Project 1999
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So who here plays Everquest's Project 1999? It's a classic emulated server that covers the first three expansions. I been rolling a new character on it after a three year hiatus and I rather be with some nigs from /v/ then normies to join up and kill shit.
And Janitor's please note that DBG has given approval authorization for the Emulator.
Is there a download for this or do you have to torrent the old EQ game
>>338330595
https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2651
Just torrent EQ Titanium. Mind you EQ is F2P now so there's no harm in doing so nor promoting it.
https://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4507528/Everquest.Titanium.Edition
Took me about 10 mins to set this up.
>playing a mmo
>with 7 other people total
Yea no thanks.
>>338331130
That's exactly what WoW is nowadays
You only need like enough guys to run a dungeon and everyone else doesn't matter because it's single-player phased PvE shit
>>338331231
I just want an mmo where I need an actual team to run dungeons and bosses.
Hell even just a multiplayer game like that.
It was the only reason I enjoyed Destiny, because it let me dungeon crawl with other players.
>>338331130
Project 1999 usually is 700-1200 people each day. On Friday night it can get up past 1500+.
>>338331873
Yea and every one of them is max level and refuses to help someone who never played before.
I know how this works, it's the same thing with every mmo new or old.
>hey can you help me out on this topic that would take you 30 seconds to explain
>NO FAGGOT! I'm not going to spoon feed you, go sift through 15 year old forums to find your answer
Any good EQ videos? For folks like me who only ever experienced wow, what are some highlights to see?
>>338331990
>Yea and every one of them is max level and refuses to help someone who never played before.
lol what. I'm in Qeynos right now and there are several people in level 1-5. One guy who was level 14 gave me armor. Maybe get on and see for yourself?
>>338332178
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3Db3kpRor4
This is a good video to start with.
>>338331990
Actually every time I make a character I have to talk people out of giving me free shit.
>>338332760
I spawned and just asked on /ooc and got it. I think a lot of people base their experience off of WoW and assume that's just the nature of it.
>>338330398
welp, dud thread. Oh well.
>>338334484
I've got a level 39 enc
Enchanter is my favorite class. I like to charm stuff and make it fight for me. I also enjoy the risk of it breaking and beating my ass if I'm not good enough to tame it again. I haven't played much lately but when I play I go hard. I go by "Azhar the Great One"
anybody who as even heard of this private server is not going to be a normie
>>338335436
Speak for yourself, I'm
>>338335317
this guy and I have a solid (7/10) wife, house, and good job.
>>338330398
There was a repeating thread on /vr/ for quite a while when they got into it. Can't remember if they got together for anything, but it was a good thread while it lasted.
>>338335436
This is true to a certain extent, but they're not the people who would really appreciate the humor here. Nevertheless yeah many aren't super normies, but they are there nevertheless.
>>338335317
ayyy ok I'll add you. I'm 'Sanicgoddagofas' level 2 bard atm. Going to make a monk as well.
>>338330398
>Game covers that would never be allowed today
>>338335436
I use to frequent Shards of Dalaya before I even heard of P1999. What does that make me?
>>338336136
And I'm aware my name is shit but I had to think of something.
>>338330398
>That fantasy babe art
>>338330398
There used to be a /vg/ general but it died last year I think.
>>338336468
Yeah I do vaguely recall it. Such a shame it did. Though getting a thread to stay up on /vg/ is hard since so many communities are competing for those 10 pages.
>>338331350
I know that feeling anon.
>>338330398
Man that elf chick on the cover always gave me boners.
>>338331350
Team work will never happen ever again in videogames. They have been so watered down that they encourage just working alone. Take a look what they did to Team Fortress 2 in its second year. First year, you had to rely heavily on your team for certain classes to be effective enough to disrupt the other. Then they added additional weapons which completely broke the game.
I've only ever played EQOA
How different was it from EQ?
>>338338468
I would have no clue, but watching the videos it was somewhat the same. I never played EQOA, but I have played EQ1, EQ2, WoW, and so many others.
