So... How classic do you want it? - Page 13

Jibartik · #1 09-22-2019, 01:39 PM

This was shared to me by another player, its another EMU and it is a good goal for rogeans new fix! I think it would be ideal if when you opened the spell book it popped to a marble UI like this guys https://youtu.be/EXdg9DOqKxk?t=38 (he will open the spell book right after that time code.)

However, If every time I right clicked on an item, or checked my inventory to swap some gear, and it popped into a marble UI inventory screen? I would probubly get censures and have to stop playing p99 lol

The large resolution just would make hot swapping UI on inventory inspects and inventory checks and swaps, not ok.

So, give me small right click windows, and the floating inventory screen we have now, and then the meditate book UI swap, and I would be super down with that.

Jibartik · #2 09-22-2019, 02:05 PM

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This would be great, floating inventory screen, old marble bag graphics... 2 bag limmit... I like.

Make meditate take up the whole screen, give me 6 buttons...

But I just gotta have that floating inventory screen [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

edit: really want that 2 bag and those bag graphics though !

soronil · #3 09-22-2019, 02:06 PM

Na I need it to all match. All stone or all transparent. You are ruining my immersion! I would not mind the stone ui. Ideally it would be optional, but I would use it.

Jibartik · #4 09-22-2019, 02:11 PM

Stone UI, you mean like you would use 640x480 with marble frame? Lol no way I just played that way and it sucks, it will turn this server into a gimick not a lifestyle like its been for 10 years.

We have to land in the middle, going full classic is like going amish. There are lines to be drawn lol

Stone bags look cool

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soronil · #5 09-22-2019, 02:40 PM

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Stone UI, you mean like you would use 640x480 with marble frame? Lol no way I just played that way and it sucks, it will turn this server into a gimick not a lifestyle like its been for 10 years.

Any stone ui Is a recreation of the original, it doesn't have to be exact. Like I said earlier, you already can't really play p99 in widescreen (you're just zooming in and chopping off the top and bottom of your view). So a UI that resembled classic stone on the left and right (outside a 4:3 viewport) would be cool imo. I'm not sure about a chat across the bottom. That is a lot of wasted space Maybe that would be the only transparent piece. (Although on blue, instead of black bars on each side, I have one big bar on the right that is widee enough for 3 chat windows and all of my ui. Works nicely, but doesn't look classic!

Bravak · #6 09-22-2019, 02:18 PM

No matter how hard we try, no matter what limitations we deliberately patch back into the game, being able to truly relive the classic experience of playing EQ for the first time in 1999 is an unachievable goal. We've already ventured into every nook and cranny of Norrath, so the sense of exploring the unexplored is gone. Even for any potential newcomers that have never played EQ, they have still undoubtedly played more modern MMOs, and having done so will influence and spoil how they regard classic EQ.

The loss of quality of life features (pet windows, better UIs, not having to stare at a spellbook while meditating, etc.) and the inclusion of poor design rules (class XP penalties) do not equate to a classic experience. Having them in the game will not make the Green server more enjoyable, and for many people their inclusion will make them enjoy it a lot less.

So, to answer the question: How classic do I want it?

Personally, I just want a fresh start on a new server, and I feel that this is by far the most classic potential of the Green server. However, if I'm forced to stare at the spellbook while meditating, then I'll pass on Green because, for me, there's a point where such limitations rob the game of its entertainment... but that's okay. This isn't my project, and I'm not the one making the decisions.

Mewse · #7 09-22-2019, 05:24 PM

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Personally, I just want a fresh start on a new server, and I feel that this is by far the most classic potential of the Green server. However, if I'm forced to stare at the spellbook while meditating, then I'll pass on Green because, for me, there's a point where such limitations rob the game of its entertainment... but that's okay. This isn't my project, and I'm not the one making the decisions.

Feel exactly the same. Been really excited for Green, but this isn't part of my nostalgia that I'd like to revisit. "Classic" isn't, and never has been, my interest in this server. If people are happy about this, great! I'm just not one of them.

Hopefully it's optional. If not, see you guys in Pantheon.

Wurl · #8 09-22-2019, 07:58 PM

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Feel exactly the same. Been really excited for Green, but this isn't part of my nostalgia that I'd like to revisit. "Classic" isn't, and never has been, my interest in this server. If people are happy about this, great! I'm just not one of them.

Hopefully it's optional. If not, see you guys in Pantheon.

I'm betting that the people that actually care about accurately recreating "classic" are like 1% of the population that are extremely active on the forums. I play on P99 because it's populated and stable, and I'm interested in green because it's a fresh start on a server that will be populated, stable, and importantly won't have a busted economy like Blue.

What "classic" means to me is a small group of game developers trying to make the best graphical MUD that they can. Turning off graphics for the majority of my gameplay in the pursuit of "historical accuracy" goals is insane to me, not "classic" as I define it, and I won't roll on Green if it's not optional either. I'll see you in Pantheon too if this ends up being the case [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

AbstractVision · #9 09-22-2019, 08:05 PM

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Turning off graphics for the majority of my gameplay in the pursuit of "historical accuracy" goals is insane to me, not "classic" as I define it, and I won't roll on Green if it's not optional either. I'll see you in Pantheon too if this ends up being the case [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You spend the majority of your gameplay in everquest under lvl 35?
Big oof.

Wurl · #10 09-22-2019, 08:15 PM

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You spend the majority of your gameplay in everquest under lvl 35?
Big oof.

Oh yeah, my favorite part of this has been half of y'all historical accuracy guys saying "this is MANDATORY for class balance", and the other half saying "it's only until level 35! who cares!".