Velious beta announced

[Shaakglith12194]

Wow, this whole thread is a real downer. You guys really upset that somebody might exp at a faster rate than you for a few minutes? Even if the exp pot lasted a freaking day, it's not like they're saying "players who donate can reach level 63 and get access to AA's and PoP spells to that level". There's nothing game breaking. The items they are offering in a freaking RAFFLE are items that are in the game currently, which are only becoming rarer and rarer the longer the server exists. This is like an argument between two kids in a sandbox and one gets ten minutes with a firetruck, but the other doesn't. Access to velious a week early? At the absolute worst, Lodi gets downed a few times, HoT gets farmed (you'll still be farming it with your guildies, enjoy farming when you have everything), and a few blue diamonds drop. Truly, definitely, unbelievably game-breaking stuff right there. You won't have ST keys, you won't have NToV loots, and hell, you might not even have gotten yourself a full suit of velious gear. You might not even have enough people to group with in any of these new zones. So, what exactly is there to be upset about? Are you so consumed with cockblocking others for loots that it blinds you to what could actually happen here? You could find your EverCrack 2.0.

If the father of EverQuest wanted to talk to you about his new game that just maybe, just maybe will fill that void left by the original, and admired what you had done to preserve his game, are you going to tell him you're not interested in a conversation? If you say yes, you're lying. You were probably in the stream. I see red99ers talking trash, but you guys above all others should know Brad loves teh pvp. Vanguard was a good game (in the parts where it wasn't broken) and pvp was hella fun.

This is nothing like RMT or pay-to-win, devs of p99 are not receiving a penny. You support someone else, and you get a chance at something. Something that's either already in the game or will be in the game soon (velious). You know what's classic? GM events with items and titles. When's the last time you saw one of those? And now you're bitching about it.

[Tecmos Deception]

Well it's morning, and I'm not really any less disappointed by all of this. Everyone who says "LOL IT'S JUST A FEW XP POTS" is totally missing the point, and anyone who denies that the direct connection between paying USD for ANYTHING and ANY kind of reward ingame because of that is "like RMT or pay-too-win" is blind.

I can understand people wanting to support something they have interest in, and yeah this is their server so they can do whatever the hell they want with it. But that doesn't mean that I, and it looks like a lot of other players, can't be just plain disappointed by the way this was handled.


I mean, we've been hyping Velious for YEARS around here. Even the staff have gotten into it recently, with Verious the Bear and Winter is Coming emotes and stuff. And you know what? Velious beta was announced as a sidenote in a stream focused on a RMT-ish fundraiser for a game that is years away. There are threads all over the forums about special forum names, xp potions, and "lol rmt" ... but there isn't an official announcement of Velious from the staff? The only discussion of Velious is people trolling about how they are gonna pay money so they can get in Velious early and WTS velious loot in NRO /auc as the rest of us wait for the raft?

How can you NOT be a bit baffled by all of this?

[fastboy21]

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

Well it's morning, and I'm not really any less disappointed by all of this. Everyone who says "LOL IT'S JUST A FEW XP POTS" is totally missing the point, and anyone who denies that the direct connection between paying RMT for ANYTHING and ANY kind of reward ingame because of that is "like RMT or pay-too-win" is blind.

I can understand people wanting to support something they have interest in, and yeah this is their server so they can do whatever the hell they want with it. But that doesn't mean that I, and it looks like a lot of other players, can't be just plain disappointed by the way this was handled.


I mean, we've been hyping Velious for YEARS around here. Even the staff have gotten into it recently, with Verious the Bear and Winter is Coming emotes and stuff. And you know what? Velious beta was announced as a sidenote in a stream focused on a RMT-ish fundraiser for a game that is years away. There are threads all over the forums about special forum names, xp potions, and "lol rmt" ... but there isn't an official announcement of Velious from the staff? The only discussion of Velious is people trolling about how they are gonna pay money so they can get in Velious early and WTS velious loot in NRO /auc as the rest of us wait for the raft?

How can you NOT be a bit baffled by all of this?

i don't play this game because i understand the devs. i play it because its fun.

it does seem a bit inconsistent that they go through great efforts to recreate classic eq and then do exp pots. its their play pen though...and i am having fun playing (for free).

so what do i really care? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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lol this thread

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[Godefroi]

I can barely believe what I'm reading in this thread lol. All you fucking basement dwellers may now return to your free online gaming.

A+ initiative, go p99 !

[Daldaen]

Eh I didn't read/watch this, but did they actually announce Velious Beta?

Or did they just say donating to this start-up gets you access to Velious soon(TM).

[eisenfaust]

Originally Posted by Shaakglith12194 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This is nothing like RMT or pay-to-win, devs of p99 are not receiving a penny. You support someone else, and you get a chance at something. Something that's either already in the game or will be in the game soon (velious). You know what's classic? GM events with items and titles. When's the last time you saw one of those? And now you're bitching about it.

nothing like RMT because the devs arent receiving money? I should just go give my monies to Platlord.....

[Thulack]

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

Eh I didn't read/watch this, but did they actually announce Velious Beta?

Or did they just say donating to this start-up gets you access to Velious soon(TM).

Announced velious beta by end of month.

[Fountree]

$15 - 1 1.5 hour 50% XP pot.

$25 - 2 1.5 hour 50% XP pots.

$50 - 4 1.5 hour 50% XP pots, 1 entry to Guise of the Deceiver raffle.

$100 - 8 1.5 hour 50% XP pots, 2 entries to Guise of the Deceiver raffle, 3 days early access to Velious.

$200 - 16 1.5 hour 50% XP pots, 4 entries to Guise of the Deceiver raffle, 4 days early access to velious, 1 entry to Fungus Covered Great Staff raffle.

$300 - 24 1.5 hour 50% XP pots, 6 entries to Guise of the Deceiver raffle, 5 days early access to velious, 1 entry to Fungus Covered Great Staff raffle, special forum group 'The Fallen' with yellow forum name.

$400 - 32 1.5 hour 50% XP pots, 8 entries to Guise of the Deceiver raffle, 6 days early access to velious, 2 entries to Fungus Covered Great Staff raffle, special forum group 'The Fallen' with yellow forum name.

$500 - 40 1.5 hour 50% XP pots, 10 entries to Guise of the Deceiver raffle, 7 days early access to velious, 2 entries to Fungus Covered Great Staff raffle, special forum group 'The Fallen' with yellow forum name, 7 days early Velious beta access.

$1000 - 80 1.5 hour 50% XP pots, 20 entries to Guise of the Deceiver raffle, 7 days early access to velious, 5 entries to Fungus Covered Great Staff raffle, special forum group 'The Fallen Hero' with black forum name, 7 days early Velious beta access, and a special in game event honoring $1000 and $5000 backers.

$5000 - 80 1.5 hour 50% XP pots, 100 entries to Guise of the Deceiver raffle, 7 days early access to velious, 25 entries to Fungus Covered Great Staff raffle, special forum group 'The Fallen Hero' with black forum name, 7 days early Velious beta access, special in game event honoring $1000 and $5000 backers, and a special global quest event tailored to the character of your choice hosted by Nilbog and the Project 1999 Staff.

If you read this carefully, the lower tiers of donation say "early access to velious" but the higher donation tiers say "early velious beta access". Pretty sure this is early velious beta access only, but could be wrong [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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

If you read this carefully, the lower tiers of donation say "early access to velious" but the higher donation tiers say "early velious beta access". Pretty sure this is early velious beta access only, but could be wrong [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

That's what I thought too.