Why all the SOE run servers if Project 1999 is free to play?

[Swish]

What really grinds my gears is the EQ Next "Roundtable Discussions", the people on there (particularly Omeed Dariani or whatever his name is) is sitting pretty on the EQ bandwagon doing very little.

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I hope EQ Next succeeds as it has potential but yeah....Landmark [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Tiggles]

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

What really grinds my gears is the EQ Next "Roundtable Discussions", the people on there (particularly Omeed Dariani or whatever his name is) is sitting pretty on the EQ bandwagon doing very little.

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Omeed, is just the PR guy he has nothing to do with Everquest or Landmark.

Landmark is doing so much better than they expected it too so much so they dropped the EQ part of it and are now spinning it off as its own game.

I played it a lot during the closed beta but grew tired of it. It's not really my type of game, It has no "reason" to play unless you love building stuff and I don't.

You'd see me building the fuck out of a wall if the wall stopped orcs from attacking my house though, If/when they put meaning to that kinda stuff I'd enjoy it more.

[DetroitVelvetSmooth]

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You'd see me building the fuck out of a wall if the wall stopped orcs from attacking my house though, If/when they put meaning to that kinda stuff I'd enjoy it more.

This is why nothing ever gets done at my house. What's the point if there are no marauding orcs to fend off?

[Tiggles]

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This is why nothing ever gets done at my house. What's the point if there are no marauding orcs to fend off?

I think the world would be a better place if the thought of marauding orcs where on peoples mind.

I'll balance the nations budget later. But, what about the orcs?

[Grimfan]

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

What really grinds my gears is the EQ Next "Roundtable Discussions", the people on there (particularly Omeed Dariani or whatever his name is) is sitting pretty on the EQ bandwagon doing very little.

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Just so you know it actually takes a lot of work to make video content and to stream on Twitch. He also goes to players streams and gives stuff away and talks to them (people who stream landmark) and he is their social network guy and runs their twitter and replies to important threads on Reddit and such. That's what he is paid to do, and he does a pretty good job at it IMO.

In fact, it's such a hard job that they have two people doing it, Dexella is the other.

[Dragonsblood1987]

Honestly, i think there are two main reasons live is still.. well.. alive.


Firstly, youve got people who have put the last 15 years into the game and arent willing to give up accounts theyve worked so hard on.



Secondly, and this applies to the "newer" players, WoW became massively popular. in teh first few years of its miserable existence it started to leech players from every other MMO out there; eq being no exception. WoW didnt give a shit about a challenge. it was designed to cater to an increasingly stupid and lazy populace, and it did exactly that. that game was made so terribly easy that literally anyone could play it, but it still had the option to go through the movements of raids and such for the more hardcore players coming from other games.



So in a desperate effort not to sink and die, SOE started to adapt in the most wretched of ways. they started making the game easier. after that came the swansong of every great MMO; the free to play version. MMOs go free to play only when death is imminent. The game as it exists now is nothing more than WoW with different graphics. SOE sold out.




So basically.. its alive because neckbeards who cant give up on 15 year love affairs, and lazy people who would rather be rewarded for nothing (blame the "you competed!" trophy culture we have nowadays) or just buy their accomplishments. the primary reason being that tiggles is a giant faggot and people are scared he'll give them the aids if they play here.

[Champion_Standing]

Originally Posted by Dragonsblood1987 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

So in a desperate effort not to sink and die, SOE started to adapt in the most wretched of ways. they started making the game easier. after that came the swansong of every great MMO; the free to play version. MMOs go free to play only when death is imminent. The game as it exists now is nothing more than WoW with different graphics. SOE sold out.
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They did it because they could make 5x as much money off the people still playing it. It is the most profitable model for an MMO, sub fees are a thing of the past.

[Ambrotos]

I think the crit AA for wizards should have been in game from day one. I think that had truly made the wizard class. The stigma of playing that class would have never happened, and would have made the game that much enjoyable for everyone.

[Origin]

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

I think the crit AA for wizards should have been in game from day one. I think that had truly made the wizard class. The stigma of playing that class would have never happened, and would have made the game that much enjoyable for everyone.

Signed.

[Rogean]

I actually enjoyed eqlive raiding from Planes of Power all the way through Secrets of Faydwer or maybe shortly after. From what I hear now of how the raids are, shit is a joke. The raid scene was one of the one of the true player niches left and they're destroying it.