Comparing EQ to WoW

[Scikala]

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

It was the exact opposite for me. I have 3-4 friends I still go on RL trips with that I made through WOW and none from EQ. It might have to do with my age when I was playing EQ compared to WOW. Or it could have to do with the fact that I was into pvp, not pve. One could argue that pvp in WOW is a better way to get to know someone as there's an unlimited amount of pvp interaction and limited pve interaction due to instance lockouts and how leveling is fixed.

I was in HighSchool during EQ, and grouped with people all the time and kept in contact. WoW was a solo experience until Raiding/Gearing up for Raiding.

I don't enjoy MMO PvP period, but I can see your example making perfect sense because of the time investment early PvP required. You had a group that you had to communicate with and depend on in a completely different way then PvE people.

[Mirakk82]

Ehh, I dunno about WoW healing being harder. There's a lot more tools at your disposal in WoW, and addons like Healbot basically bring it down to face-roll difficulty. The only thing that makes healing hard there is idiots who stand in the middle of scripted events like fire/black holes etc.. If you put most WoW healers in EQ to pull a CH rotation they'd likely fail, despite how easy that really is to accomplish.

WoW wins out in Raid complexity. You need a lot of coordination to pull off most raid targets by comparison to EQ.

Another strength of WoW is that your raid's DPS really does matter. You've got a limited number of people to hit the target and still cover healing/tanking etc. In EQ you can strongarm it with a ton of people if you can spare them.

However, EQ actually makes you pay for failure. So you don't end up with idiots failing over and over again. It also creates accountability since there's no cross server BS. You can't just drop and try to get into another group that will carry you. If word gets out you suck balls, you're forced to improve or quit.


Just my opinion.