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This +1, just as I said with the final fantasy franchise.
well obviously the devs don't care how you feel... It doesn't matter.. not at all. its a name.. a word.. You feel like the new game is stepping all over your feelings and memories.. get over it. things change.. the world changes... games improve. Just because it isn't what you want doesn't mean it isn't everquest.. It's just not your idea of everquest. It is the dev's thus its there decision to make.
like this? the Everquest RTS game
EQ2 fan sites
Did I say it wasnt?
I can still state my opinion on here regardless,whether you like it or not.
and no,this game isnt Everquest.Just like Everquest 2 isnt Everquest.Both,in my book, never will be.
Question is, how do you know its not a living, breathing world?
As far as I know, no one here has played it yet.
As from what has been told so far, EQN may actually be a more alive world than EQ1 ever was. NPC's have likes/dislikes, will venture across the world based on this and will remember you for the choices/actions you made. From what I remember of EQ, you could nail down a spawn point and camp it for years without it ever changing. Everything was where it always was unless removed by the dev team. How was that a living, breathing world?
There are 3 types of people in the world.
1.) Those who make things happen
2.) Those who watch things happen
3.) And those who wonder "What the %#*& just happened?!"
never played it..
how is it?
The whole game was based on player interdependence. EQ fostered a sense of community that's unmatched. It was pretty much self-policing and the way it was governed by politics would probably be considered "radical" in today's age.
Your post "content" aside, it amazes me that someone would make a fresh account purely to bash EQN. If you don't want to play the game, if you aren't interested at all, then please move on and stop adding to the mountain of negative, non-constructive posts.
funny.. your opinion doesn't matter to me. The fact remains.. that the game is obviously eq.. because the creators of eq are making it. they decide the direction.. your only option is to play or not play.
But if they were to release EQN as an updated version of EQ1, do you think what we had back in 99 would be the same today? I seriously doubt it.
When we played EQ at launch and for many years after, it was a different crowd of players in the genre. We as players created that atmosphere, the game did not. The player base has changed significantly since then.
There are 3 types of people in the world.
1.) Those who make things happen
2.) Those who watch things happen
3.) And those who wonder "What the %#*& just happened?!"
I do try to win people over. But at the rate I've been swallowing the negative shit on this forum... I prefer to go all Honey Badger on them instead.
Seriously, why stick around if the game is not what you expected? Move on. There are plenty of other games out there. What is wrong with wanting to enjoy what they have offered with EQN in peace and quite?
I can't stand Bed Bath and Beyond. CAN'T STAND IT! But I don't go stand outside the door and tell every customer... "Don't go in there, Wal-Mart is just down the street, they sale the same shit cheaper" I don't stand on the curb and yell and the employees as they goto lunch - "Your store sucks!!!! I hate the colors of the walls in your store".
My mind is numb trying to process all the hate - I am sick of it. I just want to play a game once, where everyone is on board from the start. And please, I'm not talking about constructive criticism.. but plain on hate.
"Youre in our world now!"
oh, well.. my purpose isn't to argue or to ruffle anyone's feathers...
its just interesting that ppl get so invested in something ( especially considering these are games) that they feel it belongs to them and not the creators of the game... and are so upset about the inevitable changes.
so to finish here.. its eq because its in the eq universe.. to me that's all that's required.
oh,.. n when i said ur opinion didn't matter.. it was only in the sense that i have no investment in this.. it matters only that it is interesting to see how ppl feel and what they think and to delve into their viewpoints and ideas.
When it comes to living breathing world did the original have NPC mobs that go where they please based on their species nature and guards reacting to those things? Could you go destroy anything you wanted and go several levels deep underground? Could your character choose to wear anything and use any kind of weapon and not be restricted because of a class choice? because in a living breathing world I can do those things. In a living breathing world you can choose to do things independently and still have the choice to do things with others. And when it comes to community the devs have spoken about features that bring people together for an objective, people that are both fighters and crafters working together.
What makes you so invested? what did you love about the original? and what about those things is so different from what you believe they are delivering with eqnext?
I don't understand all the whining. If Blizzard had announced this game and called it WOWNext I would be tickled pink because it would be: A) something different, even revolutionary in MMO design
based on a lore that I am familiar with.
I'm still glad that SOE used an established IP rather than invent something new and if they can deliver the promised features I'll definitely be playing. But now that I think about it I really hope Titan turns out to be an EQNext ripoff - SOE might have the ideas, but Blizzard seems to be better at the execution.
Im not saying it was "mine" Im a disappointed long time customer,who was fond of the Everquest brand. Who's money went towards making 2 MMO's that arent worthy of the Everquest title,IMO.
Because as with most franchises, the name represents the lore and setting, not the gameplay.
Based on your logic, why was Final Fantasy Tactics called Final Fantasy? It played nothing like the other games in the franchise. Why was Final Fantasy 14 called Final Fantasy? It plays nothing like the single player games.
Everquest is just an iconic name that means it will be set in Norrath. End of story.
well, sorry. I can be more appreciative of the comments if ppl actually said why... what was wrong with eq2 and now eqnext? how are they departing in such a drastic way from the original that they shouldn't be apart of the franchise?
I personally agree with you... but i think an mmo might be a different animal.. you play consoles for a week and ur done... many play mmos for years... and you want to continue to invest and be involved.. so i guess i can understand the disappointment when the next installment is something you can't wrap your head around...
Why not? Its not like we've had a massive number of past Everquest games to solidify what Everquest should look like for ever and eternity. There have only been two past Everquest games. OP acts like this is Final Fantasy or something.
The lore and the setting,which this game also seems to lack both.
also,a name also means more than where the game is taking place.
Again,lets take Star Wars..
Where we take young luke and put him on a farm,where he helps his dad with the animals.Keeping the wolves off the live stock,herding them into their pens,all while discovering how to become a man. Presenting: Star Wars NEXT
does that sound like Star Wars to you?
How about some Star Wars on boats?