Waring_McMarrin's Recent Activity

  1. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread What kind of experimental TLP rule could apply to live servers?.

    They are not going to develop new content for the TLP servers.

    Mar 20, 2023 at 10:04 AM

  2. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Consider a couple tweaks to the slayer achievements.

    Yes, I have started threads and supported other ideas that have been posted. That doesn't change the fact that spending dev time to...

    Mar 20, 2023 at 10:04 AM

  3. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Consider a couple tweaks to the slayer achievements.

    We are both able to provide feedback on this and that is what I am doing. I am not trying to shut anyone down but rather provide...

    Mar 20, 2023 at 9:53 AM

  4. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Consider a couple tweaks to the slayer achievements.

    You are right they have done changes that are not "needed" before and they will continue to do so. However that doesn't mean that...

    Mar 20, 2023 at 7:58 AM

  5. Waring_McMarrin liked Yinla's post in the thread Consider a couple tweaks to the slayer achievements.

    Be careful what you wish for, it would be just as easy for them to lock these achievements behind the expansion the achievements were...

    Mar 20, 2023 at 6:14 AM

  6. Waring_McMarrin liked Ishbu's post in the thread Consider a couple tweaks to the slayer achievements.

    There just is no need to make any changes. Could it be done in a more logical order based on TLPs? Sure, but so can lots of other things...

    Mar 20, 2023 at 5:45 AM

  7. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Consider a couple tweaks to the slayer achievements.

    Yet you seem to keep getting upset that I disagree with you and point out that your suggestion isn't a needed change. You can still...

    Mar 20, 2023 at 5:45 AM

  8. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Thought experiment for new TLP.

    That doesn't change that loot will still get sold regardless of making it harder to trade items.

    Mar 20, 2023 at 5:43 AM

  9. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread What kind of experimental TLP rule could apply to live servers?.

    I would wager that players getting gifts like that are in the minority sure it happens but a lot will never see it.

    Mar 20, 2023 at 5:41 AM

  10. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Consider a couple tweaks to the slayer achievements.

    The order completion still doesn't matter as you are still able to complete it on a TLP and you would still have to complete it if the...

    Mar 19, 2023 at 4:44 PM

  11. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread What kind of experimental TLP rule could apply to live servers?.

    If the costs are going to be high enough to become a plat sink it will be to costly for lower level players to afford.

    Mar 19, 2023 at 4:39 PM

  12. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Consider a couple tweaks to the slayer achievements.

    It is still able to be completed on a TLP server with no issues, sure it takes more work but you will have to do that extra work...

    Mar 19, 2023 at 2:09 PM

  13. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Consider a couple tweaks to the slayer achievements.

    Quick and easy to say as we don't know what the work involved is or the impact that the change could have. There is no reason to spend...

    Mar 19, 2023 at 11:35 AM

  14. Waring_McMarrin liked Skuz's post in the thread Consider a couple tweaks to the slayer achievements.

    Having any of these achievements being possible before RoF (L100) is only going to make the power creep problem worse on TLP. For any...

    Mar 19, 2023 at 7:51 AM

  15. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Consider a couple tweaks to the slayer achievements.

    Repeatedly making the same suggestion to change achievements even though it provides no real benefit to players just because they think...

    Mar 19, 2023 at 7:50 AM

  16. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Teleportation key ring: adding sortable labels.

    I would rather just have a new column that says where it ports to instead of making the players input that.

    Mar 18, 2023 at 11:59 AM

  17. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread An Experimental Year in TLPs.

    And how many live players are also jumping on the new TLP each year? It is impossible for us to make a guess at the income breakdown.

    Mar 18, 2023 at 9:56 AM

  18. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread TLP idea - A Democratically-created server..

    Even if you put forth effort to try and regulate them polls on the internet can be manipulated. In Everquest a quick example is the...

    Mar 18, 2023 at 6:20 AM

  19. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread TLP idea - A Democratically-created server..

    Voting on the internet is the same thing as polls and they have the same issues.

    Mar 17, 2023 at 6:39 PM

  20. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Consider a couple tweaks to the slayer achievements.

    Why would they have to manually go through the achievements to check anything? It is still giving the same reward of banestrike even if...

    Mar 17, 2023 at 6:38 PM

  21. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Ruleset announcement in early April.

    Don't forget that part of the problem with the shroud system is that you did not play your character and instead played a premade...

    Mar 17, 2023 at 5:20 PM

  22. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread TLP idea - A Democratically-created server..

    You do realize that in this case voting and polls are pretty much the exact same thing as they are asking for the players opinion on...

