Live modern EQ1 would dominate wow...

[starkind]

If it was way less grindy. Had a catchup mechanic. And older content could be more easily solo exploreded.

[Baler]

if EQ came out today, it would be considered indie trash.

[starkind]

The level designers in EQ are still the best. Basically what makes or breaks an MMO are those textured rocks and little beds and campfires in the goblins homes.

[Baler]

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

The level designers in EQ are still the best. Basically what makes or breaks an MMO are those textured rocks and little beds and campfires in the goblins homes.

Only because EverQuest was the first big 3d mmo. You can't account for EQ being first 3d popular mmo if it came out today.

You'd also see UO being an a bigger influence. Because the eq team and wow team admitted they took several nods from UO.

UO was the first big mainstream mmo.

Before that you had aol neverwinter nights.

[Gwaihir]

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

Only because EverQuest was the first big 3d mmo. You can't account for EQ being first 3d popular mmo if it came out today.

You'd also see UO being an a bigger influence. Because the eq team and wow team admitted they took several nods from UO.

UO was the first big mainstream mmo.

Before that you had aol neverwinter nights.

No. It's because EQ was a solid 3D MMO based upon the DND 3.5 ruleset, which was not conducive to "class balance" whatsoever in it's inception.

People wanted to be able to play DND in a world where they didn't have to rely on a DM to clumsily put together their adventures: that, and an extensive lore system based upon esoteric cosmology. In a perfect world, I'd enjoy querying the mythos designers for the conceptualizations built into the EQ universe.

[Whale biologist]

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

No. It's because EQ was a solid 3D MMO based upon the DND 3.5 ruleset, which was not conducive to "class balance" whatsoever in it's inception.

People wanted to be able to play DND in a world where they didn't have to rely on a DM to clumsily put together their adventures: that, and an extensive lore system based upon esoteric cosmology. In a perfect world, I'd enjoy querying the mythos designers for the conceptualizations built into the EQ universe.

3.5 came out way after EQ, gaylord.

[Mblake1981]

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

EQ is a solid Windows 3D MMORPG.

ftfy

You know they later stripped out racial vision because it got in the way. Remove all the flavor from the steak before you serve it.

https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...d.php?t=284891

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[Arteker]

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

No. It's because EQ was a solid 3D MMO based upon the DND 3.5 ruleset, which was not conducive to "class balance" whatsoever in it's inception.

People wanted to be able to play DND in a world where they didn't have to rely on a DM to clumsily put together their adventures: that, and an extensive lore system based upon esoteric cosmology. In a perfect world, I'd enjoy querying the mythos designers for the conceptualizations built into the EQ universe.

i gotta say i stoped caring about dnd because i feelt than the older rule set was better and bland than old one.

[Tunabros]

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

if EQ came out today, it would be considered indie trash.

[Mblake1981]

So you want WoW, brilliant thinking there.

Edit: No but to address your post, it wouldn't work. It would be a different game and would fall in line with the inspirations of WoW. It is hard to escape the gravity of its black hole.