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Captain Video replied to the thread Dislike button for the new forums....
I really don't care if you don't believe me. Our CM, for everyone who uses this forum, is Angeliana. I am no different from the rest....
Sep 3, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Dislike button for the new forums....
I have personally been banned via the report button, and I never saw any of the supposedly reported posts, so I still have no way of...
Sep 3, 2024 -
Captain Video liked Svann2's post in the thread suggestion: save/load merc gear for persona swaps.
I noticed that high level merc gear stops working when I swap to a lower level persona because the merc also loses levels, so I bought some...
Sep 3, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Please make the Anniversary Tower a fast camp zone.
No. Persona slots are base price 1500 DBC. Less for All Access, and Less on a Marketplace sale. Very few have been sold. They're not...
Sep 3, 2024 -
Captain Video liked Allworth's post in the thread Dislike button for the new forums....
You mean like the Fires of Heaven forums which are a paragon of civility and erudition? All I will say is be careful of what you...
Aug 30, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Please make the Anniversary Tower a fast camp zone.
The entire event is designed for the rewards to be scaled to the level of the character performing the mission. Of course it's an...
Aug 30, 2024 -
Captain Video liked sadre's post in the thread Its Time Daybreak just sell us Char Boost / AA Upgrades.
You have looted A Rod of Barry Bonds.
Aug 30, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Please make the Anniversary Tower a fast camp zone.
Just because it's happening doesn't make it right. It's still an exploit. Sometimes these things slip through the cracks because the...
Aug 30, 2024 -
Captain Video liked Taladir's post in the thread Please make the Anniversary Tower a fast camp zone.
He's referring to players switching to level 2 mage personas and using those pets to complete the content while reaping high level...
Aug 30, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Please make the Anniversary Tower a fast camp zone.
Can you double-check your answer with someone on the team? It doesn't seem right to me. If it was a static zone, why would it need to...
Aug 30, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Please make the Anniversary Tower a fast camp zone.
It's a DZ, and all DZs are considered combat zones. The graphics they chose for the port in make it clear that it's a DZ.
Aug 30, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Dislike button for the new forums....
Angeliana is a real person, I didn't mean to suggest otherwise. But she doesn't have time to read every single post. She pays closer...
Aug 30, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Dislike button for the new forums....
Aradune says hi.
Aug 29, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Dislike button for the new forums....
True ForumQuesting will now require a certain level of suppleness in the Dislike finger that can only be maintained by grinding.
Aug 29, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Dislike button for the new forums....
People should know that forum bans are automated now, via a point system. Points can be assesed by using keywords in posts, such as...
Aug 29, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Realistic path to end game.
If you have never played the Hero's Journey questline as a new character before, that's you best starting point. You can optionally run...
Aug 29, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Its Time Daybreak just sell us Char Boost / AA Upgrades.
You don't speak for me. You don't speak for anyone I play the game with, or anyone I've ever in the past played the game with. For...
Aug 28, 2024 -
Captain Video liked fransisco's post in the thread Its Time Daybreak just sell us Char Boost / AA Upgrades.
isn't it terrible how daybreak is so authoritarian and cruel? they require you to.... here me out here.... They FORCE your to do the most...
Aug 28, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Wood Elf Beastlords With Luclin When It Opens.
The problem here is that it's broken on Live, and has been since it first came out; it was a real hatchet job (rush) at the time. The...
Aug 28, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Please make the Anniversary Tower a fast camp zone.
I say again, there is no difference between the Tower and any other combat instance. If they yes to one, the demand will be...
Aug 28, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Please make the Anniversary Tower a fast camp zone.
Big fail. Epic fail. If you bought LS, then you have three persona slots for every character you roll, for a total of four. All you...
Aug 28, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Solo player friendly yet?.
Do we play the same game? I don't think so.
Aug 26, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Solo player friendly yet?.
You answered your own question.
Aug 26, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Solo player friendly yet?.
One of us has multiple decades of software engineering experience. Hint: It isn't you. :) If you seriously think tasks such as this...
Aug 26, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Solo player friendly yet?.
