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torabi1010torabi1010 Member Posts: 18
in EverQuest Next

Man I am looking forward to this one. I would love to play with others from Tribunal server back in 99. I am hoping to find my guild mates from Transcended. That was one of the greatest gaming experiences of my life. Looking for friends in the Elitists and Vagrants, The Companions, etc. 

 

I can't tell you how crazy fun that game was to us then. You had to rely on people to do things, and it made the game. Social relationships in the game meant something. Doing the live quest ran by Brad Mcquaid through mistmoore which was like watching a play unfold where the players in the game were chosen and involved in it with the GM's. It was crazy fun. Running into dudes taking your spot in the raid rotation and brawling it out. Anyway... we weren't so cynical back then. 

This game looks refreshing.

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  • cowboyonicowboyoni Member Posts: 36
    Yeah I'm pretty excited to see this game. Probably haven't been this interested in an MMO since FF11 came out. They seem to have some ambitious ideas, I hope they can pull them off in a fun and engaging way. Now if we could just get an ETA on the release :)
  • nisraknisrak Member Posts: 70
    Yeah I'm really excited for EQ:N too (hence why I'm on these forums).  EQ1 was so awesome that if EQ:N is even 1/10th as good, I'll be a happy camper.  Unlike all the trolls around, I think EQ:N is going to be a winner and I can't wait till it comes out!
  • RydesonRydeson Member UncommonPosts: 3,852
         I'm not sure why ya'll are comparing EQ to EQN..  It has been concluded by most everyone the two games are not remotely anything alike.. They aren't even cousins, let alone siblings from the same parents..  I fail to see anything the two games have that are similar to each other besides a name..  I seriously doubt that many EQ players will return to play EQN, but good luck to you and twitch action combat
  • Victor_KrugerVictor_Kruger Member UncommonPosts: 280
    Originally posted by Rydeson
         I'm not sure why ya'll are comparing EQ to EQN..  It has been concluded by most everyone the two games are not remotely anything alike.. They aren't even cousins, let alone siblings from the same parents..  I fail to see anything the two games have that are similar to each other besides a name..  I seriously doubt that many EQ players will return to play EQN, but good luck to you and twitch action combat

    The thousands of posts on the round table forums by EQ players stating what the like to see in the game, shows that there is quite a bit of interest from EQ players.

  • RydesonRydeson Member UncommonPosts: 3,852
    Originally posted by Victor_Kruger
    Originally posted by Rydeson
         I'm not sure why ya'll are comparing EQ to EQN..  It has been concluded by most everyone the two games are not remotely anything alike.. They aren't even cousins, let alone siblings from the same parents..  I fail to see anything the two games have that are similar to each other besides a name..  I seriously doubt that many EQ players will return to play EQN, but good luck to you and twitch action combat

    The thousands of posts on the round table forums by EQ players stating what the like to see in the game, shows that there is quite a bit of interest from EQ players.

    Really?  Unless that number is 200,000, it's not even a scratch..  Thousands of post?  that doesn't mean thousands of posters.. That was very misleading of you, wasn't it?

  • Victor_KrugerVictor_Kruger Member UncommonPosts: 280
    Originally posted by Rydeson
    Originally posted by Victor_Kruger
    Originally posted by Rydeson
         I'm not sure why ya'll are comparing EQ to EQN..  It has been concluded by most everyone the two games are not remotely anything alike.. They aren't even cousins, let alone siblings from the same parents..  I fail to see anything the two games have that are similar to each other besides a name..  I seriously doubt that many EQ players will return to play EQN, but good luck to you and twitch action combat

    The thousands of posts on the round table forums by EQ players stating what the like to see in the game, shows that there is quite a bit of interest from EQ players.

    Really?  Unless that number is 200,000, it's not even a scratch..  Thousands of post?  that doesn't mean thousands of posters.. That was very misleading of you, wasn't it?

    Go total the post counts and view counts, and actually read some of them, as a active poster there I can tell you that many posting there are EQ players and they want to play the game.

     

    Thousands of posts is a very active forum, trying to use the the player base number is a bad argument.

  • SephirosoSephiroso Member RarePosts: 2,020
    Originally posted by Victor_Kruger
    Originally posted by Rydeson
    Originally posted by Victor_Kruger
    Originally posted by Rydeson
         I'm not sure why ya'll are comparing EQ to EQN..  It has been concluded by most everyone the two games are not remotely anything alike.. They aren't even cousins, let alone siblings from the same parents..  I fail to see anything the two games have that are similar to each other besides a name..  I seriously doubt that many EQ players will return to play EQN, but good luck to you and twitch action combat

    The thousands of posts on the round table forums by EQ players stating what the like to see in the game, shows that there is quite a bit of interest from EQ players.

