EQNext Discussion

[Lime]

So the long awaited EQN debuts with....

The protagonist being Tony the Tiger doing a diablo barbarian whirlwind and one-shotting everything around him while eating a bowl of Frosted Flakes in his "FRESH CRIB" that he bought on the RMAH, all the while Michael Bay blows up terrain around him for no apparent reason. Meanwhile the heroine that looks like the Vanquisher from Torchlight jumps 40 feet in the air like shes ninja gaiden and is a "Wizard". Gandalf only wishes he could tumble, double jump, and stomp the yard like her.

Maybe I will be wrong but this looks nothing like the everquest playstyle I remember. If they continue on this path I half expect Lord Nagafen to karate kick you in the face and do a backflip somersault teleport into a street fighter hyuuken, all while outbidding you on that tower you are trying to buy on the auction house, which looks strangely like a phallic object.

[LordSterben]

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

So the long awaited EQN debuts with....

The protagonist being Tony the Tiger doing a diablo barbarian whirlwind and one-shotting everything around him while eating a bowl of Frosted Flakes in his "FRESH CRIB" that he bought on the RMAH, all the while Michael Bay blows up terrain around him for no apparent reason. Meanwhile the heroine that looks like the Vanquisher from Torchlight jumps 40 feet in the air like shes ninja gaiden and is a "Wizard". Gandalf only wishes he could tumble, double jump, and stomp the yard like her.

Maybe I will be wrong but this looks nothing like the everquest playstyle I remember. If they continue on this path I half expect Lord Nagafen to karate kick you in the face and do a backflip somersault teleport into a street fighter hyuuken, all while outbidding you on that tower you are trying to buy on the auction house, which looks strangely like a phallic object.

Thank you for summing this for me in such a comical fashion. I lol'd.

[Numbers_]

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

So the long awaited EQN debuts with....

The protagonist being Tony the Tiger doing a diablo barbarian whirlwind and one-shotting everything around him while eating a bowl of Frosted Flakes in his "FRESH CRIB" that he bought on the RMAH, all the while Michael Bay blows up terrain around him for no apparent reason. Meanwhile the heroine that looks like the Vanquisher from Torchlight jumps 40 feet in the air like shes ninja gaiden and is a "Wizard". Gandalf only wishes he could tumble, double jump, and stomp the yard like her.

Maybe I will be wrong but this looks nothing like the everquest playstyle I remember. If they continue on this path I half expect Lord Nagafen to karate kick you in the face and do a backflip somersault teleport into a street fighter hyuuken, all while outbidding you on that tower you are trying to buy on the auction house, which looks strangely like a phallic object.

Hahah that was my impression of the combat too. He actually looked like Taz from the cartoons. The good news is I am seeing a lot of people complain about this, so maybe they will tone it down some before release.

[Fountree]

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

So the long awaited EQN debuts with....

The protagonist being Tony the Tiger doing a diablo barbarian whirlwind and one-shotting everything around him while eating a bowl of Frosted Flakes in his "FRESH CRIB" that he bought on the RMAH, all the while Michael Bay blows up terrain around him for no apparent reason. Meanwhile the heroine that looks like the Vanquisher from Torchlight jumps 40 feet in the air like shes ninja gaiden and is a "Wizard". Gandalf only wishes he could tumble, double jump, and stomp the yard like her.

Maybe I will be wrong but this looks nothing like the everquest playstyle I remember. If they continue on this path I half expect Lord Nagafen to karate kick you in the face and do a backflip somersault teleport into a street fighter hyuuken, all while outbidding you on that tower you are trying to buy on the auction house, which looks strangely like a phallic object.

lololol couldnt have said it better

[Loli Pops]

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

If they continue on this path I half expect Lord Nagafen to karate kick you in the face and do a backflip somersault teleport into a street fighter hyuuken, all while outbidding you on that tower you are trying to buy on the auction house, which looks strangely like a phallic object.

[Nulak]

Originally Posted by Tasslehofp99 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Whats your point? Ogres are supposed to be blundering, fat, and dumb. Next you're going to tell me that gnomes are too small, and barbarians are too tall?




By cartoony I think people mean that it just looks like WoW-type char models, which were terrible. They literally looked like something you would see on cartoon network, where as EQ was a realistic fantasy world where players actually looked like they were supposed to. Original EQ player character models were amazing, they were the best, despite being less than refined. The thing is here they are trying to use the Everquest name and turn it into something that it never was, never will be. I think EQ's graphics/world are amazing and there simply won't ever be a game as good as EQ.



Face it kids, we lived through the golden age of MMORPG's. There won't ever be another everquest, or another game as good as it. EQ 2 proved that, and last night's reveal of EQnext looks worse than eq2 did.

Sad but true, i don't see any big company able to pull out a true EQ99. Maybe "indie" can do that. See what GGG did with path of exile, i think someone can do the same with an MMORPG, some guys who don't focus millions of subs and shit tons of money.

[LordSterben]

At this point, the second that you have a whirlwind attack in your game, you have failed your adult audience.

[t0lkien]

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

At this point, the second that you have a whirlwind attack in your game, you have failed your adult audience.

And is it just me, or did they lift the names and styles of attack straight from Diablo etc.? I was cringing a bit.

As for them toning down the combat a bit, it is what it is. They won't change the style of it now. It's basically arcade RPG-lite action combat, and that decision affects everything from the ground up - code, animation, and art. No way they will change it.

[Numbers_]

Yeah, you're probably right.

I just wish someone would go more towards a dark souls like combat system. Action combat, but without being spammy button mashing crap.

[monti]

My experience has been graphics usually directly correlate to difficulty. They're marketed toward a specific crowd because that is the first impression of a game. I hope they turn this around.