I saw the screenshots at your web site - the Gui is the original one, but didn't Iksar race come out later on, like with Kunark?
This is like I thought, when you download the "Trilogy" from Sony, you are not really getting the original EQ. What you really get is a few free weeks to play on the first of the zones in Everquest.
What I mean by this is, everything Eq live has to offer will be there just not all the expansions, But you can simply switch them on by later on paying for the expansion(s) you want.
I wouldn't be surprized if the boat they(Sony) used is the latest one I saw when I logged into live the other day; a smaller "economy-sized" skiff - This is all ok, but for the real , original EQ, It would have to be the same old boat, with the same old travel times (new travel times are much faster). It would also need to be void of all post Triology races. All these small details are what made up the real Everquest interesting.
At one time, I had a server pretty close to what it was when it was a Verant game-by this I mean exp rates, drop rates, travel times, plat drop rates, etc., Out of all the players that logged in to play ( and they were many), about two of them showed interest and stayed, but then left, because there was no one to play with.
Most of what I had was rants over too slow exp, no drops, and rest of the above mentioned. So, you should know most people here are "spoiled" to easy game play, and will tire fast when they see what you have going. I hope you stick to your policies and don't give in to "Everquest made easy" requests.
Example: You can play on any EqEmu server today, reach level 65 in a few days, this was unheard of in the old EqDays.
My server is pretty much customized now (but tell me about one that is not?). I have it looking just about it was when I quit playing on live a few years ago, with a few changes. Now, I just have to get over being "burnt out" after more than a year of working on it, so I can maybe play and enjoy it.
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