[EQ] Classic - Back in action. - Page 2

BanquozGhost · 04-15-2009, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by tad10

Yeah I don't see this replacing EQMac anytime soon...

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Speaking of which...

Do SOE employees including Smed occasionally check this board? Why yes they do.
Is Everquest still the intellectual property of SOE? I'm pretty sure it is.
Is a cease & desist letter heading EQClassic's way soon? I'm gonna say... Yes!

SOE has been aware of this project for quite some time. There were numerous posts about it on the official forums a couple of years ago.

James · 04-15-2009, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Janx

Was just saying in irc yesterday that the only way I'd play EQ again is on a classic server that capped with Velious.

Fug that. It'd be a ghost town unless it's officially sponsored by SOE, if not at first then very shortly thereafter. On top of ball crushing gameplay like hell levels and complete un-soloability for the majority of classes, you'd have a customer service nightmare in a game filled with even more bugs than was present the first time. Unless this team of developers are the 12 fucking apostles of Jesus Christ himself, this 'emu' is going to suck some donkey balls man.

I mean, I wish them well and all, but come on. This is going to suck.

Iadien · 04-15-2009, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by James

Fug that. It'd be a ghost town unless it's officially sponsored by SOE, if not at first then very shortly thereafter. On top of ball crushing gameplay like hell levels and complete un-soloability for the majority of classes, you'd have a customer service nightmare in a game filled with even more bugs than was present the first time. Unless this team of developers are the 12 fucking apostles of Jesus Christ himself, this 'emu' is going to suck some donkey balls man.

I mean, I wish them well and all, but come on. This is going to suck.

supposedly they had 10k unique hits a day on their old site.

Arcarsenal · 04-15-2009, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Zarcath

Lures?

correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't only wizard have lures?

MrGraham · 04-15-2009, 03:53 PM

Mages didn't need lures, they were too busy making a pathway of mod rods.

Enchanters were just 2 boxed for buffs + tash.

Necros didn't have problems since they used disease/poison.

I don't really remember what druids did.

Golbez · 04-15-2009, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Arcarsenal

correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't only wizard have lures?

You could argue a lot of dots from necromancers were also "lures" in regards to their resist check.

I'm not sure on mages though, either way this is a fucking stupid conversation.

James · 04-15-2009, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by MrGraham

I don't really remember what druids did.

Either sacrificed or healed until they ran out of mana, at which point they were sacrificed.

Danth · 04-15-2009, 04:17 PM

There's option 'C' as well, James: it might be in development until we're all collecting Social Security.

That being said, the prospect of a low population doesn't strike me as automatically bad. Several of Everquest's worst problems surfaced when things got too crowded. The folks who lived for guild competition wouldn't like it much, though.

Danth

Brikker · 04-15-2009, 05:18 PM

Why do you manually sign your posts?

Brikker

Bloodget · 04-15-2009, 05:24 PM

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You could argue a lot of dots from necromancers were also "lures" in regards to their resist check.

I don't remember any resist check on twitch

-Bloodget

Ham n Cheese · 04-15-2009, 06:02 PM

As James said, unless it's sponspored by SoE it's going to suck, at least to me. I won't play any of these EQemu type things for more than a day, if ever.

Ham n Cheese

Draax · 04-15-2009, 08:30 PM

Well for the population argument there were like 4k registered users on the forums, and some pretty large raid guilds were already formed (not sure why since it still had like another year we knew for sure in development).

As for development, the coders are pretty damn good at what they do from when I tested in the alpha phase for a little while, they have already fixed things like boats that actually work which I'm not sure do they even work currently on EQ? or are there still translocaters.

Don't get me wrong, the current emu servers out there are total shit for the most part where every Tom and Joe can summon "Sword of so-and-so pwnage" which holds your attention for maybe like 30 mins before you quit, which is why the whole emu term gives anything an instant bad reputation, but I think the time and care and the fact this thing was built from the ground up over the past 2 years already really will set this thing apart from the rest.

Maybe spending 5 hours to get 1 level and die and lose 2 hours of work isn't your thing but that was classic at its finest.

Pointyboot · 04-15-2009, 08:36 PM

my bud is a dev on this so i've had a little insight over the last couple years. i pretty much have to try it out caus he's cool as hell and one of the best wizzies i've ever seen.

Pointyboot

tarquinn · 04-15-2009, 10:06 PM

If the server isn't hosted in the US, there really isn't anything Sony can do. I think this is how Shards of Dalaya has gone on for so long.. the server is in Canada I believe.

Of course, there is always the possibility that I'm completely wrong.

Tearofsoul · 04-16-2009, 12:13 AM

When will this server come out btw?

04-15-2009, 08:30 PM	#27 (permalink)
Draax Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 44 +0 Internets	Well for the population argument there were like 4k registered users on the forums, and some pretty large raid guilds were already formed (not sure why since it still had like another year we knew for sure in development). As for development, the coders are pretty damn good at what they do from when I tested in the alpha phase for a little while, they have already fixed things like boats that actually work which I'm not sure do they even work currently on EQ? or are there still translocaters. Don't get me wrong, the current emu servers out there are total shit for the most part where every Tom and Joe can summon "Sword of so-and-so pwnage" which holds your attention for maybe like 30 mins before you quit, which is why the whole emu term gives anything an instant bad reputation, but I think the time and care and the fact this thing was built from the ground up over the past 2 years already really will set this thing apart from the rest. Maybe spending 5 hours to get 1 level and die and lose 2 hours of work isn't your thing but that was classic at its finest. __________________ -=- I've been known to.. cut a little rug in my day. Draax <65 Dark Elf Shadowknight> - EQ1 - Tholuxe Paells / Combine (retired) Draax <80 BE Pal / 80 BE DK > - WoW - Daggerspine/Winterhoof (retired) Bezurk <50 Ogre Bruiser> - EQ2 - Nagafen (retired)

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04-15-2009, 03:53 PM	#20 (permalink)
MrGraham The Next Orange Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,322 +11 Internets	Mages didn't need lures, they were too busy making a pathway of mod rods. Enchanters were just 2 boxed for buffs + tash. Necros didn't have problems since they used disease/poison. I don't really remember what druids did.

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Danth Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 255 -47 Internets	There's option 'C' as well, James: it might be in development until we're all collecting Social Security. That being said, the prospect of a low population doesn't strike me as automatically bad. Several of Everquest's worst problems surfaced when things got too crowded. The folks who lived for guild competition wouldn't like it much, though. Danth

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Brikker Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: California Posts: 1,405	Why do you manually sign your posts? Brikker

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Ham n Cheese The sky calls to us Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Houston Posts: 12,415 +58 Internets	As James said, unless it's sponspored by SoE it's going to suck, at least to me. I won't play any of these EQemu type things for more than a day, if ever. Ham n Cheese

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Pointyboot Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 205 -7 Internets	my bud is a dev on this so i've had a little insight over the last couple years. i pretty much have to try it out caus he's cool as hell and one of the best wizzies i've ever seen. Pointyboot

04-15-2009, 10:06 PM	#29 (permalink)
tarquinn Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 31 +0 Internets	If the server isn't hosted in the US, there really isn't anything Sony can do. I think this is how Shards of Dalaya has gone on for so long.. the server is in Canada I believe. Of course, there is always the possibility that I'm completely wrong.