    Mar 17, 2023 at 5:18 PM

  23. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread TLP idea - A Democratically-created server..

    Right but this thread is about polls and they do take a lot of feedback as it is.

    Mar 17, 2023 at 4:00 PM

  24. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Consider a couple tweaks to the slayer achievements.

    And none of that changed, what changed was the AA that got rewarded and the achievement still links to the same AA. Nothing about how...

    Mar 17, 2023 at 3:58 PM

  25. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread TLP idea - A Democratically-created server..

    Didn't the raiders decide to lock down even more raid content after the vote failed?

    Mar 17, 2023 at 3:56 PM

  26. Waring_McMarrin liked Kahna's post in the thread TLP idea - A Democratically-created server..

    Yeah, no. History has proven that EQ players are more than happy to rally the masses to vote for something that they know will be...

    Mar 17, 2023 at 3:55 PM

  27. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread TLP idea - A Democratically-created server..

    I am allowed to provide feedback on ideas just as others are allowed to provide suggestions themselves. The devs are the one who will...

    Mar 17, 2023 at 3:55 PM

  28. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Consider a couple tweaks to the slayer achievements.

    They didn't change anything about the acheivements at all, how hard is that to understand? The only change was that banestrike was...

    Mar 17, 2023 at 3:48 PM

  29. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread TLP idea - A Democratically-created server..

    That is not even remotely close to what I am saying as there is a big difference between listening to what your player base is saying...

    Mar 17, 2023 at 3:45 PM

  30. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread TLP idea - A Democratically-created server..

    But that doesn't mean it is a good idea to create a poll to decide what the next TLP ruleset should be. There is a difference between...

    Mar 17, 2023 at 3:15 PM

  31. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Consider a couple tweaks to the slayer achievements.

    You keep trying to link the change to the banestrike AA as a justification for changing how the achievements are gotten when those...

    Mar 17, 2023 at 3:13 PM

  32. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Consider a couple tweaks to the slayer achievements.

    There is a big difference between changing an AA line for server performance and spending time adjusting multiple achievements because...

    Mar 17, 2023 at 2:42 PM

  33. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Ruleset announcement in early April.

    None of those changes could be adequately tested on the test server to determine what sort of impact they would have on the game. Doing...

    Mar 17, 2023 at 1:59 PM

  34. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Consider a couple tweaks to the slayer achievements.

    Missed what point? The change was made to help server performance and it wasn't made to make any achievement harder or easier to get....

    Mar 17, 2023 at 1:45 PM

  35. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Consider a couple tweaks to the slayer achievements.

    It is progressive but that doesn't mean that it will be available earlier on a TLP server then the other achievements. There is no...

    Mar 17, 2023 at 1:09 PM

  36. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Ruleset announcement in early April.

    They are not going to be changing raid sizes on a TLP server and players are free and able to raid them with smaller raid sizes. There...

    Mar 17, 2023 at 12:41 PM

  37. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread TLP idea - A Democratically-created server..

    It has been shown that polling can produce bad results and you think that providing a free form poll won't result in worse results. Not...

    Mar 17, 2023 at 12:35 PM

  38. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Consider a couple tweaks to the slayer achievements.

    Changing how you got the achievements is not supposed to be part of this change and there is nothing wrong with how you get them. The...

    Mar 17, 2023 at 12:30 PM

  39. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Consider a couple tweaks to the slayer achievements.

    The achievements for the banestrike AA didn't change and even at 2% you should see an improvement over the old version of banestrike and...

    Mar 17, 2023 at 11:50 AM

  40. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread TLP idea - A Democratically-created server..

    Here it is. https://www.everquest.com/news/imported-eq-enus-51330

    Mar 17, 2023 at 11:31 AM

  41. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Ruleset announcement in early April.

    It does matter when trying to use examples that are not valid and haven't been used for the majority of EQ and only come into play on...

    Mar 17, 2023 at 11:28 AM

  42. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Ruleset announcement in early April.

    The 72 person raids are no longer a factor as they only come into relevance on a TLP server as all new content is designed around 54...

    Mar 17, 2023 at 10:36 AM

  43. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread TLP idea - A Democratically-created server..

    Maybe it was the 51/50 server? I don't remember all the details just that they have done this in the past and they stopped doing it.

    Mar 17, 2023 at 7:57 AM

  44. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread TLP idea - A Democratically-created server..

    And they have tried out this idea in the past as they have an in game polling system that they used to get players opinions. They have...

    Mar 17, 2023 at 6:58 AM

  45. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Ruleset announcement in early April.

