But I been there 7 years ago and done that. I'm not looking forward to leveling up another char. I, for one, do not miss the never ending fighting between guilds over who got to what mob first, who had a raid "scheduled" etc. For folks that didn't get a chance to do that stuff, I think it's great Sony is going back to the beginning, however I'm happy that they have tons of new content available.

I was thinking about this today. This new server seems like something that will be interesting.


I started playing back in April of 2001. So I was a little bit late in the game, but hey, I have been playing ever since.

Thnk about it.....no Bazaar means meeting friends in EC tunnel (remember T1!), a few Class/Race wont be available. Stein of Maggok will be a quest that people do, porting becomes profitable again, and much more.

Its not going to be very easy at first, building up plat and gear the old fashioned way will be challenging. I remember wondering how people had 300 plat.

Oh, and one more thing.

Obviously coming to Allakhazam's will be interesting because you will see new and different pricing for items on the Progression Server, but all the quests are pretty much laid out here, and that is something thats different that it was way back when EQ first started.

Have fun to any who try the new server. I probably will.

A few ideas regarding the new server in case someone thats actually designing it might read this. If this is done right then maybe all the good people that have left the game might come back.
First only launch the original 3 continents (thats Odus, Antonica, and Fadywer as I'm sure most of you don't know) the way they were in the beginning. Return the revamped zones like Splitpaw and even the changes made in zones like Greater Faydark back to the way it was in the beginning. Scrap and then burn any copies of the "better" Nektulos, Lavastorm, and Freeport area revamps. By the way since you didn't learn from George Lucas' mistake when he remade a certain 3 movies "better" let me remind you that trying to fix something that isn't broken just pi$$es people off so STOP IT. Get rid of the ingame maps. Once upon a time it was actually fun to travel and explore, not just casting invis and watching an arrow on a map. Remove the Plane of Knowledge and burn any copies of it that you might have. Remove the tutorial and burn any copies of it that you might have. Remove the Luclin character models (if you want proof that graphics don't make an RPG then take a quick look at WoW and then try and figure out why it's blowing EQ right out of the water with its laughable graphics). Bring back the boats. <I can remember when alert> I can remember when the boats served several important purposes. I used to practice my magic while I waited, you'd never see me have a fizzle fit in a group thanks to the boats, sometimes I fished or sewed, and half of my friends that I met early on I met while waiting for the boats or while riding the boats. Most importantly when they removed the boats we sure found out who the biggest cry babies were and as for all of you go to WoW with the rest of the babies we don't need you ruining the game for the rest of us. I realize I'm being a bit harsh with this but as it is now the game almost promotes stupidity. If I see one more person standing in the PoK asking what their home city is called or begging for money I'm going to go crazy (unless I already have in which case I'm gonna go MORE crazy). Put the spells back to the way they were. Replace the experience and corpse loss of characters below level 10, once again we don't need to be pampered and those of us that do can go to WoW. That about covers most of what needs to be removed and never replaced (if I think of anything else I'll be back). Now as for unlocking the other expansions there are only 3 others that really had anything decent to offer and even they had their share of problems. First you can enable Kunark but not until every single major boss has been taken down and even then the server should be monitered so that we can unlock Kunark when like 75% of the server population really has nothing more to gain or learn from the original game and this should take a few years so we'll have at least that long to enjoy ourselves before it begins to corrupt. Then launch Kunark and follow the same guidelines and I forgot to mention but remove the revamps (like the hole and veeshans peak). The problem with launching these expansions is the same problem we're having in the real EQ and that is that everyone is already really strong from the expansion before so it really doesn't take long to conquer the new expansions. But anyway you'll have to launch Velius then to keep things moving and when its conquered the last expansion left is LDoN even though it didn't really fit in with the story it still added alot of good gameplay to the game and hopefully by then we'll have kept things challenging and fun for several years because the only real course of action left is to keep going reintroducing the same problems the real game has as we go or call it off and start over again. You'll notice I left out Luclin even though it generally isn't considered to be a bad expansion and the reason for that is because the bazaar caused more problems than it solved (namely massive twinking)and beastlords were a joke right from the start and should never be brought back (because they are too strong or because they are too weak, whichever you would like to believe) and finally I've always loved the story of the Shissar on Kunark and how they were wiped out until of course you put a bunch of them on Luclin and rewrote the story to support this.. Finally the very few innovations that were mostly introduced by SOE that weren't a disaster. First the spell descriptions should be left in honestly I can't remember how we managed it before those. The issues with the pets, namely the pet window (which helps alot but I can live without if I'm outvoted), the ability to invis and zone without losing your pet was a godsend but once again I can live without it if I'm outvoted, and finally the set level of your summoned pet (having to summon your pet 12 times until you get the strongest one sucked really really bad). And I forgot to mention the part about how your pet used to get aggro from the guards ( I honestly can't remember why I've stuck with my mage all these years after all that). The newer group commands (if you've been around for awhile you know what I'm talking about) should be left alone too in my opinion. As for the UI the newest one is a joke if you ask me and the original one was just as bad (sorta like looking through a porthole) so really the one we were all using until just a few months ago was really the best in my opinion. Thats all I can remember for now about that. Besides the above rant this next part is the real problem I want fixed on the new server. There are 2 aspects of the real game that are likely going to pass over to the new server even though we don't want them and I really have no idea how we can keep them out. They are of course the arrogance and prejudice towards the lower level players by the guilds and the insane amount of two boxing (and three and four and five and six and seven and eight and nine yes I've seen NINE boxing) which really just destroys the game for those of us that can't or won't two box. Anyway we need some suggestions on how to keep those out or we may as well scrap the new server idea. Okay that about covers it.

