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Originally Posted by Ekco
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Originally Posted by OriginalContentGuy
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Hot take: EQ was never popular
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I think you are both correct.
A lot of people had heard about Everquest. They saw it on TV guide, in magazine articles, etc.
However, owning a good PC + Graphics Card + Internet Connection was uncommon. I like this anecdote:
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Originally Posted by Eagish
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In line with this, I started playing EQ in 1999 with a buddy at work, because our work stations had the graphics cards and the business had the internet connection. So we'd finish work, order a pizza, and play EQ for hours.
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Everquest also required a credit card for subscription, so it was less accessible to kids.
This means there were ton of hurdles for people to get over in 1999 to play Everquest.
I think Everquest's popularity largely suffered from releasing too early. It pioneered the genre in a time where not a lot of people could play. Thus, other games could take the ideas and build on them (like WoW). These newer games got the benefit from lessons learned, and a naturally growing base of people with PC's + Graphics Cards + Internet.