>>338330398
Fuck I miss old school fantasy cover art
I played this with a handful of people from /v/ a while back and it was a lot of fun. EQ still remains my favorite MMO experience.
>>338330398
dem thighs tho
>>338330398
I got a level 48 or so necro, and a level 30ish rogue. Don't really have the time to play anymore though. Fucking love this server, let me live out all my nostalgia.
>>338330398
EQ has always been my favorite game. Played from around Kunark release until Dragons of Norrath. I heard about P1999 and decided to give it shot, hoping it could capture the original experience I had. It didn't.
I created a Bard but found that their servers have a bit of stutter/lag that makes it nearly impossible to kite, especially early on.
Since I couldn't kite solo, and knew no one else on the server, I stopped playing. Didn't really feel like playing any other classes at the time. Originally mained an SK, but wouldn't want to try it on P1999 unless I had a utility/healer buddy.
>>338331130
it's the opposite. It's pretty tedious to solo as most classes in EQ and once you can hit up starting dungeons you go there and group up since dungeons give bonus exp. I remember when I would play on P1999 consistently, from level 15-35 or so I would have nearly the same group of people that I would party up with and it was really great because you get to know the people. It showed me whats missing from modern mmos.
>>338339993
>I created a Bard but found that their servers have a bit of stutter/lag that makes it nearly impossible to kite, especially early on.
When did you play? I'm a bard and I have no problem at all. Keep in mind the server has progressively gotten better over time. All I do is ask others if they want to group. Of course I do like having a group of people with the same interests to play with ala /v/ ect
>>338340523
>When did you play?
Few years ago.
Are you swarm kiting with your bard or just grouping? Swarm kiting is where I had difficulty. The lag with the server and the stuttering was too much, so mobs would warp and catch up to me and murder me.
I might think about coming back as a better solo class. Maybe a druid or necro. In your experience, are there any classes that are most often needed in parties? I could maybe roll Ench or Cleric too depending on how the party population is.
>>338330398
RIP Verant Interactive
man fuck sony for turning them into SOE and they never did any MMO or any other good game
wtf did they even break even every year???
>>338340950
>man fuck sony for turning them into SOE and they never did any MMO or any other good game
Ok this is one of the biggest myths out there. VERANT WAS ALWAYS SOE. The entire reason they chose the name Verant was because if EQ was a complete failure and flop, they didn't want it to tarnish their company so they made a false decoy company called Verant.
And EQ2 was a great game.
>>338342269
>And EQ2 was a great game
Said no one ever. The only good thing about it was the housing system. And I don't play an MMO to play Interior Decorator Simulator 2004.
>>338342992
I liked the initial leveling system where you started with an archetype and slowly evolved your class. The game was very sparse on launch though and by the second expansion was fast on it's way to becoming WoW with a small player cap.
>>338342992
How long did you play it and during what era?
>>338343378
>The game was very sparse on launch though and by the second expansion was fast on it's way to becoming WoW with a small player cap.
EoF is when the game started using heavy scripting and the high tier raid content became daunting.
The gameplay and everything else drastically was revamped after the first two expansions. Sure, overland zones became solo friendly, but everything else became much harder. No long tank and spank ect.
>>338343413
I played during the Beta and initial launch. It was horrible at the time. The only memorable thing was the Crafting system.
Then I played again a few years ago. By then, everything was microtransactions, fashion, and housing design. All of the "raid" content was laughable. The combat was just spamming buttons. You never needed to use the combo system they implemented (where multiple classes can trigger combos by using skills in certain order) because all the content was so easy to steam roll.
guiz what should i make
>>338344010
>All of the "raid" content was laughable.
Which expansion was this and what raid content in particular?
>>338344313
What are you naming yourself senpai
Ugh I'm resisting the urge to pick this shit up again and have fun with you fags
are you on blue or red.. blue i'm assuming?
>>338345127
I'm on blue.
