EQ Next: Best of show at E3!

[Khaleesi]

I am of full belief that EQN will be Vanguard 2.0 - and I say that with lots of anticipation.
However, whether it's a semi sandbox MMORPG with real time combat(including active defense) + all of the revolutionary feature sets of Vanguard, is yet to be seen - and most likely will not happen.

[Hex]

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

I try to avoid most SOE games mainly because of the Cash Shop. SOE likes to nickel and dime ya on exp potions, faction potions, fancy looking armor, mounts, etc, etc. If I Sub a game I expect that stuff to be automatic threw quests and much better than what you can buy. I personally don't see EqNext doing any thing in the MMO market.

I love the F2P with a micro transaction shop option. That's how all games are going anymore, it's the new scheme. They make a lot more options, and it gives the players much more of an option, as to what they get for their money, as opposed to a sub based game. I'd like to believe WoW is the last sub pased game we'll ever see.

Also, you don't HAVE to buy any of those things, and a lot of them are just things to speed up your leveling process, or cosmetic things.

[Hex]

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

I don't know about you but I communicate with my group and we fairly distribute loot every time with no problem and if it turns out that there's a loot whore who is ninjaing everything he sees we boot him and find another person to replace him np because we aren't grouping in a fucking instance. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yes, in a perfect world, that would be great. But anymore, with the directions that players and video games are going, that's not an option. I'm hoping they do something to where this is an option though. Would love to see MMOs go back to the way they were, not just full of trolls and children, that need shit handed to them, or they get all pissy.

[SamwiseRed]

i just want open world pvp, faction/deity based teams, and moar sandbox. id like to see something like EVE or Age of Wushu where everything is made by and for players.

[Nytch]

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

i just want open world pvp, faction/deity based teams, and moar sandbox.

Sam wants Sullon Zek...

[Droog007]

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

So what?

All that stuff is optional.

People need to get over this entitlement complex they have. F2P is here to stay. It lets those without time, but money, to keep pace with those who have lots of time AND those people foot the bill for the content that the freeloaders with lots of time get to play.

It's about as win/win as you can possibly get.

People get off on exclusivity, and the concept of "buying your way in" is all sorts of taboo across many human endeavors.

I get why it happens - on paper it makes sense - but in a virtual world where you can't get shit unless your PLAY your ass off for it, that shit means a lot more.

[Hex]

I'd be almost willing to guarantee that EQ Next is going to be the same model, that all games are going now. F2P with a micro transaction store. On release they're going to have their Founder's Packs, and they're Collector's Editions. It's just the way of the market.

[kaleran]

Originally Posted by t0lkien [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Smedley's design style is well known to those who played EQ during the handover from Verant to SOE and beyond. No thanks (I'll be very happy to be wrong about this where EQN is concerned, but I doubt I am).

Smed was the producer of EverQuest from it's inception. The only handover that occurred was McQuaid stepping down as lead developer and then moving on to his own company. EverQuest has always been SOE intellectual property.

The downturn occurred when they tried to match WoW punch for punch. And new producers would join the team along the way. Smed will likely be the lead producer on EQN like he was for Planetside 2, then hand it off to someone else once it's been off the ground for awhile.

I still have high hopes for EQNext. But even if it sucks, I still have p99 to dick around with on my off-time.

[NachtMystium]

EQ Next: SOE's attempt to cash in on the modernized MMORPG market. It will not be anything like classic EQ.
That "Tons of quests" quote is just a taste of all the casuals who have never played EQ who will be flocking to this game without any idea of the original. Srsly made me cringe lols.

Expect instanced zones with minimaps and fetch quests to max level, changing bland, non-memorable gear out every level like "Breastplate of the Owl" etc. etc. I've really given up on hoping for something new... I'm really just hoping for Velious sometime soon.

[SamwiseRed]

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

Sam wants Sullon Zek...

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