When they say you are helping build Next I don't think they are going to be as literal as copy and pasting a building you made. I bet if they see something they like they will take it as use it as a base to improve and build upon using the tools they have.
I imagine the actual 'content' will be professional developed, but you can bet your ass that tons of player made architecture will make it into EQN. They have really pushed that idea from the start.
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And given enough time (i.e. more then 3 weeks of alpha) I think we will see the equivalent of thisminecraft Kings landing - Google zoekenin Landmark, like complete Wood Elf tree towns, huge castles and intricately decorated interiors galore. The tools are still crude and people are still learning in alpha; you also have to give group-projects some time. SOE would be stupid not to use a huge amount of playermade assets, off course they still have to build a credable world and be adhering to a certain theme, but I think they will have a lot to choose from 1 year from now.
I think they are using this as a great marketing angle. I'm sure whatever is made that is placed in game will be relatively selective and probably results of promotional winners. I'm not thinking 100's of assets are going to be ported over but maybe quite a few. It's going to pull your EQ guys into Landmark because they'll want to make EQ influenced assets and try to get them into game. This helps SoE add a little EQ player not to mention make people part of EQNext.
Only trick is if you see red in the vein move along as no sapphire will be there. The big problem with sapphire is currently its voxels are dirt textured. So you simply cannot tell where it is. Basically if you get a cobalt node with no hint of rubicite mine the ever living jesus out of that area and you may get some sapphires.
oh dear god I am going to have to build the mega sifter arn't I. Just the thought of the lumber murder necessary to get 100 burrled logs is a bit daunting.
Thanks , went back and looked earlier , knew about all except for the bit about its likely there if no rubicite, I'll have to remember to basically terraform any cobalt I find without red.
I don't know , for as little as this has been out , and as rough as the tools are , I think the potential is huge and some of it has been impressive to me for how few tools they have currently.
Then, honestly, you just haven't looked very hard. People are posting some really amazing shit.
I made an alright temple with a giant tower and a garden on top. Under it was a little stone fortress with a giant skull at the entrance with a moat. I templated the entire thing and deleted my claim for a quick fix of the land. Now I can't fit my template into the claim space because it's so big that some part of it is always outside the claim box, and I can't see the entire claim box because I'm on a mountain. So I built a little ugly stone building with a bunch of balls floating around it. I'm taking a break for now, waiting for some big updates and keeping in touch with this thread and DG's twitter. Enjoying the pictures, etc. I'll build something really awesome someday, but right now I don't feel like throwing too much time into it. I already nerded out for launch weekend and it's time for a little me-break.
not even really started to build yet, still crafting and getting stuff... but the good thing is that if you do clear it out you get all your mats back. Plus it's alpha, the point is to build, craft, and break crap. So yea, once i build something, i'll template it so i don't have to build it again, then tear it down and try something else. That is kinda the point of landmark isn't it?
For a lot of people in minecraft the challenge isn't wondering what to build next, it's trying to finish your current project before getting sidetracked on the next one!
Im working on a project that is very time consuming, so I wont be finished anytime soon, but if I wanted to take a break and do something different I can easily template my work, delete my plot, and start over (and can always resume my current project later)... imagination is endless and as you build stuff you'll continually learn new tricks to doing things. People are only scratching the surface atm. We never ran out of ideas in minecraft.
Precisely.
On the bright side, the building tools in EQNL are thousands of times more powerful than Minecraft's. Given the gathered resources, we could have done our MC church's floors and main walls in less than an hour.
One fortunate side effect of being limited to a single alpha claim is that we're compelled to finish our first idea before moving on to another one
