No More Hell Levels?

[Madamegato]

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

They aren't going anywhere.

This actually came up on the panel I was in at Everquest Comic-Con Museum. Brad told a story about how it was implemented and one day a developer came to him and said "Hey I fixed the Hell Level Bug." and he responded "Bug? What the hell do you mean Bug? It was intended!".

Then they got over to me and I was like, yea we still have those hell levels ;D

I never knew! I've heard so many people complaining about it - insulting the people who made the game saying they couldn't math correctly and it showed. I like the badge of honor that comes from leveling through one, but man... the higher you go it feels s... o...... s....... l...... o...... w..... Neither here nor there, but it's neat seeing other people's thoughts. So thanks, guys. You've given me some food for... er... thought. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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And, for those of you interested in this little segue... my 40 wiz leveled to 41 tonight... and I promptly died thanks to some really eager frost giants. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] They hit me so hard they knocked me back a level... thank you rez! So... still nervously leveling through the "after-hell" level.

You know, the highest I ever had was a 52 ranger on live... I have no idea how the hell I did that. (That was before live turned into... well, whatever spaghetti-meatball-chow-mein it is now.) I think I better go to bed, I have no clue if this post even makes sense I'm so tired. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Jimjam]

Yeah, don't die in an 'after hell level' the xp penalty is huge.

[Lhord99]

It is called EverQuest

[zaneosak]

Hell levels are really good. I remember in kunark when I started my buddy who got me into EQ talking about hell levels and you don't really understand the gravity of it until you are there. Now a days MMOs are all about instant and fast gratification but back then, getting thru 51 was like it's own little accomplishment. Especially as a cleric who had to sit in groups to do it, this was back when all I knew was Lower Guk and sitting in the Frenzied camp for my entire saturday hoping to get a few bubbles.

[Muggens]

Brad is God. Rogean is his Avatar!