Recent content by Quaid

I hear your point, however i utterly reject the notion that it takes game designer experience to critique design choices.

Straw man. Nobody is suggesting that it’s all or nothing, and the game should be totally streamlined. The suggestion is that 4 hour boat rides are a bridge too far, and only rewarding to a small fraction of early adopters. Even then, likely only a small percentage of those folks. The bulk of...

Perhaps there was reward for ‘exploring the unknown and finding hidden gems’ for a few very early adopters, but none of that existed for the tens of thousands of players that followed. You’re making arguments that apply to less than 1% of the EverQuest subscriber base. The other 99% who...

How does one get 'immersed' in a game world on a 2D fucking screen with a chat box 30 years after the MMORPG genre began? Please teach me to be this much of a simpleton. 'Immersion' is such a crutch nonsense argument too. A system makes no sense from a gameplay perspective? Don't worry, it...

I definitely hope it's fake news.

This has hell levels? lmfao

Mind you, I almost guarantee they encounter lock raid targets specifically to avoid a CS nightmare.

Had a tank call a mage right the fuck out in a Velketor high XP/hr AA group the other day. Told him to send a pet in for combat immediately or he’d be kicked. Guy was ninja afk every 3rd pull soaking xp.

I’m not keen on the battle cleric thing myself, but the team seems somewhat stoked about it. Wizards too for some reason, despite them adding a Wiz/Fighter hybrid class in Spellblade. *shrug* Just trying to think of a way to make it not mandatory to melee as a Cleric unless you want to be...

Was thinking about the battle cleric discussion we had earlier, and I thought of a way it could be pretty sick. Basically a 100% effective single target taunt, that once used, there’s no way you’re ripping agro off that Cleric again. Either the mob dies or the Cleric dies. Maybe it drops your...

The game is enormously focused on large scale group pvp and pve content, and you identified yourself the issues with the tools. Solo content was thin, and solo progression was not rewarding. In contrast to other populated MMOs (WoW, GW2) group content in T&L is far more emphasized in relation...

Overabundance of group content without effective ways to actually group was absolutely a primary concern early on, and significantly contributed to population decline. Agree to disagree that solo players aren’t part of gaming communities. I solo st least 60% of my playtime whenever i play EQ or...

Such a great point. Quadding Dwarf guards was more dangerous/exciting than 90% of the dungeon groups I was ever in. The WoW Priest Benediction and the Hunter Rhok'Delar quests were such satisfying and challenging solo content that I look back on really fondly. These games have several issues...

I do care. About my hobby in general. Not about this particular production. This is just the current highest profile attempt at the genre. It’ll either be good or it’ll suck, just like all those that came before.

And queue another absolutely idiotic smooth brained strawman misinterpretation of my point. I don’t give a fuck about their bottom line, despite how utterly desperate they are to push this narrative to discredit their critics. I care about a robust population in a classic MMORPG. As every M&M...