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I was just remarking that what you described was also similar to how Star Citizen is solving their own unique problem. I was just pointing out other interesting solutions to population issues. Your jimmies get rustled way to easily. But keep insulting me though, keep the thread interesting.

I'm not lacking imagination, I'm trying to actually make you write down instead of saying "derp Minecraft + EVE". When I actually ask you or challenge you on an idea it's not because I can not fathom how or why something might exist or be made; I'm asking you so you can tell me how you think...

No I'm saying your theory of instancing is very similar to Star Citizen.

https://www.robertsspaceindustries.c...nd-instancing/ It's very similar.

Well when you sayd EQN = Minecraft + Eve that tells me you think it's a large portion of the design. What do you think minecraft inspired in EQN other than Smed going, "Shit this game is popular, players like freedom, lets give EQN 3rd redesign more freedom!"

That's what Star Citizen is going to do essentially.

Minecraft is a simple game though. You take blocks and you build shit with them. There is meta shit on how to get certain blocks etc, but it's essentially virtual legos. So when you say EQ-minecraft-EVE hybrid, to me that sounds like some in a car forum saying it's a...

You should try an MMORPG sometime, they can be fun.

Just grind out Instant Adventures up to 50. Fuck quests.

Pretty much this.

He's using Minecraft as an example of a sandbox style game. That doesn't mean the game is going to be minecraft where you build shit all over the place. It might mean destructive environments. I mean he was also going on about how rating shit is amazing. I mean if you're gonna go crazy and...

Where are people getting Minecraft from?

I think some game just did that though. Was it TSW or something? It was recent but I can't remember. Edit: Oh it was the Rift expansion, but they were still there as quests though, just you got them once you killed the first one. Semantics. Nevermind.

A lot of games have done that. First time I remember seeing that is WAR and I know TOR did something similar. LOTRO did it too kind of.

That's easy to say, but most studios are extremely limited with their resources and most of the time don't have the hours or man power to concentrate on that much content at any given time.

I got Norway.

The dailies do cycle, but I believe they are going to make it so you only have to do 4 our of 6 or something like that. They want to give you choices rather than 100% laundry lists.

It doesn't matter if you have no quests because people will always congregate together around something. You have to design ways to keep people spread out and that's typically almost impossible. It'll depend on what kind of game they are making. If it has PVP, people will come together. If...

The whole update is incomplete though. The dailies are going to turn into an option type system, but right now there isn't an option yet. Laurels are achievement rewards but they are only on dailies right now. It's kind of silly. I guess it's good to release content as it's finished, but...

I think it will be something different and I think they did a good job with PS2. So yes, you won't see a modern DIKU game like WOW/RIFT etc. Will the game be fun and not very buggy? Who knows.

Yeah 1 laurel for one daily is retarded. If you only do the PVE Daily and Monthly, that's 40 Laurels per month or so. It would take 3 months to get the two rings and amulet and that's if you don't miss anything. Then the two laurel equipment box is level 70-80 gear. Not even guaranteed...

You're not going to get 50k simultaneous users online unless the world is big everyone is spread out where you can guarantee that no more than 300 or so users won't be in the same play at the same time. EVE can do it because everything is sharded and it's essentially a spreadsheet with almost...

How much money do you have saved up? Assuming decent credit you probably need: 10% down payment, so 12k. But you'll have to pay PMI. Shop around for a bank that offers the best PMI packages. I found one that allowed me to bake 4k into my loan and lose PMI forever. Else, 20% downpayment...

I gave up in book 3. That shit was crazy.

Buy a flush valve that doesn't use a chain. Should cost you between 15-30$

TSW is kind of similar, but they don't have starting points, just one.

That's the quote.

It's anything but confirmed that it'll be F2p with a microtrans system. Go look at how they do PS2. SOE will never go the sub route again as long as Smedley is in charge.

That sounds like you're now creating an eco system in your game. It think some studios have tried doing that before but there were some issues with it. If someone did that in a proper way, that would bring a lot of immersion back in the system. For a long time dev studios wanted to create a...

I thought GW2 was going to do something like that, but I was wrong. But yes, if they can pull off event scripting and that kind of procedural stuff then that would be great. The tough part is making it varied enough so it's just not another bar your have to fill up. Hopefully it's not a bar...

Maybe I missed something but what was their second version again? SOE is going to attempt to grab as many people as possible and make the most money. They aren't shooting for niche here. I don't have a real stand on games, I take each for what it's worth. I enjoy any form of game as long...

Yes I know, but Smed is talking about giving players the tools. It doesn't seem they're very keen on a constantly stream of content, or at least that is the most focused part of their game. Just speculation of course. What do you think an "end game" would be in an open world that is not...

By people on these boards I think you mean fat people on the internet.

Yeah I have to take back my previous statement, animations and combat effects look very weak to me. Environments and character models look fine to me though.

What following is that? I would argue that they aren't attempting to grab just the old EQ players, they're trying to grab the majority of the market. What else could the end game be? They are creating a world with tools players can use to have fun with. That can only mean a few things...

This will be both a PVE and PVP game and I very much doubt it will have a raid treadmill attached to it. When Smed is talking about the content cycle and how players churn through it, there probably isn't going to be a traditional PVE end game. That means the only thing left is PVP and...

I doubt there will be much additional content if Trion is to believe and they are launching it later this year. AA seems to take it pretty slow with their development.

I actually think that SOE has a better chance now than before in launching a solid product. It's a pretty perfect time to do something big. EQ1 was a major success. EQ2 was not exactly a flop but it fell flat since it will always be compared to WOW due to launch times. They had a few...

I don't disagree with whatever you say.

Ran right over it? What else is there to say about it.