I pick a number to emphasize the point I was making, and it goes right over your head. ::) Mercenaries were in development for two...
Aug 26, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Solo player friendly yet?.
Would you pay $20M per slot? Because that's what it would cost to do the development work. EQ is one rung above maintenance mode....
Aug 26, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread 4 months after release, what's your highest persona?.
Once again you're waaaay off topic, but anyway.... PoP has tons of group content. The flagging >IS< the group content. The irony is...
Aug 25, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread 4 months after release, what's your highest persona?.
Unrestricted swapping was actually tested in beta. It was massively abused by players and essentially broke the game. The...
Aug 24, 2024 -
Captain Video liked CatsPaws's post in the thread New Hot zones rotation, rewards.
Yes, I have said this for years but others argue with me so was restating it for their education. Just a gentle note for whoever needs...
Aug 24, 2024 -
Captain Video liked Svann2's post in the thread Feature Request: Bags for Persona/Bandolier items.
Also, a lock feature that would prevent you from selling/tributing/deleting an item would be nice.
Aug 24, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread New Hot zones rotation, rewards.
It will be re-rolled per level (can end up staying the same zone) on any server reboots, including patch, hotfix and any scheduled...
Aug 24, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Feature Request: Bags for Persona/Bandolier items.
This was discussed a lot during the last beta when the Persona feature was first being tested. We were semi-promised a Persona storage...
Aug 24, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Our Next TLP - Ruleset Idea - All Gear Matters.
This is super duper easy mode for those who are already bored with super easy mode. Next up: super duper pooper scooper easy mode.
Aug 23, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Solo player friendly yet?.
Join a guild. If you have a 105 cleric in hand and you can't find a guild with players who are looking to do the same content, then...
Aug 23, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Test Update 8/13/2024 - Patch Notes and Discussions.
I'm thinking a new collection quest is incoming.
Aug 21, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Who does True box actually hurt?.
It hurts to read these same threads being posted over and over and over again.
Aug 18, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread What is CC?.
If you have 10cc together in a room, then it's a band. If you have 100cc in a room, then you'd better be on a bike. If you have 1000cc in a...
Aug 15, 2024 -
Captain Video liked Spazin's post in the thread Test Update 8/13/2024 - Patch Notes and Discussions.
- Added a minimum height to the Task Selection window's list of offered tasks. So... How tall does one have to be? [IMG]
Aug 13, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread [ Teek ] Anniversary Tower Missions Broken Since Last Week.
Since it's a TLP, would argue that the Tower should be up for as long as it was in-era, which was zero weeks.
Aug 13, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread [ Teek ] Anniversary Tower Missions Broken Since Last Week.
The tower will be there until the end of the year, you have plenty of time. The tower missions take less time at lower levels to...
Aug 12, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread What about a quest server?.
Never mind the fact that your post has absolutely nothing to do with the subject of this thread... You keep saying this with no...
Aug 11, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Newbie Froglok quest not progressing.
The newbie froglok quests in Rathe Mountains are not broken, I've done them myself. You must speak with every NPC in the dialogue as it...
Aug 10, 2024 -
Captain Video liked Can'theal's post in the thread Has the Level 3 Bard Song ever been found?.
Bards were the only class to get a spell/song every level until 50+. everyone else had the spread like you listed including hybrids...
Aug 8, 2024 -
Captain Video liked Bobbybick's post in the thread Has the Level 3 Bard Song ever been found?.
It was called "Jaxan's Jig O' Vigor" and it was removed because the yellow stamina bar was no longer functional once they switched the...
Aug 8, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Velious Pickzone list ?.
Any zone can have a pick, it's how the code is written. If a zone is instanced, no pick threshold exists, so none of this applies. If...
Aug 7, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread We have something BIG to share!.
This would be the absolute perfect time to bring back the Wayfarer's Rucksack Bundle... where is it? :) :)
Aug 7, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Velious Pickzone list ?.
The answer is: On all current servers, any zone can have pick. On all current servers, the default pick threshold is 60. It's in the code....
Aug 7, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Daybreak - please enable transfers from Agnarr to Oakwynd.
