will Pantheon be the Death of p99? - Page 5

fadetree · #1 06-22-2018, 07:10 AM

I did the knight's pledge as well. looking forward to checking it out. Might suck, might not. Even if it works out it will be a niche game, since you don't get to buy success and can't make max level in an afternoon (I hope).

Silken · #2 06-22-2018, 09:07 AM

I have been following Pantheon, due to it's obvious ties to Classic Everquest. It has a lot of great ideas and following, but I can't help but question that they are going to continue to be able to maintain financing it's development until it's release in 2025 or whenever, or if enough people will even care by then.

sereal · #3 06-22-2018, 04:09 PM

Quote:

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

I have been following Pantheon, due to it's obvious ties to Classic Everquest. It has a lot of great ideas and following, but I can't help but question that they are going to continue to be able to maintain financing it's development until it's release in 2025 or whenever, or if enough people will even care by then.

I guess I don't know anything about game development but I'd be curious how this shit works because realistically it's not like Pantheon is going to be getting 100k subs for multiple years.

http://www.pantheonmmo.com/about_us/the_team/ that's a lot of salary to pay for multiple years.

Silken · #4 06-22-2018, 04:55 PM

Quote:

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

I guess I don't know anything about game development but I'd be curious how this shit works because realistically it's not like Pantheon is going to be getting 100k subs for multiple years.

It is a niche-MMO with a limited but rabid group of followers. If they can draw some of the players from some of the "hand-holding" MMOs, without alienating their target audience. I think that it could be a success, I am just worried about their timeline, as it seems like it is still several years away from release.

Wfrench1234 · #5 06-22-2018, 09:22 AM

I bought a new computer and pinned my MMO hopes and dreams to Pantheon. Hoping they don’t fail me.

fadetree · #6 06-24-2018, 09:37 PM

Pity reply.
I suggest you get a new annoying brad-meme to drop into game discussions with. That one is so old, and is so overused, it just means you aren't even trying any more. If I am going to have any chance to get annoyed by someone, they should at least put some effort into it.

chadtwoke · #7 06-25-2018, 05:35 PM

Quote:

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

Pity reply.
I suggest you get a new annoying brad-meme to drop into game discussions with. That one is so old, and is so overused, it just means you aren't even trying any more. If I am going to have any chance to get annoyed by someone, they should at least put some effort into it.

[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Wonkie · #8 06-24-2018, 10:00 PM

DAE brad does drugs? lmao witty banter hahaha

xCry0x · #9 06-25-2018, 01:38 PM

I think people often confuse successful long running MMOs with early stage MMOs.

I have heard the argument around meaningless levels directed at WoW repeatedly. Yes, in the Legion expansion you are able to reach level 110 and you can buy character boosts taking you directly to 100. Yes, the content in legion is entirely designed for the 100-110 leveling experience and from there everything is end game raid focused.

However, is that really a problem? The game is 14 years old. The playerbase, is focused around the raid scene.

Would you really want to buy a 14 year old game and have to spend months leveling in abandoned zones because the majority of people are max level?

The fun of these emulators like p99, nostalrious, etc is that they restrict the game back down to the "original" experience which is naturally heavily focused around leveling and introductory raids. Any new MMO is going to be similar to that experience since the new game hasn't been around long enough to experience the natural inflation of gear/stats/levels that occurs over time.

The big thing I want to see with a new MMO is the EQ like leveling from the perspective of grouping.

I jumped on nostalrius for WoW after playing p99 and in the back of my head I kept telling myself, "Oh I am going to level so fast, leveling in WoW was SOO much easier than EQ."

In reality - it wasn't really faster or easier. It was significantly more boring since it is all solo leveling doing quests you have already done before in zones you have already been through before. In EQ that same experience is enjoyable because even if you have leveled in unrest a million times, you meet and interact with new people each time.

I actually burned out on the WoW emulator in about 2 weeks because it was so incredibly boring blasting through the same horde side quest line I had done multiple times on live.

Mblake1981 · #10 06-25-2018, 02:34 PM

Massively Online Game (MOG) vs. Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game.. til they stripped that as well in favor of streamline.

Nighttime darkness? pfft that gets in the way of my min/max leveling. Don't make me write a really angry petition. Who cares about charm and mystery, losers! I just want my pixels so I can RMT to afford better Ramens.

Oh and that sweet lifelike sex doll that looks like an anime character.. oh yeah! come to daddee