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• • Star Wars Galaxies: Roleplaying is Dead, Long Live Roleplayi

  • Nice to see there are still some roleplayers out there.  When I am in game, no matter which game it is, I am in character.  Perhaps my "in character" doesn't completely fit the genre of the game but I am in character.  Each of my characters have their own personality.  Some are witty, some grumpy, some curious and adventurous. 

    I have a character that is currently exploring a vast world and is very inquisitive about the things she finds and the people she meets.  I sit here behind my keyboard giggling my arse off at the reactions she gets. 

    "I have a level 70 main." random player says.

    "You have a main?  Like, in your pocket or something?"  I would say.

    "Um, no I have a level 70 Warrior." he replies.

    "You own a warrior, and he is level 70?" I said.

    "Yes."

    "Where is he?"  I say while looking around.

    And so on...

    Anyway, I find it fun.  SWG, was a great place for this type of play.  Unfortunately the many changes drove me away.

  • Posted: 9/20/08 2:23 AM
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• • EverQuest II: Guild Hall Architecture Art

  • Originally posted by Hrica
    

    Really, the best thing imho is just start on a EQ3, with Verant heading it up, or is that  team still together?

     

    
     

    They were, play Vanguard! 

    /sigh

  • Posted: 8/27/08 10:02 PM
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• • General: NCsoft Layoffs

  • It's always sad to see people have their jobs taken from them due to cut backs.  Unfortunately, I was part of a rather large layoff last may, so I know all too well what it feels like.

    To answer a question posed by someone above, the COH team is located in Mountain View, California.  Not Texas.

    Good luck to the former NC people.  = )

  • Posted: 8/13/08 9:10 PM
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• • Star Wars Galaxies: Correspondent - Does Crafting Matter

  • I find it funny that SOE takes 100% of the criticisms for the failure of SWG when Lucas Arts had their hands in it as well.  Please believe me when I say, "Nothing went into SWG without LA's eyes on it first."

    Nothing is ever said about the focus groups they held that said "An FPS would be better" and  "Make it more like KOTOR."  I am also someone that was hurt by the NGE, but I believe the hate should be shared between the two companies that guided the changes to the game.  

    I hope the new company has some creative control over the project.

     

  • Posted: 8/07/08 9:44 AM
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• • EverQuest II: Producer's Letter

  • Not sure if I will be able to link to an outside page:

    http://eq2players.station.sony.com/news_archive_content.vm?id=1722&section=News&locale=en_US

    If the url is deleted you can find the producer's letter at the eq2player's website.  Just scroll down to the June 12th articles.

    QUOTE:

    The summer of 2008 will be an exciting time for all of us! Coming in the next update 'Gathering Tempest' is the first of multiple live events designed to give players an opportunity to become involved in the storyline leading to the next expansion. The live event, called "Void Storms Part 1: The Invasion", will offer you the opportunity to investigate the coming of these so called "Void Storms" as they spill across Norrath and disrupt the world. Also included in the same update, we're releasing a Heroic version of a zone familiar to many of you… 'Runnyeye'. A completely invigorated experience awaits adventurers who have what it takes to take on the new challenges!

    At the same time, we've got several things happening in the online trading card game Legends of Norrath that should attract your attention. We are offering the chance to have your own photo as your player character painted into a LoN card that everyone will get, along with a new and quite challenging quest to fight the Shadow Beast. There are two new loot cards to win, if you can beat the beast!

    But that is not all! To celebrate the season of summer, we'll be running extra experience weekends for both adventurers and tradeskillers.

    With the game update in July, the next part of the Void Storms event begins, where all citizens of Norrath are called to arms to defeat the beasts that seem to be trying to come through. We will be continuing the bonus experience weekends, and the Guides will be running multiple events to liven your in-game experience. We are also going to be boosting the mentoring rewards, so that not only can you bring your new friends up to speed, but you'll get a little extra for doing so!

    In August, a new group zone will be introduced: Veksar. You will have the chance to investigate how this once mighty city fits into the world of Norrath today, fight your way through many new quests and get new loot! A new event will be introduced, involving a murder, which you will need to solve through a new line of quests.
     

    Many of these items have been promoted on the Living Legacy website (http://livinglegacy.station.sony.com/index.vm) and, in fact, all of these items are scheduled for us to release as free content updates to our current subscribers this summer as a part of the promotion. For those long term players out there,, this is exactly the kind of thing we feel that you want. Ongoing updates to the game, not only with new quests, but new story lines, new zones and new content to consume. The reason we are here is for you; we are happy to share our joy and labor of love with you.

    Thanks for your continued support. We certainly appreciate you!

    Bruce "Froech" Ferguson

  • Posted: 6/15/08 12:17 AM
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