I'm not affected, but +1 anyway.
Aug 7, 2024 -
Captain Video liked Elabone's post in the thread Velious Pickzone list ?.
You ask for help, someone provides you help. You counter with incorrect information? Based on what?? ToV consistently had a pick on...
Aug 6, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Velious Pickzone list ?.
Any zone can have a pick. With a few exceptions, pick thresholds are 60.
Aug 6, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Darkpaw Should Attempt to Make a Single-Player EverQuest RPG Before Attempting a New MMORPG.
There is also this one, which isn't out yet, and is being done as a co-op, and not single player, but it does give off distinctly EQ vibes....
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Captain Video replied to the thread Darkpaw Should Attempt to Make a Single-Player EverQuest RPG Before Attempting a New MMORPG.
I was at that meeting. It was PvP. The EQ team lost. Your math is a little off here. Square spends > $1B/year on FF14...
Aug 2, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Wayfarer's Pocketed Rucksack (and bundle).
Also note that A) no they don't, heroics don't award you any achievements, any achievement-related XP, or any achievement-related...
Aug 2, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Wayfarer's Pocketed Rucksack (and bundle).
Because if you're starting on a new server, it's going to be thousands of hours before you get to the content where those bags and...
Aug 2, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Overpopulated Servers like Teek Need Lower Outdoor Pick Thresholds.
But they have been making adjustments. This month's patch cycle was full of them. The focus has been on server performance and...
Aug 1, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread What about a quest server?.
Pretty much this. There is a lot of quest content in Classic era, but nobody ever does them. Newbie armor quests are irrelevant...
Aug 1, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread What's up With all the Vanishing Krono?.
People did read in the server announcement that Teek was a random Krono server, right?
Aug 1, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Too Many Features Behind Marketplace Unlock.
Hero's Forge will never be bundled with anything else, for the simple reason that it's the Marketplace #1 bestseller. I've heard tell that...
Jul 30, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Why is necro twice the dps of other classes?.
This is not typical of the era. You don't say if you are the one playing the necro. For that amount of disparity, either you have a...
Jul 30, 2024 -
Captain Video liked fransisco's post in the thread Too Many Features Behind Marketplace Unlock.
Each of them was a feature of an expansion - which you got if you purchased it. If you want them, feel free to buy them. Support the game...
Jul 30, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Overpopulated Servers like Teek Need Lower Outdoor Pick Thresholds.
People who are doing this right now all knew, all along, they had the option. In case it wasn't obvious, I have zero sympathy for...
Jul 30, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Overpopulated Servers like Teek Need Lower Outdoor Pick Thresholds.
Mischef says hello. Some people are going to have to learn with disappointment.
Jul 30, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Wayfarer's Pocketed Rucksack (and bundle).
Dang, I missed the 2021 reference, my bad. In any case, I don't want them for a TLP, I want them for my second account on my Live...
Jul 30, 2024 -
Captain Video posted a new thread.
Wayfarer's Pocketed Rucksack (and bundle)
This hasn't been seen in the Marketplace for over 10 years now. Will we ever see it again??
Forum: The Veterans' Lounge
Jul 29, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Overpopulated Servers like Teek Need Lower Outdoor Pick Thresholds.
You realize there are ther TLP servers with lower population than Teek.
Jul 29, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Overpopulated Servers like Teek Need Lower Outdoor Pick Thresholds.
I said it, and my answer was correct. When the zone is initiatized, there is one drake up, it has a designated spawn point which is...
Jul 28, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Overpopulated Servers like Teek Need Lower Outdoor Pick Thresholds.
The HG will take out Hasten easily. I've seen it take out Brother Z many times before. But... Brother Z was retuned a few TLP cycles,...
Jul 27, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Overpopulated Servers like Teek Need Lower Outdoor Pick Thresholds.
So play on a less populated server, there are many choices available. Nobody is forcing you to play on Teek. If you choose an...
Jul 26, 2024 -
Captain Video liked fransisco's post in the thread Overpopulated Servers like Teek Need Lower Outdoor Pick Thresholds.
