tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post6105040131208346674..comments2024-03-28T10:18:05.213+00:00Comments on Inventory Full: Everyone's A Critic : EQ2Bhagpusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-27553130108147170512016-05-18T11:41:36.912+01:002016-05-18T11:41:36.912+01:00I generally have no interest in EQ2 stuff, but thi...I generally have no interest in EQ2 stuff, but this piece is simply brilliant. Thanks for the laughs.Tithianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17567723372347346654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-85036403717005163622016-05-17T19:44:25.060+01:002016-05-17T19:44:25.060+01:00Thank you for the feedback!
I find your thoughts ...Thank you for the feedback!<br /><br />I find your thoughts on "I'd actually skip the first part of Velious and reboot the game from the Withering Lands update, making level 92 the new Level 1" especially compelling.<br /><br /> I'm still low levels and enjoying the experience, and levels do go by in a painless manner at present, but do feel like the landscape could benefit from better graphics. I can afford the current "Level 90 Heroic Character" upgrade in the cash shop, if I continue to enjoy my Necromancer but feel a lack of enthusiasm for the older zone scenery, and a feeling of grinding sets in, then I may take advantage of the cash shop option to continue my EQ2 journey in the more recommended later zones. :)<br /><br /> Being an exploratory and visual tourist who doesn't always enjoy fighting my way to every area of the map to see what the devs have created, I'm also a fan of being able to fly in MMOs. The gliding in Heart of Thorns is captivating, its addition to GW2 was worth the price of admission alone, to me. Which further leads me to believe that I should try the "Heroic Character" upgrade, if necessary, to experience flying in EQ2 before I consider giving up on exploring in EQ2.<br /><br /> I confess that I've gravitated back to a strong preference to the older combat mechanics in MMOs, GW2 is about the limits of action combat that I care to partake in, and even then I'm better off enjoying it in smaller doses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-36088371948243246092016-05-17T19:10:22.474+01:002016-05-17T19:10:22.474+01:00Darn! And I would have gotten away with it too, if...Darn! And I would have gotten away with it too, if it hadn't been for you pesky kids!Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-61756568100253946112016-05-17T19:09:23.164+01:002016-05-17T19:09:23.164+01:00I think the ToV timeline is the hardest to follow ...I think the ToV timeline is the hardest to follow of them all. There have been several points where I'd have been completely lost without the wiki. It's also humungously long! Bear in mind I'm going through it on a character that can one-shot everything, with the wiki up, and still it's taken me about six hours so far and I'm barely half-way through. Doing it when it first came out would surely have taken weeks.Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-4364957627144385822016-05-17T19:03:23.206+01:002016-05-17T19:03:23.206+01:00Welcome aboard (again)!
I do think that EQ2 suffe...Welcome aboard (again)!<br /><br />I do think that EQ2 suffers more from age-related barriers to entry than most older MMOs. It is huge - really vast - and there are so many complicated systems layered one over another. That can be very off-putting.<br /><br />The most unfortunate part, though, is that by modern standards the graphics in most of the older zones are quite poor, but those are the zones that any new player will see first, and for a long time. <br /><br />The designers got some new tools a few years back that have allowed later zones to be developed both faster and with considerably better graphical detail. I've been taking screenshots everywhere in the Tears of Veeshan zones and it's really not exaggerating to say that many of them don't even look as though they were taken in the same game. Some of the dungeons I've been doing today are just gorgeous.<br /><br />It's a shame that there's no real way to detach the game from, say, the Destiny of Velious expansion of 2011, simplify and unify the underlying systems and start new players from there. I'd actually skip the first part of Velious and reboot the game from the Withering Lands update, making level 92 the new Level 1.<br /><br />Leveling is very fast, though, and I love all the old content going right back to 2004. If you can get past the palimpsest of long outdated mechanics and the less-than-stellar graphics then you're in for a real treat.Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-10706764074681380232016-05-17T17:57:11.036+01:002016-05-17T17:57:11.036+01:00Heh, my highest was level 19. My friends mainly w...Heh, my highest was level 19. My friends mainly went to World of Warcraft at launch, and I confess that I enjoyed the WoW art style, myself. My recollection is that the EQ2 graphics were also implemented with an eye to future graphic hardware upgrades.<br /><br />These EQ2 stories, especially the recent one on the Vesspyr Isles zone and flying around enjoying the beauty of it, are a good fit for my virtual tourist inclinations. I've come to accept that I don't have the time to actually play all the MMO options now available, but that I do enjoy exploring as its own reward without the need for an associated "gaming" challenge.<br /><br />I downloaded EQ2 this past weekend based on these stories and screenshots, along with the seductive description of the possibility of abundant inventory space ... one of my weaknesses is being a packrat who has inventory management difficulties, the title of this blog would be a good description of my MMO experiences. I likely would have lasted longer in exploring BDO if the inventory constraints were not such a poor fit for me.<br /><br />It's nice that EQ2 veteran rewards are now given based on account creation date (2004 for me) rather than on actual subscription time of the account. Taking advantage of the fact that I'm looking at a solo endeavor, I started a fresh Necromancer, not needing to be concerned about being separated from friends over on the Evil side. I prefer summoner classes and some of the Necromancer minions look promising.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-34053518215351253272016-05-17T17:13:25.426+01:002016-05-17T17:13:25.426+01:00Haha, you're really only telling this story to...Haha, you're really only telling this story to try and disprove that you're a folkie :) seanashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04838144101254951127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-26026568272464087272016-05-17T16:29:47.722+01:002016-05-17T16:29:47.722+01:00The Teers of Veeshan content is really good fun to...The Teers of Veeshan content is really good fun to play through although I needed a wiki a few times to work out what to do next - it wasn't always clear to me what to do next or how to unlock content. <br /><br />I played the instance you mentioned with the pie-incident as well, a really nicely designed dungeon!Telwynhttp://gamingsf.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-60350681058624592892016-05-17T16:09:15.579+01:002016-05-17T16:09:15.579+01:00I didn't get past level 18 in EQ2, and that sh...I didn't get past level 18 in EQ2, and that shocked me due to my love of EQ1. I just didn't forge connections there like I did elsewhere and never settled in. All that to say that every time I read your EQ2 stories it makes me want to get back in and play again.Iseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09489936780809266112noreply@blogger.com