Re: What ML Features do you want the most?
I'd honestly like to see the bulk of the ML Content added in even if it isn't immediately accurate. It can always be tweaked later as even EA ended up tweaking a lot of it post-release.
I guess I can start with what's missing regarding ML.
Community Collections and Rewards:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Collection
Vesper Museum:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Vesper_Museum
Moonglow Zoo:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Moonglow_Zoo
Britain Library:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Britain_Library
Questing:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Quest
New Player Quests:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=New_Player_Quests
NPC Quests:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Quests_by_NPC
Elven Heritage Quest:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Elven_Heritage
Human Heritage Quest:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Human_Heritage
Quest Starting Items:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Quest_Starting_Items
Spellweaving Quests:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Spellweaving
Virtue Quests:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Virtue_Quest
Crafting:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Crafting
Peerless Reagents:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Peerless_Reagent
Recipes:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Recipe
Craftsman's Satchel:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Craftsman%27s_Satchel
Crafted Artifacts:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Crafted_Artifact
New Wood Resources:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Wood
Gems:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Gem
Fletching and Carpentry Runic Kits:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Runic_Kit
The ability for Carpenters to be able to enhance wood armour and shields.
And a whole load of new craftables; both artifact and non-artifact.
New Dungeons & Peerless:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Dungeon
Blighted Grove:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Blighted_Grove
Lady Melisande:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Lady_Melisande
Painted Caves:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Painted_Caves
Prism of Light:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Prism_of_Light
Shimmering Effusion:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Shimmering_Effusion
Sanctuary:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Sanctuary
Palace of Paroxysmus:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Palace_of_Paroxysmus
Chief Paroxysmus:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Chief_Paroxysmus
The Citadel:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=The_Citadel
The Travesty:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=The_Travesty
Bedlam:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Bedlam
Monstrous Interred Grizzle:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Monstrous_Interred_Grizzle
Labyrinth:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Labyrinth
Creatures:
A lot:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Creature
Cu Sidhe:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Cu_Sidhe
Reptalon:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Reptalon
Items:
A whole lot:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Equipment
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Item
Parrots:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Parrot
Aquarium:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Aquarium
Token & Anniversary Rewards:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Token
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Collectibles
I'd really like to be able to receive tokens, which then could be turned in for a collectible or anniversary item, from the UODemise Shop for donating to the server.
Human/Elf Traits:
Human:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Humans_(Race)
Elf:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Elves
And can we finally see all the Vet Rewards put in the game? They're up to year Nine. (That would be 810 days for us.) But were still missing key rewards from the first six year; including banner deeds, flaming skull deeds, hanging decorative shield, hanging decorative skeleton and the ankh.
http://uo.stratics.com/content/misc/vetrewards.shtml
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Veteran_Reward
A few of the systems that we're missing would be a very nice addition as well such as instanced corpse loot and the completion of the Doom stealables/puzzles.
As you can see, Ryan, we are missing pretty much all of the ML content. We have the housing features and a little bit of the Elf/Human race stuff in, but that's really about it. So how close are we from being a Post-ML mirror? Well, you can take a look through all the links and judge that for yourself. That's everything Demise is currently lacking.
Now, I do question the need to use a poorly updated database such as Stratics. It's really only good for exact creature stats and formulas. That's great and all, but most of the content isn't PvP based and there isn't an immediate need to be supremely accurate with this stuff. Just the fact that it is going to be implemented would be enough to satiate the majority of the player-base and would renew interest in non-PvP activities.
You can get what you need from Stratics to fill in the blanks; such as creature stats. The rest you can get from here:
http://www.uostuff.com/index.php?title=Main_Page
As for what I'd like to see finished or fixed? I don't really give a damn about PvP simply because I've never been all too great at it, so I don't see much that needs fixing on the PvE side other than the loot tables need a buff-up.
As for what needs to be finished? Good god, all of it! Everything up to pre-KR. Since the KR client will not be supported then there's no worry to go past that and the server can focus on finally catching the hell up.
So, to conclude, I want don't simply want a "next publish" I would like a guaranteed string of publishes that address each grouping of new content. I suggest the easiest place to start would be the Community Collection as it is fairly independent, but a better place to start would be on the bulk of everything else as all the parts tie into each other in some way.
I do hope you're serious about getting Demise some content updates again, Ryan. It would be a huge blessing and would give the server the extra morale and community boost it needs and deserves.
Edit: I'd also like to point out that I don't care for PvP; at all. In all honestly AoS and the item over skill based system it brought in killed traditional PvP and turned it into this "I HAVE to PvE so I can PvP" kinda deal. I, personally, would like to see the new content and items. It'd give me and a lot of other players a lot more to do than collect the same damn items over and over. Anyway, I will be watching this thread intently.