You have picks, so population has NOTHING to do with it. Low pop with picks is the same as high pop with picks, the same number of people...
Jul 26, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Overpopulated Servers like Teek Need Lower Outdoor Pick Thresholds.
This is not accurate. There are multiple drakes in the zone. >Any< drake can respawn as either Hasten or Brother Z, so they can both...
Jul 25, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Overpopulated Servers like Teek Need Lower Outdoor Pick Thresholds.
Lake Rathetear is 20, but that's a different zone, and is indeed quite small.
Jul 24, 2024 -
Captain Video liked Elabone's post in the thread Overpopulated Servers like Teek Need Lower Outdoor Pick Thresholds.
Lake Rathe is 20. Because its a tiny zone with no mobs. The zone pick limits are set based on how many groups could realistically...
Jul 24, 2024 -
Captain Video liked Sirex's post in the thread Suggestion: Time to Remove ZEM - An Argument for TLPs.
What is stopping you or anyone from doing all of this right now. Why do they have to remove ZEMs from the game? Wanna xp in other,...
Jul 24, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Overpopulated Servers like Teek Need Lower Outdoor Pick Thresholds.
Once again, you talk like you're the only person playing the game. If there was such high demand from the players, then more than one...
Jul 24, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Fullscreen Bug Information.
It is working for me again, as expected. I did not have to make any changes to my eqclient.ini file. It does not yet work on the Test...
Jul 23, 2024 -
Captain Video liked EQ Dev's post in the thread Hotfix Notes: July 22, 2024.
July 22, 2024 _____________________ *** UI *** - Fixed a bug that prevented the client from opening a fullscreen mode window. - The...
Jul 23, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Overpopulated Servers like Teek Need Lower Outdoor Pick Thresholds.
No. All zones have been tuned. A lot of data has been collected for just that purpose. Not all zones trigger a pick at 51, same...
Jul 22, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread I would like to see a Selo 2.0 server, please and thank you..
Players burned out at that speed and quit the server right and left. There were less than 50 people left on the server when it merged...
Jul 21, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread I would like to see a Selo 2.0 server, please and thank you..
Selo was a financial failure, there won't be another one. Play on a live server, it solves every issue you mentioned. "Live is too...
Jul 21, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Test Hotfix 07/11/2024 - Patch Notes and Discussions.
I don't understand what's going on here. It is no longer possible for me to launch the client in fullscreen. The server select window...
Jul 21, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread TLP Suggestion? Unlimited DZ TLP...
Congratulations on being the 3782nd person to have that thought. The answer is the same as the previous 3781st times this was asked....
Jul 20, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Zone Monopolization.
Zone monopolization isn't considered a problem unless there are at least 10 picks of Free Parking, and Get out of Jail costs at least 2 KR.
Jul 18, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Devs - Please make AoC lockouts Character specific, not account-wide.
If lockouts were character-specific there would be no point in having lockout timers, people would just create as many characters...
Jul 12, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Everything Should be Free Trade on a Free Trade Server.
They did indeed, and it wasn't intuitively obvious to you why? Because it was exploited. There were players who insisted on...
Jul 12, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Everything Should be Free Trade on a Free Trade Server.
There are no mods. A bunch of emulated servers running off the exact same code base, which is itself a minor fork off the Al'Kabor...
Jul 11, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Devs - Please make AoC lockouts Character specific, not account-wide.
Unrestricted AoCs = server crashes every 5 minutes. << 0% of happening.
Jul 11, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread [Teek] Extreme Lag, 4-5 minute zone times, Raid Window barely useable Sunday & Monday Nights.
As they say in JP, FV is best girl.
Jul 11, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Everything Should be Free Trade on a Free Trade Server.
Subscription revenue is apportioned. Believe it or not, the EQ IP managed managed to make money before Krono was invented....
Jul 10, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread waiting in line fir over 30 minutes.
Because some servers have more players than others. D'oh!. All EQ servers are virtual. DPG outsources cloud server operation to a...
Jul 10, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Everything Should be Free Trade on a Free Trade Server.
