Everyone should make a character on the test server. My group of 5
were the only people in Befallen the other day. That's right, just 5
people in the entire zone. I can't count the number of times I have
been the only person in freeport or Rivervale. Last night we were the
only ones in Erudia, and likewise the only ones in Kerra Isle. (not
wisp isle).
A lot of Test regulars don't want more people. Me, I welcome it.
Sometimes it's hard to find a group. Sure test may be somewhat
unstable, but we get all the latest patches, and in the evenings its
fairly reliable. We deal with it. But we are a happy lot, and we
just sit back and laugh at you people that have to deal with camping
issues, or kill-stealing, or lag.
Heh.
Oh, to get into the test server, run testeqgame.exe, I think. It's a
different executable. At most, there are a like 250 people. A word
of warning, though, Race War is being tested, but only a few people
are participating in it.
>From: Ralph Carothers <CarothersR@...>
>Reply-To: EQ-Clerics@onelist.com
>To: "'EQ-Clerics@onelist.com'" <EQ-Clerics@onelist.com>
>Subject: RE: [EQ-Clerics] EQ Slowly Dying?
>Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 13:56:07 -0400
>
>at the same time, fennin has this because the new people joining the game
>see fennin with the highest amount, and not understanding how the game
>works....they head to where the most are naturally. then they get a lil
>higher....dont want to lose the character, and they are then stuck. They
>have no way currently to change to another server, and after a while of
>beocming frustrated LEAVE the game. Fennin has a constant flood of people
>in almost ALL zones. If someone finds something new, a new spawn point
>which is decent, a new piece of EQ, etc....people FLOOD that zone. About
>the only zones/areas I see uncrowded in EQ are zones/areas that I get
>absolutly NO exp from....none what so ever in my currently lvl. Befallen
>is even overcrowded (i've seen 60 people in the folks) Unrest commonly has
>60 people in it aday...most bitching about stealing kills. I'm actually
>beginning to despise playing EQ because of this fact myself. You cant go
>somewhere with friends and have fun because when you do, you find people in
>that spot you guys planned to hit, and if you try to join, they bitch at
>you. When people start to leave, and you start seeing websites posting how
>bad it is....more and more often....you'll see an outflow of people. How
>many people have you all seen leave Fennin, or any high lag server due to
>frustrattion? My bet would be the same amount as the new people you've
>seen
>coming in.
>
>
>Bann
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mr. J Daniels [mailto:warpig@...]
>Sent: Friday, September 10, 1999 1:49 PM
>To: EQ-Clerics@onelist.com
>Subject: Re: [EQ-Clerics] EQ Slowly Dying?
>
>
>From: "Mr. J Daniels" <warpig@...>
>
>Lets see, Fennin Ro had 1900 people on it when I logged on last night, I
>don't think its going anywhere soon.
>
>
>
>On Fri, 10 Sep 1999, Jesse Anderton wrote:
>
> > From: "Jesse Anderton" <tsedek50@...>
> >
> > The real shame about a game like EQ is that once it's gone no one can
>play
>
> > anymore. Guess it's one of the drawbacks to massively multiplayer
>games...
> >
> > I hope it isn't dying any time soon.
> >
> > Tsedek
> > Level 14 High Elf Cleric of Mithaniel Marr
> >
> >
> > >From: "John Erik Maynus" <jmaynus@...>
> > >Reply-To: EQ-Clerics@onelist.com
> > >To: <EQ-Clerics@onelist.com>
> > >Subject: [EQ-Clerics] EQ Slowly Dying?
> > >Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 13:10:30 -0400
> > >
> > >From: "John Erik Maynus" <jmaynus@...>
> > >
> > >I've been reading on the EQ newsgroup that a good bit of ppl think EQ
>is
> > >already starting to die. Many are just bored of the game and are
>quiting
>
> > >or
> > >getting ready to, others are getting tired of Verant changing
>everything
> > >and
> > >some of it is for the worse. I've read where they are saying it's too
>late
> > >to save EQ, some even say even the new addon will not save it cause
>it'll
> > >still be the same game with just some new things. And yeah it might
>spice
> > >it up a bit, but for how long, I give it 3-4 months tops. After 3-4
>months
> > >the power gamers will already have the extra lvls, everyone should have
> > >been
> > >in all the new zones, had a chance to play the new lizardman race. So
>once
> > >that happens it's gonna be right back to where it is now.
> > >Some are waiting for Asheron's Call and others are waiting for
>Middle-Earth
> > >to be released. Will AC or ME finish off EQ? I guess time will tell
>but
> > >since theres like 3-4 other RPGs coming out by the year 2000 I say one
>of
> > >them will put an end to EQ. And if EQ does die to fast it's no ones
>fault
> > >but Verants for not listening to the paying customers, they listen to a
>few
> > >but not the whole.
> > >Even tho EQ is a very good game it can't or won't be around forever.
> > >
> > >**************************
> > >Azor
> > >Lvl 18 Human Cleric of the Rathe
> > >**************************
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