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I think it's a little unfair, even though I tend to lean towards the defense of EQ among WoW fanbois, to say WoW was/is a copy/paste of EQ. I don't think the formula was much of a secret and many of the features were obvious. Table-tops, MUDs, etc. brought on EQ and EQ brought on WoW. Sure...

I think all of this remastering and vanilla move is a little simpler than we are giving it credit. I think it's all about empowering the brand. If you've been paying attention to the battle.net launcher over the last few years, they have almost doubled the available games. They have already...

It's a shame really that VG couldn't receive the same treatment FFXIV did with their reboot. It had some good ideas, classes, etc. However, i'm not sure the game could have been relaunched with most of it fixed as the issues seemed to run pretty deep into the game itself. The engine, timing...

I liked it but I did miss the focus on the games, arcade, and game characters. Last time it felt more about how can we bring all these worlds and characters together and weave them throughout the story where this installment felt like a more serious (almost Toy Story) tone. That doesn't make...

Don't forget PvP. I miss Diablo 1 where everyone had BoBaFeTT trainers and it was whoever had the best cheats lol. Plus you had the trolls who offered portals into the middle of hell and that was awesome times. :) Wonder whatever happened to that BoBaFeTT dude? He was crazy and claimed to...

On a brighter note, a friend of mine convinced to play some D3 last night for the first time in I don't know how long but I forgot how therapeutic (and yes, even fun) the game can be. I had my share of disappointment with D3 being a big D1 and D2 fan but overall I felt I definitely got my...

Just got back from seeing this and it's not as bad as people say but it's definitely a disappointment. RT has it around a 39 which is a nice reflection of the level of disappointment but I think the audience score is a bit closer to the truth. Honestly, I felt this movie was just cut wrong...

Yeah... Mark probably just needs to chill as he's risking going from witty, comedic jabs too annoying. I've enjoyed some of his quips but it's getting old and not funny. Mark is a guy I want on our side because the fans need an advocate of sorts with a little name power but some of this is...

I'm going to see it in a couple of hours. I'm still holding on to the hope that I still like it even though it's being relatively panned. RT audience reviews are in the 70's so that's a decent sign. I loved the first one but I can certainly see why people find it meh and how the sequel may...

Yeah... she's alright. I was curious when/if she would wind up there. I'll be curious to see what she brings to the table coming from EQ and then being brought into this fold. She'll be paid to be a cheerleader but maybe she'll be give us a little insight to some comparisons and differences...

I giggled a bit when I saw 4... you have no idea how bad it is. I think I had 4 hotbars in the center, 1 on one side and 2 on the other. I felt I was pretty modest at 7. I don't really macro that much either just out of spite. It really frustrates me that this game could be...

I started up this one just out of curiosity... however, I don't see myself subscribing just yet so is there really any point or fun to be had on the freebie servers? I somehow missed the Legendary server announcement so that at least explains why discord shows so many people on LOTRO lately...

I'm with ya. Me and 3 RL friends have been playing FV and I think we have bout 3 classes each to 60-65 and really not sure what to do. Almar's has a leveling guide and a decent gear guide but there's a decent sized gap of info 60-80+.

Yeah.. that's about the dumbest thing you could post right now. They're either ignorant, arrogant, oblivious, stubborn, or completely out of touch. I'm guessing it's a bit of all of them. One thing I have never liked about the gaming industry, especially the MMO community, is how they can...

I'm pretty impressed by the video and definitely should be the approach Blizzard should take next. It may be a little too much going on but some of that stuff is really cool. If they could take the p2_________ out of the game, it could really have some potential. If nothing else, someone...

That's been the consensus I have heard thus far. I'll say that people have been pretty respectful of the NDA and such but your feeling is probably spot on. The level of hype/excitement has greatly declined and those I know are feeling pretty down but also have some confidence that they'll take...

I do not recall any of the things mentioned to his credit being his ideas or a direct result of his leadership, but I may be wrong. What I do remember is SoEmote or whatever, Landmark, and EQNext. I have a hard time believing that he had anything to do with double or tripling anything or doing...

The problem is this stuff makes tons of cash but the die hard player base still wants an actual game. We're completely outnumbered by toilet gamers and truth of it is, most of us are too. So this is what we get... I hate the mobile market is driving the market financially when they could have...