The EQ2 Origins server has no Krono and a very limited marketplace. So, I would suggest being careful with that argument lest you get...
Jul 10, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread waiting in line fir over 30 minutes.
Yes. Hint: It varies by server. Hint: There is also useful information on this topic in the test patch notes. Hint: Devs...
Jul 10, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Test Update 07/09/2024 - Patch Notes and Discussions.
I'm going to give you... A. BIG. FAT. YES. Now all we need is 110+. Halfway there.
Jul 9, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread [Teek] Extreme Lag, 4-5 minute zone times, Raid Window barely useable Sunday & Monday Nights.
The only real solution for when the lag gets that bad is to crash the server and force a reboot. And for that we need more picks and more...
Jul 9, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Everything Should be Free Trade on a Free Trade Server.
The Bazaar is locked because it isn't-in era. Things unlock on TLP s servers based on when they were originally originally in-era....
Jul 8, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread What ratio weapon replaces naked monk fists at 65..
The base base ratios cited in my post and other posts above, have been independently via verified parses run on the test server and are all...
Jul 8, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Everything Should be Free Trade on a Free Trade Server.
Some players like free trade. The vast majority do not. FV is less than 10% of the population base across all live servers. Teek +...
Jul 6, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread 50 heroics on Teek.
Level 50 heroics unlock in PoP. If they unlocked any earlier, there would be massive complaints about company-sponsored P2W. Part of the...
Jul 6, 2024 -
Captain Video liked TheChosenOne's post in the thread Everything Should be Free Trade on a Free Trade Server.
This is the view of a kronolord... epic quest mobs, etc are already super toxic so people can sell the quest pieces for krono if you...
Jul 6, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread What ratio weapon replaces naked monk fists at 65..
You want the monk epic ASAP. It will reduce your bare fist delay from 38 to 26. So, at level 65, you would go from 24/38 to 24/26. Note...
Jul 5, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Everything Should be Free Trade on a Free Trade Server.
Maybe it's a bug? A simple oversight? I don't think you could have chosen a worse example. The cleric epic has already been...
Jul 3, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Everything Should be Free Trade on a Free Trade Server.
New. Ngreth has been on the design team since 2005. Just because you think something is a problem doesn't mean the player...
Jul 3, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Personas + achievements.
Achievements are once per character. A persona is still the same character, so cannot re-do achievements or repeat the rewards.
Jul 1, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Everything Should be Free Trade on a Free Trade Server.
That wasn't the point being made. There is still a sizable portion of the EQ population which takes pride in completing their...
Jul 1, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Everything Should be Free Trade on a Free Trade Server.
Which is how the game has worked from day 1, it is hardly new to the Teek server. I would personally agree that pieces needed for...
Jun 30, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread So much non-fun on Tormax.
It's called a bug. The more likely outcome is they will fix it. Neither the quest stages nor the mobs are supposed to be there. So...
Jun 30, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread So much non-fun on Tormax.
It's gated behind a later expansion (ToV) because the content is only two years old. The original event announcement said quite...
Jun 30, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Kill Stealing is now 100% acceptable. Thoughts?.
And who do you think is the enemy?
Jun 28, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Suggestion: Lower dungeon pickzone limit (Teek).
A major forum reorg, to mirror the recent updates on the EQ2 side, is incoming. Per our esteemed CM, there is no current target...
Jun 27, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Suggestion: Lower dungeon pickzone limit (Teek).
This statement is not true. All the newbie yard zones, and all the high-profile levelling zones such as LGuk and Sol B, hit their...
Jun 27, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Suggestion: Lower dungeon pickzone limit (Teek).
It's been tuned by trial-and-error in previous TLP cycles. There have been quite a few server crashes in the past. It's possible to...
Jun 27, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread So much non-fun on Tormax.
I've seen this before. There shouldn't be anything above level 30 popping in Lavastorm Mountains during Kunark, but several things were...
Jun 27, 2024 -
Captain Video liked Iven's post in the thread Suggestion: Lower dungeon pickzone limit (Teek).
Simple solution: Remove or adjust the Zone Experience Multipliers. I did read about it yesterday and why it got implemented in january...
