🤔 Should both servers be wiped due to its 7yr lifespan vs classic 993d lifespan?

[Nixtar]

Classic is dead. Everyone knows everything and those who already spend a lot of time on the game now would just lock down every camp every time and the new meta would turn into a gigantic and stupid footrace from 1-60.

Though if you prefer to see p99 turn into a neckbeard only zone this would be an excellent idea. I'm sure they're all salivating at the idea of rushing to get them pixels first.

[Llandris]

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

Anyone remember Highkeep goblins being two different camps on Live? Here it's one camp and even then there's a lot of downtime and a huge amount of bitching if someone takes just 1 goblin from "your" camp.

On my server (CT) the gobs were regularly split into 4 camps. Talk about a lot of downtime

[NegaStoat]

Also voted no. The intent was that Blue P1999 would be a living museum piece of 'classic' code that would operate on its own with all characters saved. Green 1999, if it were to ever happen, was to be the new start with the correct progression until it reached its end, at which point it resets and the characters on it are dumped on Blue.

The plug could be pulled on Red for all I care. All of the early exploits that the players encouraged each other to use ruined any validity that dumpster fire had of being classic of anything.

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

On my server (CT) the gobs were regularly split into 4 camps. Talk about a lot of downtime

Brell Serilis had it as 4 camps as well, and it was busy like clockwork up until Luclin dropped. I think something that people have to keep in mind is that the huge majority of players used 56k dial-up between 1999-2001 and praised the gods if they actually got a 48k to 53k connect, which would drop out at random. You might have a day when you had zero drops, or you might have 4+. There was no helping for it. So groups would take on exp camps with it in the back of their minds that the connects were what they were, and it was better to get constant exp as opposed to risking a party wipe from taking on the thin line of too much for mobs and mana / health recovery speed.

[hyejin]

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

This. P99ers do not have the patience to deal with splitting 16 mobs 4 ways lol.

If a 2nd group moved into the bottom room of HHK while a group was at the stairs a petition would be filed within 15 minutes.

Exactly why high population at beginning of server is a bad thing. You want enough population to facilitate some sort of grouping, but not enough such that zones overcrowd. For classic, 300-500 is safe except for the Legacy item camps which will inevitably be a dumpsterfire.

parking in one of those room camps (gr, lr, wr, whats the other 1?) and roleplaying was the most fun time I ever had in classic EQ. I was disheartened to see the coziest leveling spot in EQ turned into another pixel maximization nerd thing on p99. Your opinion is dumb. Furthermore, you called it High Hold Keep with your acronym. You're a peasant

[Lulz~Sect]

glances at poll results and takes note of 2nd choice voters
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[Transylvania]

Real life wipes at end of timeline, why not games? lol

[zodium]

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

On my server (CT) the gobs were regularly split into 4 camps. Talk about a lot of downtime

It was real bad.

[aMindAmok]

It will be funny to see how the raid mobs on two servers will be downed by the same groups of people on both. I can already hear the forum warriors wringing their hands in anticipation.

[Lulz~Sect]

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[Sirken]

Originally Posted by d3r14k [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

There will be an uprising to quell this new line of thinking.

jfc.

An Aegon I avatar, and an Archer quote/meme. I think I love you.