    Really?  Unless that number is 200,000, it's not even a scratch..  Thousands of post?  that doesn't mean thousands of posters.. That was very misleading of you, wasn't it?

    Go total the post counts and view counts, and actually read some of them, as a active poster there I can tell you that many posting there are EQ players and they want to play the game.

    Did you even read what he said? You do also realize view count counts every single view that the thread gets right? Doesn't even have to be someone registered to the website to give it a view count. Someone could have linked to forums/specific thread to another website to reference a point and that would generate views.

     

    Also just because there's thousands of posts means shit. There's plenty of people here that have thousands of posts THEMSELVES and vast amounts more that amount in the hundreds. Yet that doesn't mean there's anywhere near  thousands of people posting. See what he meant?

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  • Victor_KrugerVictor_Kruger Member UncommonPosts: 280
    Originally posted by Sephiroso
    Originally posted by Victor_Kruger
    Originally posted by Rydeson
    Originally posted by Victor_Kruger
    Originally posted by Rydeson
         I'm not sure why ya'll are comparing EQ to EQN..  It has been concluded by most everyone the two games are not remotely anything alike.. They aren't even cousins, let alone siblings from the same parents..  I fail to see anything the two games have that are similar to each other besides a name..  I seriously doubt that many EQ players will return to play EQN, but good luck to you and twitch action combat

    The thousands of posts on the round table forums by EQ players stating what the like to see in the game, shows that there is quite a bit of interest from EQ players.

    Really?  Unless that number is 200,000, it's not even a scratch..  Thousands of post?  that doesn't mean thousands of posters.. That was very misleading of you, wasn't it?

    Go total the post counts and view counts, and actually read some of them, as a active poster there I can tell you that many posting there are EQ players and they want to play the game.

    Did you even read what he said? You do also realize view count counts every single view that the thread gets right? Doesn't even have to be someone registered to the website to give it a view count. Someone could have linked to forums/specific thread to another website to reference a point and that would generate views.

     

    Also just because there's thousands of posts means shit. There's plenty of people here that have thousands of posts THEMSELVES and vast amounts more that amount in the hundreds. Yet that doesn't mean there's anywhere near  thousands of people posting. See what he meant?

    Most of those posts are from different people, go see for yourself. Its always active.

  • nisraknisrak Member Posts: 70
    Some of the roundtable polls have over 50k votes.  I'd say that's quite a bit of interest, especially since the game isn't coming out for at least a year...
  • RydesonRydeson Member UncommonPosts: 3,852
         Nice try VK but you've been busted with exaggerating the truth..  From what I see, there is more activity here on the MMO boards, then the EQ ones you elude to..  The 1st round table discussion had 37 replies, and some were repeat posters..  Your number of THOUSANDS of posters want the game is pure opinion and not backed up..
  • RydesonRydeson Member UncommonPosts: 3,852
    Originally posted by nisrak
    Some of the roundtable polls have over 50k votes.  I'd say that's quite a bit of interest, especially since the game isn't coming out for at least a year...

    care to link that.. thank you

  • Victor_KrugerVictor_Kruger Member UncommonPosts: 280
    Originally posted by Rydeson
         Nice try VK but you've been busted with exaggerating the truth..  From what I see, there is more activity here on the MMO boards, then the EQ ones you elude to..  The 1st round table discussion had 37 replies, and some were repeat posters..  Your number of THOUSANDS of posters want the game is pure opinion and not backed up..

    First round table question as of the time I post this count is 54,023 views, 3192 replies, go to the websight if you doubt it.

  • RydesonRydeson Member UncommonPosts: 3,852
    Originally posted by Victor_Kruger
    Originally posted by Rydeson
         Nice try VK but you've been busted with exaggerating the truth..  From what I see, there is more activity here on the MMO boards, then the EQ ones you elude to..  The 1st round table discussion had 37 replies, and some were repeat posters..  Your number of THOUSANDS of posters want the game is pure opinion and not backed up..

    First round table question as of the time I post this count is 54,023 views, 3192 replies, go to the websight if you doubt it.

    link it please because that is not what I'm seeing from SOE.. and btw.. 3192 replies does NOT mean 3192 people.. I have over 2700 replies on MMORPG myself.. See how that works?

  • Victor_KrugerVictor_Kruger Member UncommonPosts: 280
    Originally posted by Rydeson
    Originally posted by Victor_Kruger
    Originally posted by Rydeson
         Nice try VK but you've been busted with exaggerating the truth..  From what I see, there is more activity here on the MMO boards, then the EQ ones you elude to..  The 1st round table discussion had 37 replies, and some were repeat posters..  Your number of THOUSANDS of posters want the game is pure opinion and not backed up..

