Yeah, everyone says that but when SOE actually comes out with the "classic" servers, they have to merge them in a few weeks.
I suspect because most people's memories of how great ancient EQ was are totally flawed and they forgot all the bad parts.
Your wrong the servers started losing subs right after POP had been unlocked. and the raiderswere unlocking content extremely fast. The servers pops where extremely high for most of the time, 400 players in different parts of the world.
Emulators are never the same as a live server. It just doesnt feel right imo. SOE already seen what a pre luclan server can do, it will be booming, when i first logged into the progression server when it first started, there must of been 400 players in each area, it brought back great memories, the graphics were crap but with a game like EQ you dont even think about the graphics twice. Thats the problem developers these days concentrate more time in graphics then actual game play. I want a pre luclan EQ back SOE saw this can be successful so why are they taking so long doing it?!
When the combine opened SOE had its highest subscription rate in years, they set a record, that should have told them something right?
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I agree with what was said above about the progression server. When it came out it was a blast with tons of people. However, the super guilds flew through the content and unlocked the expansions so fast that the population got quickly spread out. I stopped playing at level 28 when PoP was unlocked.
That's like the first time high, you can never get that fun back. I remember playing EQOA, yeah yeah i know kiddie EQ. Yet, it was pretty damn fun when I played it and I've never gotten that back. Even if I was horrible at the game it was fun, I'm looking for that old style as well.
EQOA was my first too, and I completely agree. How I miss that game...
Yeah i remember that game. It was also my "first" and I had a damn good time playing it.
I miss it too. Though i wish SOE supported it more.
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I love PVP im even a old school UO Player but i woke up this mourning and said man i could really play some old school EQ gameplay, seeing different areas everywhere, and conversing with different people along my travels, there were no insta travels etc. It was just a fun game meeting new people and exploring new lands etc. Theres no game like that today, they tried it with vanguard and for some reason they got graphic horny and stopped concentrating on the rest of the game. I wish SOE would release another old school EQ server but a perma old school server.
I did the free month with my old characters a few months back. I had the same thought about wanting to replay my old nostaglia.
Took 15 minutes to hate it all over again and re-quit.
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Yeah, everyone says that but when SOE actually comes out with the "classic" servers, they have to merge them in a few weeks.
I suspect because most people's memories of how great ancient EQ was are totally flawed and they forgot all the bad parts.
Your wrong the servers started losing subs right after POP had been unlocked. and the raiderswere unlocking content extremely fast. The servers pops where extremely high for most of the time, 400 players in different parts of the world.
Yeah, everyone says that but when SOE actually comes out with the "classic" servers, they have to merge them in a few weeks.
I suspect because most people's memories of how great ancient EQ was are totally flawed and they forgot all the bad parts.
The progression servers were not classic servers where the expansions were released in the historical time frame.
They were bastardized uberguild race to the end, unlock expansions within 1 month of each other, joke servers.
When the combine opened SOE had its highest subscription rate in years, they set a record, that should have told them something right?
The Old Timers Guild
Laid back, not so serious, no drama.
All about the fun!
www.oldtimersguild.com
An opinion should be the result of thought, not a substitute for it. - Jef Mallett
I agree with what was said above about the progression server. When it came out it was a blast with tons of people. However, the super guilds flew through the content and unlocked the expansions so fast that the population got quickly spread out. I stopped playing at level 28 when PoP was unlocked.
EQOA was my first too, and I completely agree. How I miss that game...
Yeah i remember that game. It was also my "first" and I had a damn good time playing it.
I miss it too. Though i wish SOE supported it more.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
=The best bash.org quote ever=
Curt teh Juggler: our graduation ceremony was today, and right when some gamer nerd got his diploma, someone in the audience played the zelda "get item" music and he did the zelda spin-hold-out-item stance
Curt teh Juggler: it was quite possibly the most amazing thing ever.
I did the free month with my old characters a few months back. I had the same thought about wanting to replay my old nostaglia.
Took 15 minutes to hate it all over again and re-quit.
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