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• • World of Wifecraft vid Funny stuff!

  • I was embarrassed for the people that made that video, it was so damn awful i almost puked.

  • Posted: 6/04/08 10:58 AM
    World of Warcraft
• • I'm Back!! ...uh, where did everyone go?

  • Originally posted by Jadar
    

    I finally got the game downloaded and running, but Maelin Starpyre is completely dead (unless there is a new gathering place other than PoK). I guess it was wishful thinking that the old guild would still be around, things were dying when I left. It's really a pity; that such a complex and rich game can't maintain a higher player base. I suppose I'll try out EQ2 though, now that I have unrestricted access to the whole game.

    
    The server i am on (Saryrn) is busy, you should take a look in the guild lobby that is where most people hang around. You can find it the the South West of the library in the Pok zone.

  • Posted: 6/04/08 10:44 AM
    Everquest
• • Turbine gets $40 Million Dollars in Financing

  • Originally posted by Mylon
    

    I bet it's for a console MMORPG. It's a market that, so far, only FFXI has managed to try. There might have been another one, but it didn't allow PC and console users to play together if I recall.

    
    Wasn't Everquest online adventures a MMO on the PS2?

  • Posted: 6/04/08 10:33 AM
    General Discussion
• • What would it take to make another EQ?

  • Originally posted by Avra
    

    Touching on what has already been said, but, I think EQ had three major things going for it, only two of which can be redone.

    1. The 'newness' of the genre when it came out. Noone had a laundry list of what they liked/didn't like in games, what they would tolerate etc. There were no expectations. So, people just logged on and had fun. The newness also created a real 'wow' factor for folks - it was a new experience, so it grabbed us all. Unfortunately, even if they were to redo EverQuest (not EQ 2 but really just modernize the original), you cant get this back. Even if you are a new player, you are entering a jaded world. The community itself is older in this way so you are effected by it.

    2. The world. No game since EQ has matched it in the quality of the world. Better graphics do not make a more immersive world, nor do automatic terrain generators and the like. With EQ, you felt every zone was made with care and imagination. Zoning into new places felt like you had entered somewhere really different. The vast openeness to explore, well laid out zones, it all contributed. And named mobs that actually dropped interesing loot. It all made me want to go out and explore.

    3. Community. As others have said, your rep mattered, you relied on others. The game was also really good at creating social spaces, where people could and would congregate.

    
    Excellent post, you are spot on.

  • Posted: 6/03/08 4:13 PM
    Everquest
• • reactivated account!

  • Originally posted by gnat76
    

    I got my account reactivated too, I just downloaded and started it up.  After I log in and select my server I get a black window and it freezes.  Anyone else have this issue?  Is EQ compatible with Vista?

    
    I am running EQ with Vista, its a bit temperamental i have to run it as an administrator every time i load the game. Once in game though it seems to be fine.

  • Posted: 6/03/08 10:46 AM
    Everquest