What Made Classic Great?

[Jimjam]

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

the community is what made classic EQ great.

the difference between EQ and every other mmo was that when they created EQ they created a world first, and now when MMOs are created they are created as a game first.

EQ was a world that u just got thrown into and had to learn to swim or drown. people interacted because people needed each other to survive. current MMOs dont have that forced interaction for survival/progression, and moreover they "feel" like games, and because of that, they will never allow for the same immersion that EQ gave people.

theres a reason that every EQ server has unique little differences that separate it from every other server. above all things, EQ was community driven, and simply switching servers would allow for almost an entirely different game.

good luck future MMO makers [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This is why I love things like warrior only armour with +intelligence on it.

[loramin]

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

This is why I love things like warrior only armour with +intelligence on it.

Hey, that armor is totally useful ... for warriors that do a tradeskill ... that isn't smithing ... or fletching ... so basically warriors that do tradeskills they can't really use much.

But for warriors that do tradeskills they can't really use much that +intelligence armor is awesome! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Faiding]

I like the classic UI for the same reason I wouldn't retrofit a vintage car with iPod integration.

[Nisei]

Not knowing a damn thing about the game.

[sox7d]

The cinnamon swirls in every bite

[Calibretto]

UI was the least fun part of an extremely fun game. The fun came from not knowing what was around the next corner, other than information shared from player to player. (until everlore anyway) Feeling like a bad ass because you had figured out the Paw of Opolla quest or Bone Bladed Claymore and had newbs flocking to you at T1.

Oh yeah, not much lawyering at all.

[hammertime7795]

What made classic great is different for different people.

[webrunner5]

I would like to have a Dollar for every time I died in the first year I played EQ. Wow, I remember myself as a Cleric, and a Paladin friend I met, which we played together for years, we died like 12 times in one day in Oasis of Marr. It was crazy. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[jolanar]

It was great because it was made in complete ignorance. You can never recreate that.

[Itap]

What other game could you spend 8 hours a day grinding experience and gain 1/4 of a level