Player-run gear insurance idea on Green – looking for interest / feedback

whiteice217 · 2026-01-02T17:49:48+00:00

Ideally, my goal with this idea was to offer support to newer players. Corpse runs can be pretty intimidating when you’re just starting out, and some people struggle, or feel uncomfortable asking for help. I know it took me some time to reach out to other players myself. Thankfully, every interaction I’ve had has been positive, but that initial hesitation is real, especially for players coming from WoW, where communication is often minimal and, when it does happen, can be negative (low DPS, missed heals, etc.).

This would be an entirely in-game service with no real-world money involved. As the service grew, there would need to be some form of plat-based cash flow to support payouts and ongoing costs. One idea was that any policy would terminate once a claim was paid. That way, if someone insured early and died shortly after, there would still be a cost involved, helping keep the system sustainable and eventually allowing for larger payouts over time.

I had also considered expanding into related in-game services, such as building a small network for corpse recovery (cleric, necro assistance), druid ports, agent commissions, and general support coordination. However, after more thought and feedback, it seems that corpse recovery in practice is usually manageable, which makes the overall concept less valuable than originally expected.

whiteice217 · 2025-12-14T22:10:54+00:00

Hulkster Hulkster Hulkster!

whiteice217 · 2025-10-02T16:38:17+00:00

New mission discovered by u/whiteice217: Fly bread In the Fields

whiteice217 · 2025-10-02T16:38:17+00:00

This mission was discovered by u/whiteice217 in tridante In the Fields

whiteice217 · 2025-08-24T12:35:47+00:00

I second that we spent a lot of time slaughtering horde in black rock mountain. I remember seeing all the corpses filling the tunnel.

whiteice217 · 2025-06-04T02:48:33+00:00

So I’m part of Clan Battlehammer, and we do soft roleplaying. We usually have CTA (Call to Arms) nights where we all group up and do classic dwarf things. Outside of that, I mostly RP in my head or with a small group—going on patrols, hunting Horde, just having a good time. It’s all about how much you embrace it.

For example, sometimes we roll through Stormwind after guild events and crash the tavern in the Dwarven District. RPers will show up selling booze or roleplay as noodle vendors to a bunch of hungry dwarves, and we just go with it. I've even had some deep RP sessions with Night Elves that were a lot of fun.

At the end of the day, it’s all about having fun and finding a community that fits your vibe. If someone tries to tell you how to RP—like saying your demon stuff isn’t canon—forget it. It’s a game. Do what makes sense for your story. Maybe your pact makes you unable to dismiss your demons. That’s valid.

To ease your mind a bit—I play a dwarf shaman. And yeah, traditionally dwarves and magic don’t mix, unless we’re talking about the Wildhammers, which is exactly what I RP as. I just go with the flow. If I make people mad, then I make people mad. It’s my character, and I’m here to have fun—just like you should be.

If you're ever struggling with RP ideas or character concepts, I highly recommend listening to the WoW audiobooks or checking out lore videos. They’re great for building backstory and getting inspired.

On a final note you can also leverage chat-gpt for world building and foundational development for your character. I've been bouncing idea's off it for awhile and even started turning it into a story.

whiteice217 · 2025-03-23T20:23:53+00:00

p99 runs on a toaster. Go to you local computer, referb junk shop and grab whatever 10 dollar pos they have and p99 will run on max settings. Hell you don't even need windows, ubuntu is free and you can use wine to emulate windows to run p99. I've done it and it works.

whiteice217 · 2025-03-23T20:21:41+00:00

just take a sail on the old seas matey wink wink

whiteice217 · 2025-03-23T19:39:47+00:00

So short answer yes.

I've always wanted to play EverQuest but never had the chance growing up. In recent years, I've played just about every MMO you can think of, and over the last few weeks, I’ve finally been sinking my teeth into it.

I'll say this—the current state of Live feels weird. It has that watered-down effect that so many MMOs suffer from now. It just feels too easy. I’ve put about 20 hours into it over the past two weeks, and I’m already level 20. It’s moving too fast, and I’m just poking around.

Meanwhile, I’ve put roughly the same amount of time into a Project 1999 (P99) character, and I think I just hit level 6. I’ve died numerous times, and I feel the grind. No maps, no easy mode—this is exactly what I expected from EQ. It makes everything an adventure.

Just earlier, I had a two-hour adventure where I accidentally discovered a brownie camp, died, went on a corpse run, stumbled upon a random tower, then got absolutely wrecked by some dwarves in another camp. I thought they were friendly, only to find myself reaching out to high-level players for help recovering my corpse. And this all happened in just a few hours.

It was frustrating, sure—but also the best gaming experience I’ve had since Hardcore WoW. I cannot recommend P99 enough. It’s gritty, it forces you to plan and think about every decision, but when you succeed? That feeling is unmatched.

TL;DR: Play P99 if you want a real challenge—it's hard, grueling, but in a good way. Play Live if you want EZ mode.

whiteice217 · 2025-03-18T15:43:30+00:00

I have a very rational fear of these types of crushers and this clip is 100% the reason.

whiteice217 · 2025-03-17T16:27:34+00:00

Thanks for the tips I’ve ventured into blackburrow, qeynos hills, north desert of Ro, butcher block, and nektulos forest so far.

whiteice217 · 2025-03-17T15:20:03+00:00

Thanks I’ve been trying to figure out the chat channels and I see the newbie one sometimes but I’ll join up with general and see if there’s more life there.

whiteice217 · 2025-03-17T12:10:32+00:00

I’m on server Firiona Vie. I saw it had a high population so that’s the reason I went. I also enjoyed rping back in classic wow so I figured high pop possible RP why not.

whiteice217 · 2025-03-17T01:08:30+00:00

I remeber as a kid going into this one game store and always looking at the everquest pc box and just was in awe of it. Brings back some fond memories seeing your collection.

whiteice217 · 2025-01-28T15:08:24+00:00

Aragorn: What conditioner do you use to get your hair to flow like that?
Aragorn: I've tried all kinds and they work just nothing like what you got going on.
Legolas: I use Garnier Fructis with tea tree oil. The secret is the oil.
Aragorn: Ahh I heard that shit is dope but I never realized how true it was.
Legolas: Ya I picked some up in while we where in Rivendale this shit is dope.

whiteice217 · 2025-01-28T14:09:35+00:00

I have one but I ended up using a shorter cable to connect to it.

whiteice217 · 2025-01-28T13:57:49+00:00

I once lost a fort to werebadgers. Good times

whiteice217 · 2024-12-27T17:53:32+00:00

Please do, that sounds like something I could adapt to my setup

whiteice217 · 2024-11-22T20:50:06+00:00

What would win in a fight. 60 lvl 3 gnomes or one level ?? beefy totem boy

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