Idea I had for a server

[Hardy]

I have been wanting to create a server when I got my new computer, but my new computer never came because of a $1400 dentist bill *sigh*. But anyway, here is my idea:

I am a HUGE Diablo 2 fan, been playing for about 2 years now. I always wanted to create a Diablo 2 world inside of EverQuest. Not sure how hard it would be, but there is a way to put in all 3 lvls of play: Normal, Nightmare and Hell. Normal would just be classic EQ, with new mobs Once you defeat Baal you would then be granted access to Nightmare lvl which would be mirror zones of classic with harder mobs and better exp/drops. Then you defeat baal and go onto Hell, which is a mirror zone of classic yet harder. You could also give titles to the players name, just like Diablo 2 does once you defeat Baal. This would be hard to put together, and take a while, but I would be willing to help on it, I just wouldn't be able to host the server. I could probably host a few zones every now and then.

Now you might be asking, how does someone not get "rushed" to Baal, have him killed for you so you can go on at such a low level. Easy, put a level restriction on both Diablo's and Baal's zones. Say Diablo lives in Unrest, just make it so you can't enter that zone at about level 25.

Quests: First quest is to kill Blood Raven, you get that from your guildmaster. Say you start in Qeynos (every class starts in same city). Blood Raven would probably be in Qeynos Hills (zones names will change to Diablo 2), just kill her and loot an item off her, take it to guildmaster for a reward. Every quest in D2 is possible in EQ, it just takes alot of thinking on your part.

I have more ideas, but gotta head off to school, I will be back in an hour or 2 to see if anyone has replied with ideas of anything. I really would like to see this server, and I would help as much as I can to see it happen.

[Hardy]

Items: All EQ items would be wiped out of the database. EQ don't have the same stats as D2, but you could work around that, say an item increases your run speed, just add agi instead. Dex and str are the same. Increase attack speed, just decrease the dly on the weapon. Energy, just add to either wis or int, depending on your class. Alot more, but you probably get the basic idea on the items :D

How would you go about zoning into nightmare? hell? Say the city is Qeynos where everyone starts in. You zone into the Catacombs from the newbie fighting area, that takes you to nightmare lvl which can't be accessed unless you have defeated Baal. The way it knows if you have killed Baal, is you have a No Drop item that normal baal drops, the zone checks to see if you have that item, and it lets you in. Same for Hell.

Mobs: All the names will change to names that are in D2. Everything scowls at you, because everything in D2 just attacks, they don't wait for you to attack.

Why Qeynos? Mainly because Blackburrow would make a great Den of Evil, Karanas would be awsome for the rest of the quests, and Highpass would make a good Tristram where you save Deckard Cain.

What about the other acts? There are lots of cities, Qeynos would just be Act 1, after you defeat Andariel in Act 1, you will then be given access to Act 2, which could be Freeport. And so on down the line.

Expansions? There are 5 acts in D2, that means you would need quite a few more zones than Classic has. I didn't think of this when making my first post, Kunark might have to be added so you have more zone choices. Kunark would make a great Act 5 if you think about it :D

[Hardy]

No one else like idea? :( Just me and cousin will work on it if no one wants to help on it, won't make it on the eqemu server list though since we have no one to host it 24/7.

[tfluppe]

I, peronally, love the idea of an Eqemu-D2 server.
I would love to help, but I've never used the questing system, I can't offer a host for the server and you already have an extensive storyline you can follow. I hope somebody can help you out with the hosting because this sounds like it would make a kick-ass server!

[Hardy]

I am fairly experienced with the questing system, I did release some quests a while back before quests were released by devs. Some quests would be hard and won't be exactly like D2, but close (ie: Destroying Mephisto's Soulstone at the Hellforge). I have not messed much with the new quest system, but to me, it looks fairly easy to learn.

I won't be able to work on this yet, don't have EQ installed yet (had to reformat and wasn't able to make a backup on CD), and I guess the patcher don't work and its not a high priority to get back working.

[DeletedUser]

You have to keep in mind the limitations of the EQ client, how do you think you are going to change speed movement into agility when the client decides the movement rates through spells.

[Shingen]

Easy - if an item adds to run speed, add something like JourneymanBoots to the worn effect ^_^

[DeletedUser]

I dont believe you can do worn effects for speed... plus that kills the idea, agi was supposed to give the speed with no effect :P

[Hardy]

I know its not possible to completly change it into D2. You still have to work with what EQ has also. Nothing in D2 adds to cha, agi, wis, or int (might be missing some, haven't played for a while). You just have to work with what you got. Say an item in D2 is 5 to energy, i will just do 5 to wis and int, since the energy works with all classes on D2. JBoots would be a good idea, you would just have to right click the item to get it to work. Also there are faster run speed spells that you can add to boots, just have to activate it every time you want to run faster. I would also have to mess with the defense because its a tad to high in D2 for EQ. 950ac breastplate anyone? Unless of course I messed with the mobs a little so 950ac breastplate wouldn't be to bad.

[Hardy]

I have about 150 items complete (only the basics), and its going good so far. I even added in the Barb, Paladin, Necro, Sorc, Druid, Assassin and Amazon only items. This is how I did them:

Barb = Warrior, Bard, Monk
Druid = Druid (duh), Cleric, Beastlord, Shaman
Paladin = Paladin (duh)
Necro = Necro (duh), Shadow Knight
Amazon = Ranger
Sorceress = Wizard, Magician, Enchanter
Assassin = Rogue

If anyone wants to help me on this server, please PM or email me: hardyeq@kornfreak.com. If I don't get anyone to host it, I can host it but it WON'T be 24/7 unless I get a new computer by the time its finished. As soon as I get all the items complete, I will set up a beta server to see if any bugs are in the items. Or just some items, there are a TON of items in D2.

[Phalanixx]

Ill help with anything i can but i dont think i can host a server and i would love to see a D2 EqEmu server i play D2 all the time :D

I have a 86 Barb :P

[Slayer02]

Why? Why did you revive a two month old thread? :evil:

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[Ademonde]

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