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May be a dumb question but does unlocking classes impact the character or account you think? I'm assuming you still have restrictions based on your base class? i.e unlocking a Wizard does nothing if you are a base class of Warrior. Whenever we straighten this out we get onto 3 other...

@Man0warr Thanks.. @Noodleface I've always liked the look of EQII and still do but among my friends, I have always been the minority and I hear more of your thoughts each day. However, I have heard WoW players who gave EQII a try when their F2P came out thinking they couldn't believe how...

Landmark is the oldest trick in the book... when I moved into education, I see it in seminars all the time. Granted Minecraft and creation is fun in general but if you really want someone to "buy into" something you generate a sense of ownership. I heard it this morning in a meeting that one...

In regards to the Blizzard/WoW/ Titan comments, I can assure you that they have a team that has been reviewing EQNext and plans are now in the works. I'm not saying they care an incredible amount but I'm sure if there is this much fan reaction, it's worth noting the cause and effects. I have...

So help me get this straight... Does all this stuff (the heroic champs, re-re-reitemization, etc.) all come with the expansion or they breaking into Live Updates? To the comment about the raids, I had a great time with EQII raids, I've had a great time with a lot of EQII. I would put it up...

Can't help but be intrigued by EQII. I have a love/hate relationship with it. Too early for me to worry or waste too much thought i'm EQNext so I might as well concern myself with EQ something.... Anxious to hear more information.

I believe the 8 slot ability bar is "what works" for porting to consoles. Seems like a read an article discussing how that works but I'm pretty sure that had something to do with the decision. I'll see if I can find the article.

I hope think they should get pre-ordering out as soon as they can.... If it was me, I would do a Christmas pre-order no matter how early it was with an exclusive offer at beta with Collector's Editions. This is assuming they begin beta Q1 or Q2 2014. I would get as much buy in and hype as...

I think the only comment that riled me up was when Butler (I believe) said that if a cleric leaves then it doesn't kill the group. I'm paraphrasing of course. However, to me that was saying that anyone else can be "good enough" and the group can keep going. I like the thought of breaking away...

I don't think you can put all of Rift's issues on Scott. To my understanding Scott was pretty much a cheerleader. He had the title but to my understanding didn't get the entitlement that should have come with the title. My opinion, I think you have Hartsman all wrong but you may know...

I was in a much different branch of software before I got into my current job but friends of mine in the industry have pretty well said that exact same thing you have stated. I cannot tell you the people that have worked directly and even indirect associations with Georgeson and Butler have...

Where is Hartsman now? I think EQNext needs Hartsman. I say kick Georgeson and maybe Butler and give me Hartsman, McQuaid and Clover. Bill Trost is the lead on Defiance I heard.

I disagree regards to EQ2. While it was incredibly annoying at launch and still has a lot of annoying points, it had some bright moments. There is a lot of EQ2 that gives you that Everquest feel and during the Hartsman era (and possibly this latest expansion) it definitely has some great...

I think there is a hope or maybe even assumption that with all the money they're going to make with EQN they could make a true successor to EQ/EQII. It's just a dream that began floating around a few pages back.

So I sat down and was watching the Hatfields & McCoys Miniseries and decided to argue with myself.. I thought about how much I loved EQ than and how much I love LoL now. Maybe not a fair comparison, it's apples and oranges but each are how I spent my time in their respective parts of my...

That frustrates me about Butler being so stern about healers. Why such prejudice against healers? When did we become such an integral part of the game comparatively to any other class? Why have classes at all? Just give me about 5 or so AA Tabs and let me get 5 of my friends and we'll decide...

You say that but try being a guy who actually enjoys being a cleric. I'm sure they're others but i've been a healer through all of EQ and EQII. It's just what I do. I'm pretty well being turned into a potion you pay some currency for whenever you want a heal. This may change but it's...

Is he serious?!? Dave Georgeson on Twitter, "Holy carp! I was just reading some of the coverage of the Debut (for the first time) and...MAN...I want to play that game! Excited again."

