This community has sucked the joy out of EQ

[Darkwoo]

Remember when the server first launched there were so many people that a Green and Teal server were needed? We are only a couple days into Velious and over 90% of the population has left.

1) The zerg raid scene is pathetic. Everquest is best when each person has to play their class to the maximum of their ability to succeed. The greatest memories and friendships are formed when you rally and win an extremely challenging encounter because everyone did their part.

2) The same ~50 players get EVERYTHING first. The same people that have AoNs were likely first to get their Trak bp, VP robes, epics (and their alts' epics), titles from BoTB, etc. Mostly in ST but there are also a few Kingdom and FoW players in this category.

3) GM favoritism is rampant. Why do you think raid targets spawned during work on Fridays (and even on Mondays)? Hint: A few people in ST couldn't play on Saturdays. I wish I was lying. This favoritism carries over to other aspects such as reimbursement requests and petition response times.

I know there are a lot of competent people that have literally given their lives for this project, however, the population (or lack thereof) suggests that it failed. My brother, sister, and I joined P99 because we wanted to experience end game content that we couldn't 20 years ago, but we left because this server (notice how I don't call it a world) is a disaster.

[Flexin]

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

Remember when the server first launched there were so many people that a Green and Teal server were needed? We are only a couple days into Velious and over 90% of the population has left.

1) The zerg raid scene is pathetic. Everquest is best when each person has to play their class to the maximum of their ability to succeed. The greatest memories and friendships are formed when you rally and win an extremely challenging encounter because everyone did their part.

2) The same ~50 players get EVERYTHING first. The same people that have AoNs were likely first to get their Trak bp, VP robes, epics (and their alts' epics), titles from BoTB, etc. Mostly in ST but there are also a few Kingdom and FoW players in this category.

3) GM favoritism is rampant. Why do you think raid targets spawned during work on Fridays (and even on Mondays)? Hint: A few people in ST couldn't play on Saturdays. I wish I was lying. This favoritism carries over to other aspects such as reimbursement requests and petition response times.

I know there are a lot of competent people that have literally given their lives for this project, however, the population (or lack thereof) suggests that it failed. My brother, sister, and I joined P99 because we wanted to experience end game content that we couldn't 20 years ago, but we left because this server (notice how I don't call it a world) is a disaster.

Too bad ST's loot system doesn't work that way. How are you this mad and this wrong at the same time?

[Ratchet51]

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

Too bad ST's loot system doesn't work that way. How are you this mad and this wrong at the same time?

I'm someone with many friends in ST, and I can confirm that they simply cannot muster up a suitable raid force on Saturdays and that is the reason why the GMs have stuck to releasing content on Fridays throughout the Green server. It would be nice for there to be some dragons alive on a Saturday so everyone else could finally get a shot.

[cd288]

Originally Posted by Ratchet51 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'm someone with many friends in ST, and I can confirm that they simply cannot muster up a suitable raid force on Saturdays and that is the reason why the GMs have stuck to releasing content on Fridays throughout the Green server. It would be nice for there to be some dragons alive on a Saturday so everyone else could finally get a shot.

“Hey everyone I swear I heard this from someone who knows someone who knows this is true”

Sure buddy whatever you say lol

[Nervaaz]

Totally go do something else. Sounds like a description of total burnout to me. I just started on P99 a short while ago, and it's a great community of gamers. Maybe the best I've ever played with.

But the endgame environment of any MMO I've ever played can become hardcore and nasty. That is where you find the A-type personalities playing a damn game. They min/max, they do shitty things, they get greedy, they blame others for their unhappiness, and that is where you find the perfectionists. It has been the same with any MMO I've ever played. And you either just deal with it, or you quit. The worst thing you should do is waste your time coming on a forum to whine about it to everyone else. It is not going to change, so either man up and deal with it, or leave and find something else to do with your time.

[Darkwoo]

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

And you either just deal with it, or you quit. The worst thing you should do is waste your time coming on a forum to whine about it to everyone else. It is not going to change, so either man up and deal with it, or leave and find something else to do with your time.

And this close-minded attitude is exactly why the greatest mmo of all time failed on Blue, Red, and Green.

[cd288]

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

And this close-minded attitude is exactly why the greatest mmo of all time failed on Blue, Red, and Green.

Hardly. I’m loving playing on P99

[starkind]

Personally I blame boxing and automation and the fact that everyone plays this game thusly:

Solo ench/dru/shm/ncr

Buys a fungi, lammy, wurmmy, or rogue epic, proceeds to buy pl or solo with either in game currency or IOUs on discord then poopsocks DKP for Vulak loot rights from the 3 server kingpins who both bot and box.

No one slaps a combine sword over there shoulder with a mix of random banded, rawhide and spelunks upper guk or high-pass orcs because those dungeons are on permafarm by mage boxes for plat. Or idols and no mobs are ever up unless ur running Fraps and have spies in their voice chat recording to catch them cheating.

EQ didn't survive 2019-21 and the bitcoin era. R I p.

A lot of potentially instanced and partner related fun to still be had on live tho.

P.s. yall r really antisocial n greedy. Impatient. Entitled. Uncreative. And boring.

[cd288]

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

Personally I blame boxing and automation and the fact that everyone plays this game thusly:

Solo ench/dru/shm/ncr

Buys a fungi, lammy, wurmmy, or rogue epic, proceeds to buy pl or solo with either in game currency or IOUs on discord then poopsocks DKP for Vulak loot rights from the 3 server kingpins who both bot and box.

No one slaps a combine sword over there shoulder with a mix of random banded, rawhide and spelunks upper guk or high-pass orcs because those dungeons are on permafarm by mage boxes for plat. Or idols and no mobs are ever up unless ur running Fraps and have spies in their voice chat recording to catch them cheating.

EQ didn't survive 2019-21 and the bitcoin era. R I p.

A lot of potentially instanced and partner related fun to still be had on live tho.

P.s. yall r really antisocial n greedy. Impatient. Entitled. Uncreative. And boring.

Go play somewhere else then. Or maybe staff will toss you a vacation for relentlessly bashing the server like they did with RecondoJoe.

[starkind]

Originally Posted by cd288 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Go play somewhere else then. Or maybe staff will toss you a vacation for relentlessly bashing the server like they did with RecondoJoe.

The servers, code and staff are great. 10x better than anywhere else in the CSR department. I don't expect them to relentlessly stalk and chase botters. They are doing enough. And p99 is fun for a bit of nostalgia. The museum is pretty good.

What is terrible are the people who abuse the project and staff by taking advantage of their limited time relentlessly cheating, botting, boxing, and elflawyering. Those are the players with zero respect for the staff or game.

It would be prudent, and I recommend that the FTE rules go away and the pnp only be enforced for griefing, trains, zone disruption and harassment. No UN or player agreements are enforced by the staff. And DPS wins loot rights.

As far as playing here? I still have my accounts, but I'm peacefully retired to live with my merc and WoW Sylvanus lore speculation.

I played here heavily from 2010-2017 on red and blue. I've nothing to prove to myself or others. I beat the game in 2003 as well. It's nice to kill a few gnolls in blackburrow occasionally, from time to time. And servers are still mostly ok for that.

I really hope this helps, a lot.

Shalom.