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

I agree. I remember when WoW first came out during my original EQ days. I had a few friends and several guildies leave to play it. Almost every single one came back within a month and said EQ was way better. It just seems to me that most people who really love EQ preferred it over WoW. If it was true then that I imagine it's still true now. Though I admit I never played WoW myself because I took everyone's word for it that EQ was better.

Same thing with EQ2. People would leave to play it but most I knew came back to the original before too long.

Was being the key word. I've played WoW/EQ2 at launch and years after, both were more difficult and more interesting than they eventually became and you could say the exact same thing for EQ1. The only MMOs I've ever played that were still respectable several years post-launch are FFXI and Eve. And maybe Planetside? Kind of different though, plus flying mechs were bullshit even if they were rare. EQ eventually became as much of a joke as it's ancestor and rivals. I'd rather gobble dog turds than play it once it reached GoD.

I don't think people who enjoy classic EQ and classic WoW are that different. You'd probably only find any real issue when it comes down to instances. I've seen people claim both games are "difficult", both games are "social".. yet look at what you can solo in both games. Look at how OP some classes are in both games. Neither need to be social or difficult if you know what you're doing. A few days after WoW comes out all the raids are cleared.. green will be the same. Just biased nostalgia.

I prefer EQ over WoW because it's more social, which I feel is an important aspect of an MMO, but it's certainly not a necessary aspect of the game. Especially once people have fungi tunics, which is full-on gamebreaking.

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

As far as green goes I will check it out but have no desire to start at ‘0’ again. I did that in 1999. I don’t have the time to dedicate to the game like want or used too. The gear and weapons I have now were gifted to me or bought with drops from unrest. Theirs no way I could achieve that on green, I just don’t have the time. I’m sure I’m not alone in this as well.

You're not alone. As I recall "Remember when we actually cared about games and spent time playing them? Fuck that! Now that we're adults we don't do that anymore and everyone else should play games like we do(n't) because we don't have time!" is Brad MCQuaid's slogan for his EQ clone. I might be paraphrasing. Ok it's definitely a sarcastic exaggeration. But it's still accurate.

If you don't have time then that's that. Changing a game to be shite to suit your needs just ruins the game though. Plenty of fun games you can play without spending eons camping a single named drop. Hell I'm watching the CSGO tournament as I type this.