LoY is not an expansion and does not deserve 1 month! LDON Does Sadly 2 months of pop /bumpthis

LoY is not an expansion! Two months of pop plz!!! Also going forward make this a rule release POP/LOY Together same day

/BUMP

SELOSNATION WHERE YOU AT!

LoY doesn't add anything significant to the game, its a mid level content patch at most, definitely does not warrant a month lockout.

@devs please consider bundling pop and loy together - think about the content LOY brings, not much (a few features that are baked into the game) and some random content that, let's be honest, doesn't see a lot of playtime and as a horizontal expansion isn't really a part of the type of progression these servers are known for. Dedicating extra time for it is rather senseless from the players point of view. 3 months of PoP is too long even for us casuals

An even smarter idea would be to open LoY a week or two *before* PoP so it'd really see some activity

This; especially since LoY is pretty much considered to be the group content that was supposed to be released with PoP. I was thinking LoY was also offered at a discount when compared to normally priced expansions also, but when trying to verify it I did find out that it was advertised as an Extension and not an Expansion.

This idea needs more bumps and player support - where yall forumquesters at?

It was offered at that premium price of 0 dollars. (I think?)
e: $17.95, so just cheaper than real expansions.

The Legacy of Ykesha will be the first download-only extension for EverQuest. This product will not be available in stores. This extension will include some great new gameplay features, as well as new zones for characters ranging from level 35 up to level 60.

LoY was a ghost town from Day 1 on my original server, Luclin. Was never the most populous server but other than a handful or less characters exploring there was never anybody in the zones. Plenty of frog characters though.

It was bad to release on it's own in 03/04 and it's bad to do so now

This is correct - Legacy of Ykesha is not a full-fledged expansion as we currently recognize them, but a content extension (a step down from an expansion and a step up from a DLC.) Should not affect timer unlocks in any way shape or form TBH

This is yet another reason why the next TLP should be based on level unlocks with all expansions open and not expansion locks.

Having access to LoY at 50 or 60 is much more interesting than having it unlock at 65 with LDoN and PoP.

This is true of many expansions, Luclin content at 50 or 60 without AA is extremely interesting or alternatively PoP content at 60.

Real hardcore mode is doing content out of era in which you are limited to that era’s benefit of levels and AA.

Locking for 2 months at 50, 3 months at 60, 2 months at 65, 3 months at 70 etc etc but having access to all EQ expansioms surely makes for a unique experience above and beyond anything for an anniversary launch.

Wonder if it might make more sense to have LoY released at towards the end of Luclin but right before PoP; say on a 4 month lock-out server have it unlocked a month or two before PoP is due to drop (adjust accordingly based off of other server unlock conditions; so for Selos like 2 weeks before PoP drops).

If we are using logic, yes it does make more sense for LoY to launch after Luclin but before PoP. Also LDoN should launch with PoP.

The planes open up level 65 and faster xp. LDoN is mostly leveling content.

Faster xp boost isn't until GoD, not PoP.

3 months of PoP is a good thing for a server starting at Luclin. You will need that time gear to handle GoD and to get good AA.

no

Half-Lock out timers means elemental planes every 3.5 days and time every 2.5 days.... On top of having fast exp... Most people will hit 65 + Max AAs the first fews then just log in to raid or farm krono pending if its FV

Did you read the rest of the ruleset? 3 months of PoP we'll be drowning in BiS loots and boredom of PoP - having had spent T H R E E M O N T H S in it.

Yeah 3 months of PoP is not good. It's sandwiched between 2 far better TLP expansions in SoL and GoD so it's better if it doesn't last longer than both of those combined.