Comments on: Everquest 3 Contrarian

By: svann

svann — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 16:34:02 +0000

I think a new world would be best. I always thought that the design of the classes, races, and combat was more important than the lore. Not that lore is unimportant, just not as important. Anyway, we saw the same or similar world twice now. The second time worked just for nostalgia but it wont work a third time. There is no gaming like eq, but you cant go back to norrath too many times. Make a new world to explore.

By: Dinfryn

Dinfryn — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:05:51 +0000

Hey, good to hear about you again Orgebears! Its Dae by the way… Here’s my thought, if SoE was wise and wanted to avoid troubles like they did in the past, they should integrate whatever new version of eq into the current one. So in other word, eq2 would become eq3 but nothing would change to the user, except maybe new graphics and content. But i think they do that already…

By: Era

Era — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:02:55 +0000

I do agree that EQ2 is the best MMO around today and coming soon(tm). I don’t play anymore because of how they’ve killed the fun of pvp for me, but if you didn’t play it when it was good, it might be good enough still.

By: Era

Era — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:01:44 +0000

lol @ “Well, it appears that SOE have a new project in the works, and that this project has been the destination for a couple of high profile members of the EQ:OA and EQ2 teams. (Sorry, I read this the other day and can’t find the article.) This would seem to suggest that the new project is something at least related to Everquest.” since they just announced EQ2X Free2Pay

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:09:25 +0000

I would be ecstatic if they would REMAKE classic EverQuest and make it look totally awesome – perhaps while integrating the best elements of EQOA, EQ2, and Free Realms. A ton of former EQ players miss the game which was, for many of us, the first MMO we ever played. Forget WoW. It’s an immature game with immature players. Sony ought to cater to the thousands of alienated, nostalgic fans of the EQ franchise who want risk and challenges along with a mature and adventurous atmosphere.

By: Delboy

Delboy — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 10:43:12 +0000

Cheers Stropp. I am back in and playing away. Back in Splitpaw and its no too bad. Think I’ll continue playing for a while. I see a few ppl running around, all high lvl to me, so at least I dont feel like I am playing a single player game.

Dont really mind soloing as long as other ppl are on to chat with as I am in not rush to ping max lvl asap.

Might have a look at US server and see who is on. My times are all messed up as I do shift work so its all the same to me.

By: Stropp

Stropp — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:39:32 +0000

@Delboy — I’d recommend for getting back into EQ2, but then again I’m slightly biased as I quite like the game.

If you want to try a US server, I’d recommend Antonia Bayle as it’s probably the busiest of them. I’m on Lucan D’Lere with the Halasian Empire guild there and don’t find it all that quiet. However, I’m in the Aussie timezone and find a lot of US players play at the edges of my day.

The other factor to take into account, is that EQ2 is a mature game and hence most players are at the level cap. Consequently it can be pretty difficult to get a group at anything much lower than 70-80. If you can find a good guild that will help with that, but you’ll still probably do a bit of soloing on the way up.

By: Delboy

Delboy — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:12:13 +0000

All this yapping about EQ2 is kinda making me wonder if I should pop back into it once more. Last time I was on tho it seemed a little bit empty. Splitpaw server I think I was on as am from Ireland and wanted a Euro server.

Anyone think it would be worth trying a US server and poping back in?

Thanks in advance.

By: Yetian

Yetian — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:54:47 +0000

I hope they do make an EQ3 and that they go for a mix of EQ and EQ2, you don’t have to stick to the mass market to make good money. A smaller market with customers who stay around longer can bring in just as much cash for the company.

I have a post on my blog MMO-Symposium (linked via my nam in this comment) with lots of comments about a possible EQ3, Sony have hinted there will be another visit to Norrath though they didn’t say it would be EQ3.

By the way, I’m going to drop a link to this blog on MMO-Symposium hope ihat’s ok?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:44:55 +0000

I have also made the rounds of MMOs and think that EQ2 is the best of them all. For things to do in game, it’s the most dynamic. Meaning that solo quest archs can be just as rewarding as the heroic and raid stuff. (At least for the gaming experience if not the in-game rewards). Housing, collection quests, the world events, Lore and Legend quests–there is just so much to do for characters of all levels and play styles.

Then, as a long-time player of EQ1 (I’ve also played EQOA briefly–loved it), there is the history of Norrath. EQ2 evokes nostalia. Revisiting zones (Faydwer and Kunark are two of the best ex-pacs I have ever played for any game of any genre), the Heritage quests, the ghost of Holly Windstalker–it’s a lot of fun to see how everything has changed, and to find new ways of interacting within our second planet.

This is why I would welcome EQ3. But I pray that they can avoid emmulating WoW. For me, LotRO, WoW, Vanguard, Aion, among other MMOs, all have the same feel. They are just clones of each other in the graphics, the interface, the quest logs, combat, etc. EQ2 stands out from them. EQ3 should do the same. And hopefully, though it seems that SOE does not learn from their mistakes, it will not release the game hastily as in EQ2, or have the same problems that Vanguard had. Because the developement of EQ3 would likely be done in house from its concenption, it will avoid the situations like the Vanguard debacle. But who knows; SOE knows how to screw things up.

EQ3, to be successful, will have to be the second coming. EQ2 dissillusioned too many players at its release to have fulfilled the role–which sucks because with all the changes and updated content it is one of the best games out there. And it better be PC-based!