    Because a single guild can lock down all raids preventing any other guild on the server from getting any raid loot? That is exactly...

    Mar 17, 2023 at 6:56 AM

  46. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Ruleset announcement in early April.

    Because that is a horrible idea that would destroy the game. There is a reason why they moved to instanced raids in the first place.

    Mar 17, 2023 at 6:17 AM

  47. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread TLP idea - A Democratically-created server..

    From what I remember that is what some did in the past.

    Mar 17, 2023 at 6:10 AM

  48. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread TLP idea - A Democratically-created server..

    How do you determine if subscriptions are multiple people from the same family playing or a single person?

    Mar 17, 2023 at 5:32 AM

  49. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Test Update 03/07/2023 - Patch Notes and Discussions.

    I understand what you are saying but you seem to be missing the point that how you achieve the four ranks of the banestrike AA have not...

    Mar 16, 2023 at 6:12 PM

  50. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Ruleset announcement in early April.

    I think something like that would be good as it would allow for higher level players to join and help lower level characters while...

    Mar 16, 2023 at 5:21 PM

  51. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Ruleset announcement in early April.

    With how much lag we still get around instances I don't seem them adding in a new system of instances.

    Mar 16, 2023 at 5:20 PM

  52. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread TLP idea - A Democratically-created server..

    1. A new set of rules for a TLP is game development 2. Yes, they had polls on what rules TLP servers should use and the servers created...

    Mar 16, 2023 at 5:19 PM

  53. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread TLP idea - A Democratically-created server..

    Game development is never a democracy and it never should be one. Just because someone is playing a game and has ideas for new...

    Mar 16, 2023 at 4:10 PM

  54. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread What is your controversial EQ hot take?.

    Unless you are in the group that thinks it would cause inflation in the game and don't like the idea.

    Mar 16, 2023 at 2:54 PM

  55. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread TLP idea - A Democratically-created server..

    Plenty of players have many different alt accounts that are sitting around that could be used for stuffing the ballot box and that...

    Mar 16, 2023 at 2:53 PM

  56. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread TLP idea - A Democratically-created server..

    Voting without a subscription means people could create thousands of bot accounts to vote for whatever idea they want and it boils down...

    Mar 16, 2023 at 2:44 PM

  57. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread TLP idea - A Democratically-created server..

    Polls on the forum would be even easier to manipulate then the in game ones. It would be much easier for people to troll by...

    Mar 16, 2023 at 2:41 PM

  58. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Test Update 03/07/2023 - Patch Notes and Discussions.

    I still don't understand the problem, the only change to the banestrike ability in regards to those achievements is that now instead...

    Mar 16, 2023 at 2:40 PM

  59. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread TLP idea - A Democratically-created server..

    They have tried this with in game polls before and the results suggested it wasn't a good idea

    Mar 16, 2023 at 2:33 PM

  60. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Ruleset announcement in early April.

    What I have been told when I asked about that was the changes to the server made such a request impossible and I don't see how the...

    Mar 16, 2023 at 2:31 PM

  61. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread 2023 TLP - Static Group Thread.

    It would be experimental that could be applied to live at a later date depending on how it works out. That second part removes a lot of...

    Mar 16, 2023 at 1:33 PM

  62. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Test Update 03/07/2023 - Patch Notes and Discussions.

    I am not sure what the problem is with that as the 2% option should work about to be better then the old version as it works on every...

    Mar 16, 2023 at 1:29 PM

  63. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Test Update 03/07/2023 - Patch Notes and Discussions.

    You achieve 4% by complementing any of the 3 achievements, 7% for any 2 of them and 10% for all 3 of them. You don't have to complete...

    Mar 16, 2023 at 12:49 PM

  64. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Ruleset announcement in early April.

    From what I remember them saying in the past the way the script works on sleepers tomb makes it impossible to chose the pre awakening...

    Mar 16, 2023 at 12:06 PM

  65. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Buffs and Level Ranges.

    Not necessarily as I know on Vaniki people would get the max level buffs they could get on a level one and return to the tutorial to...

    Mar 16, 2023 at 12:04 PM

  66. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Buffs and Level Ranges.

    The same could be said for players that have to molo with overpowered mercs until they are ready to group with current level players.

    Mar 16, 2023 at 9:34 AM

  67. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread So while we're changing server launch rules in major ways, can we get relaxed true box?.

    They have said they have no plans to make changes to true box until they can evaluate the changes on the last round of TLP servers.

    Mar 16, 2023 at 9:22 AM

  68. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Ruleset announcement in early April.

