. There is NO WAY you'd pick this game up over the alternatives if you didn't play this back in its original era (or atleast very unlikely, and not enough of the playerbase to be concerned over).

And to the 400k+ who played back in 99-->03 or so, that time commitment was ok. Being completely serious, it probably ruined a lot of lives and created a lot of regret. You can't just live in a fantasy world 10 hours a day for 4 years and not look up one day and go "Man, what the hell have I been doing? I have missed out on so much!". If I knew just how awful the end game is due to the neckbeardery, I never would have started.

It's just unreal how much time some people are willing to put into this game. The quote about most raiders only lasting 6-8 months: I'm surprised its that long. Wives will leave you. Jobs will fire you. That method of living is simply unsustainable as an adult with a real job.

[Slave35]

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

It's still one of the best mmos to date.

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

That's the opinion of only a small portion of the population of gamers.

Yeah, we're called "those who have played EQ"

[waffel]

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

But what if there is an adult who owns their own business and makes stupid amounts of money and chooses to spend 12 hours a day on their super gaming PC playing P99 and have friends text them on their expensive smart phone to play with them?

Nobody that successful can justify wasting 12 hours a day playing a video game. It's simply something successful people don't do.

[blondeattk]

people come and go, because the server is badly run.

They dont want to be trapped in a museum thats run by a collective of circus monkies.

People want to feel appreciated and understand the forward vision, which doesnt happen here. shame, as it could have been good.

[utenan]

When the server opened there were roughly 100 people on. With that in mind my question would be - Why do so many people play here?

[HallyVee]

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

I think he meant when server itself shuts down cause owner lost interest, which is common among other Emu servers, but there are few that been around for over 5-10 years like SH or THF.

I really was thinking more of a Cease and Desist order. I suspect the news that this server is sanctioned would bring in more folks.

[Itap]

Those of you saying that people are unable to play because of time commitment issues, this is so far from the truth. A lot of times, my play time is limited to an hour or two per day, but that doesn't stop me from logging in.

Some people like to race to 60, either by grinding it out or paying for PLs. Socking raid targets to acquire BiS. Others like to log in and exp here and there, or help noobs, and just talk shit in guild chat. There are so many ways to play this game and it doesn't require you to quit your job to do so.

I think the big issue here is P99 is virtually unknown to the people that played EQ back in 1999-2001. Social media might be a way to advertise it, but then again my FB friends would know what a nerd I am if they don't know already lol

[douglas1999]

I dont get the whole installation hurdle. How could there possibly be people who are big enough nerds to want to play emulated everquest but not big enough nerds to know how to move a few files around?

[Tahlvin]

Originally Posted by douglas1999 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I dont get the whole installation hurdle. How could there possibly be people who are big enough nerds to want to play emulated everquest but not big enough nerds to know how to move a few files around?

It's more than that. You have to find the files first and many are unwilling to do the steps necessary to get the files.

If you could download a working client straight Daybreak, you'd see a lot more people here.