The best dungeons of all time

stormlord · #1 07-01-2010, 03:09 AM

Anybody want to comment about their favorite dungeons in eq and why they like them?

Want to also explore the best dungeons in other mmorpgs too.

My favorite dungeons are fully 3d and have lots of secrets and shortcuts. The dungeons I hate most are linear and flat. EQ has a lot of nice dungeons, but i've seen good ones elsewhere. My all-time favorite dungeons were in daggerfall. They were completely random. I loved that aspect of it. Granted, they were not as interconnected as some of the dungeons in eq, but since they were completely random (mostly), for me, that makes them the winner. Second to them I'd say diablo dungons, but they tend to be too linear. They're not very 3d. I have tried morrowind and like some of the dungeons in that, but I haven't played it much so there's a lot I haven't seen.

I thought this topic was worth a go. I don't really care if no one reads it.

I've heard Vanguard has some nice dungeons, but what about WoW or EQ2?

And rogue-likes. They have probably the best random dungeons. Like games based on nethack.

Reynard_CT · #2 07-01-2010, 03:30 AM

I'll always have fond memories of Ssra and VT since I am a masochist when it comes to raids. So many days and nights in EQ were spent sitting in Ssra tracking for Cursed trigger in the hopes of winning a belt, cloak, or tunic.

On my hate list are Qvic and Inktu`ta since they left me, as a healer, feeling so violated that I would sit in a cold shower shivering and snivelling for hours afterwards. Of course the gf and I would sometimes just go level our unknown alts when these targets were called...

As for other games, I dont think I have felt the same immersion in them as I felt with EQ so there aren't any real comparisions. I guess a fun one that does come to mind is The Shroud in DDO, but again it doesn't compare to the immersion I felt in EQ.

Daywolf · #3 07-01-2010, 05:15 AM

KC
Lots of trouble, things can turn fast.

EvilMallet · #4 07-01-2010, 05:19 AM

I dont really care for the party instances in WoW, but Icecrown Citadel is probably one of the coolest ones out there.

As for EQ, does Highhold Keep count as a dungeon? I loved that place so much.

soup · #5 07-01-2010, 05:54 AM

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I dont really care for the party instances in WoW, but Icecrown Citadel is probably one of the coolest ones out there.

As for EQ, does Highhold Keep count as a dungeon? I loved that place so much.

There wasn't any particularly cool high level party instances for WoW, but a lot of the lower level ones were pretty cool IMO, loved Black Temple too.

azeth · #6 07-01-2010, 07:39 AM

1a. Lguk - Absolutely the most original dungeon creation of all, of all time.

1. Sebilis - flawless physics for such a BEAST example of 3d work.

yo im happy for you Sebilis and imma let you finish, but Lguk was the most original dungeon of all time! of all time!

Cogwell · #7 07-01-2010, 09:02 AM

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I've heard Vanguard has some nice dungeons, but what about WoW or EQ2?

Originally, warcraft had fairly extensive dungeons filled with lore and quests, just like EQ. Now, they're just linear loot pinatas with little to distinguish between them aside from graphics and boss abilities. Black Rock Depths, for example, is one most WoW players absolutely hate, but most former EQers absolutely loved.

Its been a while since I played Vanguard, but I remember the dungeons were either total hit-or-miss. Some were quite large and well designed, others were junk.

PhelanKA · #8 07-01-2010, 09:31 AM

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1. Sebilis - flawless physics for such a BEAST example of 3d work.

Sebilis is one of my favorites too.

Everquest 2 had probably the best dungeons of any MMO I ever played though. See Solusek's Eye for evidence.

Gubb · #9 07-01-2010, 09:44 AM

Kaesora was always good fun and had a start-to-finish feel that a good dungeon run should. The one way layout made sure you were entering with the intention of working your way to an exit.

I enjoyed KC as well, as a zone, but it's more of a place to go grind xp in a certain area, rather than a place to dungeon crawl.

Erasong · #10 07-01-2010, 09:50 AM

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Originally, warcraft had fairly extensive dungeons filled with lore and quests, just like EQ. Now, they're just linear loot pinatas with little to distinguish between them aside from graphics and boss abilities. Black Rock Depths, for example, is one most WoW players absolutely hate, but most former EQers absolutely loved.

Its been a while since I played Vanguard, but I remember the dungeons were either total hit-or-miss. Some were quite large and well designed, others were junk.

blackrock depths in classic was pretty fucking bad ass.