EQ3 imo

EQ3 = EQ1 + better graphics and all servers are PvP like Sullon Zek

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Why would such a greedy company turn their product into something so niche and severly limit their customer base while alienating their current customers?

I think EQ will go no further than 2. Heck,they are still releasing expansions for EQ1. No reason to divideup their playerbase any more

Originally posted by jusomdude

Why would such a greedy company turn their product into something so niche and severly limit their customer base while alienating their current customers?

For the Wood Elves

why don't they just do an NGE with EQ2? :P

Yea, because EQ2 went so well.

Originally posted by Czzarre

I think EQ will go no further than 2. Heck,they are still releasing expansions for EQ1. No reason to divideup their playerbase any more

Sony is pretty retarded in general.  I mean, who cares about the small playerbase that exists now?  

People actually liked EQ pre PoP, and yet we have 500 shitty expansions.  They should take everything out and start from velious again, those were the good expansions

i got a gut feeling the next installment of eq will be announced at fan faire, no links or anything just have a feeling. it wont be called eq3 though.

Originally posted by Ginkeq

EQ3 imo

EQ3 = EQ1 + better graphics and all servers are PvP like Sullon Zek

 

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A PVP server is a soon-to-be empty or low population server, and this has played out from game to game, and in very successful games like WOW which has low pop PVP servers, while PVE servers thrive.

Now, having "some" PVP servers in such a game is a good idea, and having an EQ3 which is modeled after EQ1's better design points is a grand idea.

But if you make it all hardcore PVP, then carebears will cancel their accounts.  Most players tire of being ganked rather quickly.

A lot of people enjoyed everquest back in the day, but times were much different back then.  Most of those same people talk about all the great times (myself included), but if given the choice to play a game like everquest again they would not.  I know I'm generalizing here, but I don't think the foundation of what made everquest great would attract people today.  Even the people who enjoyed it 10 years ago.

Soe would be smart to not use the everquest name in an mmo again until both other games are gone.  There is just to much expectation from previous everquest players and to much reputation of those games for others to take interest in.  As someone else mentioned it would just further split the population of the current games.  Everquest 2 never really did better than around 1/3 of what everquest was doing at its height, so I don't think a third installment makes much sense since the second one didn't do so well. 

The name of the games really has nothing to do with me playing it or not.  I dont care if they make it to everquest 5,6,7, If the game concepts capture my attention I will try it, if its good I will stay subbed up to it..  Everybody has heard the old saying, "dont judge a book by its cover". That holds true to games IMO anyways.

I never did play much of EQ1 but I enjoyed it for a little bit, I then resubbed not too long ago and wondered how I ever stomached it.

The main detractors for me now are mainly the graphics and combat pace. Now I wouldn't mind a drawn out fight if it was exciting but sitting in front of a mob spamming a few abilities for minutes is far from it.

Originally posted by Ginkeq

EQ3 imo

EQ3 = EQ1 + better graphics and all servers are PvP like Sullon Zek

 

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It is unwise for EQ 1 and EQ 2 to compete with itself with an EQ 3.

We need the vision and talent of EQ 1 --yes, bring Mr. McQuaid back into the fold-- with innovation.  We want community, content, creativity, and challenge.  

But we also want accessibility, intuitive features, and customer support.

Originally posted by declaredemer

Originally posted by Ginkeq

EQ3 imo

EQ3 = EQ1 + better graphics and all servers are PvP like Sullon Zek

 

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It is unwise for EQ 1 and EQ 2 to compete with itself with an EQ 3.

 

 

We need the vision and talent of EQ 1 --yes, bring Mr. McQuaid back into the fold-- with innovation.  We want community, content, creativity, and challenge.  

 

 

But we also want accessibility, intuitive features, and customer support.

Yeah I agree with this. We need Norath as it was in EQ1, it was random and it was fun and it was HUGE. Still to this day there are not many who have been to every nook and crany of Norath. Its a compelling world so we would need that HUGE massive world back. Just dont take us beyond velious. Give us the amazing lore of EQ1 but we need a combat thats fast paced similar to Everquest 2 but not EQ2s. We need somethin new and innovative. Throw out EQ2s class system and give us EQ1 classes again. Although they need a complete overhaul. Bring back McQuaid and give him the proper funding and good marketing.

Originally posted by jusomdude

Why would such a greedy company turn their product into something so niche and severly limit their customer base while alienating their current customers?

Am I the only one that reads the irony in that statement?

Originally posted by Daffid011

A lot of people enjoyed everquest back in the day, but times were much different back then.  Most of those same people talk about all the great times (myself included), but if given the choice to play a game like everquest again they would not.  I know I'm generalizing here, but I don't think the foundation of what made everquest great would attract people today.  Even the people who enjoyed it 10 years ago.

Soe would be smart to not use the everquest name in an mmo again until both other games are gone.  There is just to much expectation from previous everquest players and to much reputation of those games for others to take interest in.  As someone else mentioned it would just further split the population of the current games.  Everquest 2 never really did better than around 1/3 of what everquest was doing at its height, so I don't think a third installment makes much sense since the second one didn't do so well. 

 

I dunno.  

If you said, I could play EQ if we went back to velious, on the SZ server, I would play it even today.  Even if you put it up against WoW as it currently is, I think EQ was & is better (as long as they roll back the garbage expansions).

People wouldn't play it today because the expansions were horrible.  If they took a more WoWish approach with expansions (released somewhat rarely, with content being patched in as well.), then EQ would have been better.

But really, what Sony did was total bullshit.  I remember they released GOY or something, with Frogloks and some worthless zones.  Like, the zones they released didn't even have loot tables for half of the mobs.  It took them a couple years to actually put loot on them.  The exp was horrible too, so I didn't really understand why they had that stuff in an x-pac.

Bunch of assholes Sony  are, imo.  Only interested in their bottom line which is obvious from the amount of expansions they released.  And then it was like, "If you don't buy this worthless expansion with no content in it, you can't use the trivial map feature that should have always been in the game."  

But original EQ with the first couple expansions was #1

 Nostalgia slashes you for 10000 points of damage.

You have been slain by Nostalgia!

Originally posted by declaredemer

Originally posted by Ginkeq

EQ3 imo

EQ3 = EQ1 + better graphics and all servers are PvP like Sullon Zek

 

signed

 

It is unwise for EQ 1 and EQ 2 to compete with itself with an EQ 3.

 

 

We need the vision and talent of EQ 1 --yes, bring Mr. McQuaid back into the fold-- with innovation.  We want community, content, creativity, and challenge.  

 

 

But we also want accessibility, intuitive features, and customer support.

You mean the guy who totally screwed up Vanguard? Did you not read any of the controversy about how poorly he managed the development of that game?

 There is an Everquest 3... it's called Eternum Online ;)

Everquest is a great franchise with a ton of lore to pull from plus it makes money. Say whay you want about SOE but they have a good IP in their hands. EQ still has a loyal player base and the game makes money. EQ2 was a let down for SOE but the numbers are not as bad as you might think and it makes money. So letting the IP die with EQ2 just would not make any sense. So perhaps they are already working on it or have been for awhile now. Maybe a combination of EQ and EQ2. Call it Norrath or Norrath online. Just saying ;)