Human Bard Level 4: Sanicgoddagofas
>>338344645
Tirna
Thinking maybe high elf enchanter. But debating whether erudite would be a better choice even if I have faction problems and have to migrate somehow to a main continent.
>>338330398
bump for good solid vidya
also fucking google keeps sneaking in more and more images that i have to click. Why are they so fucking greedy?
>>338345759
Alright added you if you come on.
Shit motherfuckers I don't have time to play this again god damn
Iksar Master Race
>>338330398
Speaking of Everquest what happened to EQ Next?
Not p99, but ive been having a blast on Phinigel server since Velious unlocked on wednesday. got some solid kills of Statue of Rallos Zek and King Tormax yesterday, but im waiting patiently for Luclin to unlock in 19 weeks so i can make a beastlord.
>>338338468
It took me about the entire day to get from qeynos toward freeport
>>338349052
It was cancelled. It went through a total of 5 carnations and 8 years of pre-production to figure out what they wanted to do with it. What a waste of time and money. It took away development resources from EQ1 and EQ2 and what they got out of it was nothing.
>>338349318
m8 that's a bummer I still have the alpha screenshot from before we even knew it's name
>>338349318
It would have launched and been fine, but Sony sold SOE to the slaughterhouse.
>>338349608
I think that concept art was from the prior build they had in which they scrapped. The last build was the game we saw at their convention in 2013.
>>338348648
Yeah, I love getting even less exp. Fuck off poopsocker.
>>338349741
Enjoy your inferior character and disgusting smooth skin
>>338349609
>It would have launched and been fine, but Sony sold SOE to the slaughterhouse.
It wouldn't have. From what I understand, the developers just didn't have a clear direction to go. SoE/DBG has a history of management interference from the higher up where they wish to micromanage each aspect, but at the sametime could not settle for something. EQNext was nowhere near to completion and was still in pre-production on many concepts. They just didn't have the money or empigh developers to finish the project. Take a look at SoE/DBG's glassdoor reviews from former employers, they'll give you a lot of insight.
i literally just started trying out project 1999
i dont have much of a mmo background, im mostly a rts/fps guy, but my past mmos have been 2006 runescape, gw1, gw2, bdo and some other trash
im honestly very impressed with this game, even though it does not tell you a fucking thing and archaic as fuck, but i actually feel compelled to explore the world, ive only had that feeling in gw1 and EVE
ive had more player interaction in this short session of eq than ive had for the past 2 years in gw2
i wanted to play the frog race but apparently i cant, whats up with that?
Did the blonde bitch on the cover have a name?
>>338349798
Yesssss! Put the ssmoothskinsss in their place!
>>338350280
The version the game runs off has certain interface elements and other extras in the files from later expansion. However nothing after the second expansion, Scars of Velious, is in the game. The Frogloks were added in the Legacy of Ykesha expansion a few years later I think.
I'm glad EQ gives you that drive to explore, it's one of the few mmos that make me feel the same way even if it can be a bit slow.
>>338350280
That's one thing I love about EQ1.
It's so fun to just explore despite it having like no benefits
>>338330782
Which expansion was Velious?
Is leveling still absolutely slow as tits?
>>338352481
the 2nd one
>>338352710
When do the plan on stopping the expansions at?
>>338350356
Firona Vie, she is a high princess or some shit. She is involved heavily in the 'lore'
>>338352710
P99 is just the first two expansions and nothing more. It stops there since many feel that with the graphical overhaul with the 3rd expansion along with it taking place on the moon ruined EQ to a certain extent. Though more so to do with some horrid dungeon designs that were very basic (Greig's End), the content being buggy and unfinished where you'd have raid content that was unbeatable because the level cap was still 60 ect. It just felt like an unfinished product. Both that and Gates of Discord were nasty stains in EQ1. Which was too bad since I really liked the concepts of both.
OH and the new models were crap in many peoples eyes and I can understand that.
>>338353272
*high-elf, I mean.
