The Bleeding Edge

Angelox · #1 10-31-2006, 11:44 PM

I'm working on merging the rest of cavedudes populated zones with what they have - I hope to have all the zones connected (no need for #zone or #peqzone), and a few small things at first, like aggro, some grids, loots etc. ax_peq17.rar has some of this , but when I post ax_peq18.rar, it will all be there.

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1. Extremely rare mobs/drops. We are talking 10+ hour camps here.
On EQLive these mobs where camped 24/7. The only way the influx of items could be managed was to make them extremely rare. So unless someone can earn good exp and/or get other good items while he waits the drop/spawn rate should be adjusted.

Yikes! I didn't think it was that bad - I played normal a while back in my favorite LoY zones. and stuff was dropping - i still got drops named and even nice drops. I know the drop rates look drastic if you look at their numbers in the database , but for some reason, they seem to fit in better, and you don't end up with too much. It seemed to me they still spawned more often than live. But anyways, I've been asking for feedback - most everything I have done, is off the top of my head, and my experience with live.
The plat drop rate does need work - now, intead of starting out with 14K drops, you get the normal under 1K amount. but higher levels do deserve higher amounts, I need to fix that. At least this way, plat has some value.

look for the ax_peq18.rar , it will save everyone some work - might take me a while, as I am doing them "my way/technique", one at a time.

Also, It seems like my @!&$###@!!!! router ( I just bought), is screwed up again - I'm going to have to go back and get it replaced. I guess at this point I can safely say that "Lynksys routers are garbage"?

eq4me · #2 10-31-2006, 11:58 PM

Well, maybe I was a bit to general with rare drops. My favorite old world examples are Raster of Guk and Mitty. Both had driven enough poor Monks or Druids into tears. Maybe also the Ancient Cyclops.

Damilis · #3 11-01-2006, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Angelox

Also, It seems like my @!&$###@!!!! router ( I just bought), is screwed up again - I'm going to have to go back and get it replaced. I guess at this point I can safely say that "Lynksys routers are garbage"?

I had serious issues with my WRT54G till i patched the firmware. Check that angle out, might help.

John Adams · #4 11-01-2006, 04:55 AM

eq4me and Angelox, something I had noticed while going through some Epic quests, some of the epic drops were "balanced" with the rest of the loot on mobs (Ixiblat comes to mind). The staff for the cleric epic should be a 100% drop, I believe. I was going to go through that sort of "should always be there no matter what" loot and make adjustments, but I just don't have the free time atm... If you're already in there, maybe this is something to consider?

Angelox · #5 11-01-2006, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by John Adams

eq4me and Angelox, something I had noticed while going through some Epic quests, some of the epic drops were "balanced" with the rest of the loot on mobs (Ixiblat comes to mind). The staff for the cleric epic should be a 100% drop, I believe. I was going to go through that sort of "should always be there no matter what" loot and make adjustments, but I just don't have the free time atm... If you're already in there, maybe this is something to consider?

It probaly is, as i tried to omit special drops in my "drop-reduction raid" , but some might have slipped by.
I think there's some peeps I can trust here, so I am planning on opening up a browser interface to my database and give some of you the password. There's waayy too many aspects to all of this for me to tackle alone, and the more zones I open up, the futher away it gets from me.
I'll do this when ever I finish moving the rest of the Cavedude data, which I am working on (hopefully, soon).

John Adams · #6 11-01-2006, 05:15 AM

I'm sorry, let me clarify, I am seeing this in raw PEQ database, not yours. I haven't tested the epic quest data in your DB yet. My apologies.

eq4me · #7 11-05-2006, 11:08 AM

Well, I updated the server to the latest EQEmu release and Angelox's ax_peq18 release. I do my best to try to stay current. The server is set to 2X EXP and 1.5x Mana/Health/Endurance Regeneration.
Apart from changes in the EQEmu Source I decided to not customize the Servers database for now. This is due to my lack of time but also to honor Angelox's effort and give him a greater chance for some feedback.

If any of the active contributors on this board want to test Angelox's additions I am willing to raise one of their chars level and summon some good equipment. I dont want to let normal players level to fast but it would be a bit harsh to go to an LoY or OoW zone at level 10

Angelox · #8 11-01-2006, 05:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Damilis

I had serious issues with my WRT54G till i patched the firmware. Check that angle out, might help.

I shoudn't have judged LinkSys so harshly - I've had their routers for years with no problems, My old routers are NR041s, and now I have a newer WRT54G. I did try to flash it, but it kept failing the update- do you know of any reason why or any tricks on how?

Anyways, I just realized that when I reset my whole connection , the problem would go away for a long time ( i was just resetting the router). So it could also be the Modem, My ISP, or some internet "clown" buzzing my connection and crashing it.