VG craptastic minimap wasn't bad, but I'll take no mini map over GPS. I actually like floating numbers. Means I don't have to check my log andcan stay looking at the world. Useful if you happen to forget your guy was equipped with a pick axe not a sword when you logged the night before.
Well, I think he does have a point. Many of the users that post in this thread just want this game to be exact copy of EQ 1999, maybe with few alterations. That won't work, not in 2014. Not even as a niche game. It might be funded, it might get enough players, it just won't last. Why? Once that awesome feeling of nostalgia and reliving days of old will wear down, people will get bored. Why? Because they've beaten that horse already and they did it multiple times.
Thats why most of are playing emulators of some sort right? I may be wrong because I selfishly started my own server, p99 was doing quite well. There are thousands and thousands of us who are STILL playing the original Everquest. It won't be a "WOW killer", but there has been a strong following and a need for this type of niche game since Vanguard went under.
seems like there will be some instanced run through dungeons in the design based on Brad's suddenly gaining access to a new dungeon in order to level comment. But I am with you in preferring camp and pull non instanced dungeons so I hope there will be some of those as well. If they do have both types, loot should be better in the contested non instanced dungeons. I'd be fine with a split of better item loot found in non instanced and class abilities/spells but poorer loot in instanced dungeons.
Actually, my judgement comes exactly from experience with these emulators. I have alot of friends who are oldschool gamers and tried them. At first, everything was cool, but in a few months, they left. Of course there is number of players that do not leave but is that enough for a new game to live on? Few thousands ain't that big number. But you might be right of course, I just don't see it so.
This is why it will take a truly groundbreaking game to get this feeling again. something totally fresh and new which basically scraps all the old mmorpg pitfalls and does everything with a fresh new twist on it.One thing about the glory days of EQ, or whatever game you popped your cherry with... They were appealing because there were many unknowns. About the world, about the game mechanics, etc.
And any new game will still have their share of unknowns, but that sheer sense of wonder in the early genre is probably gone forever. It doesn't mean some of the mechanics and systems weren't good ideas, but it will be very hard for *any* new MMORPG to escape the general tropes of the genre and truly surprise us with a new adventure. In my opinion of course.
VG2 but with some instances, eq loot, combat in-between eq and vg (with otdt and virtual group targeting). Very interested to see how the combat improvements will play out.
I don't think any of us are looking for EQ again. All we want is "the list" followed. By the list I mean, our great wishlist we have been constructing throughout this thread. Vanguard was not Everquest 2 but if it had been mechanically sound, it fits quite of few of the wishlist demands and would have been quite successful. I am very confident Brad will create a very good game and while it will not be a "wow killer", it will have a very strong following.
I agree with this sentiment. I just wanted to point out that I don't think it would be good for this game to be too similar (ie almost identical copy) to the old EQ.
The KS for a time machine back to spring 99 would blow up... 90% of those posting here would be buying the alpha access tier.
Totally agree, I hate flying mounts. Better to have some odd ball fast travel modes, like the OT hammer, or even something like the fire pots, in addition to drood/wizzy ports. Hell running to some of the damn portals to meet up with a porter was often exciting; flying mounts takes that away IMO.
I dont know how much you played GW2 but that sounds like a very initial opinion, once you knew the mechanics you stopped running like a panicked chicken usually. Anyway lets not derail this thread in that direction.
Doesnt sound much different from WoW. Depending on how elaborate the spells swill be, you dont really need UI warnings. If a froglok shaman starts gating you fucking stun it. If a defias wizard starts a fireball you either kick or it'll hurt. You can see that happening in the game in 3D, we just need to re-learn not looking at all the UI bells+whistles. In that regard GW2 did good for example, very minimalistic. You had to learn the boss mob animations to know how to react to attacks, usually through trial and error. I much prefer the dragon pulling his head back for 2 seconds and then breathing fire as the only warning, as opposed to my UI going bonkers.
I assume Storybricks is out of the question and advanced AI is putting resources into the wrong pool. Hence the request for a dozen or two simple behaviour patterns. Shouldnt take too much effort and add alot of immersion value.
I don't know I think perhaps less than that maybe five or six weapon abilities with auto attack and no more than 10 spell gems for casters and only for those toons that can cast some type of magic however, Don't do anything like GW2 that it auto gives you weapon abilities let us choose from the ones we have learned, also don't go the EQN route that each slot on the has a specific type of spell or ability that needs to go there (exp...defensive slot, offensive slot, movement and such),,,
