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Is very much known about this game, or does the hype mostly consist of people projecting their desir
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There are 3 types of people in the world.
1.) Those who make things happen
2.) Those who watch things happen
3.) And those who wonder "What the %#*& just happened?!"
Don't blame us, it's SoE's fault and I'm not sure what else there is to do until 8/02.
Is it a rhetorical question ?
No. If it were a rhetorical question, I likely would have answered it. Because I answer rhetorical questions.
Not much is known. Many statements have been made, but even when those statements are a direct response to a question, they are vague and don't actually answer the question.
For instance, in answering the question of, "Will there be FFA PvP?", they said, "We try to avoid bad design decisions." Which leads a lot of people to believe there won't be any FFA PvP, but it just means that they avoid decisions that they think are bad. Who the f*cking h3ll purposely makes decisions they think are bad?
I can not remember winning or losing a single debate on the internet.
Not much is known about it, but I think the hype is more that people are just excited about the possibility of a new EverQuest. The implementation of StoryBricks and some of the comments about how the market situation is makes them sound like they've learned from some of their mistakes and learned what they do well and what their players want.
HOW they implement them could be an entirely different story, but so far much of what's been said has been encouraging at least.
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Historically? SoE! Hahahahaha.
and Boom goes the Dynamite!
I can not remember winning or losing a single debate on the internet.
allwe know concretely is the engien it will use, it uses story bricks. its its own story so it wont be based off of eq1 or 2
and weve seen exactly one picture of the current build aaand it wasnt finished
vague comments by developers its a sandbox , but what do they mean by that really? no opinions or guesses we know nothing
you forgot that they also set Smedley loose with vague no-answer answers.
Currently bored with MMO's.
For every minute you are angry , you lose 60 seconds of happiness."-Emerson
i admit to enjoying the excitement and anticipation of something new and interesting, perhaps even something i know only a little about.
however, i am astonished at the hype, claims, counter claims, and proposals that this site has been filled with over the past month or so. its bordering on the ridiculous.
when the final game comes out, wonderous though it may be, i doubt it will provide few if any of all the ticky-tacky everyone is attaching to it.
if some of the earlier posters are correct about SOE creating this overblown response, then SOE has finally gotten a marketing department worth its salt, or is about to create the greatest debacle in mmo's to date.
"There are at least two kinds of games.
One could be called finite, the other infinite.
A finite game is played for the purpose of winning,
an infinite game for the purpose of continuing play."
Finite and Infinite Games, James Carse
The only thing really known about the game is "it will be the biggest sandbox ever" according to Smedly. The rest is pure projection. This game is like a freaking Rorschach's test of what people think is a "sandbox."
I can picture them sitting back and watching this, and saying "Did we do that?".
Currently bored with MMO's.
Guys, you do not get it...
Everquest Next was already released.
It IS a blank slate.
We just have to create it ourselves here on the forums.
Think of it as a sandbox MUD!
SO revolutionary and innovative!
Hype OP
Needs NERF!
- SneakyTurtle
Not completely blank slate.
We have the quality of previous EQ titles, as well as the quality of Planetside 2's engine to hype us up.
I was thinking the chicks I've had a one night stand with...
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Kyleran: "Now there's the real trick, learning to accept and enjoy a game for what it offers rather than pass on what might be a great playing experience because it lacks a few features you prefer."
John Henry Newman: "A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well that no one could find fault."
FreddyNoNose: "A good game needs no defense; a bad game has no defense." "Easily digested content is just as easily forgotten."
LacedOpium: "So the question that begs to be asked is, if you are not interested in the game mechanics that define the MMORPG genre, then why are you playing an MMORPG?"
Pretty much this. Before the Tentonhammer and MMORPG.com best of E3 awards it was given EQNext hardly had any activity going. Now when I come to the site the homepage almost always has 2 or 3 of the most recent comments EQNext related.
Pavlov would be proud.
I agree with DMKano, but I do also believe that the benefit could greatly outweigh the annoying-ness of the wait. If this game aspires to be a massive sandbox, a community will be required at launch. If SoE executes their aforementioned 'brilliant' marketing to acquire that audience early on, i'm all for it.