The Al'Kabor Project (PC/Mac) EQmac - EverQuest done right

[Burrito]

Have the fixed the constant soft disconnect issues?

[Orruar]

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

Have the fixed the constant soft disconnect issues?

I think they fixed something. I used to crash once every 10-15 minutes on at least one toon. Haven't had a crash in the past 5-6 hours of playtime.

[Secrets]

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

I think they fixed something. I used to crash once every 10-15 minutes on at least one toon. Haven't had a crash in the past 5-6 hours of playtime.

Correct; it should be a lot more stable now, thanks to Haynar and also, a new contribitor's suggestion for zoning.

[Nawn Factor]

Fact is they waited to change it until their buddies hit 50. Which is ultra cheese by any account.

If it's 'no big deal' then they should wipe the server, because it's a pretty big fuck up and a nice show of playing favorites. Not a glowing endorsement for the servers management.

[Secrets]

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

Fact is they waited to change it until their buddies hit 50. Which is ultra cheese by any account.

Can confirm this is false.

We didn't even have any talks about EXP being reduced, and I was unaware personally that this exp commit was going in until 24 hours prior to implementing it, let alone the fact that it had a shit ton of bugs. The code is open source. We didn't sit on this EXP change waiting for people to hit 50. It was done in less than 24 hours, and implemented in 48. Bugs cropped up that didn't appear in solo testing.

Also, when all of this is done I heard rumors they might be doing a double XP weekend when the EXP changes are fully fixed and un-bugged. I wouldn't know because I don't actually run the server and call shots, but it was hinted at in the developer's channel.

You won't be left in the dust unless you consider this a race instead of a preservation project of PoP-era/EQMac EQ, in which case, put away your poop socks, that's not the point of this project and thus the server.

[Orruar]

If it keeps people away who are angry at life and looking for any little reason to start a jihad, then I say more power to them.

[Tuffpuppy]

If they are dead set on no more wipes, then everyone should have been deleveled to match the new exp formula.

[Nawn Factor]

Maybe so, but I know that my friends and I who joined this week were looking forward to progressing with a server and not being left in the dust by the end of week 2 because of a ridiculous exp system that was removed after the <Devs and Friends> were done abusing it. The server should absolutely been wiped, or exp been rolled back to the new systems parameters.

It doesn't make me angry, but it definitely makes me question the ethics and moral ability of the developers to be able to run AND play a server from an unbiased standpoint.

I suppose time will tell, but for now it's a disappointing turn of events from an otherwise promising server.

[Orruar]

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

Maybe so, but I know that my friends and I who joined this week were looking forward to progressing with a server and not being left in the dust by the end of week 2 because of a ridiculous exp system that was removed after the <Devs and Friends> were done abusing it. The server should absolutely been wiped, or exp been rolled back to the new systems parameters.

It doesn't make me angry, but it definitely makes me question the ethics and moral ability of the developers to be able to run AND play a server from an unbiased standpoint.

I suppose time will tell, but for now it's a disappointing turn of events from an otherwise promising server.

Is 14 days of double xp really such a terrible thing? It's not like they're gonna go ahead and release Kunark right now and then Velious in 2 more weeks or anything. Given the structure of their planned releases (70% of server having completed previous expansion), I don't think "being left in the dust" is going to happen.

[Haynar]

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

Is 14 days of double xp really such a terrible thing? It's not like they're gonna go ahead and release Kunark right now and then Velious in 2 more weeks or anything. Given the structure of their planned releases (70% of server having completed previous expansion), I don't think "being left in the dust" is going to happen.

14 days of double exp caters to the neckbeards who missed launch.

Do double exp weekends for a few months instead.

I am almost done hacking together a few diff UIs to get what I like. Then i will make the grind to level 6. Rawr.

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