tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post1534354665656727289..comments2024-03-28T10:18:05.213+00:00Comments on Inventory Full: Change My Gamma : EverQuestBhagpusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-18877845086760413322020-07-15T11:56:00.726+01:002020-07-15T11:56:00.726+01:00I have a whole post brewing about nighttime and da...I have a whole post brewing about nighttime and dark zones in MMORPGs. I started it but it just ended up being a lot of whining so I've shelved it for now. I like the idea of authentic night-time lighting in theory but in practice it almost always just makes playing the game not much fun. I prefer games that use a change of color palette to indicate night or gloom or shade rather than reducing the actual light levels and visibility. When it comes down to it, these are games, not simulations and it's hard to play a game when you can't see the playing field or the other team.Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-72483938149126356102020-07-15T11:51:11.118+01:002020-07-15T11:51:11.118+01:00EverQuest gets most of its publicity these days fo...EverQuest gets most of its publicity these days for the way it manages (or mismanages) its nostalgia-driven heritage but there are a lot more "Live" servers running the current version of the game than there are TLE or Progression servers. What's more, I keep a fairly close eye on the Server Status page and even outside of US Primetime (which I never see, due to being asleep) almost all the Live servers are at Medium or even High population most of the time, whereas the older TLE/Prog servers are Low as a large portion of that audience trades up to the new fresh start server every couple of years..<br /><br />The 2020 version of EQ is a pretty good MMORPG in a lot of ways, from the gameplay to the mechanics and systems. What it definitely isn't, though, is pretty to look at. You have to wonder how well it would be doing in today's market if it could somehow get a complete graphical update. Shame SOE lost touch with reality over EQNext rather than learning their lesson from EQ2 and not trying to reinvent the wheel with the franchise once again. Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-54513676689475581332020-07-15T04:32:48.829+01:002020-07-15T04:32:48.829+01:00It is kind of crazy that EQ has pretty much the be...It is kind of crazy that EQ has pretty much the best inventory management system on the market. Random loot is a pleasure to deal with there compared to most MMOs. There are a lot of things that are clunky about EQ, but also some things it does really well that no-one else has emulated for some reason. The menu system for spells is great, and being limited to a loadout of 8 or 10 (been a while I'm spacing) works out really well. Instead of 100 buttons, most of which you never use, you have to decide on a loadout for what you are doing. At the same time, it's enough buttons to not feel really limited like the 5 abilities you get to slot in ESO. It sounds like the overseer system is a winner too. Yeebohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08028940396189544294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-54729883372593932642020-07-14T22:13:25.120+01:002020-07-14T22:13:25.120+01:00The war in EVE Online has been occupying me, so I ...The war in EVE Online has been occupying me, so I have fallen off the Overseer wagon for now. <br /><br />I remember back in the day discovering the gamma slider when lost in some very dark corner of West Karana in the middle of the night. Suddenly I could see stuff again. I get the immersive aspect of darkness, but I also don't want to spend half the game day unable to see. (Or have to give up my shield for a giant wisp orb or whatever the half decent light used to be.)Wilhelm Arcturushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033496821708933394noreply@blogger.com