Daybreak sues THJ

[Cecily]

Naw it's a great server. They lost me with the Sleeper / Seru aug quests though. As nice as the end rewards are, collect 20 ultrarare items off 16 hour spawn windows and combine them is not good quest design or respect for player's time.

[shovelquest]

You think so? I think the opposite.

Asking me to camp an item in 10 hour runs (classic eq) to get a good chance at an item is way more unfriendly than loging onto a game, running a DZ in like 10 minuets, and logging off until tommorow.

I like, I want to make a new character, but I don't have time to grind and play...

But I do have time to log in, down seru, down kera, and down zeb, and maybe a couple other elemental gods for a chance at a Crucible of Elements, then log off until tomorrow.

Takes me about 1hr to complete all my goals a day of playing. Which i find is pretty respectful of my time.

[shovelquest]

To be clear, that 1hr is SO FUN i LOVE playing the build I have and just fighting those gods.

I could do it over and over and over and over, I just love the gameplay so much!

I don't need no crucible of the elements! But.. I like killing the rathe council!

[Cecily]

Overall, the server supports efficient playtime. One of the things I really appreciated about it. Collect 20 things over 20 days (if you're incredibly lucky) or buy them is gross.

[shovelquest]

What the f else am I going to do with my time now that I beat the expansion?

I have a completely opposite take than you on that haha, I'm thrilled I have 20 days of gameplay with this character I built.

There is no difference between collecting the seru sword, and building an epic on p99.

It's just a THJ epic, really.

[Cecily]

I don't really wanna continue this topic, because you enjoy the thing you're playing. However, an epic would be a good analogy if the entire quest was kill your final epic boss as many times as it takes to 20 rare versions of 20 different items that come in 3 rarities. I don't think anyone would be singing praises of a game that did that for quest design. I maintain it's not great design. They get a pass for ALOT of good ideas. I don't think the "epic" qualifies.

[shovelquest]

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

I don't really wanna continue this topic, because you enjoy the thing you're playing. However, an epic would be a good analogy if the entire quest was kill your final epic boss as many times as it takes to 20 rare versions of 20 different items that come in 3 rarities. I don't think anyone would be singing praises of a game that did that for quest design. I maintain it's not great design. They get a pass for ALOT of good ideas. I don't think the "epic" qualifies.

Yeah i wish i had a million dollars too. But Im happy with what i got.

Would be cool if they had spread more aug drops around but look at the ammount of updates they put into the game. The amount of amazing things that are actually added to it, the features, the balancing, the class mechanics.

And you're like, "hey f you, you didn't do enough boss battles"

[shovelquest]

Also i would never, in a million years, describe an epic quest in the game I love more than IRL, as fun.

[shovelquest]

But i appreciate you letting me enjoy my thing, i agree they did test the limits with what can be done with a donation system in a mod. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Irespectwomen]

We're going to have to send Shovel a wellness check when THJ gets shutdown.