Jun 26, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Kill Stealing is now 100% acceptable. Thoughts?.
This would solve a long list of problems, and has been suggested a number of times before. In the SOE era, I could buy the...
Jun 26, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Suggestion: Lower dungeon pickzone limit (Teek).
The threshold cannot be lowered, it's already tuned to protect server performance. Too many picks = server crashes. You won't get...
Jun 25, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread It's time for velious.
This is incorrect on two counts. Live has a >much< higher XP rate than OG EQ in-era. You can't go from level 1 to level 2 on...
Jun 24, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread It's time for velious.
Tower gear: It's the 25th anniversary year. Done and done. Velious: The unlock schedule is fixed.
Jun 16, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Test Update 06/11/2024 - Patch Notes and Discussions.
Mischief's population has dropped off noticeably since the Teek launch. There shouldn't be any population issue with a Thornblade...
Jun 15, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread With the implementation of Personas....
Yes that's all true, but it wasn't my point. The existence of personas does not create any QoL issue for LFG, and the OP is nonsense....
Jun 14, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread With the implementation of Personas....
Entirely your problem. LFG will be useless anyway after PoP, nobody will be using it. You either join a guild, make your own group,...
Jun 14, 2024 -
Captain Video liked Twistingtime's post in the thread Future Server Merg question (Mischief, Teek, FV?).
I doubt they even know what the plan is right now. They can't. They don't know what the population is going to look like and what will...
Jun 14, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Test Update 06/11/2024 - Patch Notes and Discussions.
I stand partially corrected... but none of those servers were TLPs by the definition we use today. Fippy and Vulak were both voting...
Jun 14, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Test Update 06/11/2024 - Patch Notes and Discussions.
This statement is categorically false. There has been only one merger of two progession servers in history, and that was between...
Jun 14, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Test Update 06/11/2024 - Patch Notes and Discussions.
Silence from the team on this is disconcerting. And I see nothing in Thornblade's calender or its MOTD to warn players who don't read...
Jun 13, 2024 -
Captain Video liked Yinla's post in the thread Test Update 06/11/2024 - Patch Notes and Discussions.
When they have merged 2 TLPs together they have never set a TLP to F2P, the last TLP server merges I think was Lockjaw and Ragefire...
Jun 13, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Why am I getting disconnected??.
I can't answer how their anti-cheat software is working, they're obviously intending to keep that secret, and I'm not going to...
Jun 13, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Why am I getting disconnected??.
Your shaman and cleric could be simple AFK timeouts, which would have nothing to do with Truebox. Are you sure you're monitoring them as...
Jun 13, 2024 -
Captain Video liked Twistingtime's post in the thread Out of combat regen is coming next patch.
That isn't how it played out in GoD when they removed it previously, no reason to think it'll change in classic. Not everyone is out...
Jun 12, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Out of combat regen is coming next patch.
Because this is a two-line code change. I would predict that focus effects are next, because it was a two-line code change to turn...
Jun 12, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Test Update 06/11/2024 - Patch Notes and Discussions.
I'm not sure what this means. Will Thornblade become another blue-rules server? Because we absolutely do not need another blue-rules...
Jun 12, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread TLP's are not welcoming to new players.
The "fresh blood" rolled on FFXIV virgin servers which opened today in one of its NA data centers, in prep for the launch of the...
Jun 11, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Teek nameds.
You must be on a different Teek server than I am.
Jun 10, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread TLP's are not welcoming to new players.
If you have two level 47 characters less than three weeks past server launch, as an essentially brand-new player, you're doing fine....
Jun 10, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Want to use my Macbook to play on Teek. Do i violate rules?.
I run Crossover on my Mac Studio for a number of things, and I've run EQ just fine there through the Windows Steam client. I also have the...
Jun 10, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Everything is Camped!.
There is a difference between asking for reductions to zones which they've already tuned and which spawn dozens of picks, and for a...
Jun 10, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Everything is Camped!.
The default pickzone threshold is 60 players. I don't know this for a fact, but in all probability, most if not all Kunark zones have...