    This is not true at all and as an example the old ogre/troll models have no cloth armor animations. Just because there is an all/all...

    Mar 16, 2023 at 9:20 AM

  69. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Slayer Changes.

    You got the first rank for any slayer achievement and you can track the remaining upgrades with the achievements in the slayer...

    Mar 15, 2023 at 3:28 PM

  70. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread 30th Expansion 64 bit.

    Correct and both the server and client got upgraded to 64 bit at the same time.

    Mar 15, 2023 at 3:26 PM

  71. Waring_McMarrin liked Jumbur's post in the thread 30th Expansion 64 bit.

    What matters more, if you care about being visually impressive, is that the devs can now assume that everyone has a dx11 compliant GPU for...

    Mar 15, 2023 at 3:26 PM

  72. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread If 2023 TLP is PvP TLE server.

    You can blame the ruleset all you want but unless the PvP crowd is able to show some interest on the existing server the devs have...

    Mar 15, 2023 at 2:19 PM

  73. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Ruleset announcement in early April.

    The RMT crowd would love that as they would be able to make a sale, kill the buyer, loot all their gear and have more items to sell as...

    Mar 15, 2023 at 2:16 PM

  74. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Ruleset announcement in early April.

    As much as I would like to see a server with the ability for all races to be any class that is unlikely to happen due to not all models...

    Mar 15, 2023 at 2:14 PM

  75. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread 30th Expansion 64 bit.

    I think the bigger gain by the removal of the 3 gig limit is on the servers themselves as they can take advantage of the memory on...

    Mar 15, 2023 at 1:22 PM

  76. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread 30th Expansion 64 bit.

    I thought that was the players being ported and trapped there.

    Mar 15, 2023 at 1:21 PM

  77. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Ruleset announcement in early April.

    Maybe something with flagging such as server/account wide flagging as well as reduction in the amount of work needed to get flagged?

    Mar 15, 2023 at 12:45 PM

  78. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread die and start over.

    With all the mechanics that can kill a player through no fault of their own this would be a quick way to kill EQ.

    Mar 15, 2023 at 12:28 PM

  79. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Increase banked AA.

    Does it really matter? As time goes on and the AA cap increases they are going to add in more high cost AA lines.

    Mar 15, 2023 at 12:27 PM

  80. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread die and start over.

    Again, most players in EQ don't want PvP let alone permadeath. When Everquest gets sunsetted most players will want to continue...

    Mar 15, 2023 at 11:28 AM

  81. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Increase banked AA.

    And why do you think that we are not going to get more like that in the future? It doesn't matter if they double the current cap or...

    Mar 15, 2023 at 11:26 AM

  82. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Ruleset announcement in early April.

    PvP with permadeath?

    Mar 15, 2023 at 10:47 AM

  83. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread die and start over.

    I would guess a lot of players have a place they would like to go to to either wait for the servers to shut down or camp out for the...

    Mar 15, 2023 at 10:46 AM

  84. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread die and start over.

    Why would they ever say that? A game company would never use logic like that to sunset a game and when it comes time to sunset...

    Mar 15, 2023 at 10:44 AM

  85. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread die and start over.

    And as I said many people would not want to end EQ (or any game) like that. Sure people would not be happy with the end of EQ but...

    Mar 15, 2023 at 10:16 AM

  86. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread If 2023 TLP is PvP TLE server.

    Being more aggressive in responding to the many threads that are started about wanting a PvP TLP server and ignoring the words of the...

    Mar 15, 2023 at 10:14 AM

  87. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread die and start over.

    That sounds horrible and something that very few people would want.

    Mar 15, 2023 at 10:03 AM

  88. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Raid Quest.

    Thanks for providing that additional information.

    Mar 15, 2023 at 9:02 AM

  89. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Raid Quest.

    Can you provide examples of raids with this issue and if the lower levels can get the raid at all?

    Mar 15, 2023 at 8:40 AM

  90. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Increase banked AA.

    That just means they can increase the max cost of the next round of AA.

    Mar 14, 2023 at 6:13 PM

  91. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Increase banked AA.

    You lose everything above the 3x cap and all the 2x cap does is prevent you from earning more from normal xp.

    Mar 14, 2023 at 3:08 PM

  92. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Would you be interested in a small group instead of raid server some day?.

    Neither of us mentioned the 54 man raids and all I was pointing out was many of the early raids that allow 72 players are not only easy...

    Mar 14, 2023 at 1:45 PM

  93. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Would you be interested in a small group instead of raid server some day?.

    From what I recall none of those raids are designed around having a raid of 72 players and bringing that many players is what is making...

