tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post9119545252411362116..comments2024-03-28T10:18:05.213+00:00Comments on Inventory Full: Pay No Attention To The Man Behind The CurtainBhagpusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-70023187083028350582019-08-20T21:35:00.032+01:002019-08-20T21:35:00.032+01:00Hehe! If I had my choice for EQII I'd probably...Hehe! If I had my choice for EQII I'd probably pick the period around the Kunark and Faydwer expansions, maybe going as far as Sentienel's Fate. I thought the game as it launched was dismal, even though I played it from beta, and it didn't really find it's feet until maybe a year after launch. Afteer Sentinel's Fate we seemed to hit the period when no-one had a clue what they were doing at SoE and it got very hit and miss.<br /><br />The current direction is far more on rils and theme park than I'd choose, but it's very well done for what it is and I find a lot to enjoy. With the limited resources they have I think they've made the right choice to focus on smaller, more manageable packages of content. Can't imagine ever seeing another sprawling expansion like Rise of Kunark - that was virtually a new game bolted onto the old one.<br /><br />As for EQ, I loved the original version and continued to love every version up until Planes of Power. My personal favorite period was probably Lost Dungeons of Norrath, but that's mostly because it was also my most intensely social time in the game. In terms of gameplay I probably liked Velious best but I did really like Luclin too.<br /><br />Modern EQ is an entirely different game. I enjoy it for what it is but I don't spend a lot of thime there these days. I just hope Brad McQuaid manages to nurse Pantheon as far as beta - I have a Kickstarter reward to get me in then!Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-84555107615826785792019-08-20T20:48:14.179+01:002019-08-20T20:48:14.179+01:00I agree with you that the 'interregnum' th...I agree with you that the 'interregnum' that involve the leadup and aftermath of that Shadowjumper chap was a dark period for EverQuest, but even though the adults do seem to be in charge in terms of comms and business decisions, I find myself utterly disenchanted with the modern day stable of Daybreak games. I am equally disinterested in whatever they are producing next - it's more likely to be a mobile game using EQ lore and assets than anything worth playing. A studio that solely deals in incremental expansion pack updates and rehashed progression servers doesn't, in my opinion, have to try particularly hard to appear like the 'adults' vs. a studio trying to revolutionise a genre (again).<br /><br />I agree with you though that there is a place for the visionaries and caretakers both. My view is probably coloured by my lack of interest in the modern version of EverQuest, and my inability to get into EverQuest II.<br /><br />Thanks for a counter-point, even if you didn't mean to do one! Quinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345526823745617363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-24108369369604173002019-08-20T09:54:56.453+01:002019-08-20T09:54:56.453+01:00Thanks!Thanks!Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-67549414104122475492019-08-19T16:44:14.573+01:002019-08-19T16:44:14.573+01:00I got nothing to add to that, great post!I got nothing to add to that, great post!Mailvaltarhttp://mailvaltar.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com