I resubbed Eq about a week ago, Alot has changed but much has stayed. All in all, im subbed 6 months! glad I did!

Everquest is a dumbed down shell of it's former self anyways and has only tried to emulate WoW for years.

Originally posted by tixylix

Everquest is a dumbed down shell of it's former self anyways and has only tried to emulate WoW for years.

LOL, and WOW emulated who? Im glad Eq is picking up. WOW is no longer top dog. Nor should it be!

If EQ is emulating WOW to pick up the few adults in both mind and body who play WOW. Then I can only guess what WOW has become! Something a kindergardener would now play!

Originally posted by xpowderx

I resubbed Eq about a week ago, Alot has changed but much has stayed. All in all, im subbed 6 months! glad I did!

side topic

im assumg next month when Everquest goes f2p,

you will also get 500 SC credit for each month you sub  --- thats a perk that EQ2 players currently get

Originally posted by CalmOceans

I wouldn't go back to EQ if I were you. The game is severly lacking in development and staff, I wouldn't call it a sinking ship, it's pretty much a ship at the bottom of the ocean atm. 1999 EQ was great, but I think EQ now is horrible (reasons: cash shop, understaffing, mercenaries, no updates, low population, too many boxed charcters, etc)

 This ^_^

6 boxers and mercs have effectively killed grouping and social interaction. I tried to return recently and tried a few different servers. I found that the only poeple left playing are people who farm all day to pay 6 boxers to task add them for credit and AA's and the 6 boxers themselves.

regarding the same quote - "no updates"

whats he smoking?  EQ has annual expansions

the most recent expansion was their 18th -- and a BEEFY one at that

http://eqplayers.station.sony.com/news_article.vm?id=52402&month=102011

New Veil of Alaris Game Features:

* Go from 90 to 95 – Achieve a New Max Level of 95 and set a new standard of gameplay
* Improved Hotbars! – Have better control of your characters experience with a revamp of the Hotbar system including the ability to display more hotbars with more buttons; assign icons to individual buttons; link and click on items from your hotbar instead of hot-swappping; and cool-down timers!
* Parcel & Coin Delivery system – Mail items and coin to your friends while they are offline; share profits from your adventures with your friends and receive items from them easier than ever before!
* New Guild Halls – Take Guild Halls to new heights with an integration of Tools and Functionality derived from EverQuest's robust Housing System. Customize and place your guild hall in one of our housing zones including multiple exterior and interiors.
* New Guild Rank-Based permission system – Personalize your Guilds with namable ranks and customizable permissions
* New Guild Trophies with varying bonuses!
* More than 800 AAs – Elevate your power and abilities beyond the norm
* 13 Raids – Collect valuable rewards from all new adventures
* 12 Zones – Be the first to discover untouched lands of Norrath
* 500+ Spells – Exponentially add to your spell arsenal
* 20 Missions – Experience intriguing lore and immersive Missions
* 110+ Quests – Challenge your skills and gather useful loot

Originally posted by xpowderx

Originally posted by tixylix

Everquest is a dumbed down shell of it's former self anyways and has only tried to emulate WoW for years.

LOL, and WOW emulated who? Im glad Eq is picking up. WOW is no longer top dog. Nor should it be!

If EQ is emulating WOW to pick up the few adults in both mind and body who play WOW. Then I can only guess what WOW has become! Something a kindergardener would now play!

It's truely sad EQ has sucked since Luclin and PoP and has been butchered by one rushed expansion after another. I mean WoW was inspired by everquest, we know that for sure as the developers used to play it. However WoW was a total different game than Everquest at the time, the similarities were lke comparing DAOC to WAR, to the fact they played like two completly different games from different eras. 

Just a shame Everquest, Star Wars Galaxies and Everquest 2 all copied WoW in their design after WoW launched and it ruined all three of them. The games have been so dumbed down and turned into easy mode, Everquest 2 especially it was even easier than WoW which made me laugh when I played it last year.

Just go and play Project 1999 if you want the Everquest experience, it is a much better game.

Originally posted by tixylix    The games have been so dumbed down and turned into easy mode, Everquest 2 especially it was even easier than WoW which made me laugh when I played it last year.

i guess its a matter of taste but i find wow much easier than EQ2

in the last patch -- Blizzard removed all outdoor quest heroics from the game under level 80

at least EQ2 still has heroic nondungeon quests

Originally posted by tixylix

Originally posted by xpowderx

Originally posted by tixylix

Everquest is a dumbed down shell of it's former self anyways and has only tried to emulate WoW for years.

LOL, and WOW emulated who? Im glad Eq is picking up. WOW is no longer top dog. Nor should it be!

If EQ is emulating WOW to pick up the few adults in both mind and body who play WOW. Then I can only guess what WOW has become! Something a kindergardener would now play!

It's truely sad EQ has sucked since Luclin and PoP and has been butchered by one rushed expansion after another. I mean WoW was inspired by everquest, we know that for sure as the developers used to play it. However WoW was a total different game than Everquest at the time, the similarities were lke comparing DAOC to WAR, to the fact they played like two completly different games from different eras. 

Just a shame Everquest, Star Wars Galaxies and Everquest 2 all copied WoW in their design after WoW launched and it ruined all three of them. The games have been so dumbed down and turned into easy mode, Everquest 2 especially it was even easier than WoW which made me laugh when I played it last year.

Just go and play Project 1999 if you want the Everquest experience, it is a much better game.

RED: How exactly is Everquest dumbed down? Sure its easier for lowbies now to level 1-30. But after that it gradually gets more and more difficult. As you made the assertion that EQ is"Dumbed  Down". Examples please. Show us here why EQ is a dumbed down game.

Have you played the progression servers? Have you even played EQ? You made the statement and assertion. As such you are privvy to show us exactly how it is dumbed down.  Go ahead, we are waiting :-D

Im interested to see how the FTP design turns out.  As it is, silver members (which I plan to be) are capped at 1000 AA, Im wondering if there will be an item/service purchaseable in game that will up the limit.