    Mar 14, 2023 at 1:33 PM

  94. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Bazaar listing limit.

    I don't think that what you are referring to is people accepting less for an item rather they are not selling them in the first...

    Mar 13, 2023

  95. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Bazaar listing limit.

    Are you really suggesting that they are not increasing the bazaar price limit because it will increase inflation even as they increase...

    Mar 13, 2023

  96. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Bazaar listing limit.

    We don't have to speculate as they have said why they haven't done it in the past. The stated reason in the past is the scope of things...

    Mar 13, 2023

  97. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread If 2023 TLP is PvP TLE server.

    EQ2 != EQ and they have different dev teams. Just because they do something in one game doesn't mean they will do the same in other...

    Mar 13, 2023

  98. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread If 2023 TLP is PvP TLE server.

    Those games have been designed around PvP from the start and in addition to the frequent class balancing/tuning they have many...

    Mar 13, 2023

  99. Waring_McMarrin liked Svann2's post in the thread Bazaar listing limit.

    Picture this: a new player plays the game and gets lucky with a blood soaked drop that he cannot use since its the wrong class. He is...

    Mar 13, 2023

  100. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Bazaar listing limit.

    There is also no reason to not change the limit in the bazaar and allow higher priced items to get sold. It is just a matter of when it...

    Mar 13, 2023

  101. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Bazaar listing limit.

    Those are not the only items that go for over 2 million plat though you have hit on one of the likely reasons that the change has not...

    Mar 13, 2023

  102. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Bazaar listing limit.

    New players don't need best in slot gear/chase items to get started and there are many items they can get that are much cheaper or earn...

    Mar 13, 2023

  103. Waring_McMarrin liked Svann2's post in the thread Bazaar listing limit.

    Newplayers/returners are supposed to earn their gear by playing the game and getting drops. If they expect to come in and sell a few...

    Mar 13, 2023

  104. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Bazaar listing limit.

    That channel only works in your current zone which makes it worthless for selling items as you won't be able to reach most of the...

    Mar 13, 2023

  105. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Bazaar listing limit.

    items sell for over 2 million plat without the need for resellers which means this hurts everyone trying to buy or sell high value...

    Mar 13, 2023

  106. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Test Update 03/07/2023 - Patch Notes and Discussions.

    This just opens the UIErrors.txt file just as the link from the /output command does.

    Mar 12, 2023

  107. Waring_McMarrin liked Spacemonkey555's post in the thread Increase banked AA.

    Everyone who doesn't want to tryhard 1k aa every night after raids to be raid ready for tomorrow night, everyone who doesn't want raid...

    Mar 12, 2023

  108. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Increase banked AA.

    Given how there used to be no cap and the devs went to the work to add in a soft and hard cap on the AA should be evidence that they...

    Mar 12, 2023

  109. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Test Update 03/07/2023 - Patch Notes and Discussions.

    Sure they are variable but in reality you are going to be using them when it matters anyway and the dps gain that they give without...

    Mar 12, 2023

  110. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Increase banked AA.

    And the issue was with the speed that they did it as well as the complaints that followed about running out of AA to buy.

    Mar 11, 2023

  111. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Increase banked AA.

    No one was doing it? People used to bank XP on corpses before and level expansion was released (or unlocked on a TLP) so they can hit...

    Mar 11, 2023

  112. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Increase banked AA.

    The devs care when people burn through content like that and turn around and complain about the lack of content.

    Mar 11, 2023

  113. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Test Update 03/07/2023 - Patch Notes and Discussions.

    And 11 years later they decided to change the system as they have done in the past to correct issues they have seen with it. Just...

    Mar 10, 2023

  114. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread What is your controversial EQ hot take?.

    I think you are overestimating the amount of work needed to do something like that and underestimating the amount of work people are...

    Mar 10, 2023

  115. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread New TLP Announced for May 2023!.

    Raids are not the only items of concern as there are always drops from the group game that players need and can be locked down by...

    Mar 10, 2023

  116. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread What is your controversial EQ hot take?.

    As has been said before if your computer has access to the data so does all the cheat programs that you are worried about.

    Mar 10, 2023

  117. Waring_McMarrin liked Svann2's post in the thread Test Update 03/07/2023 - Patch Notes and Discussions.

    If you dont yet have the achievements then your current banestrike isnt maxed either. Id expect that every level of banestrike will be...

    Mar 10, 2023

  118. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Test Update 03/07/2023 - Patch Notes and Discussions.

