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Look, even if this game turns out to be hugely popular and successful (kudos to SOE), why call it Everquest? There are some wonderful and interesting and fresh idea's SOE is coming up with, and I do NOT fault them for that. There are then some major deal-breakers for me which already has my interest lost in this game, but I won't discuss that here.
The point is, why use the name EVERQUEST at all? It is such a drastic and dramatic departure from almost ANYTHING resembling EQ1 OR EQ2 that it's almost absurd to use the name at all. Why didn't they simply create a new IP? They've done it in the past. I almost feel like this all stems from nothing but GREED and LAZINESS. It was simply easier to work with an IP already fleshed out and well known.
People were shocked at the differences between EQ1 and EQ2 when EQ2 came out and now the differences between ALL of the entire EQ multi-verse and THIS game are ENORMOUS. Crippling. Almost ludicrous. They should have simply made an EQ3 or back-burned it until they got through this NON-Everquest game. I mean, they keep stressing how it's a re-imagination of Everquest. This already says to me "this shi* ain't NUTHIN like the previous games you've come to love and expect" and here's our disclaimer already!
"RE-IMAGINING" Just call it something else!!!!!!!!!!
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I second this post (It was too good -- I had to re-appear momentarily to agree!)
It's not just a name. That name is attached to over 14 years of certain traditions and expectations. I am NOT the person just wanting a re-done EQ1 with updated graphics. I think modernization and fresh idea's are great. But it's just.... not.... everquest. There is NO resemblance whatsoever. They aren't even step-siblings.
In my opinion, the only thing they have in common is the mmorpg genre and then somehow this new game stole a ton of names and lore from Everquest.
I don't know.. because they made Everquest? And Everquest 2. And because they can.
Just because you think its not EQ - does not make it true.
This is Everquest Next.
Next as in, if you don't like it - move on to the NEXT MMO.
Please leave us, that like what we saw, to enjoy a new experience without your trollish comments.
Kthxbye!
"Youre in our world now!"
The name EverQuest alone means they have millions of fans they can sell to.
Call it "Dude's Goal Next" on the other hand....
Entire lore is from everquest. Races, lands etc. Everything is everquest. Still no information so can't tell what else is same. Probably many items.
What you consider similarity is your personal opinion. But I'm really curious what the hell do you need in it to be similar? You want the same mechanics from all those years ago? Same 90' graphics?
What does it need to have in your opinion to be similar. Not that is matters.
The lore is completely different they said.
When, where? I watched the whole thing, did this happened when I went pee pee?
Why do people always turn to this 'haha hater get out, leave us to enjoy our game" instead of trying to win people over. "Gee, lookit my dead mmo. wonder why. Bet if we werent such asses to those who didnt get it right away and told them to fuck off we'd have more people to play with, huh?"
The Deep Web is sca-ry.
He means lore as in npcs, places, cities, mobs, deities, wars, battles....you know lore. Like JJ did with Star Trek. Same lore, different story.
"Small minds talk about people, average minds talk about events, great minds talk about ideas."
I don't understand how one can surmise this is nothing like EQ, or not a worthy sequel?
Did you think melee would just have an autoattack with an archaic skill up system that was tied to your level and rigid classes?
Are you afraid crafting will actually be productive? Are you afraid there will actually be an economy instead of this no-drop/soulbound crap?
I have found that if your opinion is different than some on this site they will call you a troll. So much for expression and discussing our views! o.O
I liked you post and I had wondered the same thing!
Death is nothing to us, since when we are, Death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.
before SOE Live
I posted what my EQN expectations were
a new mmo with EQ lore - I am not disappointed
SOE posted an ebook today w some lore
https://www.everquestnext.com/media?category=ebook
and there was a Lore discussion today
http://www.eqnexus.com/forums/threads/lore.454/
EQ2 fan sites
I agree.. I think that's why they called it EQnext... because its new and its different and is not just a continuation of the same... If it was simply building off of the other titles wouldn't they have called it eq 3 or some such.
it matters because it is his opinion and he is entitled to it. just because someone has a differing opinion does not by default make them "cranky." I have been playing EQ off and on since 1999. I never understood why EQ2 was called EQ2 and from the looks of it, there is no reason to call EQN, everquest either, other than to feed off the immense lore of the everquest brand. That may be convenient for the devs, but for a gamer this may or may not be what they want. Sometime a totally fresh take on a particular genre, requires a totally fresh name as well.
peace.
They used a popular IP to draw interest in their project. There wouldn't have been nearly as much buzz generated had they used a different name.
I don't really have a problem with them retconning some of the lore, but it's kind of sad how they've turned the Everquest "vision" on its head. EQ went from being a mature, living, breathing world to being a sterile experience that doesn't resemble anything that the original creators intended.
I agree..
I'd feel much better if Everquest had nothing to do with this game,really.
actually those game ARE like the originals.
Wish SOE would have progressed EQ like those companies did with those games.