Hi folks, I've been away for some time and not able to keep abreast of the EQ world. Just heard about Aradune TLP that's coming and I've done some googling and watched a youtube video and looked on reddit but haven't found much info. Do we know what Era/Expansion it will launch in and how fast the unlocks are? I do know that it's similar to Mangler in terms of experience which I believe is pretty good right?
Understood. Thank you for taking the time to reply. I will keep my eyes open for any upcoming news. Stay safe everyone. <3
The new TLP servers for 2020 will be based on Mangler for XP rates & Unlock schedule. That means the server will start in classic & the first 3 expansions will last 12 weeks before the next unlocks & after that expansions with a level raise will last 12 weeks before the next unlocks, expansions without a level increase* will last 8 weeks before the next expansion unlocks. *The Legacy of Ykesha is no longer a standalone expansion and is unlocked when Planes of Power unlocks. Links for reference: https://everquest.allakhazam.com/wi...Mangler#Confirmed_Unlock_dates_for_Expansions https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1G9lcUWYm5YnVZfG77Ja2SG11-8rOmIuZe8-0cfzPgh8/edit#gid=0
No it's not a Mangler clone. They said it will be something new using Mangler as the basis. "Aradune is a new concept for our Truebox server rule set. It's going to have similarities to Mangler's rule set in terms of XP, era locking, and a lot more." https://www.everquest.com/news/anniversary-21-overseer-xp-march-2020
Brad left SOE in January 2002. Planes of Powers was released Oct of 2002, so Luclin was his last EQ expansion.
To expand on this, when he was re-hired for a year, he was there during Rain of Fear, one of the best modern EQ expansions. He was laid off a couple months prior to COTF release.