Tuco's not wrong, that's what made the Bards so much fun in my opinion; stupid bard tricks. There were a lot of meh bards around and most people didn't know what a good one was until they grouped with one. I hated kiting. Spent maybe a few hours total in all the years I played EQ doing it to try to see what all the fuss was about. Good XP sure, but boring as hell. I got thousands of AA's with guildies grouped. Didn't need to swarm or AE.
So what? It's not like he's saying something we didn't know before he said it. Hey, the sky is blue! and when it's cloudy, it's not!
and you never did anything wrong in your entire life. I hope your shittiest little mistake comes back and haunts you when you least need it, because you are truly one unbearable shitbag when it comes to bringing up the past
I think it's there. From what I'm reading they're calling that early testing, "testing access" now and it's in both $500 and $600. Should be all good now. Might be mistaken but that's how I'm reading it.
The question continues to remain, he was in charge of this type of project before, with more favorable circumstances (money). Yet we saw with our own eyes how it failed miserably. What gives confidence that it will succeed this time? You can make the argument that EQ itself would not have become popular with SOE getting involved. Who's getting involved now?
Yea..saw that on the new chart..but not changed on old descriptions. I assume they cannot change the old ones.
thats exactly my point regarding contested and noninstanced content as well. running from qeynos to Hph only to find the gnoll camp your group wanted taken, forcing you to find someplace else.. beholders maze or something unexpected, the journey there, and what you find spending time there IS the story I want to experience. not some presentation a dev came up with with pve speedbumps along the way.
exactly.Yes! And I like how you describe storyline and quests to be artifical interests. Also probably explains why I (and many others) can't be bothered with them: I'll create my own tales, thank you. Like when I was in East Karana and panicked when I was jumped by an undead Gnoll with my druid, ending up snaring myself while attempting to heal the Gnoll.
Nowadays you can't even snare yourself anymore, you will most likely get "That spell can not take hold on your current target".
Nothing gives that confidence. As repeatedly pointed out now, this is our only chance, no matter how slim it is, to get another game like EQ because no other designers seem to be interested in making one and no corporation is interested in funding one. We're well aware the money we use to back this up might either never leave our accounts because the funding goal isn't met or might be gone forever with no game being delivered. It's a risk we're willing to take, and being talked down upon like a bunch of bored housewives who are about to gamble their kids college money away at Wall Street because they read a stupid housewife magazine with sekrit wall street tips in their boredom by Utnayan is disparaging and extremely unwelcome. And that is basically the only thing he contributed to the entire thread, all his nearly 80 posts are the same thing. We have plenty of discussions about actual design features going, none of which interest him in the least. This thread, to him, is all about slandering Aradune.
He really did the majority of my favorite zones. Unrest? Wow. Sebilis? Wow. Paludal. Wow.... Even the EQ2 zones were good ones. This is something worth touting. It may not mean much to some of the new gamers but us old folks this is the type of guy you want to see as part of the team.
I'd also just prefer if the nights were REALISTICALLY dark. Like if you're in a giant dense forest, it's probably almost pitch black. If you're in the middle of a wide open plain, most people can see a bit by moonlight/starlight. Obviously not daytime vision but it's not like OMG ENDLESS DARKNESS either. Be interesting to alter night with phases of the moon and the weather. Rainy night = cloudy = pitch black. Clear night + full moon = not so dark. (obv this is probably unnecessary for a game of this scope but it sounded cool lol)
Since I'm the so called biggest fanboy to this game per some of the members, I'll say UT should have every right to post his opinions like all of us. Not that he needs anyone's ok.. Guy has been here longer then a lot of us.. He lost me with some of his claims but that doesn't mean he can't bring a lot of value and perspective to all this. Not even sure Brad would disagree there. I just hope you reign it in with the conspiracy stuff unless you can prove it. It really loses people. Ill even go on a limb and say you're somewhat hopeful and optimistic this can get done. That's why you're making the team suggestions.
all 4 zones listed from Kunark are fucking gold. The prime of EQ dungeon design imo, Velious wasn't even close. Velketor's Labyrinth and Dragon Necropolis? Who went there :/