Need a GM Event (Economic Stimulus Package)

[loramin]

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

Binding @ firepots

Ouch, you picked a pretty terrible example [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]. Both being able to bind in the firepots room and not being able to bind there are classic.

Originally Posted by https://wiki.project1999.com/Players:EQLive_Timeline

APRIL 28, 2000
Due to a feature within the zone, players can no longer bind within Timorous Deep. This functionality was intended in the zone prior to launch, as binding presents a possible balance issue. Players who are already bound in this zone will retain their binding location until they bind someplace else.

So before April 28, 2000 (or the equivalent time here on P99) being able to bind was classic, and after that not being able to was classic.

[StephenD]

For those who favor it, how about the B Sanders approach to the economy? If you have it, give it to someone who wants it but doesn't want to earn it.

[Mytral]

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

Ouch, you picked a pretty terrible example [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Silly me. What was I thinking responding to someone with so many posts. I yield to your greatness omnipotent one.

[loramin]

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

Silly me. What was I thinking responding to someone with so many posts. I yield to your greatness omnipotent one.

I didn't mean it like that, and I apologize if it came across that way (the smiley was my attempt to keep it from sounding like that). It's just that it was funny to me that you picked an example which was classic either way.

The point I'm trying to make though is that Rogean et. all don't talk in the forums all that often, but when they have they've made it very clear what they're trying to accomplish with Project 1999: they want to re-create classic EverQuest as faithfully as possible. It's almost like Blue and Red are just testing grounds for them to use while they write all of the "re-create classic" code, and we're just lucky enough to get to play in their test area.

So it's fine to dream about all sorts of non-classic things, but I get a little prickly when people suggest that team doesn't care abut keeping it classic, because they've made it very clear that that's pretty much all they care about. And there's nothing at all wrong with non-classic stuff either (I miss many of the post-Velious expansions myself), but you have to remember that it's their world, we just play in it.

[Topgunben]

Any idea how much pp is coming into the economy each year as a percentage?

What's the average farming wage? 500pp an hour?

How much pp is taken out of the economy from players getting banned or quitting? I.e. Nordenwatch.

Suprisingly inflation doesn't seem that bad imo. I'm not worried about my 5kpp becoming worthless over night because items are becoming more plentiful.

[Lhancelot]

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

I.e. Nordenwatch.

Wonder what happened to him, he came back, even created a "HEY GUYS IM BACK" post too... Seen him ingame a short bit, then poof he was gone again. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Halius]

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

This is true, but "classic" GM events typically involved a GM logging in as some mob you would never otherwise see (eg. the Avatar of Love) and running around giving weird illusion buffs and no rent items. Well that or them just logging in as some hard mob and running around killing lower level characters until enough high level ones showed up to take them on [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Occasionally a player or two might get rewarded with a guise or something during an event, but they were never anything like the casino system being described here. That did come to live (as has been mentioned), but after the "classic" time period.

I do remember an event in WC, I think it was for Halloween one time on Bristlebane. They had werewolves spawning all over the zone. Only reason I remember is because I was a 35 pally at the time and was barely able to kill one but got a nice no drop ring that was an upgrade at the time for myself and was super excited. Those events were awesome.

[Topgunben]

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

Wonder what happened to him, he came back, even created a "HEY GUYS IM BACK" post too... Seen him ingame a short bit, then poof he was gone again. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I talked to him in game a couple months back. Seemed to be just checking out things. It was probably hard for him to think of building an empire all over again. He was literally playing 16 hours a day 7 days a week back in his hay day. He needs some moderation

[Tupakk]

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

Well I'm certainly not against GM events (even if they are different from the ones on live).

Honestly I wish we had events of any type here. I've never seen a single one in P99, but on live even the stupid ones were a big occasion for everybody. When something dynamic happens in a static world it's just inherently fun (even when that something is you getting killed by Cazic Thule when he magically appears in East Commonlands).

Um DEPT OF FUN. We do stuff all the time as much as we can.

As far as GM events you get one maybe 2 a year. It's volunteer work what do you expect.