Expansions or Reboot?

[Makeda]

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

I hated everything after velious. Kunark was the best expansion, IMO. Velious was a kick in the nuts to enchanters, but it was superbly done with an awesome backstory and very well thought out faction balances, item upgrades, graphics upgrades, etc. and I liked it quite a bit despite the groin kick.

Everything after that went straight to hell.

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[Gwence]

pop was an awesome expansion, as was luclin. Only expansion that I didnt like in eq was depths of darkhollow, and only because demiplane of blood is the gayest zone ever.

[Ronnie555]

how long until Kunark comes out, assuming they follow the classic schedule?

[Trimm]

I'll always consider Release -> Velious the 'classic' era.

With the release of Luclin you added too much 'stuff' (content?). The Bazaar & Nexus, a new class, a new race, horses, AA abilities, new graphics engine, UI Interface and of course the dreaded player models. Don't get me wrong, these aren't necessarily bad additions, but it just seemed to be the expansion that set EQ on a different course. While I still spent most of my time in Kunark/Velious, I didn't mind the Luclin expansion. I really enjoyed PoP's style of tiered content. After PoP the game seemed to run out of original ideas and became dull and unplayable.

I'm sure many would disagree, but thats just my take on the Classic vs. Live argument.

[xblade724]

This would happen years for now. Wait til then and ask again later lol. Many of you probably will not even still be playing by then :-P

[Heckler]

How about when Velious is reached, continue to add zones that are connected ONLY to old school zones. I.E. Sol C, etc. That way to the newcomers, the world still feels classic, but has a few twists.

[Skaff]

I always felt that the "classic" era was kind of broken up into two different sections. The first being the release->kunark-> velious collection and the second being luclin->POP. Regardless of your opinions on luclin or POP and how they changed the world, content after that was greatly different.

I personally loved POP and the content that came with it. I loved running around the planes and showing the gods up.

[Fawqueue]

I think it goes both ways. There's an arguement against a reboot that newer players might be deterred from joining, knowing that they'll never catch up before it's wiped. However, I think it's equally plausible that a new player would be encouraged to start, knowing that very soon everything will be wiped clean again and they'll be on an equal footing with the guy that's been playing for the past three years. I also don't see them starting a 2nd server unless the population on this one just explodes and we hit the thousands of player mark. Otherwise, you'll split the healthy (but not huge in the grand scheme) population we enjoy now and both servers will seem quiett in comparison.

That being said, the classic experience has been a blast again, and honestly...if I had to choose between continuing on to Luclin and beyond, a reboot, or 2nd server...I think I'd choose the reboot. If I'm still here in a few years when velious is done I will have had a chance to re-live a great time in online gaming. It was an unforgettable experience the first time around, and this walk down memory lane has been amazing. I think I'd want the guy who discovers this server in two years to be able to have the same experience I had. I'm not selfish, I don't need this to be about me. I get to enjoy the ride for a few years, then I think it should be done, reset, and start over for the next group of gamers. There's hundreds of thousands of EQers out there that have yet to stumble onto our little project.

[BlackBellamy]

Luclin killed EQ for me back in the day and it will kill P1999 for me as well. Well, it won't since we're not going past Velious.

The only and I mean the ONLY thing that I enjoyed out of any post-Velious expansion was the bit where you got to roll a froglok.

[Bumamgar]

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

Luclin killed EQ for me back in the day and it will kill P1999 for me as well. Well, it won't since we're not going past Velious.

The only and I mean the ONLY thing that I enjoyed out of any post-Velious expansion was the bit where you got to roll a froglok.

What about Luclin 'killed' EQ for you? I'm just curious...