GLOBAL ooc/auction. Poll time.

[r0xx0r]

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

"Proactively making a group aware of your existence is a much better way to find a group than sitting in one zone with LFG on." First of all, that first option should not even be there. Secondly, Nilbog has stated several times, the function of ooc is not even to look for groups. If you are just sitting in some zone, with /lfg on, then you aren't trying very hard to find a group.

can i get a amen?

[Myrkskog]

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

The only resonating validity I can see for global chats is the helping of new people. They probably got eq to work out of the box.. but might not be able to get eqemu working without assistance. That's the reason I gave a month ago, and has been barely touched on here.

95% of the questions from new people are unrelated to technical problems and could easily be looked up with google. Between a spell website and allakhazam(both listed on our stickied reference thread) all these "Do enchanters get pet's at level 1" and "Where does XX drop again" questions are easily answered. People only ask in OOC because it's easy, not because they're truly lost.

The most difficult aspect of playing P1999 is actually getting it running in the first place, and you can't ask questions in OOC until it's up and running anyways. Besides, every time someone asked about dual core or another genuine problem in OOC, it's answered by "check the forums."

Speak of the devil, I am logged in right now and this conversation just happened. Here is the transcript.

"Does any1 know how to fix the amd dual core problem? I downloaded the drivers, but still the same shit now."

"It's on the forums, I recommend searching for dual core."

"K TY."


We're not giving people enough credit, if they were able to get it running in the first place, they should be able to find a solution to their technical problems as well. Why not have a message whenever a new character logs in for the first time along the lines of;

"Welcome to Project 1999. Please be aware that due to the age of the Everquest engine, you may experience technical issues relating to your hardware or software. If you are experiencing anything unusual, please consult our comprehensive technical forum at http://project1999.org. For all game related questions, there are beginning guides and reference websites stickied on our general forum, or feel free to ask! Enjoy your stay!"

[Kainzo]

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

Just something to think about... if the removal of global /auc forces players to congregate in a single zone and sell/buy stuff vs. being able to make deals serverwide and arrange for a future transaction while continuing to play, is that going to significantly reduce the ability to find groups if a certain % of the server is locked into sitting in NFP or EC buying/selling? Just wondering what people's thoughts are on that. Could be a good thing... it might clear out Unrest/Guk/Oasis a little bit. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

so in a nutshell you're saying its going to be harder?

My my... I do think I like this change.

[Brain]

Stop crying about global chat not being classic.

Want to know what's NOT Classic?

GM's giving out random illusions (sometimes luclin models) every single freaking day at NFP bank. Oh yeah that's awesome.

What about translocators for boats? EQC has boats working, why can't we?

[Swisher]

Need to tack on at least an extra 5% to make up for the response bias. In simple terms, you need to assume that there are more people here that want zonewide chat than the amount that actually voted. People who are against an issue are more likely to respond to a poll than are the people who are either for it, or don't care.

[Kainzo]

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

Stop crying about global chat not being classic.

Want to know what's NOT Classic?

GM's giving out random illusions (sometimes luclin models) every single freaking day at NFP bank. Oh yeah that's awesome.

What about translocators for boats? EQC has boats working, why can't we?

Actual, GM did give out illusions in classic. Are you mad you aren't the one getting the illusions?

[Tallenn]

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

95% of the questions from new people are unrelated to technical problems and could easily be looked up with google. Between a spell website and allakhazam(both listed on our stickied reference thread) all these "Do enchanters get pet's at level 1" and "Where does XX drop again" questions are easily answered. People only ask in OOC because it's easy, not because they're truly lost.

SNIP

this

[Brain]

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

Actual, GM did give out illusions in classic. Are you mad you aren't the one getting the illusions?

lol no I know they gave out illusions in classic on rare occasions.
(They didn't give out SOL illusions though buddy)

However, they DID NOT do it every single day every time they zoned into NFP and started "frog resistance wars" or whatever Cyrius was doing today.

It just gets old after awhile.

[Kainzo]

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

lol no I know they gave out illusions in classic on rare occasions.
(They didn't give out SOL illusions though buddy)

However, they DID NOT do it every single day every time they zoned into NFP and started "frog resistance wars" or whatever Cyrius was doing today.

It just gets old after awhile.

Actually, the GM-Vaylin of Rathe would give out SoL illusions right before SoL ... though that was AFTER they started the patch to allow clients to see vah shir etc images. It was not a daily thing.

When classic ends is really up to the person designing the server.

In my opinion - Classic "ended" at PoP .... and in difficulty in encounters ended in GoD/OOW ... The game at that point start changing to become more "casual" like WoW.

[Beau]

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

lol no I know they gave out illusions in classic on rare occasions.
(They didn't give out SOL illusions though buddy)

However, they DID NOT do it every single day every time they zoned into NFP and started "frog resistance wars" or whatever Cyrius was doing today.

It just gets old after awhile.

GM'S in classic were a lot better than later era's and got involved a lot more frequently, but even then a good GM that got involved was fired soon after.
GM interaction, be it large or small scale, is classic.