No kidding... if I hear/see one more word about that stupid slug model i'll freak out.

Live stream wrapped up moments ago. 8 (9 according to chat) new raids, new stat - Luck, and a ton of recycled models. Thoughts?

While I appreciate that update and wish teams would say essentially exactly what you said, 2020/2021 could possibly make this look/feel even more dated than some have already expressed. In that time, it's difficult to say what the interest will be at that point or even what games will be on the...

Whoa... lets not give him that much credit. Lucas did create a franchise that is beloved by millions before becoming a self-indulgent wiener. Ponytail never made anything...

So Runescape mobile launched today... so that's a thing. What a world we live in....

I'm glad we are getting a PG-13 version. My kids love Deadpool and they've never seen him in anything with the exception of Marvel games and such. I think his popularity is enough to spark their curiosity. I get loot crate and we go to comic cons so it's really difficult not to experience...

Secrets... i'm not sure if I should laugh or cry at that joke. It really frustrates me how much time, resources, and money that man wasted.

I think they have access to Kang, which isn't a bad move, but once the Fox deal goes down, he would be completely overshadowed in my opinion. However, I guess they could use him like they used other villains like Ultron and move Galactus in later. I don't mind the MCU moving on from this cast...

Man, time flies when you're having fun.... wait... what are we talking about the flying, comic book text, spell casting chick Pantheon or the fuzzy troll Pantheon?

To me this just goes to show you how simple the formula is when developing the heart of the story. There's no doubt an entire project/movie is far more complicated and extensive but adding Vader/Anakin, Thrawn, Lando, and Plagueis are all the right ingredients. They add validity and help...

Haven't brought this up mainly because it's still all speculation and rumor but i'm not sure if i'm buying into the Annihilation character being brought into the MCU as a big baddie. I don't think people can get behind that call. One thing that the MCU has going for them is regardless of your...

Yeah and I think a lot of people thought Thrawn stuff might get lifted into this new Triology. Unfortunately, Rian Johnson with his Elementary School mentality decided he was going to do everything opposite to what we wanted in attempt to reveal some savior-esque genius to the franchise. He's...

I think that's the best part is that there are tons of material that are canon and non-canon and you're not handcuffed to anything. Also, you can easily give the fans what they wanted. Boba Fett was a chance to make it up to the fans and make it a complete BA movie. I would have done a Battle...

Yeah.. I'm a little concerned that they are trying too hard to become more like Archeage without being Archeage. This looks like Archeage + GuildWars with very little influence of the EQ-esque MMO's. While I like PvP and some of their ideas, maybe i'm old fashioned, but I need some of that...

I don't think they like to make money.. or good decisions... She obviously out of touch and needs to be put elsewhere. Obiwan and Boba Fett need to be made. Honestly she has the best resources to work with in history. It's hard to mess up Star Wars but she some how has led it to the...

You can't break MMO tradition. This is what we do. We have to get hyped about something and then lose all hope only to get hyped again. Fortunately we have more choices now days instead of being forced to live with Mark Jacobs, Smed / Ponytail, etc.

Rift had some serious potential, along with other games such as WAR that came out roughly in that timeframe, but this again is one of those games that suffered from changes that hurt the game rather than spending development addressing either unfinished or broken stuff.

In all fairness to PvP, I don't think we have seen a game yet go "all in" with a PvP game. Also, they either didn't deliver a finished product or they constantly changed their game in attempt to appease typically the wrong groups of people. I think it can be done and be something that could be...

Scott... if you're reading this.. run and buy the EQ franchise. I trust you far more than I did with the IP in Ponytail's hands. The dude just about made EQ2 into something. (Not to give him all the credit but you know what I mean). I enjoyed the heck out of EQ2 while he was at the helm.

What makes me sad is that a lot of what we got in the late 90's (UO, EQ, etc.) was an envisioning of table-top or text-based RPG's. Sure there were/are some influences such as Diablo, Tolkkein, maybe Zelda and FF but ultimately, the people making that stuff back then were shaped by a different...

If you're just molo'ing and hanging with friends, are there any guides for armor, weapons, etc.? What expansion do you start caring about gear if you have Defiant? I'm assuming it's better than PoP as that's really as far as my brain has catalogued EQ stuff.