The Al'Kabor Project (PC/Mac) EQmac - EverQuest done right

[surron]

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

p2002 or takproject?
i already have a lvl 10 trio on p2002 but with two options., (tak vs p2002) idk how to weigh the longevity out.
i dont want to wish 2 years from now that i should have been on tak.
i need a small and easy comparison to cement my judgement.

p2002 wouldn't exist without takp

takp devs are the ones responsible for the original pc hack to connect to eqmac, the takp devs are the ones responsible for capturing packet dumps on all the zones to recreate data precisely, takp devs are the ones responsible for researching the complexities of eq's resist, AC, attack, etc... systems through logs provided by eqmac players.

takp source is now closed so p2002 isn't receiving all these nice netcode updates and other complexity system updates.

[Haynar]

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

p2002 or takproject?
i already have a lvl 10 trio on p2002 but with two options., (tak vs p2002) idk how to weigh the longevity out.
i dont want to wish 2 years from now that i should have been on tak.
i need a small and easy comparison to cement my judgement.

Takp is where myself, cavedude, robregen, torven, speedz, secrets and others in the eqemu community provide support.

P2002 is their own entity/small community.

Which will last longer? No clue.

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[Villide]

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

p2002 or takproject?
i already have a lvl 10 trio on p2002 but with two options., (tak vs p2002) idk how to weigh the longevity out.
i dont want to wish 2 years from now that i should have been on tak.
i need a small and easy comparison to cement my judgement.

I just recently started a Dwarf Pally on both to compare, have them both up to level 10 as well. I've stopped playing at p2002, although the XP rate seems to be significantly higher. The server's just been too laggy of late.

Both servers are pretty light on population during my playtime (early mornings on the west coast), so that's a draw on the grouping side.

I've met nice people on both, although I've had more people "check up" on me as a newb player on TAKP, to see if I needed anything, give buffs, etc.

I'm not sure one is better than the other, but I'll be sticking to TAKP, at least for now.

[Happy]

TAK is the no-brainer choice. P2002 was formed by members of an angry guild who left TAK and ripped off all of the TAK dev's hard work. They split the community. Glad they won't be able to freeload off of TAK dev's hard work any further.

[Spyder73]

I just wish people would stop bumping this thread and let it die

[burkemi5]

TAKP seems to release content slower, but with more attention to detail. P2002 seems to push stuff out but requires more patching afterwards. Right now TAKP is in Kunark, P2002 is in velious and is eyeing a summer to fall 2016 Luclin. Not sure about TAKP's timeline. I think TAKP rotates raid content and P2002 is "FFA," but the raid guilds play nice with one another.

I personally play on P2002 and don't really know or care about the drama between the servers. As long as you're having fun, you're doing something right. Population wise, look at the pages of the servers. http://www.takproject.net/forums/index.php and p2002.com. Make your own choice.

[Lenas]

Originally Posted by burkemi5 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I think TAKP rotates raid content

Nothing on TAKP is rotated any longer. It was only Naggy / Vox and people have outgrown them for the most part.

[Lorian]

Takp is much more stable, p2002 has much more content at rhe mo, and what feels like a higher pop. Id say Takp feels more like p99 and p2002 like a bedroom server. If the content were on the same expansion then Takp would be a no brainer, but having more content will always attract a larger pop.

[Torven]

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

Takp is much more stable, p2002 has much more content at rhe mo, and what feels like a higher pop. Id say Takp feels more like p99 and p2002 like a bedroom server. If the content were on the same expansion then Takp would be a no brainer, but having more content will always attract a larger pop.

If more content attracted more population, then the PoP era servers that already exist would have more users. The default EQEmu database (Project EQ) goes up through GoD and I believe has significant Omens content. People who don't care about database accuracy, missing quests, broken AAs, or where the server is hosted can get their PoP enjoyment right now if they wish, on one of the PoP era locked emus using PEQ's database.

When a server is named Project <year>, people immediately recognize what it is because of Project 1999. People see 'Al'Kabor' and have no idea what it is, or worse see 'EQMac' and might think Macs only. TAKP staff don't spam advertise the server on every EverQuest forum while pretending to be mere users, either.

[Lenas]

First VP raid went well today, Kunark will be down soon and on to Velious before too long I'm sure.