Ok been playin on the "private," EQ Emulator servers for a few months or so. Here is what I've found.
Vallon Zek Tallon Zek.
What I didnt like:
[*]I didnt like the (Classic,) oldie graphics on Vallon Zek Tallon Zek. (They do have other severs with new models like The Grand Creaton.) Nor did I like the huge difficulty in getting around. There are no books to POK either (It doesnt exist yet.) So run, run, run. Since there was no central gathering place for the PCs, a Temp was nowhere to be found. POTs? think again. I decided I needed EARN plat so, I made a Knome/WIZ and ERU/ENC to sell teleports and buffs. I also heard ENC used to be over powered in Classic
Population is very low on this server So finding a group is hard. I decided best way to start a new server (no gear,) was kiting. So i created a RNG. Sigh, no /autofire. A NEC is a good way to go too, but Decreased Dot Timers (actually a good thing, on live the NEC bugged the hell out of players-- DOT and run.) So kinda in limbo on what would be a good class to challenge pve. I dont think pvp 10 lvls is very fair either.
What I did like:
[*]ENC spells are full term! So run invis threw the zone... find the biggest badest mob and make em yours... Laid waste to zone very quickly. Also, every time you lvl- its full health, full mana. Which is huge when u dont have pots.
[*]EARNED gear, EARNED lvls, EARNED plat---Item Duping is punished by Banning. MQing is punished by Banning. Plat is horribly sold on live--drop some money on a plat supplier (SONY, and such) and head to the bazaar where SONY makes it difficult for normal people, too compete by supplying the best gear to the highest bidders. And the rest of ya... good luck with the mobs, there over powered by design. Having trouble with that blue? Well sounds like you need a new supply of gear.
[*] Warp Detector in place. On EQLIVE people Cheat by warping from zone to zone. YA they get banned on Vallon Zek Tallon Zek.
[*]Always a good time playin EQ, no matter where I play
Needless to say all my VERY VALID concerns were not addressed when i actually took the time to call EQ in CA. I made several calls at 20-30 min each. The last time I called over cheating exploits/bugs and i was literally told play on a blue server. Its people like me SONY needed to win. I would have made a very good promoter, but now however I feel like I've wasted years...... Instead of praising SONY, I now destroy SONYs reputation... with good reason.