    And you don't have to get to 10% to see the change as even 2% should show an improvement is it will be applied to everything instead of...

    Mar 10, 2023

  119. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Test Update 03/07/2023 - New Bugs Only.

    And that doesn't really matter when parsing as there are other differences between players besides this one AA line.

    Mar 10, 2023

  120. Waring_McMarrin liked Beimeith's post in the thread Test Update 03/07/2023 - Patch Notes and Discussions.

    That. Is. Not. How. It. Worked. [Wed May 07 10:37:08 2014] You begin casting Banestrike. [Wed May 07 10:37:08 2014] Beimeith hit Test...

    Mar 10, 2023

  121. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread New TLP Announced for May 2023!.

    Mischeif has random loot as well as more drops which takes away one of the big problems of RMT being able to lock down camps and...

    Mar 10, 2023

  122. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Test Update 03/07/2023 - New Bugs Only.

    Banestrike applies to everything and just like every other focus that improves damage/healing it will impact the parse in the same way....

    Mar 10, 2023

  123. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Test Update 03/07/2023 - Patch Notes and Discussions.

    Banestrike will still improve as you level up and get better spells, abilities and gear.

    Mar 10, 2023

  124. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Test Update 03/07/2023 - Patch Notes and Discussions.

    It is a new AA with 4 ranks that provide 2, 4, 7, 10% focus depending on your achievements.

    Mar 10, 2023

  125. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Test Update 03/07/2023 - Patch Notes and Discussions.

    That is what this change is doing, removing the banestrike proc which adds to overall lag and replacing it with a focus which does not...

    Mar 10, 2023

  126. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Increase banked AA.

    It wasn't the "potential" to buy all AA's on launch day, people actually banked up enough AA to do that and later complained about the...

    Mar 10, 2023

  127. Waring_McMarrin liked Kaenneth's post in the thread What is your controversial EQ hot take?.

    The cheat software simply pulls the decryption key from EQ's memory; no way to stop that unless you are on a 'secure' heavy DRM system like...

    Mar 10, 2023

  128. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread I'm hearing.

    That wasn't the point, as you can't make an assumption that people are coming back just for the leveling experience when a new TLP...

    Mar 9, 2023

  129. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread I'm hearing.

    Are they returning to go through the leveling experience or the content that they get after they level?

    Mar 9, 2023

  130. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread If 2023 TLP is PvP TLE server.

    And actions like that is what drove players away from the servers.

    Mar 9, 2023

  131. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Test Update 03/07/2023 - Patch Notes and Discussions.

    That is still an aura just behaves different than the other ones as the invisible pet part is still there.

    Mar 9, 2023

  132. Waring_McMarrin liked CatsPaws's post in the thread Hardcore Heritage, an idea..

    I know a lot of players that are not raid geared for NOS etc and others who have alts that can handle the HH raids for items like these...

    Mar 9, 2023

  133. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Thought experiment for new TLP.

    And people are buying raid loot like that because they are not doing the lockouts themselves.

    Mar 9, 2023

  134. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Test Update 03/07/2023 - Patch Notes and Discussions.

    I am not sure about your estimate there as in the current form on live it has to do a check to see if the current target can be hit by...

    Mar 8, 2023

  135. Waring_McMarrin liked kizant's post in the thread Test Update 03/07/2023 - Patch Notes and Discussions.

    There's no stacking issues. They took a system that provided basically no benefit while inducing significant lag and turned it into...

    Mar 8, 2023

  136. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Thought experiment for new TLP.

    That means players just sell looting rights by inviting people to the group and it makes DPS races worse.

    Mar 8, 2023

  137. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Thought experiment for new TLP.

    No trade doesn't stop people from selling looting rights.

    Mar 8, 2023

  138. Waring_McMarrin liked Lejaun's post in the thread Thought experiment for new TLP.

    I believe the issue in the past as they have stated is that too many pickzones creates lag issues.

    Mar 8, 2023

  139. Waring_McMarrin liked brickz's post in the thread If 2023 TLP is PvP TLE server.

    It's funny some of you are bringing WoW up. Even Blizzard gave up on the concept of PvP servers years ago and replaced them with a...

    Mar 8, 2023

  140. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Ludicrous Speed mounts - about time for another?.

    And others would disagree and that it should remain a raid level drop only.

    Mar 8, 2023

  141. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Test Update 03/07/2023 - New Bugs Only.

    Sure, but Megadeath itself isn't required and is just a bonus of completing the rest of them. Also it is nice to know what gives rank...