    First round table question as of the time I post this count is 54,023 views, 3192 replies, go to the websight if you doubt it.

    link it please because that is not what I'm seeing from SOE.. and btw.. 3192 replies does NOT mean 3192 people.. I have over 2700 replies on MMORPG myself.. See how that works?

    https://forums.station.sony.com/everquestnext/index.php?forums/everquest-next-round-table.2/

    Yes people do post more then once, go through them lots of different posters.

  • irpugbossirpugboss Member UncommonPosts: 427

    I am going to guess several EQ players will play EQ Next, only the most hardcore of the "old guard" will not play in defiance of the changes...which is probably a sliver of the EQ players and even smaller portion of MMO player base so this specific groups boycott will hardly be noticed dollar wise but will most likely be one of the most noticeable on the forums.

    Usually on forums, polls, and other interaction sites you have a very tiny portion of the players total that post/interact (1% Rule)...mostly ones who are verrrrrrrrry adamant about their stance (Usually negative), as they say the vocal minority, and not at all representative of the actual player base itself.

     As for me, I am looking forward to trying the game out, I want see how all the systems tie in together such as Landmark, Destructability, Class collection, "Emergent" AI -StoryBricks, and Procedural generation combined. My wife is going to drive me crazy to farm materials with her for Landmark lol.

     

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  • RydesonRydeson Member UncommonPosts: 3,852
         WoW.. just wow.. Have you even checked out a number of the names?  like Urocynm (something like that)..  There is a ton of random name generated accounts that were all created members in a 1 week span..  Many of us call those Shrills.. I'm not saying that SOE is stooping to that level of marketing, but it does make one question the validity..  BTW, in today's world there are a number of companies that make a profit and living posing as "whatever" people want them to pose for marketing.. Hell politicians use them regularly along with celebs..
  • Victor_KrugerVictor_Kruger Member UncommonPosts: 280
    Originally posted by Rydeson
         WoW.. just wow.. Have you even checked out a number of the names?  like Urocynm (something like that)..  There is a ton of random name generated accounts that were all created members in a 1 week span..  Many of us call those Shrills.. I'm not saying that SOE is stooping to that level of marketing, but it does make one question the validity..  BTW, in today's world there are a number of companies that make a profit and living posing as "whatever" people want them to pose for marketing.. Hell politicians use them regularly along with celebs..

    You are really reaching far on this one. Reality is a lot EQ players are willing to give the game a go and try it.

  • RydesonRydeson Member UncommonPosts: 3,852
    Originally posted by Victor_Kruger
    Originally posted by Rydeson
         WoW.. just wow.. Have you even checked out a number of the names?  like Urocynm (something like that)..  There is a ton of random name generated accounts that were all created members in a 1 week span..  Many of us call those Shrills.. I'm not saying that SOE is stooping to that level of marketing, but it does make one question the validity..  BTW, in today's world there are a number of companies that make a profit and living posing as "whatever" people want them to pose for marketing.. Hell politicians use them regularly along with celebs..

    You are really reaching far on this one. Reality is a lot EQ players are willing to give the game a go and try it.

    uh huh.. just wait and see :)  Even SOE admitted they didn't want to cannabalize their EQ / EQ2 customer base.. And that is clear.. Believe what you want, but if you think that EQN is going to absorb current customers and add more, I have some property to sell in Florida.. 

  • MarkusrindMarkusrind Member Posts: 359
    Originally posted by Rydeson
    Originally posted by Victor_Kruger
    Originally posted by Rydeson
         WoW.. just wow.. Have you even checked out a number of the names?  like Urocynm (something like that)..  There is a ton of random name generated accounts that were all created members in a 1 week span..  Many of us call those Shrills.. I'm not saying that SOE is stooping to that level of marketing, but it does make one question the validity..  BTW, in today's world there are a number of companies that make a profit and living posing as "whatever" people want them to pose for marketing.. Hell politicians use them regularly along with celebs..

    You are really reaching far on this one. Reality is a lot EQ players are willing to give the game a go and try it.

    uh huh.. just wait and see :)  Even SOE admitted they didn't want to cannabalize their EQ / EQ2 customer base.. And that is clear.. Believe what you want, but if you think that EQN is going to absorb current customers and add more, I have some property to sell in Florida.. 

    You are such a positive glowing beacon of hope ain't ya!

    News flash....if people enjoy EQ and EQ II they might also like EQN. And a further news flash, they are not exclusive. Want to get factual...I will continue playing EQ II AND EQN at the same time....shock horror!

