My EQ experience.. So far!

[sworde]

I don't even know where to begin, honestly. This game is just flat out genius. I love it.

I'm also extremely NEW to the EQ world so bear with me. From what I have experienced so far is just brilliant. I come from the modern day MMO playstyle ( WoW, SWTOR, ESO, etc.) and it's really cool playing this old school MMO because not everything is so flashy and all over the place, everyone is just chillin' casting spells, smacking orcs, playing songs, collecting loot and gaining wonderful amounts of XP points. EQ is so relaxing and refreshing to my mind every time I login. Logging in is probably one of the most thrilling actions you take once you and your character are in the game. From there you have this giant world to explore but not by yourself, groups are most important. Making friends in EQ is essential, everyone knows that. Groups are powerful and progressive and super beneficial when it comes to PvE. It also allows the players to connect with each other which is awesome, you don't see that in modern day mmos anymore. Everything is rushed and all about end game "content" and nobody talks in chat! That shit is wack and redundant, not to mention boring as fuck. When i play EQ there is always something new to do, always something new to see. There is always a moment where you freak out because of a Train that's approaching the group. The game is challenging and fun, it's not the same ole shit over and over again. So, Coming from WoW to EQ has been a hell of an experience, but a great one. It feels good to be a newbie again, to figure out how the game works. I'm also playing this with my friend who is a newbie too and he's loving EQ just as much as I am. Can't wait to level my toon the next time I play! My toon is in Oasis of Marr right now and the place is dangerously, nuts with the Sand Giants walking around and the orcs that have crazy, long pathing lol. Love this game. :)

I send my sincere gratitude to the GMs who keep this client alive! Thanks so much! You guys rule!

[Gondule]

I am that buddy, and concur with this post 110%!

[fan D]

let me know if you need any ports or buffs, ill always help you

pst me in game my toon is Cecily ;-)

[Jaleth]

Originally Posted by fan D [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

let me know if you need any ports or buffs, ill always help you

pst me in game my toon is Cecily ;-)

I see what you did thar! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Fung_Quellious]

Probably the best community in games I played are UO and EQ. Most of the modern games now are just plain easy and boring compared to the old classic games. Guess that's why we rarely see grown adults playing new games anymore. The kids right now just don' bother interacting with others even though they playing a multiplayer game. A lot of them don't even show respects to others and rage over bad players. Probably most toxic game to me is DOTA2, almost every game ends up raging and feeding and bad mouthing other players ha.

[lonmoer]

the 'no chatting' thing always baffled me in newer MMOs. Why don't people feel compelled to talk?

[myriverse]

Originally Posted by lonmoer [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

the 'no chatting' thing always baffled me in newer MMOs. Why don't people feel compelled to talk?

Perhaps because they're using things like TeamSpeak?

Great thread, OP! Cool to see appreciation for the older MMOs. Enjoy.

[Bummey]

Originally Posted by lonmoer [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

the 'no chatting' thing always baffled me in newer MMOs. Why don't people feel compelled to talk?

Maybe you just want to finish this dungeon quickly and get back to doing ___________, so you neglect socializing in order to speed up the process. Oh shit, you didn't get that drop you wanted, better do the dungeon again, but faster this time because you really have to go and do that thing sitting in the back of your mind. Whoops, no drop again, but hey you did it two minutes faster than last time. If only the tank didn't stop to talk so much between pulls. Maybe the next tank will be more focused on the task at hand. Oh yeah, five minutes faster that time, the whole group was on point.

and so on. WoW is just a series of effortless routines. There's no danger, no risk in wiping; it's easy to zone out and play the game like a zombie, and socializing gets in the way of burning through those routines. Once you build up those habits, they're hard to break, if you even want to break them in the first place, since breaking them will reduce your pixel hunting efficiency.

[maskedmelon]

Oh, red is fine if you're not overly sensitive and like to make fun! ^^ If you expect rely on others to define your experience though, then yes, you will be disappointed on red. I've encountered more unmanageable personalities on blue than red ^^ Population is low though :/

[sworde]

Originally Posted by lonmoer [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

the 'no chatting' thing always baffled me in newer MMOs. Why don't people feel compelled to talk?

It's because groups are too rushed and worried about completing content that they have done over and over 10000000000 times. And that's what sucks about modern MMOs today, the community is shit and the content is redundant. Grouping in EQ is so much different though, Players are definitely compelled to talk to each other because coordination is key and if there is zero coordination then the group is just garbage. Nothing will get done and no one will have a good experience. It's just nice seeing people converse with each other again. Makes the game feel more alive.