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Other servers such as Ephinea removed the ++ gear. I remember being highly disappointed about that fact. Especially, because folks there kept saying the server was vanilla. I'm like: how the hell do you figure? When I joined Ultima I was actually glad that it was more vanilla in that regard. I thought it was disrespectful to delete ++ gear from the database, and ironic that even staff whole heartedly swear Epinea is vanilla. I'm just saying, how can PSO be PSO without the ++ green names or with other items deleted from the database the way Destiny server removed Smartlink? While new ideas, and exclusive releases are awesome, I think it's important to maintain that vanilla feel by making sure all those subtle PSO elements still work. People play PSO mostly for that feeling of nostalgia. I legit stopped using any skins and ogg packs for that reason months ago. I've been able to put in a lot more effort into PSO, because I play with my game looking as it did on the Gamecube. The feels are real when PSO is normal. Can't go wrong with some new epic gear though. Adding new gear or combo unlocking something like L&K38 Combat won't make PSO less vanilla. Deleting PSO gear from the database or leaving items broken will.

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Lets make Ultima the first PSO Private Server to add a new difficulty, and increase level cap to LV300. This will make room for what folks would naturally consider OP gear to be released. Instead of nerfing every good idea. I think it could work out beautifully with some love & dedication.

With all the changes done to this year's Hit Event compared to the previous years, price increase, cancellation of hit splitting etc. I'm hoping the next events have neat exclusive goodies released to make up for it. That aside, thanks for being kind with me whenever I sought help adding hit to weapons. I'm not smart especially with numbers, but Serverus took his time with me without being rude. I must say I'm grateful.

Lol really Bob & ravioli?

Sometimes people have large requests like 20+ weapons to add hit to, and they require space to bring more characters into the room with more PDs. In cases like that GMs would have the people with 20+ weapons wait even if they were first, while GM does the small requests first. You have to understand GMs have to write codes for each weapon, and it takes time and effort. Please be considerate. Serverus is probably so tired from yesterday. He tried his best to make the HIT EVENT room as efficient as possible. Don't be upset if you have to wait for your turn. We all had to wait.

You think a GM's job is sitting in lobby once in a blue looking cute, and chatting it up with females? Let me tell you something. You GMs don't even have that much work, so why are you out here nerfing mini events everybody looks forward to just to make it easier on GMs as if the populous hasn't been making it easy for ya? There are no hackers, and few GMs does new things these days. R-78 hit us with that new quest recently which was beautiful, but lets be honest. She's the only GM putting down that kind of effort for the Ultima Populous. How about you try to go hard for once instead of nerfing mini events like you do with good weapons. This sudden decision is crazy considering it happens so rarely. So what if you have to work a little harder for a mini event once in a blue? Isn't that what it means to be a GM? Seriously how about you just request extra GM help. People have been looking forward to this event for a long time. Of course it's gonna get busy. Don't be scared. Do you even remember how much busier GMs on all servers used to be back in the day? Your job as GM has lessened over the years, so why are these silly decisions being made as if you got so much on your plate already as a GM? But if you really wanna complain about being too busy, and one time doing a good job as a GM, I can get more PDs and weapons just to be a ****. Not really. I have a goal to gear out 25 characters, so I'ma hit you with them weapons either way bro.

Please. GMs rarely do GM things these days. How many hackers do they encounter these days? They have no reason to be lazy about these things literally everybody looked up to. They even stated there was no hit event last year, so why ain't folks going all out this time? Instead you gonna nerf your own mini event. It makes no sense. I dare you to make a poll about this.

WHY? Bro if you're just being lazy this time around please request to Larva that you receive more GM help instead. It's not fair that previous years had it easier all kinds of ways. PGF drops, Donations towards maxing Red Rings, etc. This is my first time participating in a Hit Event, and now you gonna make it less than it was for everybody else before me, and others who are newer to the server? Staff members keep doing that. Like when staff decided to nerf Serene Swan weeks after many users maxed theirs. I hope you know people will not be happy about your decision. Seems GMs just do whatever makes them happy instead of actually trying to please the server's populous. Tell you whuat. How about making polls before making game changing decisions you're unsure about. A lot of us have been trying hard to get Photon Drops fast. What will you think about them realizing the Hit Event won't be what they thought it'd be? How inconsiderate can you be. You just don't see how many WOIs people do, so you don't care. Well I care, and I don't approve of your decision to cancel hit splitting. Feel free to change your mind about cancelling hit splitting, and ask for more GM help if you're feeling lazy.

Did you ask him to make that change? Seems staff always have a way of finding how to upset the common user. Good job.

Maybe only Serverus gets down like that. 😮

Won't hurt to try it. It ain't for everybody though. These days I use the original Gamecube resolution without skins and modified ogg. I only use the floor reader under the map to keep everything clean. For some odd reason I was able to put in more work on my 25 characters that way than with modifications. ❤️ PSO

If things ended up actually being vanilla here at Ultima then many weapons we have already would be overkill. Things would most likely get nerfed. Seems you had a different experience than I did. That's not to say what I said didn't happen many times. My point was that wannabe elitists at Ephinea say that it's vanilla all the time, when PSO wasn't meant to be experienced the way I previously stated. Actually it seems you quote me just to oppose what I say for no reason even though what I said was factual, and most likely still occurs at Ephinea. The toxic people I was referring to was the wannabe elitists at Ephinea that swear thy know what they're talking about. Not the casual user base who just enjoys to play PSO. I was cool with the majority of them. I was friends with many vets for example Spuz. He isn't one of those toxic folks I was referring to. Wannabe elitists at Ephinea will tell you it's vanilla, and swear it to you. It's laughable really, because as stated above PSO wasn't meant to be experienced in such a way where you get left behind to finish quests solo just because Hardcore users are afraid to lose their reputation. Spuz never did that, because he is very skilled at PSO, but many others did. I'm fully aware that they lose their progress when they die without scape dolls. How on earth is it still excusable to abandon fellow users because of that? It isn't. It would have made more sense if Hardcore users could only play with Hardcore users the way Sandbox mode users can only play with sandbox mode users. That would have been somewhat more vanilla, but the fact folks still call Ephinea Vanilla is crazy. And its often the wannabe elites there that claim such nonsense. As you mentioned, in Ultima a new difficulty would be neat. Especially considering a lot of new things could be implemented with that. Monster/area skins ect. Not a bad idea. It would probably be difficult to execute though.

If you want to play vanilla, then play on this Dreamcast server https://sylverant.net I had a falling out with folks at Ephinea, because they kept saying Ephinea was vanilla, and I had no problem saying the truth about it. Ephinea being vanilla is a very silly statement based on what I experienced there for a short time. Just by having to play alongside Hardcore users made the Ephinea experience non-vanilla, because folks abandon you all the time just to save their reputation. You wouldn't believe how many times I was abandoned in Ephinea, because Hardcore users can play with non-hardcore users, and they alt-backspace to save rep. The toxic community there keeps saying it's vanilla when it isn't, and it's annoying. I don't even know why people are comparing the 2 servers Ultima & Ephinea. To make Ultima vanilla means nerfing & throwing away all the gear we have now. The only choice now is to make it harder, and more fun with better gear. Not with releases like Arrest Faust & Arctic Faust which are complete disappointments. A harder Ultimate difficulty would probably help improve the server.

Buff the monsters more, but only in Ultimate. Gotta think about the new players. It's already hard as is to get good without help. A lot of people who joined Ultima server often tell me it's the first time playing in several years. Buffing monsters would promote better weapon releases which we all want.