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Originally Posted by rogueish
Looks like we have a very different idea of what constitutes "classic"...
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Like I said, "Most who discussed it wanted it to be circa 1.6.0-to-1.6.7". That said, some few did want right-out-of-the-box beta or very nearly so, but only like 2 or 3. Like you said, "1.5 is the update that began the games decline with around half the playerbase leaving in protest". That said, the views of those who had left already & obviously preferred the much older versions weren't represented.
I can't speak to how good those earlier versions were, as I started RO sometime in late autumn '09 (v1.5 came very soon after). The impressions ppl who did play the oldest game versions suggested one in which barbs were one-hit-killaz' (imho, game was much better balanced somewhere between 1.6.0 & 1.6.7, within each version some things needful, & others not, some things liked by most, & others not, which is entirely why most couldn't agree on any single version).
Also, I truly don't recall ppl leaving game when i first began playing, or any talk at all of such a happening, but I do recall many leaving after 1.7.0 (the WM/60-lvl-cap one). About 1/2 the playerbase did leave then (mass exodus); is that when you meant?
This is still not a bad idea, just one that most likely will never happen. Alas. In fact, it's a good one imho. Let's make a deal, if NGD won't do this, then we will ... in our dreams. You host me in your RO-dreamscape one night, then I'll host you in my dreams the next night, taking turns (ahem, if you think NGD's servers are laggy/buggy, wait til you're in my brainpan....).
