Official Everquest Progression Server Release

[Slathar]

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

If it was a year per expansion and I had to spend another year doing classic there is no way I'd play. It is 90 days after the unlock requirements are met, which I think is perfect. The top guild will meet the requirements, then 90 or 60 days will give other guilds time to catch up - making the raiding scene constantly competitive upon expansion unlocks AND giving the casual players at least 3 months or so to enjoy expansions (about triple what they got on combine).

I personally think the server will be a lot of fun.

i couldnt have said it better honestly

[fastboy21]

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

If they had a fixed 1 year per expansion ... maybe. If I needed to blaze through an expansion every 60-90 days to keep up, no thanks.

90 days, 60 days, it will become the same as the other progression servers.

Too many expansions, too fast is what killed EQ.

The voting is a great idea. But only if it drags out when expansions are released.

H

interesting, because one of my biggest issues with p99 is that progression is too slow.

on p99 CASUAL players are walking around with multiple 50 toons and in full raid gear with the exception of high end sky.

i will be playing on p99 and the new live server. if they use the same "roll back" as the last progression server it will be classic enough for me to enjoy, and I have always liked the idea of starting fresh on a new server.

heck, if p99 offered a new server I would start there too.

so much hate here. what do you care if someone wants to go pay 15$ to play a game (well, 30$ since I'll be boxing there).

[Atern]

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

If they had a fixed 1 year per expansion ... maybe. If I needed to blaze through an expansion every 60-90 days to keep up, no thanks.

90 days, 60 days, it will become the same as the other progression servers.

Too many expansions, too fast is what killed EQ.

The voting is a great idea. But only if it drags out when expansions are released.

H

1 year for each expansion? Maybe if they only went up to velious, but not with the intent of eventually enabling all expansions. Don't they do an expansion every 6 months anyway? They would never catch up.

[Atern]

Oh, and there is no reason you can't play on both servers (progression and P1999). The main reason I lost interest in P1999 and don't play here as much anymore is because the raiding scene is too messed up. All I ever do here now is play an alt for an hour or 2 or run around with my cleric and rez people. By playing on both servers, I can still play the alts on P1999 and at the same time raid on progression. It's the best of both worlds.

[mitic]

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

The main reason I lost interest in P1999 and don't play here as much anymore is because the raiding scene is too messed up.

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

..playing on both servers, I can still play the alts on P1999 and at the same time raid on progression. It's the best of both worlds.

wait, so you think there will be only casual raiders on progression without batphones and poopsockin?

it will be worse than P99 since RMT is tolerated on live -> asian armada incoming on feb 14th.

[Goldknyght]

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

If they had a fixed 1 year per expansion ... maybe. If I needed to blaze through an expansion every 60-90 days to keep up, no thanks.

90 days, 60 days, it will become the same as the other progression servers.

Too many expansions, too fast is what killed EQ.

The voting is a great idea. But only if it drags out when expansions are released.

H

I agree to many expansions is what killed EQ just to satisfy the no life raiders. But now honestly we know how to complete each expansion. I am going to play on the server but i do feel it will fail because now the no life raiders will just be camping the good raid zones till the next expac is released. so the casual gamers are always going to be 1 xpac behind or more and hopefully the casual gamers are more then the raiders so they can keep the progression from moving forward. And they need to put in place that ur toon needs to be 30+ on the server to vote or it will just be people wanting the server to fail voting to unlock each xpac.

[Slathar]

they just did a live podcast about what will be included in the progression server. they said that items such as manastone/guise would be included for a limited amount of time.

they mentioned that the new freeport/commonlands would be in but for zones they didnt have to change the geometry, that they would bring back the classic zone (such as CT with its original drops as per the timeline)

so this also means that pre-nerf CoS, moss covered twig etc will be in for a limited time in kunark.

im really looking forward to it.

ps harrison is a dumb redneck

[Bizarostormy]

After watching the livecast I think I will pass on this fail server. Not classic, not even close. They are not even going to have old Freeport ... super fail. Ill just stick with P99.

[Harrison]

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

they just did a live podcast about what will be included in the progression server. they said that items such as manastone/guise would be included for a limited amount of time.

they mentioned that the new freeport/commonlands would be in but for zones they didnt have to change the geometry, that they would bring back the classic zone (such as CT with its original drops as per the timeline)

so this also means that pre-nerf CoS, moss covered twig etc will be in for a limited time in kunark.

im really looking forward to it.

ps harrison is a dumb redneck

I take it as a badge of success when lowlife gutterscum dislike me. Thank you for proving a point.

[Omnimorph]

It'll be the same as the other prog servers, a quick way to make a buck or two. At no point do they care about the integrity of the game, or the opinions of their player base.

Hell, on the prog server you had all those zones, but everyone was exping in stonebrunt, the warrens, jagged pine, the hole. All because the exp was the best in those zones.

I'm sceptical about the TLP server, but at the same time some of my fondest EQ memories were from the combine... will i be playing it? Doubtful, but with the servers being time locked, i'll always be able to log on and catch up. Also SoE will probably finally realise that they can make more money now by releasing older content on their servers to try and gather old-time players who don't like modern MMO's.

Not sure how they're gonna do the whole manastone / guise of deceiver thing on the TLP, will be interesting to see.