Everquest

Why can't Sony put in an alternate server  where only the first 2 expansions are usable? I mean 1 friggin' server would be enough for the old farts like me who want to reminisce. There are a goodish number of us out there. Why is that concept so hard to grasp? Aren't there oldies music stations?

If they made a server like this I would even break my vow to never give SOE another DIME. Bah I am sure I am wasting my breath. SOE wouldn't do it for the SWG crowd, so I doubt they would do it here.

I am also an "old-timer" EQ-player, and one thing I have repeatedly stressed on this message board is that you can have as much, if not more, fun in today's EQ as in yesterday's.

You have many options for things to do.  I will be working on my silverwing Quest today, which I can mostly do solo.  I will probably also join a guild raid (which are 100% optional).  And I will probably do some group content later to gain AA-points.

It is an enjoyable experience today.  Many things to do.  It is still challenging.  I do not feel pressures to raid, and I still hate "flags" even though I got two yesterday. 

Originally posted by declaredemer

I am also an "old-timer" EQ-player, and one thing I have repeatedly stressed on this message board is that you can have as much, if not more, fun in today's EQ as in yesterday's.

 

 

You have many options for things to do.  I will be working on my silverwing Quest today, which I can mostly do solo.  I will probably also join a guild raid (which are 100% optional).  And I will probably do some group content later to gain AA-points.

 

 

It is an enjoyable experience today.  Many things to do.  It is still challenging.  I do not feel pressures to raid, and I still hate "flags" even though I got two yesterday. 

It's fine that you feel this way. I am not saying that you shouldn't enjoy EQ as it is today. I do not.

The feel in EQ of today, for me is that somebody took my old 65' Cadillac a car I love and had great memories in...and customized it by putting spinning wheels, a spoiler, hydraulic system, TVs in the headrests ect. Then gave it back to me and said..."There! Now it's better!" No. It's not better. For some maybe it is better. But not me.

What really bums me out is that if I want to play Pac-Man or hell even Pong, I can. In their original forms. I 'm not forced to play "new and improved" PACMAN-3D because thats all there is.

SELLING TP's to Tox, GFAY, SRO 5pp per seat!

Originally posted by Copeland

SELLING TP's to Tox, GFAY, SRO 5pp per seat!

>>>shudders<<<

Thank Goodness there are a variety of ways for melee to gate:  weapon, potions, a reward, etc. 

I still think the PoK stones helped the game.  I think it is not picture perfect, but nothing is. 

You do have two options;

1) ignore the zones you don't like

2) play on the Mac server - didn't they stop added expansions at PoP?

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Originally posted by declaredemer

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Originally posted by Copeland

SELLING TP's to Tox, GFAY, SRO 5pp per seat!

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>>>shudders<<<
 
Thank Goodness there are a variety of ways for melee to gate:  weapon, potions, a reward, etc. 
 
I still think the PoK stones helped the game.  I think it is not picture perfect, but nothing is. 

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Nope that was the beginning of the end. Classes should have to rely on each other for a variety of reasons. Wizards and Druids can't tank raid mobs. Warriors should have to walk!

PoP was the beginning of the end, not because of port stones, but because of forced-raiding.

It was on Sleeper when my guild began to breakdown due to forced-raiding, and we merged with another guild at this time.  Not surprisingly, the Sleeper and Combine servers had to merge at this time because of a significantly decline in population.

The population decline was from raiding, not port stones.

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Originally posted by declaredemer
PoP was the beginning of the end, not because of port stones, but because of forced-raiding.
 
It was on Sleeper when my guild began to breakdown due to forced-raiding, and we merged with another guild at this time.  Not surprisingly, the Sleeper and Combine servers had to merge at this time because of a significantly decline in population.
 
 
The population decline was from raiding, not port stones.

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PoP was about raiding. They said as much in its development. It was an expansion specifically designed for High End raiding guilds. Hence the name Planes of POWER. Look at expansions like LDON and that ykesha one. Those weren't designed for raids at all. LDON was for Groups Ykesha for wtf i don't know what they were thinking with that one. You act like they force you to raid. They don't. There was plenty of solo and group content added after PoP.

I had some of my best times playing PoP and i wasn't even in a raiding guild the first 6 months it was out. I still completed all its content and it showed me a whole different side of the game.

I'm going to have to say PoP was a big change in the game. (Well, in part it started with Luclin but it just was sort of exasperated with PoP). My reasons why is that the game started pretty traditional fantasy and it altered after that with Luclin and PoP.

People always are keen to point out the PoK stones as a big change to the game, while that's true what was also a very big and understated feature of PoP was that it was a self-contained area for 60-65 which had very little of a previously essential aspect of the game; exploration. I'd say that was sort of more game-changing.

Another important mention is that dungeons sort of disappeared I think (I haven't seen all the new expansions though) Yeah Ldon were 'dungeons' but they're a different kettle of fish being 6-man instance-runs to old-school dungeons.