    Mar 8, 2023

  142. Waring_McMarrin liked Pictarous's post in the thread If 2023 TLP is PvP TLE server.

    Lots of words when the only answer is: The PvP community was told to show up to show interest. They didn't. DBG is not going to create...

    Mar 8, 2023

  143. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread If 2023 TLP is PvP TLE server.

    You don't seem to understand, the devs have stated they need evidence of PvP being popular and are judging it based on the current PvP...

    Mar 8, 2023

  144. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Test Update 03/07/2023 - New Bugs Only.

    You can look at those AA and see what is rewarded and you will see what is needed. Progressive for - Grants the next rank of the AA...

    Mar 8, 2023

  145. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread If 2023 TLP is PvP TLE server.

    It doesn't take much work to create a bunch of sock puppet accounts to in order to show this interest and even a simple event that was...

    Mar 8, 2023

  146. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread If 2023 TLP is PvP TLE server.

    All anyone is asking for is the PvP players to actually show that there is a demand for a TLP PvP server by utilizing the existing PvP...

    Mar 8, 2023

  147. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Test Update 03/07/2023 - New Bugs Only.

    Megadeath is not showing that on test and the other 3 just appear to increase the AA to the next rank.

    Mar 8, 2023

  148. Waring_McMarrin liked ISmellLikeInnySwamp's post in the thread Test Update 03/07/2023 - Patch Notes and Discussions.

    https://everquest.allakhazam.com/wiki/eq:Slayer_System Progressive = Rank 1 Highly Decorated = Rank 2 A Force Of Nature = Rank 3...

    Mar 8, 2023

  149. Waring_McMarrin liked Emilari's post in the thread Test Update 03/07/2023 - Patch Notes and Discussions.

    They literally said "Hi, I'm removing all of those unnecessary race calculations in the unnecessary proc calculation and giving you...

    Mar 8, 2023

  150. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Test Update 03/07/2023 - Patch Notes and Discussions.

    Yes, everyone will want to care about them now.

    Mar 8, 2023

  151. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Increase banked AA.

    And they likely choose the costs of them based on how many AA a player can save up at any given time. If they wanted players to be able...

    Mar 8, 2023

  152. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread If 2023 TLP is PvP TLE server.

    The people who do the servers could make that ruleset if they wanted to but they don't seem to want to do it. And either way...

    Mar 8, 2023

  153. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread If 2023 TLP is PvP TLE server.

    There still needs to be evidence of demand for a TLP PvP server before they create one and as has been said many times they need to see...

    Mar 8, 2023

  154. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Test Update 03/07/2023 - Patch Notes and Discussions.

    Which is still two weeks away at the earliest since this patch needs to go to live first.

    Mar 8, 2023

  155. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread If 2023 TLP is PvP TLE server.

    There is no evidence that people want to play PvP in EQ anymore based on both the official PvP servers and the emulated ones having...

    Mar 8, 2023

  156. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread If 2023 TLP is PvP TLE server.

    People are worried that a TLP PvP server will be dead on arrival and it will waste developers time and money keeping the server running.

    Mar 8, 2023

  157. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread What is your controversial EQ hot take?.

    With a limit of 500 AA per day you could max the AA from a new expansion in under a week and very few people spend over 500 AA a day.

    Mar 7, 2023

  158. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Test Update 03/07/2023 - Patch Notes and Discussions.

    That patch is next month and we will likely hear more after the next live patch.

    Mar 7, 2023

  159. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread What is your controversial EQ hot take?.

    Even those won't get impacted by this limit and it would only matter while people are leveling up a new toon.

    Mar 7, 2023

  160. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread What is your controversial EQ hot take?.

    500 AA a day wouldn't be a limit for a lot of people.

    Mar 7, 2023

  161. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Mayhem Server releases with auto granted TS and no platinum ….

    Not sure how this would change anything over a normal TLP server.

    Mar 7, 2023

  162. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Mayhem Server releases with auto granted TS and no platinum ….

    Krono would still be traded for items as there is no need for plat to be in the equation.

    Mar 7, 2023

  163. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread If 2023 TLP is PvP TLE server.

    You are free to show that there is demand by getting more players active on the current PvP server.

    Mar 7, 2023

  164. Waring_McMarrin liked Skuz's post in the thread If 2023 TLP is PvP TLE server.

    There was a ton of marketing done by the "PVP bois" a massive hundreds of responses EQ forum thread, they got a mention in several...

    Mar 7, 2023

  165. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread If 2023 TLP is PvP TLE server.

    Not knowing about PvP servers that have been in the game since launch? EQ PvP has been dead for a long time as it is just broken in...

