Why the hyper-nostalgia?

[FactionMember 723]

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

There's been a big divide because EQ Live is not the same game it was, and minor overhauls will not fix the game in its current state. Community is what made EQ.

Bottom line is: Major overhauls already happened to EQLive, they can't be reversed without losing customers, so we did it for them.

I understand the aversion everyone has to letting EQ pander to the casual gamer, but having not played EQ harcore back in the day makes it harder for me to appreciate some of the more profoundly unfun aspects of the game, I guess. Anyway, my reasons were more cynical and I'm glad others have stated otherwise.

As for the side-thread, not so sure about the Beatles analogy, but that's a great topic too and a lot people seem to think that they were shit (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8246313.stm).

[stayne]

Even though you edited your post, the subject gives me enough to go on.

Everquest is to current MMOs as classic muscle cars are to new cars. They just don't make them like they used to. Too many bells and whistles in new MMOs.

Uh ok. I need more beer.

[Survival]

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

Even though you edited your post, the subject gives me enough to go on.

Everquest is to current MMOs as classic muscle cars are to new cars. They just don't make them like they used to. Too many bells and whistles in new MMOs.

Uh ok. I need more beer.

that was brilliant. i second that.

[Ghesta]

Ask almost any musician in the last 50 years who their influences were and odds are that they will say the Beatles. Anyone who thinks that they were anything less than world changing musicians is sticking their head in the sand.

Unless of course you only dig music pre-beatles. Then by all means.

[celicara29]

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

Ask almost any musician in the last 50 years who their influences were and odds are that they will say the Beatles. Anyone who thinks that they were anything less than world changing musicians is sticking their head in the sand.

Unless of course you only dig music pre-beatles. Then by all means.

Music has never changed, only we have. Popular music is popular because a lot of people get enjoyment from listening to it. Granted there are acquired tastes, and the commercialization of music makes it so that a lot of pop is tasty to a lot of people from the start. It's silly to raise bands like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones to god-like status because of their "musical achievements".

Personally I'm a freak for everything(well, most) Pink Floyd has produced. I appreciate the massive talent, I appreciate the process they used to create music, and I appreciate the way their music makes me feel. I don't care about much beyond that. Has Pink Floyd influenced bands, or "revolutionized" music? In some ways sure, but does it really matter?

If you don't listen to a band simply because they are popular, then you are an elitist tool. If you try to argue which band is better than which, you are also a tool, taste is subjective. The first person to bring up the Beatles in this thread is one of these types. Do you really think so many people listen to the Beatles so they can get cred?

Sorry to continue the derail of the thread, and this post wasn't directed at you Ghesta, just quoted because you were the last to post about this topic.