Well, as long as you saved the logs, it couldn't hurt... But, we would still need some way to convert the packet information and opcodes so we can actually use them. The packet encryption key would need to be found for live, and then we would need something that uses that key and decrypts the packets and then puts them into a format that can be easily read to pull the data we need out and leave all of the junk filler that we don't.
But, trying to catch up to live is a pain. Since, every time a new patch comes out, we would have to find all of the opcodes again. Unless someone can write a program that finds all of the opcodes automatically and could update the .conf files quickly, it is very unlikely that we would "chase" live updates. They are just too frequent.
It would be a much better option to use a full package like Anniversary, but we are missing many of the opcodes needed to get it running properly. And we don't have the packet collects needed to get them and have no way to do packet collects on it now. There may be other ways to get the opcodes, but they certainly aren't as easy.
What we need is for EQ to release another all inclusive pack, but I don't see that happening any time soon. It is already hard to find EQ on the shelf of any store that sells PC games. It seems like they are moving more towards only doing digital downloads and stopping the release of actual in store boxes. And, the digital downloads won't do, because they automatically patch to live.
The one thing I was kinda curious about is the Trial for EQ Trilogy free download. That is a packaged download zip file, so it doesn't need to be patched to work. I am wondering if the version of the eqgame.exe included in that is from around the time that anniversary came out. If so, it might be possible to use the Trilogy download as the main client for the emu. Then, if the eqgame.exe is an updated one, you would probably get most of the latest features with it. It should be able to run most of the latest zones I think. If that is the case, then you could copy the EQ directory from the Trilogy download setup and then use the second copy of it to patch to live. Then, pull all of the zone files from the live directory and put them in your Trilogy folder and we should have a free, current version of EQ that doesn't require anything illegal to get it and never needs to be patched so the same version could be attained by all. Still, all of the opcodes would need to be found though, lol. This is just an idea for an updated version of the emu that anyone can get. The free part is just a bonus. Doubt this would ever happen, but just thinking aloud here...
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