    Mar 7, 2023

  166. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread If 2023 TLP is PvP TLE server.

    The evidence is the fact that EQ has a single PvP server and it is always at low population. Combine that with the attempt to have an...

    Mar 7, 2023

  167. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread If 2023 TLP is PvP TLE server.

    No matter how you look at it PvP has been dead in EQ for over a decade and the devs have said they need to see evidence that it would...

    Mar 7, 2023

  168. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread If 2023 TLP is PvP TLE server.

    And all of the PvP servers have been merged into a single low population one over two decades ago. There has always been more...

    Mar 7, 2023

  169. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Zero Apparitionals...

    I remember threads from the last expansion complaining that the single drop that could make any BIS item made all the T1 drops useless...

    Mar 7, 2023

  170. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Increase banked AA.

    You can earn up to 2x your level in AA and bank up to 3x your level in AA before any are lost when you log out.

    Mar 6, 2023

  171. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread If 2023 TLP is PvP TLE server.

    They have stated several times in the past that they need to see a demand for PvP before they would consider a PvP TLP server and there is...

    Mar 6, 2023

  172. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Can the New TLP Be Released After Memorial Day?.

    And XP being easy isn't the issue here as some want to get leveled up and start raiding as fast as they can which involves taking time...

    Mar 3, 2023

  173. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Can the New TLP Be Released After Memorial Day?.

    This all depends on a persons schedule and how quickly they want to level up in preparation for raiding on the server.

    Mar 3, 2023

  174. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Can the New TLP Be Released After Memorial Day?.

    And I would wager you also have people who prefer the release before that so they can spend time during the holiday playing EQ. Though...

    Mar 3, 2023

  175. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread How much input did players have in charting the 2023 Roadmap?.

    Who says they are not listening to the players? Just because the players ask for something doesn't mean the devs have to agree with it...

    Mar 2, 2023

  176. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread NEW UI April.

    Most of what I saw suggested are not actual UI suggestions

    Mar 2, 2023

  177. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread NEW UI April.

    They are not trying to add anything but convert it to a new system to make it easier to maintain.

    Mar 2, 2023

  178. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread What is your controversial EQ hot take?.

    And that will change as soon as there is a good in game reward for it. The stats that have been suggested will ensure that many more...

    Mar 2, 2023

  179. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread NEW UI April.

    You have lots of ideas that can help make improvements to the game but they really are not UI changes that would be part of the...

    Mar 2, 2023

  180. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread How much input did players have in charting the 2023 Roadmap?.

    ChatGPT isn't the best sort of thing to be checking for things like that, it is known for spouting incorrect information.

    Mar 2, 2023

  181. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread What is your controversial EQ hot take?.

    It doesn't matter what they have now with an aug like that more would be working on getting as many done as they could.

    Mar 2, 2023

  182. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread What is your controversial EQ hot take?.

    There are players that already have most of their achievements completed and that would be a problem for them.

    Mar 1, 2023

  183. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Move power infused drops to AG/FC static zones.

    Regardless I don't see why the drop should change to make it easier to get the items on a single free trade server.

    Mar 1, 2023

  184. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Move power infused drops to AG/FC static zones.

    Maybe you could make the argument for increasing the drop rates for these items in the raid instance but there is no reason to move...

    Mar 1, 2023

  185. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Move power infused drops to AG/FC static zones.

    And as I said before the only thing limiting these drops is the desire to farm them and I don't see why they should be moved to a...

    Mar 1, 2023

  186. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Move power infused drops to AG/FC static zones.

    And they already have the ability to farm all of the drops they need in the raid instance. I don't see any need to move the raid trash...

    Mar 1, 2023

  187. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Move power infused drops to AG/FC static zones.

    If he decides to do that it will be what happens. I am just providing feedback to the suggestion saying that I don't see it as needed.

    Mar 1, 2023

  188. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Move power infused drops to AG/FC static zones.

    And I understand that but I don't see that as making a bottleneck as the ability to farm the last one isn't limited by lockouts. If...

    Mar 1, 2023

  189. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Move power infused drops to AG/FC static zones.

    And there is nothing preventing people from farming the mobs that drop the item to get it or are you saying that raiders don't sell...

    Mar 1, 2023

  190. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread How much input did players have in charting the 2023 Roadmap?.

    They did not respond to you but the initial post.

    Mar 1, 2023

  191. Waring_McMarrin replied to the thread Move power infused drops to AG/FC static zones.

    Not sure I agree with that statement when the "bottleneck" is caused by an increase in drops of something else and players are free to...

    Mar 1, 2023
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