    As for that propety in Florida, send me your bank details and I will send you the cash.

  • Victor_KrugerVictor_Kruger Member UncommonPosts: 280
    Originally posted by Rydeson
    Originally posted by Victor_Kruger
    Originally posted by Rydeson
         WoW.. just wow.. Have you even checked out a number of the names?  like Urocynm (something like that)..  There is a ton of random name generated accounts that were all created members in a 1 week span..  Many of us call those Shrills.. I'm not saying that SOE is stooping to that level of marketing, but it does make one question the validity..  BTW, in today's world there are a number of companies that make a profit and living posing as "whatever" people want them to pose for marketing.. Hell politicians use them regularly along with celebs..

    You are really reaching far on this one. Reality is a lot EQ players are willing to give the game a go and try it.

    uh huh.. just wait and see :)  Even SOE admitted they didn't want to cannabalize their EQ / EQ2 customer base.. And that is clear.. Believe what you want, but if you think that EQN is going to absorb current customers and add more, I have some property to sell in Florida.. 

    If its a good game they will absorb some of the EQ playerbase and add a huge number on top of that. Time will tell.

  • RydesonRydeson Member UncommonPosts: 3,852
         Yep.. a true beacon of reality I am..   I know the difference between rain and someone peeing down my leg..  SOE has a great track record when it comes to hype and reality.. I call it the way I see it..  and my gut tells me EQN is just another SWTOR over hyped failure..  but time will tell..
  • donpopukidonpopuki Member Posts: 591
    I must not exist since I'm a former EQ1 player that hopes for a very different kind of game from EQN.

    Time to form new types of nostalgia. I want to look back at EQN when I'm old and say "oh man back in the day EQN. took us by surprise. It was a comepletly unique experience".
  • AlleinAllein Member RarePosts: 2,139
    Originally posted by Rydeson
         I'm not sure why ya'll are comparing EQ to EQN..  It has been concluded by most everyone the two games are not remotely anything alike.. They aren't even cousins, let alone siblings from the same parents..  I fail to see anything the two games have that are similar to each other besides a name..  I seriously doubt that many EQ players will return to play EQN, but good luck to you and twitch action combat

    I played EQ and can't wait for EQN. To me, the lore/story are EQ, not dated game mechanics that can be found in multiple games. "Most everyone" aka a few vocal voices that must be really bored to spend so much time on a forum about an unreleased game they do not like. Just as many people on here like what they have seen, just less reason to argue when you are content, most positive threads turn negative very quickly and people move on (this one). Good luck to you playing whatever clone slow paced tab targeting game that comes out next...sigh

  • RydesonRydeson Member UncommonPosts: 3,852
         Allein.. you think twitch action combat is original?   Been there done that..  There is a reason I don't play Planetside or Call of Duty..  I prefer tab targeting and roles.. It's more cerebral, whereas twitch is all about physical reaction time..  I'm too damn old to play twitch games anymore..
  • AlleinAllein Member RarePosts: 2,139
    Originally posted by Rydeson
         Allein.. you think twitch action combat is original?   Been there done that..  There is a reason I don't play Planetside or Call of Duty..  I prefer tab targeting and roles.. It's more cerebral, whereas twitch is all about physical reaction time..  I'm too damn old to play twitch games anymore..

    Nope I do not. I also do not consider action combat in mmorpgs to be "twitchy" as FPS, MOBA, or arcade games either. Wouldn't put GW2 and Street Fighter or PS2 in the same category. WoW is just as twitchy as GW2, yet isn't action combat. Actually think DAoC was more twitchy then GW2 due to positioning in melee combat.

    I've had almost 18 years in slow tab targeting land. GW2 wasn't perfect but was a step in the right direction to put some life into mmorpg combat.

    Roles appear to be very much a live in EQN and I could argue that they will be more important then trinity type games.

    I can't play COD or similar games anymore myself. TF2 is as FPS as I get because it is team and role oriented.

    We all like what we like, but I don't understand what you and the few other fairly negative anti-EQN people are wasting your time here for. Seen several people say they aren't going to play, yet fill threads with negativity. Must really have nothing better to do?

    SOE is trying something new overall in the mmo market. Individual parts may not be entirely original, but the bigger picture is. As they slowly reveal game mechanics, it is becoming clearer how such drastic changes will all come together to synergize. To completely write it off due to individual parts seems premature. Game could be terrible or amazing. Still a while to go and plenty to be announced.

    I have faith that they will come through. If anything else out caught my attention even remotely I would be there. Sadly current games are just too boring for me. Hopefully EQN can bring excitement to every play session instead of the grind fest in most mmos.

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