Thoughts on luclin?

[Teerian]

I'm always amused by all of the Luclin hate I see, especially from people here on P1999. I think most of it comes from the fact that Luclin changed a lot of things (as mentioned before, AA's, mounts, etc), and people tend to be resistant to change. That said, it was not a bad expansion. I thoroughly enjoyed it just as much as what most others deem "original EQ" (up to Velious). Sure, it had some unpolished aspects such as Acrylia Caverns events, but so did the expansions before. Even before Sony really took hold of the reigns, the policy for EQ expansions seemed to be along the lines of release it as soon as it's 'playable' and patch the rest later.

If you're looking for the true killer of EQ, look towards things like Lost Dungeons of Norrath and Legacy of Ykesha. Those so-called expansions were repetitive, dull, and seemingly thrown together in a half-assed manner. I'm always surprised when I see someone praise either in even the slightest.

EQ could have ended and wrapped up fine with Planes of Power. Yes, Plane of Time's ending was kind of a kick in the nuts, but it also made sense considering the whole time travel idea. I'm sure they could have continued on with a meaningful story line even after PoP, but the direction they went in is what killed it. Omens of War and Gates of Discord made less sense than the cats on the moon idea everyone seems opposed to.

While I doubt it would ever happen, I wouldn't complain about seeing Luclin or even Planes of Power on Project 1999. I would, however, like to see it limited in some way. Making it a kind of custom content MUCH later in the future would be cool, but perhaps as either a second server that you can copy a max-level character to after you feel you've 'retired' from Velious (assuming Rogean and crew could afford to start and maintain another), or perhaps have all AA's/mounts/other Luclin+ additions switched off for Velious and older. I suspect this would be a coding nightmare, but at least there wouldn't be a timeline to follow anymore.

[fadetree]

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

I'm always amused by all of the Luclin hate I see, especially from people here on P1999. I think most of it comes from the fact that Luclin changed a lot of things (as mentioned before, AA's, mounts, etc), and people tend to be resistant to change. That said, it was not a bad expansion. I thoroughly enjoyed it just as much as what most others deem "original EQ" (up to Velious). Sure, it had some unpolished aspects such as Acrylia Caverns events, but so did the expansions before. Even before Sony really took hold of the reigns, the policy for EQ expansions seemed to be along the lines of release it as soon as it's 'playable' and patch the rest later.

If you're looking for the true killer of EQ, look towards things like Lost Dungeons of Norrath and Legacy of Ykesha. Those so-called expansions were repetitive, dull, and seemingly thrown together in a half-assed manner. I'm always surprised when I see someone praise either in even the slightest.

EQ could have ended and wrapped up fine with Planes of Power. Yes, Plane of Time's ending was kind of a kick in the nuts, but it also made sense considering the whole time travel idea. I'm sure they could have continued on with a meaningful story line even after PoP, but the direction they went in is what killed it. Omens of War and Gates of Discord made less sense than the cats on the moon idea everyone seems opposed to.

While I doubt it would ever happen, I wouldn't complain about seeing Luclin or even Planes of Power on Project 1999. I would, however, like to see it limited in some way. Making it a kind of custom content MUCH later in the future would be cool, but perhaps as either a second server that you can copy a max-level character to after you feel you've 'retired' from Velious (assuming Rogean and crew could afford to start and maintain another), or perhaps have all AA's/mounts/other Luclin+ additions switched off for Velious and older. I suspect this would be a coding nightmare, but at least there wouldn't be a timeline to follow anymore.

I agree. Actual EQ ended after PoP. Pop was a good, fun expansion and other than ruining the travel experience was a lot of fun. The lore ended there, that shit afterwards was just randomly made up.

[Siffas]

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

I agree. Actual EQ ended after PoP. Pop was a good, fun expansion and other than ruining the travel experience was a lot of fun. The lore ended there, that shit afterwards was just randomly made up.

I still play eq in its current state, but I absolutely agree.