Why do people seem to hate luclin so much?

[Erydan Ouragan]

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

every time I see this thread inside my head i hear the voice answer the question, 'because it sucks, its not eq'

So thats my reason.

That's because you define EQ by superficial things, like graphics. The spirit of the game is preserved in Luclin, as well as in PoP. Static zones, no instancing, raid spawn competitions, class interdependence. It's still all there, THAT is everquest.

In the same thread you made other arguments too:

Its just a different game.

there are lots of reasons why luclin is not classic EQ

1. the itimization decimiates 80-90% of the camps in classic EQ, so the pop in these zones drops, the value of *classic nameds becomes worthless.

2. new models are stupid and ugly and should go to hell

3. world of warcraft gaming, all that shit, we dont like, if we liked it we wouldnt be playing p99

Your itemization argument doesn't hold. That's the nature of MMOs. Current Veeshan's peak gear trivializes stuff from classic. Look at the solo artist challenge thread, you'll see that with enough gear, you trivialize not only classic, but most of kunark as well.

NToV gear remains relevant, well into Luclin, because it's THAT good. Of course, when you start gearing up in Vex Thal, you replace a few pieces, but Kunark -> Velious gear is a far bigger power jump than Velious -> Luclin.

So you don't like new models, fine. I personally love them. To each their own.

Your last argument is just dumb, though. How is Luclin WoW gaming? No instancing or dungeon finders, you can't "respec" your AAs to become something else. Sure there was mounts, but they weren't really used for movement (except by pallies/SKs) because most casters bought the slowpoke one to be able to cast while sitting in combat.

It might not be the EQ you love, but Luclin/PoP is still classic. Just not by your definition.