[AzzarTheGod]

Originally Posted by R Flair [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You have to look closer. It's not just the backstory as they tell it in a cinematic or any one source, it was the fact that everything had a purpose in the world. They didn't just throw everything together, there was a lot of forethought down to many of the smallest details.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfjLnTrg0Vo

here is a good compendium of just a handful and just a drop in the proverbial bucket. Sorry, but ffxi was not even close to this level.

5 star post although I love reading about Nasomi a lot.

EQ had some meticulous sperglords working on itemization and lore and meshing the two together. EQ (considering the shitty 6 million budget) was quite ambitious.

You could never milk that level of work out of a person in 2016 (Because Sonny said "The working man is a sucker" ).

You have to have people who actually care about the project and a relatively small team working towards the same vision.