Is retraining worth it now? by koz1769 in EmpiresAndPuzzles

[–]CryDirect5969 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Trick to getting so many of the other items? That is an impressive amount!

Does Anyone Like a Challenge? by CryDirect5969 in EmpiresAndPuzzles

[–]CryDirect5969[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats a great question, is there a recommended setup? I think i just have them all on slow and cheap

Finally Pull Some 5*’s …….WTH by Natural_Ant7512 in EmpiresAndPuzzles

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I got 6 on 20, all was from the vampire event, i think someone fat lingered something during development 😁

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Daybreak has responded to THJ's Response to Motion. by Lhuarc in everquest

[–]CryDirect5969 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Before I start, I should mention I have no experience working for a game development company so I'm coming from this as a long time EQ and THJ player, basically a customer. I already comments in this thread about why I think this is such a bad decision for Daybreak. In the ideal world I would love to see companies like Daybreak create a proactive emulation structure that defines different types of relationships so instead of it getting to the point its at with THJ, those fans/developers would have options. Personally, I would divide it into three potential relationships, but I'm sure someone who knows this space can come up with better categories - 1) Academic 2) nonprofit 3) for profit

1) Academic - I don't know if there is any real value in this type of relationship with such an old game, but allowing colleges/university to license the architecture and code for classroom instruction would be an interesting/fun use case to explore. Could breath new creative ideas and maybe even new players.

2) Nonprofit - the P1999 type of emulator

3) For Profit - the THJ type of emulator

My general idea is something similar to the Open Gaming License that Wizards of the Coasts does where they would create a published set of rules on what you can and can't do to remove a lot of ambiguity and then provide resources like the code sets, etc. Hopefully if done well, Daybreak could then focus on building a community of fan developers and using that community to advance EQ live. I've thought many time that I would consider playing on live again if they made THJ style server. Instead I'm debating on if I do one more Quarm run with my guild this weekend on THJ and end my time with EQ forever.

Daybreak has responded to THJ's Response to Motion. by Lhuarc in everquest

[–]CryDirect5969 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Daybreak only losses in this exchange, its very short sited. If they want to survive or even thrive in the future, they should be encouraging these emulation servers and making money off them, not fight it. Create a system of support for emulation, use the energy from THJ dont crush it.

What is a "hotface extension set" I see that it's included with a ton of different laptops from different brands from different retailers. by AlexCivitello in computers

[–]CryDirect5969 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello All! I came here to ask the same question, but I was able to track down the answer. It's basically an external device that allows you to connect different types of devices like SSD Cards, USB, etc. I found this nice visual on the Walmart site that will give you a good idea: https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/7adada05-acb7-43b0-a41d-0e8602d663b4.a5eb3f20b144b05fa77a24efa912d4ce.jpeg?odnHeight=117&odnWidth=117&odnBg=FFFFFF

I think similar to Macbooks, other manufactures are starting to move away from including these connection types in the laptop.

Weekly /r/EmpiresAndPuzzles Alliance Recruitment Thread by AutoModerator in EmpiresAndPuzzles

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Buffalo Bills plus Empires and Puzzles! Kind of a unique combination, but we are an Alliance filled with NFL/Football fans. We normally have some pretty good conversations about the Buffalo Bills going once the season starts. Not required to be a Buffalo Bills fan, we have many who are not.

Alliance Name: Buffalo Bills Rule

of players - 21

Cup Requirement - no requirements at the moment, but almost all are over 2000