sounds fun.


About the bost issue. the reason they havent been fixed is SOE doesnt know how. and instead of outsourcing it they just said forget it..... if you do a search you will see quite a few non affiliated people with sony have fixed them............ Just a matter of time before SOE realizes this and asks one of them to assist.

I am very dubious, as anything that can be done well, generally CANNOT be done at SOE. I will say, if the boats work on this server, I would be forced to return, just for a trip on the boats. I will never forget falling asleep at the Computer on the boats, nor falling off and getting my first maxxed skill. Swimming, of course!

It makes me wonder. People who were only recently inducted into the addiction are going to have the chance to experience the great joy...
...of porting cross-continent and then forgetting to bind. Hee hee XD

I wonder if the boats will be brought back? Granted, they were buggy, but that's part of the adventure :D -- trying to make your way through danger and overcoming unexpected crap (dont fall in!)

I can't see anything wrong with this idea. I don't know that i'd go myself yet (at least not as a new "main" server), but definitely would have to try.

Only problem I see is your power players (IE people who eat sleep and play eq1 and nothing else) are goign to fly through the content and within a year have this server just like any other eq1 server. Especially with summer coming up the kids will be out of school. I think they should make it where you can't unlock the next expansion except for every 2 months or so.

I imagine unlocking it will probably involve killing key mobs (IE to unlock kunark killing the 2 dragons cazic thule and inny).

Unlocking Kunark I say will take awhile since players will have to grind the old fashion way to lvl 50. After that it does take a little time to grind to 60 which probably will be required to unlock velious. However I think once players hit 60 the power players will start knocking expansions down really fast. A uber guild with high end Kunark gear can knock named down in Velious pretty quick. After velious geared I imagine it won't take much for luclin either. Now POP might hold them up abit with the flagging quest, but still uber guilds can fly through that as well. LOY ehh doubt it will take long to go through.

Perhaps I am getting ahead of myself. Maybe SOE will require more then simply 1 guild killing key mobs. MAybe 5 guilds will have to do it, or X players will have to do it etc etc. I guess I shouldn't pass judgement till more details are out. But I really do hope it isn't something that hardcore players will fly through.

Personally I think this is a great idea. Give everyone the option of going back to the beginning and not have to worry about the things that annoy them in the current game. And those that complain about this idea...guess what...DON'T GO...simple as that. Have fun everyone that goes over as I won't be making the trip. Looking forward to seeing some posts on the progression on that server :-)

WOOT so many of us been waiting for the chance. ive played 6 years or so and you can bet your *** i will be going back.



your happily insane =)