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Old 04-10-2019, 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Akkadius View Post
Also, keep in mind that this is also everyone else's community. You do NOT have to wait for people with special name tags to make things happen. If you want to contribute, pitch it, get it done, even if it involves suggesting things like you had today
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This is a players community, always has been, still is. We all contribute to this project because we fell in love with this game (And we're masochists) - and we all enjoy exercising creativity using it as an outlet in many different forms
Thanks for taking the time to write that Akkadius. The heart of the community is still there and still ticking, all it needs is a little cardio workout. A long time ago, when I wrote that manual install guide, I never did it for myself or, for that matter, to impress anyone. It was all about trying to bring something simple to eat for those who were hungry, because I agree, a community like this, is like a pot luck supper, where everyone chips in and brings something to the table, no matter how trivial. I always thought of this whole project being built on that foundation, from the ground up. I wasn't around for the beginning of this project, anymore than I was at the beginning of Everquest in 99, but in my opinion, the EQEmu has a history worth holding onto, just as much as EQ Live does. They both climbed the same mountain.
With over 8K installs showing on the github stats (windows and linux), a big percentage of them may not realize, with low appreciation, just exactly how little free time the project developers have, who's work is making that available,(past and present). I know that same player community doesn't come without the picky, impatient or even ungrateful "end users", who may expect too much from this community, but it can be difficult to get the message across to those who don't fully understand.
Once upon a time, I totally gave up on the whole "community spirit" thing, because I let the negatives outweigh the positives, but my heart is still ticking, no matter what. Then I remembered, I'm a masochist too, but with a lot more patience for people now. I may be a little brain dead with the source code, but I have other little skills I can throw into the pot once in awhile. I definately have too much time on my hands,(so my spouse tells me anyways).
As far as that netcode issue that's being worked on, it seems like one of the biggest troubleshooting hits the project has taken in a long time. You guys have a ton of knowledge and resources, so it must really be a pita of a problem to need that kind of effort right now. But the community just has to accept the fact, they have to take the bumps and lumps, just as much as the project,(in whole) does.
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