EQ Next: #1 Next gen MMO

Fight said:

I wonder how much someone could buy the Everquest IP and franchise for today? If I ever win the lottery, I will send them a low-ball offer.

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Its for sale. I don't have a lot of details right now. I'll do a little prying in another community's discord next time the subject comes up. I thought nothing of it when I heard about it because I have no ties to EQ, and well, its sort of irrelevant-- outside of novelty questions like this.

You're saying DBG has the IP for sale? Or this was the previous SoE to DBG deal made?

I hold little hope it transfers into competent hands.. this is the legacy of EQ.

Well this was quite the read. Any update jayrebb ?

Reinstalled EQ yesterday to dick around and noticed that there were two "collectors edition" versions of the new expansion...one being $89 and the other being $139...yes...$139. Now...it's been a little over two years since I played around in EQ and maybe the last expansion also had this model but hot damn this feels like a super heavy handed cash grab for some cosmetic items.

welcome to gaming in 2018 fucker

Tuco said:

A lot of the buyers of that are just so invested in EQ and want the game to survive that they don't mind shelling out the money for it because they know the game is dying a slow, slow death. I bought the cheapest versions, but I can see why some dude has logged into it every night for the last 4 years could spend $140 for an expansion and not give a shit about any of the extras in it.

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Heh yea...I went with the cheap version for my box-group.

I'd be interested in an EQ/Minecraft hybrid that unlocks game engine stuff as the game develops into a full sequel under the schtick that we're playing basically the intro video to EQ1. There it talks about how Norrath was formed and developed to it's current state. Well this game would be that, but on a different world, countless worlds, randomly generated per server. Content would be patched in as the Gods created more features and mobs and content.
The game wouldn't have to be completed coming out, because the story doesn't it doesn't need to be

People keep clamoring for a reskinned EQ. People are idiots.

Obviously what we really need is a TERA-clone with EQ-era Graphics.

Cukernaut said:

Take current eq1. Make it about 35% harder. Add enhanced ai and graphics. Add voxels so you can make alternative pull routes and block pathing routes. Fix pathing.

Launch eq1 remastered one expac at a time with some updated mechanics, quests, new raid mobs and alternative expansions along a tlp pathline.

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Or just make a completely new game, which is what you're asking, and would probably take less time.

Brad's development process is making headway, but when I say making a new game would take less time, I'm talking about a full-time dev team with full funding to make a game. Full art, design, and code team.

Blitz said:

Are they really making headway? Legit question. I have major doubts, but it would be nice to hear that they are actually nearing "big steps".

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Depends on who you ask. Most people that follow Pantheon's development can tell you that they are making progress and have proof via screen caps and streamer video's. They dont post in that thread because the thread is full of people that have a distrust of Brad, the knowledge of the games mismanagement from the very beginning and the constant star citizen-esque cash grab for donation requests. For myself, Im kind of in the middle. I want to play the game if it comes out, but I'd never put a dime into it before it actually came out. I'll be disappointed if it doesnt come out, but I wont be one of the people that donated money to the game and "fallen" for that trick.

As for purchasing the EQ franchise? I would consider purchasing all of Kingdoms of Amalur's assetts before I purchased EQ. But to be quite honest, an MMO is a mega-rich persons game all day long. EQ in its current form just shows its age too much. Everything is a mess and only gets worse with each expansion added. Taliesin or w/e had a good plan for WoW and each expansion going forward. You start the game and level up in the classic world, which should be a 1-20 experience. From there, you can pick which expansion you want to go to and level up to 50, and then after completing that expansion, you unlock the newest expansion and complete your last 10 levels there. This is after the level squish coming this next expansion. EverQuest needed something similar a long time ago, but its so hamfisted together and intertwined in some parts that it would be near impossible without completely reorganizing some areas.