generally frustrated :(
Well, it's been getting harder and harder to find non-legit servers to play on. The Gates of Norrath is seemingly gone now, was the last server I enjoyed at all. I just can't stomach playing on legit or semi-legit servers; Please don't get me wrong, I appreciate and respect the countless hours of toil that has gone into these servers. However, any way you slice it, it's still broken play. Severall AAs, spells, skills and quests still don't work as intended. And while I understand that it's a monolithic undertaking, I just don't feel like fooling with it. To me, there is no point in levelling up a broken class in a broken version of the game.
EQEmu has always been for me a place where I could do and see things I would never get to experience in the live version. I.E., non-legit play. Seeing just how much HP i could get on a warrior with gear and spells, for example. Trying to solo very difficult encounters solo or duo. To me, EQEmu has always been about sandbox play. Never about trying to emulate live. Because it never will. Even now, in it's most stable and playable form thus far, it's still at least a year behind live.
And I fully understand the limitations of trying to stay compatible with Live, it's impossible. I guess I'm just frustrated because there are no more non-legit servers to play on. To me, that was the point, rather than forcing myself to level up with several handicaps. I imagine it was the abusers and a$$hats that did away with non-legit play...lord knows I was vocal a few years ago trying to preserve it. But to no avail it seems.
I know what many of you are thinking; "If you want a non-legit server, why don't you just make your own???". Excellent question. And please believe me when I say I tried. I tried very hard. You see, I'm not a network administrator. I didn't get an associate's degree at ITT or Devry. My computing knowledge is quite limited. All I know to do is follow the very few tutorials that are available, and honestly, with software updating so quickly (newer versions), it's little wonder someone like me would get frustrated trying to setup a server, only to get errors at even the earliest stages of the setup. No, I tried, and would absolutely love to have my own server, but I'm simply not smart enough. Which is exactly what I was told by several folks, including developers and moderators, in irc chat when I tried to get assistance. While I certainly didn't appreciate being called moron/idiot/clownshoes??, I also understand that experts in a field can't stand what they consider elementary and needless questions. Then again, how many ITT/Devry graduates are really an expert at anything? Sorry, bad taste...
No, I learned long ago to keep my mouth shut if I didn't understand something, so creating a server is out for me.
So I guess the whole point of this, besides to vent (and it's not really a vent, it's just a video game, and free at that, so not a big deal I guess) is to swallow some pride and BEG someone to create a non-legit server for us non-legitties to play on.
I mean, in all honesty, and in all fairness to the community, I would rather pay 15 bucks a month for smooth legit play than struggle for free...:/
Having said that, I still fully support EQEmu and am thankful for its existence.
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