I'd have to disagree that EQ was ever easy.... Eventually most people who gather in the safest areas and grind at nausium solo or in groups.
I agree Everquest is far from easy. It took me almost 8 months of daily 3-4 hours of playing to finally get to max level.
Are you guys defining 'difficult' as 'time consuming'? Because talking about how people grind for long stretches of time doesn't indicate at all that the game is hard, just that it takes an excessive amount of time.
I agree; forcing players to 'grind' for xp/loot doesn't make the game difficult, it just means those players who play more will be a higher level.
Requiring a well-balanced, well-equipped, and well-organized party to accomplish specific objectives? That's difficulty. Letting anyone sit down, play, and level up to max level in a few months? That's making the game accessible - which, by the way, helps to sell your game .
Quoted for fecking truth! I mean, it seems simply, but that's captured the essence of old Everquest right there. It wasn't difficult because it was time consuming, it was inaccessible because of the time factor. No, it was difficult because of what it required to do well.
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Are you guys defining 'difficult' as 'time consuming'? Because talking about how people grind for long stretches of time doesn't indicate at all that the game is hard, just that it takes an excessive amount of time.
I agree; forcing players to 'grind' for xp/loot doesn't make the game difficult, it just means those players who play more will be a higher level.
Requiring a well-balanced, well-equipped, and well-organized party to accomplish specific objectives? That's difficulty. Letting anyone sit down, play, and level up to max level in a few months? That's making the game accessible - which, by the way, helps to sell your game
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Quoted for fecking truth! I mean, it seems simply, but that's captured the essence of old Everquest right there. It wasn't difficult because it was time consuming, it was inaccessible because of the time factor. No, it was difficult because of what it required to do well.