Jun 9, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Everything is Camped!.
No, zones are not the same as instances. There is one open-world copy of every zone which is permanent on the server. Each TLP server...
Jun 9, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Are Alternate Personas implemented on Teek?.
You have to purchase the latest expansion (LS) to unlock the Alternate Persona feature, but if you've done that, then yes. Each...
Jun 9, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Everything is Camped!.
No one else is going to answer them. That's a simple truth that you don't seem to want to accept. I'm giving you relevant technical...
Jun 9, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Everything is Camped!.
We know for a fact that you're clueless. A pick isn't a new server, it's a copy of the zone on an existing server. The virtual memory...
Jun 9, 2024 -
Captain Video liked Yinla's post in the thread Everything Should be Free Trade on a Free Trade Server.
Not sure which keys you are talking about, but the keys I have used if you try and pick them up they vanish so there is nothing to...
Jun 9, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Everything is Camped!.
You are only the 327th person to ask this. The answer was the same the previous 326 times: Server resources are limited. Unlimited...
Jun 8, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Everything is Camped!.
You can have my camp when I'm done with it in a few weeks.
Jun 8, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread DP, Tormax is ready for an answer..
You were doing all right there (for one post :)) but you've reverted to the fictional alternate history just to argue. The "handful...
Jun 8, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread DP, Tormax is ready for an answer..
There was a time when quite a few people said the exact same thing about Coirnav, another low-pop server at launch, and yet it made...
Jun 8, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread How to avoid being timedout.
If you logout with summoned items in your inventory, they will survive for 30 minutes, and so if you log back in before that, they'll still...
Jun 8, 2024 -
Captain Video liked Twistingtime's post in the thread How to avoid being timedout.
You can't, not without violating the terms of service and setting up something that will convince the game you are still at the...
Jun 8, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Teek and Anniversary Tower - a Lose/Lose?.
No they're not. All tower gear automatically scales to the player's current level. There aren't any level 65 pieces on Teek yet...
Jun 8, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread DP, Tormax is ready for an answer..
Here is the only fact that matters: Tormax has enough people on it now to move forward even with a low population, it only...
Jun 8, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread DP, Tormax is ready for an answer..
[Emphasis mine.] I trust the data accumulated by EQResource, which has an automated system, and they directly contradict you on this....
Jun 8, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread DP, Tormax is ready for an answer..
I'm not going to argue our differing memories, merely point out there is recorded history in this forum. People boycotted Yelinak...
Jun 8, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread Teek krono prices rising rapidly?.
Which is no different than Hill Giants, who have been there forever. The people who knew about tower plat pretty much all know each...
Jun 8, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread DP, Tormax is ready for an answer..
Most of the USA is on Daylight Savings time. :) At 7:30pm PDT (my time) it was 9:30 CDT and 8:30 CST. Regardless, I didn't see any of...
Jun 7, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread DP, Tormax is ready for an answer..
So I took a look at Tormax pop at what should be peak time (7:30 pm PDT, 10:30 EDT), and guess what: no sign of any guilds. There are...
Jun 7, 2024 -
Captain Video liked Waring_McMarrin's post in the thread Teek and Anniversary Tower - a Lose/Lose?.
Skipping the 25th anniversary events on the 25th anniversary TLP servers seems a bit strange.
Jun 7, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread DP, Tormax is ready for an answer..
Mangler, Aradune and Yelinak all say hi. Every player and guild on those servers now thinks you're clueless. Your post is exactly the...
Jun 7, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread DP, Tormax is ready for an answer..
It has been official company policy for the last 10 years that they don't change a server's ruleset after launch. Many players would...
Jun 7, 2024 -
Captain Video replied to the thread DP, Tormax is ready for an answer..
Less than zero % chance of happening. People like the Tormax ruleset. If you don't, roll on a different server. If you like the...
Jun 6, 2024 -
Captain Video liked Chanaluss's post in the thread Teek and Anniversary Tower - a Lose/Lose?.
My apologies for not pointing it out the first time, ill try to speak up. Yes, you have correctly deduced that the groupable mask I...
Jun 6, 2024