Patch Notes: Tuesday, June 24th, 2014

[ABlaine]

So i downloaded the patch file v33 and when i get to the character select screen it tells me that my spell list is out of date and to go to p99 and download it the error code sp-1 can someone please help me?

[psway]

Don't overwrite the folder. Open folder and copy paste new items in. I backed up all files prior. Then I overwrote the resources folder and not the others. Came up with a weird issue I was going to post a video for but the problem was that I had overwrote the resources folder, dont. Open copy and paste new files in. Check this out...

http://youtu.be/G5fKFSirih0

[Ladytron]

well if we did already where can we get the files to replace whats now missing

[Awwalike]

get caseys torrent





blacks

[psway]

If anyone trusts me on your computer. I can try to tech support your problems via teamviewer. PM me if you're interested.

[Estolcles]

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

Code

• Haynar: Changed light blue con colors to green.
• Haynar: Removed the con color from the target window.
  

Content

• Nilbog: Captain Tillin no longer rewards as much experience per gnoll fang.

I hate these 3 changes. What the fuck guys?!?! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.][You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.][You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.][You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.][You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Haynar]

I am getting motivated to see what else I can work on that will be unpopular.

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[skorge]

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

I am getting motivated to see what else I can work on that will be unpopular.

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Not ur fault bro; trust me we all appreciate your (and everyone else's) hard work going into getting P99 feeling "classic."

I guess we have gotten spoiled with certain "non-classic" mechanics such as in-game item links and the con color on the target bar. At this point into the project, we, the community, assumed that these would be left alone, since P99 debuted in 2009.

I think to soften BIG changes like this in the future you should give some fair warning. Especially if you plan on removing in-game item links. Even though I'm upset about the removal of the color con on the target bar, I can deal with that.

[OriginalQin]

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

I am getting motivated to see what else I can work on that will be unpopular.

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If it is so unpopular, why do it? I don't understand. This idea of "classic" is worn so thin at this point. There are a lot of things that aren't classic, and classic had a lot of bugs and oversights that needed to be fixed to improve playability. Remove maps and compass? Fine. Just a little annoying, but that's it. But you start doing things that make it harder to exp, harder for people to group, harder to play the game -- when these things were just silly oversights to begin with, as acknowledged by the fact that they were patched -- I just don't see the point. How on earth does it help the server to remove LFG search functions or LB exp cons, just because it wasn't "classic"? It's just too over the top and does not improve enjoyment one bit.

A lot of this stuff is really badly designed in the original EQ, true, and we still played the game, yes. But it was all fixed within a year or two. This server has been in Kunark for how long?

[mwatt]

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

If it is so unpopular, why do it? I don't understand. This idea of "classic" is worn so thin at this point. There are a lot of things that aren't classic, and classic had a lot of bugs and oversights that needed to be fixed to improve playability. Remove maps and compass? Fine. Just a little annoying, but that's it. But you start doing things that make it harder to exp, harder for people to group, harder to play the game -- when these things were just silly oversights to begin with, as acknowledged by the fact that they were patched -- I just don't see the point. How on earth does it help the server to remove LFG search functions or LB exp cons, just because it wasn't "classic"? It's just too over the top and does not improve enjoyment one bit.

A lot of this stuff is really badly designed in the original EQ, true, and we still played the game, yes. But it was all fixed within a year or two. This server has been in Kunark for how long?

Everything you are saying sounds reasonable. However, it is just your opinion. Others may have the opinion that when you allow differences from Classic you step on a slippery slope. Pretty soon, allowing little improvements and deviations here and there, it would be easy enough to have a server that was not so classic at all. IMO it is better to err on the side of Classic. One person's utter annoyance is another person's appreciated feature.

Bottom line is, it is the dev's opinion that matters and we are here on sufferance. It is very important to remember not to let a feeling of entitlement creep in. We are entitled to NOTHING. But we are lucky, because this is the best game around. We owe these guys. Not everything they do is going to be pleasing and you can't please all of the people all of the time anyway. It's ok to express opinions but never look this gift horse in the mouth.