Would you play an MMORPG in the spirit of classic EQ?

[Danth]

I don't have a whole lot of interest in another EQ-style game, albeit for reasons not mentioned in the original post. I only barely play EQ-EMU as it is. EQ-style games are about as much bad as good for me, and I seem to gradually grow less tolerant of the bad as I age.

Danth

[TheBiznessTZ]

Lets all be real here..... everyone here is waiting for eqnext. Oh and my 2 cents i came back to p99 because the game is hard.

[Lady Julae]

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

Lets all be real here..... everyone here is waiting for eqnext. Oh and my 2 cents i came back to p99 because the game is hard.

To take that point, I made an opinion that everybody wants EQ Next to be EQ Classic, with 2015 graphics. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[myriverse]

Let's be real here: I think most here are waiting to rail against EQNext the moment it hits the shelves (if it ever hits the shelves).

[TheBiznessTZ]

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

Let's be real here: I think most here are waiting to rail against EQNext the moment it hits the shelves (if it ever hits the shelves).

Yeah it looks good. Feels very fluid.. i on landmark a lil bit. Im just skeptical about there being no "lvls"

[Jimjam]

Why does everyone seem to hate levels?

[fiveeauxfour]

Wait...wtf are we playing now?

[Kika Maslyaka]

Originally Posted by sox7d [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

New world but same characteristics such as:
-No maps
-No random stat loot
-No "kill 10 <monster>" quests
-Non-linear dungeons
-Difficult soloability
-No instancing
-Tradeskills mostly a commercial decision
-Large, occasionally barren landscape.

I don't really feel strongly about things other than old-school MMORPGs. I'm done with college, wondering if I should dedicate myself to what I'm most passionate about, but want to check how marketable it is to this community first. Minecraft comes to mind with a lot of the "immersive" aspects of EQ, I'm curious if another EQ could be successful, too.

Hmm I was initially tempted to say YES, but when I saw your list, I realized that my "classic spirit" values do not really match your list. I would only agree on some of them:

-No Instancing
-No random stat loot
-Non-linear dungeons

These 2 are questionable in EQ as well:

-No "kill 10 <monster>" quests -------- EQs ENDLESS turn in of bone chips, bat wings and orc belts are really no better

-Difficult soloability -------------- disputable considering how some classes are insanely better than others in every regard without any penalty (just look at necros). Either: everyone can solo, or no one should.

[Sampten]

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

Hmm I was initially tempted to say YES, but when I saw your list, I realized that my "classic spirit" values do not really match your list. I would only agree on some of them:

-No Instancing
-No random stat loot
-Non-linear dungeons

These 2 are questionable in EQ as well:

-No "kill 10 <monster>" quests -------- EQs ENDLESS turn in of bone chips, bat wings and orc belts are really no better

-Difficult soloability -------------- disputable considering how some classes are insanely better than others in every regard without any penalty (just look at necros). Either: everyone can solo, or no one should.

Instancing of raid content only would actually be good a good thing.

The mess that is FTE and poopsocking and what not is ridiculous.

[Voland]

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

The mess that is FTE and poopsocking and what not is ridiculous.

What does FTE mean? I googled it and results weren't helpful.