Blizzard shutting down WoW emu...

[kharmakazy]

http://www.blizzhackers.com/viewtopic.php?t=279994

Well, this is a good example of the side of the argument against eqemu...
IF these people are being shut down then eqemu has been pretty lucky, or pretty smart. Probably both.

[Ghost Fire]

Well EQEmulator does NOT edit the EverQuest Client. In fact the Forums don't even let people post where you can get the Backpatches.
Here is a hint on how you can know that "DO NOT PATCH - Latest EQ Patch Breaks EQEmulator."

Sooo in other words stop bringing this old junk up. :P

[iwantavr4]

Originally Posted by Ghost Fire

Well EQEmulator does NOT edit the EverQuest Client. In fact the Forums don't even let people post where you can get the Backpatches.
Here is a hint on how you can know that "DO NOT PATCH - Latest EQ Patch Breaks EQEmulator."

Sooo in other words stop bringing this old junk up. :P

Well eqemu still does violate Everquest EULA and their intellectual property rights... Its hardly grey area if Sony chose to attack the emu. Backpatching has nothing to do with intellectual property, violation of the EULA, and 'lost profits'.

They could basically copy WoWs message thats posted on that website and change WoW and Blizzard to eq and sony, and submit it here... Same with UOX and Ultima Online. Its all the same.

[RangerDown]

Sony has come out ahead on my account because of EQEmu. Game-wise, I'm pretty much done with the Everquest series -- EQ or EQ2. But I've turned my EQ account up for a month on several occasions to packet collect. And I'm willing to packet collect for EQ2 in the future if necessary.

I don't have any respect for somebody who joins this community simply because they don't want to pay $25 for EQ Platinum and go play on a live server. (I respect them even less when they then proceed to bash the project about all the bugs and misfeatures, but that's irrelevant.) I wouldn't mind there actually being a rule that you have to have bought the full game and made a full (non-trial) account to join this community. While we have no way of enforcing that for every user -- we could at least kick out anyone who comes here and openly says they have no EQ account, never had an EQ account, and don't wanna spend a measly $25 for a copy of the game.

I also urge as many of you as possible to turn up your accounts and packet collect when it's needed. EQEmu has always been plagued by a serious shortage of willing packet collectors. I think it's only fair to turn up your account from time to time and let Sony get a little, it both help eqemu get live compatible AND helps debunk the "lost profits" argument.

[solid11]

Wow, Ranger sounds like a recruiter for Sony, wink, wink, JK Ranger. I totally agree with him that if you have never experienced live before coming here then you missed out on what all this work is about. The reason so many people work so hard on emu is they liked what they played on live (before some of the crappy expansions hit I bet). I have pumped so much money to SOE in the last 3 years... expansions, multiple account subscriptions, yada yada. I just reupped my account for the sole purpose of collecting, but even I found myself hanging with some old friends on there and reliving old times.

Do what Rangerdown says and experience live content before coming on here , and you'll know why bugs and problems are so hard to fix sometimes. You'll know why everyone works so hard with no returns besides knowing you helped the Emu and the community as a whole.

[Sakrateri]

Ive got 6 live accounts which I still play from time to time . I have lost serious interest with the advent of lucline and everything else beyond. Though I do not play my accounts have been payed uninterupted since 2000, I have several high level characters and make a nice group for myself but the fun has died out and the reason for it is the serious lack of a brains needed to play on live anymore. I have found working on a server to be much more challenging then playing todays EQ could ever be . One thing that erks me is when people get on here and try to dispute the legality of the Emu . If you dont like it leave and if you are an employee or representative of SOE then by all means visit my site at www.fatesdestiny.com and I will show you where you went wrong. And Kharma that is old and boring news you have brought to these boards. I also run a WoW server along with a PSO server so dont say Blizz snuffed it out because that is like saying the war on drugs has put the use of drugs to an end . WoW emus are just as live and active as the EQemu. And as far as violating the Eula Iwant , ask everyone that plays on my server exactly what the Eula says , I bet you would be surprised !