Classic EQ or Something Else?

[Zavyur]

So I've been told P99 Blue and Green were the original "Classic" experience of the game we all love, Everquest.

Is this true?

Lately a group of us came back to P99 Blue and realized a few things have changed...
Chardok revamp is out, okay...but a few things have changed that just don't make sense.

Many of the NPCS are now uncharmable for example, is this Classic?
25 mob limit on AE's? okay less of a headache for zone disruption.. Understandable...
no more Chardok AE groups which include the exploitation of RMT and the such.

Changes have happened and I'd like to hear from YOU what made classic, classic and is no longer "Classic" on P99.

Please Tell me YOUR opinion and anything else that isn't "Classic".

Thank you!

[Chortles Snortles]

oh no the game’s too hard
(LOL)

[ShampooChicken]

Classic to me:

Concentrations of players in newbie and mid-level zones
High level players rare
Magic and high quality weapons rare
Relying heavily on town vendors for equipment
Using the ships, not much porting
Low availability of maps
Lots of rumors about what various stats did, mostly guesses
Seeing an ogre or troll around a good city would really surprise people
Leveling was slower, experience penalties higher
People weren't wearing a bunch of wildly tinted stuff (you saw the odd rubicite rarely)
Trade skills were pretty mysterious
Less people relying on SoW and Clarity
Greater focus on exploring zones because there were few guides as to what was there
More people enjoying the experience vs. making it all about leveling, e.g. fishing for relaxation

[Skarne]

The begging from noobs was rampant

[Tewaz]

The game isn't classic at this point. Classic is very few raiders at the high end content and each expansion lasting a short amount of time with no one getting a full BiS character.

The devs have made non-classic changes to address certain player grievances but refuse to address the 50+ game which is what almost everyone has the ability to play.

Since this isn't classic, and they are willing to make changes, they should address the raid scene because it is in no way a classic experience.

[Worry]

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

The begging from noobs was rampant

yea. begging was super common on live.

[Swish]

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

Since this isn't classic, and they are willing to make changes, they should address the raid scene because it is in no way a classic experience.

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(its never less rules)

[Swish]

More of a population in the Karanas/Qeynos/Everfrost is classic, its a barren wasteland here.

[starkind]

classic is no one having any clue what they are doing and rerolling 500,000 times running out to the wierdest camps just to hang out in a zone less populated except a few neckbeards like 10 on the server with the patience and perseverance to kill dragons in fine steal and bronze

everything else is just poopsocking

[F0rmsh1fter]

I haven’t seen a single other person role playing and that’s not classic jack