Let's talk Fungi Tunic

[Tunabros]

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

Fungi should be a legacy item and quit dropping after a month or so. Imagine the fun!

0-o

[douglas1999]

It's funny to imagine trying to explain hardcore legacy camps to people who don't play p99 or everquest or rpg's or fantasy games at all.

"So wait... you're staying up for 5 straight days why?"

"Well, I need to get a fungus covered scale tunic"

"Riiighhtt.."

"It's way better than a rubicite breastplate, that only took 3 days of no sleep. Oh and this mask, it let's anybody turn into a dark elf!"

"..are you okay?"

[BiG SiP]

pure unadulterated evil

[Tunabros]

Originally Posted by douglas1999 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It's funny to imagine trying to explain hardcore legacy camps to people who don't play p99 or everquest or rpg's or fantasy games at all.

"So wait... you're staying up for 5 straight days why?"

"Well, I need to get a fungus covered scale tunic"

"Riiighhtt.."

"It's way better than a rubicite breastplate, that only took 3 days of no sleep. Oh and this mask, it let's anybody turn into a dark elf!"

"..are you okay?"

this is the part where you say " But it's classic tho!"

Good old EQ =)

[Morton Jr]

Should be no drop Level 60 Required, would fix alot of issues imo : )

[Scalem]

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

Should be no drop Level 60 Required, would fix alot of issues imo : )

There's dumb suggestions and then there's suggestions like this.

[Jeni]

One of my favorite memories from classic was my 36 hour manastone camp. I plan on using the rest of my annual to make as many 5 day weekends as I can for fungi tunics once Kunark is released. Hope to see all my line buddies there!

[Soothsayer]

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

There's dumb suggestions and then there's suggestions like this.

Well, in hindsight, fungi tunic should've had a reasonably high level requirement when it was introduced into the game 20 years ago. The overwhelming power that fungi tunic represents for low to mid-level toons runs contrary to what this game is fundamentally about, and to be quite honest, I think there's a very compelling case to be made that the game would've been better off without it (as well as a few other powerful items that I won't mention here).

I suppose the existence of such obscenely powerful items with no level requirement is part of what makes this game unique, but that uniqueness doesn't necessarily translate to a better experience. Man, I remember hating it when UberGod monks with fungi tunics would occasionally join my XP groups on blue... I instantly felt useless.

[BarackObooma]

It's not a rare drop, it's going to be farmed 24/7, it'll never stop dropping and won't stop being camped 24/7 when Velious drops.

GTFO with comparing it to a manastone. It might hit 100k in the beginning and settle down to 50-75k ongoing.

It was 30-50k on blue for a long time and that was with unnerfed seafury plat.

[BarnabusCollins]

Some Green99 non-legacy Kunark prices I am expecting:

Fungi Tunic 150k
Tranquil Staff 100k
Staff of Dreaded Gaze 40k
Spell: Torpor 300k
Elder Spiritualist's Greaves 200k
Siblisian Berserker Cloak 80k
Lupine Dagger 35k
Spell: Emissary of Thule 50k
Spell: Protection of the Glades 30k
Spell: Spirit of the Howler 25k
Hierophant's Cloak 40k
Jaundiced Bone Bracer 85k