Howdy, Stranger!
It looks like you're new here. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons!
Quick Links
[Column] EverQuest Next: Explaining It All
SBFord
Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
A separate pair of interesting features cropped up last week to help explain exactly what EverQuest Next: Landmark is and how it differs from EverQuest Next itself. We take a look at what was revealed and offer a few thoughts. Read on and then head to the comments to chat.
The first video, which is embedded below, shows Dave Georgeson explaining some of the features of the game. The promo explains the premise and the promise of the game: Not only can users build a world of their imaginings and share created successes with others, they can also explore the world, seeking new sights, enemies, and materials for your enjoyment.
Read more of Victor Barreiro Jr.'s Everquest Next: Landmark: Explaining It All.
)
Comments
Personally I find that the developing of two games at the same time to be in line for one of the dumbest things I have seen a development team do. Of course it is SOE, so what do you expect. Then again, they have been better lately.
I will reserve judgement until I can play it, but the cartoony aspects don't really appeal to me atm.
Terry Michaels made mention in the video that the bags are only a place holder graphic, and what we'll actually see in the finished product will look like the harvested resources.
I'm also assuming the screen tearing is due to the recording equipment, not necessarily the game itself. Even if it is, though, as you mentioned they have time to fine tune it, especially considering it's not even in alpha yet.
Game History (the ones that count): Everquest, Everquest 2, Star Wars Galaxies, World of Warcraft, Planetside 2
People scream for a sandbox... Well here it is.
If the tools are well designed and easy to use, this title will shine. It will only be as good as the community that plays it. Hopefully SOE will have designed the favorable conditions that will entice an imaginative and skilled community to grow and flourish.
I'm looking forward to Alpha
"Be water my friend" - Bruce Lee
SOE is large enough to staff enough people to work on two games...or ten for that matter. also, this is as cartoony as TESO.
@DMKano it is just entering ALPHA now, Beta wont be coming for another 4-5 months. the game is filled with place holders and doesn't have entire systems in yet, like combat.
This game is bridging the gap between Minecraft and MMOs. hopfully this and Shroud of the Avatar will be decent successes and then perhaps, in another 3-4 years we can finally say goodbye to the trap the genre has been in and end this horrible cycle of EQ1/DaoC/WoW themepark clones and free the players.
No more hand holding or guide rail content. We can have worlds we not only can effect change in, but build and destroy ourselves.
Imagine, instead of a world made by developers that cut the player base off into 3 different parts to funnel them into one central PvP area also closed off we instead have a world where WE create what we like, we fight for what we like and make our own pride.
"People who tell you youre awesome are useless. No, dangerous.
They are worse than useless because you want to believe them. They will defend you against critiques that are valid. They will seduce you into believing you are done learning, or into thinking that your work is better than it actually is." ~Raph Koster
http://www.raphkoster.com/2013/10/14/on-getting-criticism/
Smile
RIP Orc Choppa
is it? im still uncertain on alot of things? is it a persistant-seemless-world or do you have to "invite" friends to view your realm, is there territory control/resource control -you know something actually worth fighting over, is it open world pvp or do you have to flag yourself? plus many other questions... i just havent seen any definite answers from SOE on this.
i agree
arent they? wouldnt make sense if not
I saw the battlemech in the landmark video.
What is the context management (only fantasy) for the game or will this be competition for second life ?
Thanks!
-WL
Werewolf Online(R) - Lead Developer
I get the impression that this will be more...second life ish. That being said though, they commented that you would be able to build something in Landmark and it would be voted on and if approved, could be imported into EQN as a purchasable item that you would get a commission off of. Obviously, a Mech isnt going to make it into EQN....but, and pure conjecture here mind you....if they wanted to say...make another MMO that is more Sci-fi aka...EQ40K (lol at the thought)....then perhaps your mech could be voted on to go to EQ40K....so that Landmark becomes a playground for would be designers and artists to sell their user generated content in Sony's games, there by keeping all of their games fresh as determined by the community. If they manage to get to the point of being able to design whole quest series that can easily be implemented into a game world, then you're talking some real DnD stuff going on. Main reason I am watching these closely, if they live up to what I imagine they could be, this is going to be a change worthwhile.
You make me like charity
landmark will have it all over time (but not at launch)
http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/11/11/everquest-next-landmark-is-gurps-for-mmos/
EQ2 fan sites
That article gave me the direction it is heading and trying to achieve. Thank you very much for taking the time to post it!
I am really interested in this now after reading that. What people were able to accomplish with the Aurora toolset in Neverwinter Nights was pretty amazing. Seems like this will take it to the next level. A MMORPG game has yet to capture that tabletop experience found while playing D&D in person. Just the ability to create amazing stories and experiences with easy to use tools. Seems like this could do it. I will be following closely now. Thanks again Nadia.
Uhh what?
For every minute you are angry , you lose 60 seconds of happiness."-Emerson
None of those things are a requirement for a game to be a sandbox, they are however features a sandbox may have.
TSW - AoC - Aion - WOW - EVE - Fallen Earth - Co - Rift - || XNA C# Java Development
Going to be like player studio in a way but for eq next basically, and instead of weapons and armor landscape is included etc.. Another lame way for them to take what you made and put it up for sale in the game store. Let the players do all the hardwork and let sony take your money.
No thanks I'll pass on this one. It says there not even part of the same game its like having a map editor for sykrim or another game except it doesn't get added to the game unless they like it.. Build, Play enjoy your minecraft single player game with possible buddy invite and that's about it from what ive seen. Lame in my opinion. I would prefer just eq next by itself.
But that's just me I guess were entitled to our own opinions. To each there own.