People keep throwing out there that EQN is for PvP'ers but until I see that there are purely defined classes with definitive/recognizable roles, i'm not buying into this game. It's just not my cup of tea. How much information do we have on classes and the break on progressing through them? We...

What happened with the panel today? Itemization? Anything positive?

Not at all.. I generalizing somewhat and while I agree with you I also disagree. I think there were some gameplay mechanics that actually enhanced gameplay. I feel that EQ2 did the best with housing and Auction Houses. I loved going through EC, much more than I ever did the Nexus, I think...

This. Let's face it. That market will be scattered throughout EMU's, random MMO's that last for a month, and games like LoL. There's nothing for us out there, well at least nothing tailored, and we just have to accept while our money is still money it just doesn't compare to the money to be...

What would make you think they would announce an EQ3? I understand that EQN and a potential EQ3 would be two very different games but is there enough market to validate making another game? That sounds like a financial exposure that someone like SoE wouldn't be willing to risk.

Wait, what just was said about PvP? I can forgive a lot if the gameplay is good.

Do any of their games pull massive numbers? Will EQNext pull massive numbers? I think we are giving this thing too much credit and I do believe there are enough people who want something a little bit more than what the MMO world is marketing to make it work. I don't think anyone is wanting 12...

Do any of their games pull massive numbers? Will EQNext pull massive numbers? I think we are giving this thing too much credit and I do believe there are enough people who want something a little bit more than what the MMO world is marketing to make it work. I don't think anyone is wanting 12...

Not only will you get brown but multi-levels of brown.

I'm curious just how many people are going to play other MMO's now. I know several of my friends were awaiting EQNext's timeline. It appears to be a long ways off and now that we know what we do, it will be interesting to see how people will try other games just to compare concepts. People...

I'm not necessarily a trinity fan but I like assigned roles. I think it help identifies your character and generates ownership. I guess they'll still have definitive roles but I don't like the whole "your character can do anything" concept. I think they have over complicated things a tad...

Double Post... sorry

No offense but if they don't get some key elements right it doesn't matter. I'm assuming you are speaking in regards of what EQNext is going to expect hardware to consider but I'm going to take this opportunity to say I would rather suffer all the layers and computer upgrades and have a solid...

Here's another problem.... I think Blizzard with all their wealth and power could easily one up this but honestly, I think EQN has set forth such a unique game I don't think anyone will touch it. I think Blizzard is going to come back with a vanilla WoW meets Eve. That's just speculation but...

I hope so too. I really think they've tried too hard to differentiate their game from others. They may want to be cautious to not overlook some key mechanics that I feel are necessity in a MMO. I'm concerned about the trinity. I'm sure there may be other ways but players are going to...

Once Landmark releases, Smed has already stated there would be a 6 month period of building and contests. I would say we'll see the first phase sometime early next year or the top of the year but I really doubt we'll see a EQN release before Fall/Winter '14

I really believe EQ1 was close to having it figured out. You needed a healer but healers ultimately need slowers or cc'ers. Who all needed tanks. Your mana pool needed DPS. In a sense, you be completely efficient in groups and in raids, you needed the pieces of the puzzle. They came in...

I was afraid of this... this is Rift and GW2 all over again. They go in allowing you to be all things to all people which in turns means that encounters will be designed for that system. To me this takes the difficulty way down because you do not have a pure healer, pure tank, pure anything...

I'm sure everyone can identify those symbols and I noticed them in the App but do they relate to EQNext or is it just an Everquest generalization? I couldn't tell how much I should even care about this...

Thanks man.. keep me posted. I'm really curious. I'm probably one of the few die hard EQII people on this board but even I had to walk away from these last couple of expansions. I like where this one is going though. Do we have a guild/server here or maybe recommended?

Maybe this will give everyone a little hope.... Not sure how many of you remember these guys (especially the pirate looking guy which we saw a lot) http://everquest.allakhazam.com/gallery/alphabeta.html

The more I have been reading about the EQ and EQII expansions the more I feel they need to help out the EQNext team. I don't know who or what team helped these games out (and maybe it was because they were announced next to EQNext) but I really feel like the EQ and EQII latest expansions have a...