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EverQuest II: New Amazing Movie
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SOE has just released the second part of "Journey of Heroes" titled "Nightblood Battle". It features a new short story and a breathtaking video showing group combat against a couple of really nasty "Nightblood" demons. The great thing about this video has to be all the magic...terrific stuff!
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You can watch the movie and read the story at this page...don't miss it!
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The chastity master???????????? Why the ball and chain????????????
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Control is an illusion!
I just watched it myself... This game is also going to change my mind about SOE...
This game looks awesome.
What will he do next?
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Ok, first of all, I just want to say that the movie was great! I'm planning on buying EQ2 because I want to experience the cinematic feel that I hope the game will have. That being said, I have one critism. So please, before you flame me, take these thoughts in light that I actually think highly of this game.
Ok, anyway is it me, or are the animations incredibly slow? It felt like the whole battle was on the verge of being in slow motion. Did anyone else feel that, or was it just me?
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What will he do next?
Could be:
a) graphics settings were so high set that even their uber machines were lagging (John Blakely informed me that no system in existence can run EQII with all settings maxed out - it is designed to push "systems of the future to thier limits")
b) could be a feature in the game to help players do more in combat (semi bullet-time) - this is just a guess though
c) they could have slowed down the movie so that everyone could catch all the action, cause there was a heck of a lot of it going on - that's for sure
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The chastity master???????????? Why the ball and chain????????????
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Control is an illusion!
When EQ2 was in early stages of the game, they decided to make battle scenes into slow motion so players could make more "thoughtful" decisions. Later on during the project they decided to wipe it. So i'm pretty sure the speed of combat will stay at that pace.
Anyways, about the video... I must say everything i see in the game is so detailed, from the ceilings down to the candles places on the floor. When that Shadowed-Man appeared in the room he had an awesome voice! Scared the hell out of me and really made me believe that SOE is really trying to immerse yourself in the world, almost like a movie.
The combat motions are very "dramatic", from when the scout snuck up on the deathfist to when she got knocked back to the floor, and jumped right back up into battle. Also, every spell animation i have ever seen in the game has been awesome.
Can't wait for video number 3!
Playing: City of Heroes/ Dark Age of Camelot
Upcoming: EverQuest II
That video is pretty awesome. The spell effects and the rogues dissapear move were much better then in most games. Also the textures on the enviroment, characters, and enemies are pretty nice looking, the floors and walls dont look like just one flat smooth surface. The sounds were pretty nice and it was cool to hear the boss guy talk before he summoned the other two. But I do agree with everyone else... The animations were nice but way too slow. It was wierd watching the rogue take 10 seconds to fall down and dodge a single blow. Other then that, looking good.
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That is better than the doctored videos other games release. I can't wait to play.
Not unexpectedly, these movies are much better advertising than the screenshots that keep being released.
The whole effect is awesome and I am really looking forward to playing this game. I have a system that should allow me to get quality close to that seen in the movie clips
Now, I just wish SOE would make the clips downloadable from their site instead of buffered. It wasn't on Fileplanet yet but I'm sure it will be soon.
http://movies.station.sony.com:7000/patch/web/eq2/EQII_Nightblood_battle_in_the_Obelisk.wmv
A. I've heard you say that before, it always upsetting to me. Let me run that though the BS filter. "Our engine is bloated and cowish, due to our poor design and out non-intent on making on making quality code, rather than try to do the same things with less power the way so many others have, we'll make some jackass marketing statement about "pushing" powerfull machines"
In game you can patch hourly. There is NO reason why the game can't be made to run on the machine of today and patched/improved/exp packed for the machines of tommorow. If that answer got any lamer, I'd have to make it my sig.
Making a game so bloated it can't be run on machine on the market, isn't a "feature". It's a problem.
The only game that could possibly be more bloated than EQ2 will be Vangraud. (that other game with Brad McQuad)
b. That wouldn't be much of a feature
c. doubtfull.
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So I dont get it, I go click on the movie pics, and I get an Image Viewer page thats blank. This happens everytime I go to that link. I have Cable modem, 2.7G, 1G RAM, so I dont get why I cant see it. That other buffered link above works fine though.
Clever_Glove is still doubtfull of this game I see. But as I see it it blows any other game I have ever seen away by about 1,000,000 times. Methinks Clever just has some kind of vendetta against SOE. BTW the game can run just fine on todays machines, and they have said that many times. Its just that you cant max out all the graphic options yet and have it run smoothly.
Laying in bed, looking up at the stars, a single thought passed through my head. Where the fuck is my roof?
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If you watched the videos gamespy has to offer, they were insane, and were apparently run on "low settings" but that isn't official.
Anyways, people are going to upgrade their computers sooner or later anyways. Doom 3? Yeah i suppose that could run reasonable. But then the Unreal 3 engine? Yeah right.
I'm getting a new machine anyways so i shouldn't be too worried. Bring it on EQ2
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Upcoming: EverQuest II
How can a game you haven't played yet blow away all other games? Have you tried to play it yet? How do know anything about this game other than what you see in a couple screen shots and movies made by VI's marketing department? It's cool if you think the game looks nice, witch is the only thing you can tell so far. Although I don't care for the look of it. But you can't say it blows anyway thing yet. You look silly trying to say so.
Graphics get you to look, Gameplay is everything.
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"We're a game that's focused on grouping and on solo play, you know, more group oriented, more solo play..."
John Blakely Senior lead for EQ2. Link
Bartle: A: 93% E: 55% S:3% K: 50% The Test. Learn what it means here.
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Achievers realise that killers as a concept are necessary in order to make achievement meaningful and worthwhile (there being no way to "lose" the game if any fool can "win" just by plodding slowly unchallenged). -bartle
Bartle: A: 93% E: 55% S:3% K: 50% The Test. Learn what it means here.
Unless Im mistaken its gameplay footage, not a made up movie. Its true the gameplay may suck, but if the game looks anything like this on my machines then Im sure I will like it. If you look at WoW's gameplay videos it looks awful. Dont be such a pessimist. Even EQ1 is still better than any other MMORPG to date, content ruined by expansions, maybe. But no game lasts forever.
On that same note, how can you act like it will be horrible? Have you played it? No. SOE may be money grubbers, but they know how to make a good game with good gameplay.
Laying in bed, looking up at the stars, a single thought passed through my head. Where the fuck is my roof?
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No no, I mean gameplay as in UI, controls and interaction. Since we havent played we dont know for sure. I shoulda put more emphasis on "MAY suck". I dont think it will. EQ1 had great UI.
Laying in bed, looking up at the stars, a single thought passed through my head. Where the fuck is my roof?
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You must be sick or never played SWG. The gameplay on that game is horrendous, instead of improving AI of monsters they just added a 0 to the number of hit points they had.
You can pretty much solo anything in the game and PVP is so imbalanced its just silly. All in all it's a great chat room.
Ive played SWG and I wouldnt say its hideous, I didnt like its UI particularly but it isnt as bad as games like FFXI. EQ had great UI and thats what Im going by.
Laying in bed, looking up at the stars, a single thought passed through my head. Where the fuck is my roof?
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Testing Currently:
Alpha: Guild Wars
Beta: Saga of Ryzom + Risk Your Life
Playing: City of Heroes
Interested: WOW & EQII (yeah, both... deal with it)
Currently:
Playing: WOW & GW