EQNext Discussion

[Razdeline]

I loved my GM swords/mage hallywack combo in UO. I liked having a class dedicated to crafting and making kegs of potions, and deadly poisoning my weapons.

[myriverse]

They are every bit as cartoony as EQNext's Kerran. It's just that your mind isn't as open.

[Nogdar]

maybe you're right but I feel torture instruments and hanged skeletons not to be cartoonish [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[TarukShmaruk]

I was REALLY impressed with the new art style.

After the plastic garbage that was luclin and EQ2, I expected something similar. When I heard 'we wanted to make the ogres look more intelligent and warlike' I cringed - because I love the dopey ogres/troll look.

I will still miss some of the goofy gnome/dwarf/halfing/ogre/troll faces, but I'm still happy

[Treefall]

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

I was REALLY impressed with the new art style.

After the plastic garbage that was luclin and EQ2, I expected something similar. When I heard 'we wanted to make the ogres look more intelligent and warlike' I cringed - because I love the dopey ogres/troll look.

I will still miss some of the goofy gnome/dwarf/halfing/ogre/troll faces, but I'm still happy

In-case you didn't read it, they said in their panel that the trinity of classes is dead.

There will be no required tank, healer, or CC class - all classes will be responsible for their own lives/action. Everyone can do everything, and you can quickly swap out of combat...and also there are no agro meters.

Basically, it's more and more like Guild Wars 2.

Healers and Tanks got a big middle finger from SOE.

[Nune]

Like anything in life, when someone tries to do something different, or off-the-beaten-path, most people will comparatively hate on it for that reason. It's the fact you're not sure if you'll like something different that seems to be the deterrent here. Seems like half the neckbeards wanted EQ1HD and the other half of the mouthbreathers wanted the same ole trinity archetype with EQ Lore, better graphics. EQN from the get promised none of that from the get go yet here we all are furiously slamming keys

[Razdeline]

Yeah EQ1 purists is laughable, any UO/SWG player would see the class system is the best one out there

[khanable]

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

Yeah EQ1 purists is laughable, any UO/SWG player would see the class system is the best one out there

not really

UO you have specific builds that you either do or you're gimped.

I imagine the same goes for SWG.

[Rapidwave]

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

not really

UO you have specific builds that you either do or you're gimped.

I imagine the same goes for SWG.

This.

Just go take a look at SWGEmu right now. There is only 1 "build" for PvP and 1 build for PvE. Every single person plays the same thing (Rifles/CM). It's the same way with Rift, and every game that tries this. It was like that during SWG Pre-CU on live too. Only 3 different builds for PvP, if you weren't one of those, you were vastly inferior.

Has nothing to do with being EQ1 purist or that EQN is trying something different. They are doing nothing different in regards to the class system. GW2 and Neverwinter have already done it. Go run a dungeon in GW2 and tell me how you like it. We can only hope that EQN does it better. None of us have played it so we can only speculate, but the details that are coming out don't sound good at all

[webrunner5]

When you have to damn near go out in the audience and jack people off to get them to clap at your presentation that tells you a lot right there. All I needed to see.