Will classic night time gamma mechanic be implemented on Green?

[Wenai]

Originally Posted by Mblake81 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yeah, for me it was zoning into Unrest for the first time (second dungeon experience) and hearing the undead moan.. seeing a pile of corpses at the zone in and people die from basement trains. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

My first character on Live was an Erudite Paladin. I ventured out into Tox and was able to get level 2 with a Rusty Two-Handed Sword. Night fell while I was out in the field, and I couldn't find my way back. It was pitch black, I couldn't see a thing other than the names of the mobs. I ended up dying. I spawned, went to try and get my corpse and ended up dying two more times. I was super discouraged, and deleted the character.

I re-rolled as a Half-Elf Rogue and made it to level 5 never leaving the West Freeport newbie yard. I ended up joining this random Rogue Only Roleplay Guild or something and he tells me about this Dark Elf Mask I need to get. So a few days later when I was level 7, he drags me out to to Lower Guk, and takes me to the Assassin-Supplier camp.

This is where I learned about the gamma slider. Up to this point I had just used whatever the game had provided as the default, which I remember 13yo me thinking "Damn this is dark." I got to a point in LGuk where I was like, I have no idea where to go. He instructs me how to change the Gamma Slider all the way up... and BAM! I could see!

[GnomeCaptain]

Mmm nostalgia.

My first three levels on my first char, an Erudite Wizard, were in Tox.
Couldn't see a damn thing. Tried to not stray far from the city entrance.

Then I found the boat to Qeynos, such glory.

My first sweet loot: a Lightstone.
And my first sweet loot upgrade: a Greater Lightstone.

[BlackBellamy]

I started in Neriak so I had no idea. Then one day I wanted to just see Quenos so I rolled some human and went out at night and that was my last human.

[Verityn]

Even Everfrost was a bit darker a lot of the time like a thick overcast. I remember finally getting through blackburrow in the dark without falling to my death. Once in Qeynos Hills the sun started to rise. It was the first time I had seen the sun in the game and it was glorious.

[Gustoo]

Yeah being a Barb human or erudite was a big disadvantage being mega blind.

Today dark elf vision is nice just not important anymore.

I don't think they have a solution to the titanium client problems.

[kaev]

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

Why do I seem like the only person here who still finds light sources/vision buffs useful here, even if they're not so critical as in the original game? Maybe I can still see a little without a light, but I still want to have one. Is absolutely everyone playing with heavily cranked-up gamma or something?

Danth

Not the only one friend, my human & barb chars on p99 always had a lightsource. Never needed a vision buff unless v low level, always had an item in inventory or a piece of gear.

[Vexenu]

Even if they could force night blindness on the Titanium client, couldn't people just get around it by adjusting gamma on their video card software? Seems like one of those things we just have to accept as a minor deviation from Classic.

[Deathrydar]

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

Even if they could force night blindness on the Titanium client, couldn't people just get around it by adjusting gamma on their video card software? Seems like one of those things we just have to accept as a minor deviation from Classic.

They could, but you could back in 1999 when the game launched. In fact, the official Brady Strategy guide lists turning up your gamma as a "tip".

[Valion]

Ahh Great thread so many terrifying memories true night blindness was far worse than book medding. I don't remember the gamma setting being of any real help could have been my comp at the time. Odd I remember the fire beetle eye being an upgrade to the candle.

[Deathrydar]

My first trip into EC was a nightmare! All I remember is seeing that I was being hit by the red text in my combat window. I remember just running around aimlessly cause I had NO idea where i was at and I did not see one of the MOBS that were hitting me. I just heard the crunching sound. I do remember seeing that a Griffin was hitting me and eventually killed me though. The sounds of a Griffin's wings flapping gave me PTSD.

That was rough. it would be more classic if it were in green, but I am kinda glad that it's not.