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Oh I get it. And I'm not that far removed from Live as I was still actively playing during the House of Thule expansion. I think my necro had around 6K AA points at the time I quit but I had several alts/bots that were well behind that. AAs came much faster for them. And yes, auto granting was...

I remember when Luclin launched and the AA system went live, I was happy to get one AA point in a four hour grind fest in Fungus Grove on my warrior. Not sure why we used to camp that zone aside from the fact there were plenty of shrooms to pull but it was pretty shitty. Fun hearing about...

True, but snakes could kick. Now that was a mystery.

I seem to recall Mages struggling with theirs due to the Plane of Sky 7th island drop. As time passed and loot from PoS became less attractive, it was difficult to convince guildees to go due to the time requirements. My timeframes may be different than others as I started playing EQ a little...

The original epics in EQ were so disparate in power, longevity, and quest completion, yet they were all extremely coveted by players. It didn't seem to matter that some were relatively easy to obtain (i.e. Rogue) while others were extremely hard/long (i.e. Mage, Warrior). Almost everyone had a...

As cool as the Fiery Avenger was for Paladins, nothing beat the warrior epic in terms of particle design. Red and blue swords that could be combined into a two hander was complete badass! I was level a lvl 17 warrior when I saw my first one. Jaw dropping at the time.

A lean budget may actually be a good thing for VR. Obviously, they still need a certain dollar amount just to finish developing the entire game to launch. What that amount is and how much they've secured already are beyond most everyone's knowledge on this board. It brings up a topic I've been...

Running through those drachnids from FV to Lake of Ill Omen was always an adventure, especially in the mid 20s and 30s. I also remember some fairly rare Iksar necro spawn that popped around there too. Vekis maybe? Bitch was the level equivalent of Dorn in WC.

Everything else paled in comparison once they released the female dark elf models with Luclin.

I noticed they posted on their forums some explanations and thought process regarding many of the combos. Link below if interested. Pantheon Forums - Pantheon: Class and Race Combinations

Some interesting combos listed, such as Ogre Druid, Dwarf Chanter, and Elven Shaman. Will be interesting if they also incorporate racial bonuses/penalties along with them. And the starting cities for each race is a big deal to many people. I'm glad they're going that route.

A hundred times this! Downtime should seem long to the beginning player but should also decrease over time through leveling. The acquisition of better items, spells, and new abilities will obviously play a major role in not only taking on harder, more challenging mobs but also in more efficient...

Add Dalnir and City of Mist to that list as well.

I'm largely in agreement with you in that, by all accounts I've seen/read, Smed is just plain bad at managing good game development. He just seems blinded by the lure of the almighty dollar. Not that there is anything wrong with trying to make money. Hardly. The real crime is in the lost...

In what year did Verant acquire 989 Studios then? Maybe I'm getting those two mixed up. Nvm. That article linked above explains it.

I only started playing this for the first time towards the end of the summer. I just recently hit lvl 57 so I'm still playing catch up. The expansion seemed aimed at 65+ so I haven't bothered to buy it yet. Was hoping to try one of the dungeons (for example, Frozen Temple in Dusken) but never...

Anyone playing this these days?

Reading that makes me wonder how things might've turned out for the EQ franchise had a company other than SOE bought Verant Interactive back in 1999 (or whatever year it was).

"Sony Online Entertainment took a $62 million writeoff in 2013 for development costs associated with EverQuest Next and H1Z1." I couldn't care less that SOE lost money but that's an insane amount of money to have pissed away on two games.

Agreed about the classes being designed well conceptually. I think they just ran out of time to focus on tuning and balancing them correctly before they eventually just said " fuck it". Probably not too long before the parking lot massacre.

That's kinda what I expected. And if that is true, then I think it bodes well for them to repeat that formula here for Pantheon. They got waaay overzealous and arrogant at Sigil with Vanguard and it blew up in their face. Yet despite all of that, they still did release a playable game that many...

It's way too early to to tell how it will be received. Outside of the obvious (i.e., donors, registered members at the Pantheon website, etc.) one could argue that the EQ Emu community is solid proof of a playerbase that would eat this type of game up. One could also argue that the lack of a...

The size of their team is a concern but perhaps not as much of one in my mind. For starters, I'm not convinced a large staff is good for this type of game right now. Or for that matter, for Brad to manage. Let them expand slowly and strategically to conserve resources. Their website does suggest...

The prognosis for this game is better than some here want to give it credit for. Yes, they still have a long way to go, in terms of both funding and in development, but most of what they have pushed out publicly thus far has been well received. Many were impressed with their first stream back in...

My experience with Necros came much, much later than this, after the dev team addressed some of their deficiencies. Adjusting spell resist checks and the introduction of the high-powered "fast" DoTs made Necros more useful in the raid game and just flat out sick in everything else.

I played EQ for probably 7-8 years. There were only two classes that I had never played - magician and rogue. Magician only because the fact that it was so pet-centric made it feel too close to Necro, which was my main for awhile. Rogue because the class just didn't appeal to me. At all...

Talking about levels reminds me of the three hell levels in Kunark during the 50s. Even though it was purely accidental as to why those three particular levels had significantly longer leveling curves, it was viewed by many as a pretty big accomplishment to see a player make it through them...

Or a snake that kicks you. Now THAT will truly make it feel like EQ.

I'm sure every one of those people knew full well going into it that there was a solid risk of it not panning out. Having been through a similar experience myself many years ago with a startup, that's just the harsh reality of the business. As much as everyone on the team wants it to be a...

You act as if this was some great crime or something. So what if EQ was inspired by Sojourn. The same can be said for WoW being inspired by what EQ and even UO did for the gaming genre before it. And the same can be said for every other MMO ever released. They've all influenced or had elements...

It's insane how many zones are in the game now. This list doesn't even include this latest expansion either. EverQuest Zone List - EQ Resource - The Resource for your EverQuest needs

I'm surprised to see you say this given a) your stance that the industry needs new blood and b) their one game being an EQ re-skin. Can you elaborate on why McQuaid out of that list? Is there something about Pantheon, or perhaps something about VR's team/operations that has you optimistic (even...

No doubt that both have been pretty shitty at running companies to this point in time. I think there is a big fundamental difference between the two though. Brad always seemed like a designer at heart with a focus on making games that he himself wanted to play. Smed, on the other hand, is more...

Reminds me of the first time I took the boat to Kunark on my first character, a low 20s warrior. I recall nervously boarding the boat from the Kaladim docks with great apprehension, mostly out of fear in not knowing what lie ahead. Shit, I wasn't even sure I was high enough level to even go over...

Game looks absolutely gorgeous but the original gameplay footage makes it feel much more like a single player game rather than a MMO.

2002 was a pretty good year for that.

Too many of you are equating what raiding should be in a game such as Pantheon with raiding as you know it from 5, 10 and even 15 years ago. While some of us love to relive the glory/awfulness/greatness of Fear or Hate break ins, I'm not sure that's what the devs have in mind. That's not to...

That ratio percentage really isn't any different though than the 6 person group doing a 2 hour dungeon run and only 1 person getting the boss loot. I don't recall how much loot there was on the behemoth looking boss in the ice cave in last week's stream. I know Cohh looted something but was...

From what I remember, EQ is where this all started with people selling high end items for real money before it completely mushroomed into an all out plat business. The impact in-game was noticeable as all of those RMTers camping the high end mobs 24x7, not for guild use or bragging rights but...

I honestly forgot all about the RMT factor. There's no denying that it has changed the way these games are played, which totally sucks for the typical player who simply wants to enjoy the game for what it is. That does bring up a good point though. I don't recall if the VR team has talked about...