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What are the open world aspects? I looked at a few reviews but didn't see anything specific that indicated how it would be less linear than the first campaign.

I haven't had much interest in this game due to the info coming out of this thread (and a few other places) but I have an opportunity to try Beta now and it's been a while since I've gotten feedback about recent developments. What's the consensus here? Is the game worth going through the...

You've managed to miss the point of my argument entirely. Here it is distilled: 1. "Difficulty" is subjective, largely because the definition of difficulty is varied/subjective. 2.IFyou subscribe to the way I defined "difficulty" for mmos, then, yes, I believe most reasonable people would...

Listen, defining "difficulty" in video games is one of those stupid arguments that can go back and forth forever because, ultimately, it's subjective. I'm not going to labor my point for that reason, but I'm going to say this. Progress in early EQ was clearly DIFFICULT. If you disagree with...

Yeah, we definitely are not going to agree here. Difficulty as I defined it is absolutely old school. One of the problems/failings with modern mmos is that the have failed to challenge players enough. There are many examples of this, but death penalty/corpse loss is a really, really clear one.

I know it's troll hunter but missing your reference

Not at all. But then I'm just basing that on: their success with kickstarter, the milestones they have been making, tech demo etc, and the updates I read about once or twice a month on the blog. Oh and a powerpoint that seemed to set really reasonable expectations about how to "grow" the mmo...

You can obviously debate endlessly about distilling what "old school" means, but I think the three features you name are pretty safe. Add to that: 4. Difficulty- as defined by risk/reward ratio, player vs. player competition, and a meaningful death penalty. As to whether you can make a...

Brad doesn't really scream at people.

This is a great example of one of the traps so many mmos fall into. On its face what you are saying makes absolutely perfect sense. It seems like it would be BAD for some zones to be more popular than other zones. In reality, its actually a GOOD thing. It's perfectly ok for "most" people to...

Pretty confidant the game is going to get made regardless of how the kickstarter ends. A better kickstarter just means the game gets made easier/faster/better. There is ample reason to support the kickstarter if you want the game to succeed but no need to get down in the dumps if it starts...

Lot's of people like sausage, but few people are impressed when they see how it gets made. The idea of transparency in game development is a mistake for lots of reasons.

I can only play prime time (unfortunately) and in my experience BOTH ACs, the FBSS, etc, were always camped and there was a line waiting for the next spot. I probably am being overly negative. I admit it. For me, live could be bad, but it was never quite like this, even on crowded servers...

Going to do a little PSA here for all you guys giving it a go on the P99 blue server. I'm going to stick just to the things I observed in my most recent go at it. The server stability, code, DB, etc. are all solid. The experience is very similar to the original experience at the Kunark...

If you are expecting no tedium in Pantheon, you can't expect it to be like EQ. This is exactly the no-win situation Elidroth is talking about.

These guys aren't looking to reinvent the wheel. It doesn't matter if they call it Dark Knight, Shadow Knight, Dread Knight, Black Knight, or Evil Undead Knight Guy. There's a finite amount of ways to say basically the same thing. Yeah, I'm not thrilled with the name, but if the game comes...

What you're describing is more of an obstacle suggesting itcouldn'tbe done, rather than a reason suggesting itshouldn'tbe done. I'm not saying there aren't obstacles- what I'm saying is there are dozens of reasons to find a way around those obstacles. Only Rogean knows all the obstacles...

I've heard dozens of strong arguments for why a new blue server would be not only called for, but well received. I have yet to hear a single argument as to why it would be a bad idea. This is not to say that Rogean will actually do it, but to argue that a new blue server doesn't make sense...

Agree that opening a new blue would solve the problem. No need to wipe the old and infuriate and alienate a ton people. If you like the current server, stay there. If you don't, move to new sever. Pretty simple really. Anyone know why they won't discuss such a seemingly obvious solution...

Anyone willing to hook a fellow pvp brother up? Starting brand new on the sever. Any love you can throw my way much appreciated. PM me.

Considering moving to red. Looking for honest answers to these questions: is there a board guild or a guild where board members have significant influence, for those starting fresh on the server is there leveling/gear help? Played enough EQ pvp to know that I don't want to start fresh on an...

I wonder if years from now we are going to look back and say to our kids 'I remember the days when you could just buy a game and play it out of the box without paying for anything else.' I'm really opposed to microtransactions and everything the are doing to the game industry. It may be...

This is precisely what they need to do. With server merges, it's not that hard to keep a rotation of 1 old server, 1 new server, merge, rinse, repeat. Would keep things fresh, fun, and would make content accessible to everyone (did not mean to make that rhyme).

The current server is very full and very stale now. They badly need to open another blue server. They could easily fill another, if not two other, blue servers with just the people that have quit because of stale content progression and a cockblocked raid scene. Just opening a new server...

Yes, I imagine that would be the most challenging aspect of the deal. They would need to double their cs staff and good volunteers are hard to find. Still, I hope they decide it's worth the effort to do so. I personally think it would be well worth it, but then I'm not the one doing the work...

There are so many good reasons for implementing a server like this. I can't imagine why they wouldn't. Even without an influx of people from a Velious launch, just the current numbers plus those who would come back for a fresh server would be enough to support a healthy but not overcrowded...

Hope springs eternal. The less we know about the project the more amazing (or catastrophic) it can remain in our heads.

Have they ever discussed opening a new pve server? I recently started again after having quit way back when the server first opened and man it is crowded. Not just named spawns, but lots of good exp spots too. When they open Velious I'm sure it will instantly become even more crowded. It...

If his gamedoeslook like WoW, it means he has learned nothing from the mistakes of numerous other copycat failures before this, and in that case I would be confident enough to stake money on his failure. I've said it before and I'll say it again- the next "successful" (tm) fantasy mmo needs...

In early TZ there was the same 'code'. I moved to SZ when it opened and the only code there was kill or be killed.

Anti-zerging measures should be built into the game as naturally and seamlessly as possible, as opposed to being addressed by hard mechanics such as strict time limits and raid number limits. This goes for just about every "solution" to typical mmo problems. Make itpracticallydifficult...

Can't agree more. I really can't emphasize enough how amazing EQs sounds were. Not just the music, but everything- ambient/environment (that hollow wind sound with the strange bird cries), footsteps, mob sounds, fighting sounds. One of the best was spell sounds. In EQ when you cast a spell...

any mention of pvp?

I'm convinced. Cleric it is. Thanks all for the input.

So you would go cleric or shammy over druid or pally even?

Yep, I've heard Pallys and chanters make a good duo. My friend has a 46 pally so I think the plan is to level a shammy and chanter from 1 to 46 then reassess if we want to continue with that combo or switch the shammy for the pally

Reason I ask is because my bud has a 60 druid and I'm trying to earn a little cash to buy gear to equip a chanter for myself. Going to duo the chanter with my friend up through the levels. Two follow up questions: first, any recommendations for a partner with the chanter? Druid would be my...

Anyone have any suggestions for the best way a 60 Druid can earn cash?

"Could easily have fixed" is a relative term. I can't speak for what happened after Sigil sold the IP, but prior to that the only resource management was willing (or able depending on how you want to look at it) to allocate for PVP was one programmer- part time. We only got that programmer...

Misuse how?