The sad truth about technology and EQ.

[xarzzardorn]

not sure how some people playing a very social online game start from the assumption that everyone they play with is an obnoxious toolbag

[Messianic]

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

not sure how some people playing a very social online game start from the assumption that everyone they play with is an obnoxious toolbag

I'll go with "they hate themselves so much it bleeds onto other people" for 200, Alex

[Jenova]

I agree that original everquest was much better before ventrilo, teamspeak, roger wilco, etc. In fact All the way up to planes of power and gates of dischord, my guild raided and we did not use vent. We were able to organize, communicate, and effectively do raids by only typing. I think that players getting familiar with their class roles through leveling and learning the various tropes just made for better players over all. Even during some of the 8-16 hour plane of time raids we were able to make coordinated strikes.
It is funny how in many modern mmo's after everquest, such as world of warcraft, guilds in that game were adamant about having teamspeak for raids and all of these crazy cmod interface ui raid assist garbage. I mean mostly wow raiding was a joke, though there were some challenging encounters, it was nothing compared to everquest justice trials or the avatar of water corinav encouter. I mean having the option to use these tools is one thing, but my guild in wow required it. I argued with them constantly that it was more of a crutch and that as long as someone knows how to play their class and can pay attention, it is not that hard lol. I mean try playing a cleric in everquest where you rotate complete heals and where casting a heal to early or not medding enough could cost you one heal when you need it to save the main tank. Not many games have the challenge and foresight that everquest did. You cannot just spam spells and heals and hope to win.
Anyways thats just my rant but I do think that sometimes mmo's need to kick our ass and teach us that we must actually think and be deliberate about our actions not just spam the same 1, 3, 5, 4, 2 hotkeys over and over to kill things.
On a another side note. I wish more games had the darkness that everquest had at night in original. If you were a human you could not see 10 feet in front of your face and it made for some tense moments exploring when you did not know what could be heading your way. Also, mobs that roam the entire zone and path randomly? that is win in my book i hated how wow had clusters of enemies that barely moved and were basically static nodes.
Well, look forward to seeing everyone in game [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
Good luck, and watch out for those snake kicks, they can be nasty [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Droog007]

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

Just typin.

FTFY

[Nune]

Pretty much never get in guild TS/Vent. To me, it's like guilds are friend groups, and I don't really want to start "hanging" with you guys by sitting in your TS like a fly on the wall. I have a very.. morbid/raw sense of humor, and not the kind you just unleash on a group of strangers. On the plus side, girls think my TS voice is sexy, ooooooh yeeeeeeaahhhhh (Day Bao Bao) [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[myriverse]

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

not sure how some people playing a very social online game start from the assumption that everyone they play with is an obnoxious toolbag

It's got nothing to do with obnoxious toolbags. Talking on TS/Vent with the best people alive is irritating. Just the noise is distracting.

[boudicca]

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

Has nothing to do with immersion. If i want to hear people bitching/whining/bickering or just being flat out annoying i will go to the bar down the street. half the time people's mics dont work or they are to loud or trying to have conversations with people in RL. I don't need that crap blasting in my ear while trying to play EQ.

Don't people use push to talk? Or mute people who are being obnoxious?

[Thulack]

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

Don't people use push to talk? Or mute people who are being obnoxious?

Honestly i havent used Vent or TS in over 5 years so maybe more people are being better in channels but last i remember atleast 5-6 times a night someone would be talking to someone in RL and everyone would hear the conversation and whats the point in being in voice chat if you have 3/4 the room muted?

[Nogdar]

I for one, still refuse to use TS/Ventrilo and it's a shame that ALL raiding guilds require this in order to be considered.

We don't require TS/Vent to be considered at Europa [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Sadre Spinegnawer]

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

I'll go with "they hate themselves so much it bleeds onto other people" for 200, Alex

ok, now yer just making too much sense.