I would say its for none of the reasons listed above. EQ2 is actually garnering a massive amount of hype and forums posting it just doesnt have that big of a following that posts about the game here on mmorpg.com.
EQ2 has some insanely large forums on numerous sites and is one of the most frequently viewed games on Gamespot (like 28 places higher on their top page hits list then WoW).
Most of the time if someone is going to post about EQ2 they go to one of the many EQ2 sites where most of the discussion of the game is taking place.
This is not to say one game is better then the other or anything just that the audiances are not always in the same spot. I plan to try both games myself as they each appear to have something to offer.
I think WoW gets more hype just because of who is making it is releasing a MMO. Most ppl already know about SOEs work with EQ. I would think that new innovative twist on something popular would recieve more hype than something that is just upgrading itself.
I don't blame SOE for SWG though. That is why I hate LucasArts stranglehold on Star Wars. Nothing is allowed that they don't approve first. They decide when things are done. SOE was just developing the game for them. I believe if anyone should be blamed for SWG then blame LucasArts. Same ppl who have released those crappy Episode 1 & 2 movies. There was some nice things in those but still did not compare to the original for me.
I also believe that EQ is growing too fast. Too many expansions make it hard to want to play. I play for fun and the expansions there make me feel like I need to rush to stay caught up
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I would say its for none of the reasons listed above. EQ2 is actually garnering a massive amount of hype and forums posting it just doesnt have that big of a following that posts about the game here on mmorpg.com.
EQ2 has some insanely large forums on numerous sites and is one of the most frequently viewed games on Gamespot (like 28 places higher on their top page hits list then WoW).
Most of the time if someone is going to post about EQ2 they go to one of the many EQ2 sites where most of the discussion of the game is taking place.
This is not to say one game is better then the other or anything just that the audiances are not always in the same spot. I plan to try both games myself as they each appear to have something to offer.
I think WoW gets more hype just because of who is making it is releasing a MMO. Most ppl already know about SOEs work with EQ. I would think that new innovative twist on something popular would recieve more hype than something that is just upgrading itself.
I don't blame SOE for SWG though. That is why I hate LucasArts stranglehold on Star Wars. Nothing is allowed that they don't approve first. They decide when things are done. SOE was just developing the game for them. I believe if anyone should be blamed for SWG then blame LucasArts. Same ppl who have released those crappy Episode 1 & 2 movies. There was some nice things in those but still did not compare to the original for me.
I also believe that EQ is growing too fast. Too many expansions make it hard to want to play. I play for fun and the expansions there make me feel like I need to rush to stay caught up