Everquest II
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"We use TeamSpeak 2, not Vent. Can you be on at 11pm pacific time to talk to an officer after our scheduled raid time so you can interview with them for a raid spot?"
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Aaron
Goonsquad Officer
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Jimbolini
Semi-pro Monopoly player
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lol, oh the 3am calls for contested raid mobs...Avatar of War is up go go go!
Vox is up!
Crone
Bronze Baronet of the Realm
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9789782 - hit me up homie!You people with modern tech....
My raid guild can't use all that.
UH OH
Xarpolis
Life's a Dream
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My ICQ # is 2444457. Pretty memorable.You people with modern tech....
My raid guild can't use all that.
UH OH
Now this I’m interested in. Been reading the archived eq2 forums from 2006. Nice that they kept them. Although, I noticed the Brigand subforum is missing? Anyone know if it’s around somewhere?
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Goonsquad Officer
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Yea eq2 itemization was so good. I memba doing shadowknight + coil of the vile spawn, and other choice gear with wacky rules to go apeshit aoe.
Aaron
Goonsquad Officer
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Oh, one thing I do remember from release EQ2 that I wonder how ever got past the "that's fucking stupid" design phase was forcing you to stay online and in your home if you wanted to list something you had for sale on the AH. Meant I went to bed with the game running quite a few times until I realised the 3 silver coins I might make just weren't worth it.
Beta for EQ2's Origins server starts on May 2nd, 2024.
It will last 6 weeks. They're polling the community for more info on what they'd see for unlock schedule on their forums in the future.
A number of microtransactions, including Krono, are notably missing from Origins.
It will last 6 weeks. They're polling the community for more info on what they'd see for unlock schedule on their forums in the future.
A number of microtransactions, including Krono, are notably missing from Origins.
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Izo
Tranny Chaser
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Shit, I still remember my uin, 7 digits I can't unlearn. gawd damnitYou people with modern tech....
My raid guild can't use all that.
UH OH
Kriptini
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Beta for EQ2's Origins server starts on May 2nd, 2024.
It will last 6 weeks. They're polling the community for more info on what they'd see for unlock schedule on their forums in the future.
A number of microtransactions, including Krono, are notably missing from Origins.
What are the odds that they're just waiting until official release to turn some of those on? IIRC it's uncommon for microtransactions to be a part of the beta. I think I remember that was the case for the Tarinax PvP server.
They've stated they want Krono to be out of the server in the Beta, and that the marketplace on launch will be very limited. Spell research will also not be in.
Rabbit_Games
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I haven't played this game in so long I don't even know wtf a Krono is. lol
I have fond memories of the game, I just can't go back to the graphics. heh
I have fond memories of the game, I just can't go back to the graphics. heh
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Identikit
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I have been playing beta origins. Honestly, I dont really see the major difference with origins to live. The only major difference I see is that you level much slower, and lower levels require grouping, and levels are limited into phases. Basically ghetto Seasons of discovery.
I honestly doubt this will be that popular if at all popular for long. The quest lines in original qeynos and freeport were not that fun, and once the novelty of the servers idea wears off and people start realizing that this is fundamentally no different than a live server with gatingn, This will likely go like all the other TLE servers that daybreak runs. Hype at the start, people will get bored of the content simply because its limited, so DBG will release more, and then eventually this just becomes any other TLE server.
so yeah, so far it just seems like a poor attempt to compete or compare with season of discovery, but without attempting to make unique content like blizzard did for that concept.
Unless they do something conceptually cool, or different than live, I dont see much in the allure here other than "Nostalgia" and hopeing that they can get subs from people that havent been playing eq2 for a while.
I mean enjoy it for a bit for the nostalgia at the start if its been a while since you last played, but make no mistake, the population will spike, and then fall like every other TLE. There wont be any true investment into the server by DBG to make this unique, or fun. They more than likely are just going to make it a flavorless grind. You will likely end up dissapointed in this server over time.
I honestly doubt this will be that popular if at all popular for long. The quest lines in original qeynos and freeport were not that fun, and once the novelty of the servers idea wears off and people start realizing that this is fundamentally no different than a live server with gatingn, This will likely go like all the other TLE servers that daybreak runs. Hype at the start, people will get bored of the content simply because its limited, so DBG will release more, and then eventually this just becomes any other TLE server.
so yeah, so far it just seems like a poor attempt to compete or compare with season of discovery, but without attempting to make unique content like blizzard did for that concept.
Unless they do something conceptually cool, or different than live, I dont see much in the allure here other than "Nostalgia" and hopeing that they can get subs from people that havent been playing eq2 for a while.
I mean enjoy it for a bit for the nostalgia at the start if its been a while since you last played, but make no mistake, the population will spike, and then fall like every other TLE. There wont be any true investment into the server by DBG to make this unique, or fun. They more than likely are just going to make it a flavorless grind. You will likely end up dissapointed in this server over time.
Siliconemelons
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Do you start on the noob island? I both liked and did not like that idea. It did get you accustom to the mechanics of things before it plopped you out into the world.