Custom Content

[Wudan]

skip Luclin and add PoP zones (no PoK) with custom content and custom 1.5 epics

loved the PoP zones.

[Daldaen]

Luclin.

Focus Effects - Gear gets a whole new depth to it. Collecting one of each useful focus was a fun challenge.
Tradeskills - TSes were finally useful, people actually bought stuff from all TSes. Earring of the Solstice used baking, smithing, fishing, brewing, pottery. All that stuff sold well. Also other excellent TS things were added in Luclin. Cultural armor 2.0, spiritstones and faithstones were totally boss additions to the game.
Flowing Thought - finally made a stackable stat and something attainable in several areas of the game. Not just endgame raiding
AAs - I have a reason to EXP on my Druid??? Awesome. Innate Camo is all I really care about. Other stuff like FT3, HA/HG/SCF/SCM/SCR/QD3 were all sweet additions too.

I don't really care about the bazaar, I'll take it or leave it. Nexus I really fail to understand the hate on. You can find a Druid/wizard port faster on this server than waiting for those stupid ports to send you to GFay, NK, DL, Tox or GD. Again take or leave. But having a hub where people hang out that is devoid of any threatening NPCs is cool. Vah Shirs, sure burn the town. Beastlords acceptable. Remove all rec/req from gear.

[SamwiseRed]

soulbinders, maps, compass, spell slot saves would be nice custom features [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Coridan]

Playable Kerra (not vah shir)

Fill in some of the gaps in the world map using later zones (like Scarlet Desert for Rujarkian Hills between Oasis and SKarana)

More quests for all level ranges

[mgellan]

Build some new expansions that extend the existing world but retain the classic progression feel. Like:

Vengeance of the Vah Shir
For example, use Kerra Isle as a staging point for a kickass warrior clan of Kerrans (the Vah Shir, which enslave the traditional Kerrans) that are player playable, bent on the complete destruction of both good/bad Erudites and domination of all Norrath. Hated by all, lots of possibilities for GM events and scripted invasions like the Ring War. Use existing zones and link to Kerra and places in Odus to expand the map there and get more people into the W part of the world!

Rise of the Frogloks
Again, player playable race kicks the Trolls out of Grobb and takes over CT as a citadel for a Boss, turning it into a high end zone ala revamped CT except with frogs versus lizards. Lizards are exterminated. Alliances are made with good races against the evils, driving the Trolls into RM and LR. Again, re-vitalizes the S part of Antonica.

Plane of Knowledge
Turn the Plane into a high end raid zone reachable by spell, retain the books but need to fight to the stones and kill a boss level mob that guards them. Make a loot table thats pretty decent in and of itself. Enables access to Planes etc. via stones, would be cool multi-part raid that obviates the need to flagging as a barrier to entry - if you can kill the guard you get to zone into the plane. Guard difficulty increases with attractiveness of the destination.

A little imagination combined with creative linking of Luclin+ zones would make for some super cool Classic feel play!

Regards,
Mg

[Darkyle]

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

Playable Kerra (not vah shir)

More quests for all level ranges

These [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] great idea with the Kerra lol!

[Archestratie]

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

I'll just leave this right here...
http://www.project1999.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=11879
Rogean liked the idea, and realized everything would need to be retuned for Velious -> PoP.

I would like that too. +1 to that idea.

But some things that are after Velious buy still pre-Luclin classic include:

Runnyeye Revamp
Befallen Revamp
The Warrens
Stonebrunt Mountains

I'd like to see that make it in all together at some point. Maybe 9 months after Velious? As for a server that follows the original progression exactly, I'm not interested. I'm fine playing the content as it has been rolled out, and starting a new server that will have the same content will only split the community without giving any real benefit. If they're going to start a second server, it should be very different from the two they already have.

[Vlak]

Still new to the server, but I'd really like to see Luclin on P99. I think the "classic" feel of EQ is tied to the fact that it is tiresome and can be a pain in the butt to get from one place to another or hunt down your spells. Adding Luclin only makes that travel aspect a slight bit easier, plus as mentioned makes TS actually useful. PoP is the next step, but I think once EQ reached the Planes it got a bit too munchkin-like and prescribed.

That said, I don't get the hate for the Vah Shir, but it would be hilarious to offer Kerra models as "classic skins" for them, I think! (Clearly I'm not thinking of the sanity of the developers who would have to actually put the work in to make that happen). Also, the idea of adding Planes tied to old-world cities is absolute genius and I would LOVE to see it happen! Perhaps bringing them in one plane at a time in some kind of event storyline like "The borders between Planes have grown thin with the waking of the Sleeper. Norrathian priests find themselves now as gateways between realms, able to meet the gods they revere... but at what cost to themselves or the very world they live on?"

[Sarajo]

Same as I always wanted: Twice as many races and the freedom to choose any class, even if it meant your own town would hate you and your starting stats were ass.

[Nuggie]

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

Honestly the best thing is probably to do the following, since after velious the server is no longer "classic" and we wont be limited to the heinous "classic" ruleset:

-Boost Experience rate by maybe 5X at least. There is no reason it should EVER take longer then maybe two weeks to max a character if you are playing every day. The exp rate on this server is horrendous and is certainly not "classic" by any means. This needs to be addressed immediately or I see a mass amount of players leaving the server VERY soon.

-Starter gear: Some of the best eqemu servers out there offer starting gear on venders for free. Nobody in their right mind wants to spend HOURS at camps. The best set of gear is probably something custom made with a decent click buffs on most (if not all) pieces of the gear.

-Mercenaries: Probably the greatest thing everquest ever invented. This is almost a necessity on this server now the way I see it. I've spent upwards of an hour in the past just trying to get a damn group. Mercenaries solve this problem as well as adding a whole new level of complexity to soloing.

-PoK books: Travel in this game is tedious and everyone knows it. PoK books were added to solve this problem. Just because something is "classic" doesnt necessarily mean we need to take it at face value.

-Boxing: So many people want to box and you are driving droves of players away from the server with this rediculous rule. Everquest has always been about boxing and that is how sony was able to keep so many subscriptions for so long. Taking away boxing is pretty much limiting your servers lifespan. Imagine if sony outlawed boxing how many people would quit?

Kind of sounds like P99 isn't the place for you, newfish.

In response to the OP: I would like to see some of the luclin in zones implemented in a way other than "cats on the moon." maybe add a new continent or something. I really enjoyed ssra temple. Also enjoyed other people playing beastlords. I would also like to see the LOY expac. Frogs were fun to play. Amphibians are very under represented on this server. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]