official: EQ live progression will be.... slow progression :(

[stormlord]

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

That's exactly why I'm so passionate about it honestly, is because I cherish the journey more than anything else. I'm assuming you're speaking to me because you quoted my part about time investment but feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. What you call forsaking every shred of enjoyment I call satisfaction bred by hardship. A game like EQ isn't something I play explicitly for fun, I play it to get lost and to be satisfied which doesn't happen when you have shortcuts like newbie armor, defiant gear, ooc regen, corpse summoning, and SK armies due to uncapped HT which isn't content appropriate. Or with harsh art style changes from switching between North Ro and Freeport and being bombarded with a forced oasis of post luclin graphics in a desert of classic era nostalgia. Excuse me for wanting, (read: not expecting or demanding) some level of earnestness from these people.

Could not have said it better myself. A lot of old games give this hardship feeling. In modern gaming it has been recast into the survival genre. So if you want that old feeling of hardship, just look for games which use "survival" to describe themselves. They usually have similar gameplay.

HOWEVER, not every EQ classic (circa 1999) feature is desired. I think the biggest things I dislike are the spellbook until level 35 and the ugly UI which obscured the screen. Night blindness was popularly hated, but I think night blindness isn't inherently a bad feature. The problem is when things are pitch black and finding a light source is nigh impossible. I play Wurm Online and it has dark nights, for example. A new player can have a hard time doing anything at night becaues they're not settled yet. I turned up the gamma a couple times. Fortunately, travel is not a frequent affair, once you're settled. And you can find things to light up your place, like burn piles and lanterns. And since you're already protected, you don't have to worry about getting killed by something you didn't see. While a few times I must have swore at the game, it's still the most immersive game I've ever played.

EDIT: Btw, I started EQ Mar 1999 as human ranger. I can't evne remember what night blindness was like.