Noodleface
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What the fuck.. this keeps sounding worse and worse. Fuck this genre, nobody can do it right.
EQ Never
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Q: Why do they call it EQ Next?
A: Because when you play it you'll go back to waiting for the next MMO
A: Because when you play it you'll go back to waiting for the next MMO
Big Flex
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I bet this is how we got in this debacle. They were making EQ3 and someone on the dev team saw this. "Everybody. EVERYBODY! Stop, come here. LOOK! Ok, everything you got now? Recycle bin dat ish. We're doing this!"
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You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to bayr again.
Grumpus
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So with Landmark coming out way before Everquest Next, should that mean that by the time the game launches that the engine should be running smoothly?
If Landmark is mmo'ish with guilds, lots of people on 1 server etc its basically just a giant beta of sorts right? That should bode well for a smooth launch of the actual MMO I would hope.
If Landmark is mmo'ish with guilds, lots of people on 1 server etc its basically just a giant beta of sorts right? That should bode well for a smooth launch of the actual MMO I would hope.
That and all the work theyve already put in to the engine form planetside 2 should make it run properly.
Rombo
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tad10
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Why would they sell classes -> the driving replay factor of the game <- when they could sell houses, potions and etc and make a lot more money.
tad10
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Hours? It'll take months upon months of hardcore play to acquire all the classes and additional months to gear them up so you can usefully swap skills.
Muligan
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Landmark is the oldest trick in the book... when I moved into education, I see it in seminars all the time. Granted Minecraft and creation is fun in general but if you really want someone to "buy into" something you generate a sense of ownership. I heard it this morning in a meeting that one strategy in the classroom to increase student success to help them design the class, topic discussed, and even assessments. You mask the fact that you are actually still in control as you are guiding the choices and even decision but providing that sense of ownership and entitlement increases of involvement. It's nothing new, people been using this tactic for years but, this is their way to getting you to play and to show the game to your friends because there is something in the game you made. The more the user impacts the world the more of a fingerprint you leave on the game thus (supposedly) drawing you and people you want to see it into the game.
Eh, whatever, we'll see how classes, the UI, and general gameplay levels out before I get into too much judgement.
Eh, whatever, we'll see how classes, the UI, and general gameplay levels out before I get into too much judgement.
Big Flex
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So tad, to confirm..
I select a Warrior base class, and for sake of arguement a warrior's base skill bar selection is as follows..
1. [OFFENSIVE] 2. [DEFENSIVE] 3. [DEFENSIVE] 4. [MOVEMENT]
Despite me unlocking "Assassin", "Blademaster", "Wizard", and "Monk", allowing me to slot their respective abilities, I will always be relegated to my initial class hotbar selection of the warrior i.e.
1 Offensive, 2 Defensives, and 1 Movement ability. Correct?
I select a Warrior base class, and for sake of arguement a warrior's base skill bar selection is as follows..
1. [OFFENSIVE] 2. [DEFENSIVE] 3. [DEFENSIVE] 4. [MOVEMENT]
Despite me unlocking "Assassin", "Blademaster", "Wizard", and "Monk", allowing me to slot their respective abilities, I will always be relegated to my initial class hotbar selection of the warrior i.e.
1 Offensive, 2 Defensives, and 1 Movement ability. Correct?
Muligan
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May be a dumb question but does unlocking classes impact the character or account you think? I'm assuming you still have restrictions based on your base class? i.e unlocking a Wizard does nothing if you are a base class of Warrior.
Whenever we straighten this out we get onto 3 other soapboxes and I forget what gets clarified every time...
Whenever we straighten this out we get onto 3 other soapboxes and I forget what gets clarified every time...
Yes, but if you switch your class you'll use their default hotbar and can slot in warrior abilities there. The weapon skill and char ability slots are defined by the class and unchanging. What you put in those slots can be any matching skill.
Mr Creed
Too old for this shit
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Tbh I think "not ruling it out in the future" means "no plans at all, I'll eat my hat if that becomes a thing". They were in a pleasant social conversation with players that obviously treasure the EQ experience, so they vaguely denied it without going full Itzena.
Convo
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The only way we will see EQ3 is if another company makes a game like it and SoE takes a huge pop hit on EQ, VG and EQ2. They are just so careful to not make games that compete with thier styles.
Quaid
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I assumed their 'replay factor' was the advanced ai and ever changing dynamic world?
There's certainly nothing revolutionary ('next') about class acquisition grinds.
Mr Creed
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Well I hope you're right, you were there to talk to people after all. If my 4 weapon-based skills can be a mix of damage spells and crowd control that's actually useful then I'm happy. Same for the healer types I guess. I doubt they will make any class pure heals, but if you slot defensive/utility and your chosen weapon gives you 2 heals, a stun/nuke and a knockback you could pretty much play heal/support.
