What would it take for a new mmo to recapture the feeling of eq?

[mycoolrausch]

Originally Posted by mr_jon3s [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It's not really possible because EQ hit a sweet spot. The internet was young and didn't have many sources for information about games. Hardly anyone had MMO experience. It took years for people to figure out everything in EQ. Now in a modern MMO people know everything about the game in a week and are max level.

I think the only real way to recapture the feeling will be when the first full immersion VR MMO comes out. Pretty much with you actually being the character.

I don't know about VR specifically but I think your point is more or less correct. There needs to be a substantial technology leap before the next great MMO can come out. Gameplay technology in terms of AI/procedural tech/emergence/dynamic content/etc has only very incrementally improved since 1999 in games in general. Surfaces have gotten a lot shinier though.