Aradune Returns to EQlive

[Nubben]

So apparently Brad McQuaid has been brought back to work on EQlive for the first time in 12 years. As someone who still follows live to a certain extent, even though I only play on it a few times a year, I think this is awesome news. Not really sure how much control they are giving him or anything like that, all he has said so far is that he is working on new content (zones) and that he has been leveling a pally solo to get a feel for the game. He also finally admitted that they lied about the Fiery Avenger quest being in at the beginning. Anyway, I figured this would be interesting news to the P1999 community as well, so I decided to share.

Hello all,

Well, I’m back... back on EverQuest after 12 Years! When I was given the opportunity to return to the team it was something I just had to do! I started playing right away and got a paladin into his mid-30s. I found, in addition to all of the great new features and UI elements, that the game, at its core, was still very much the EQ I was involved with. In fact, some of my first work as a game designer on the team will be working on areas that have been alluded to since launch. I can’t say more than that, of course, but I’m sure you can imagine how exciting this is for me.

I’ll also be on the boards, so if you guys have any questions about anything, don’t hesitate to ask. That said, I’m still absorbing a lot of info over here, getting a grasp on all of the content and features that have been added to the game over the last decade -- so please do cut me a little slack J

-Brad McQuaid / Aradune Mithara

Here is his thread on EQlive which is all I've read about him being back so far.
http://forums.station.sony.com/eq/in...l-so-old.4319/

[Kagatob]

After the way he jumped ship on VSoH leaving the community AND development team in SoE's hands, I'd be weary about anything else he would decide to be involved in.

[Visual]

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

After the way he jumped ship on VSoH

That game was so bad

[Rhambuk]

how many donations would we need to get him on the p99 staff, not that our staff isnt way better but no more of this waybackmachine. Just ask the man who made it

[maximum]

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

how many donations would we need to get him on the p99 staff...

Click the ads.

[Hollywood]

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

how many donations would we need to get him on the p99 staff, not that our staff isnt way better but no more of this waybackmachine. Just ask the man who made it

I'm really surprised he hasn't (that we're aware of..) been in touch with (or maybe he has) the P99 staff.

Then again if he was, I suspect a lot of things would be fixed and we'd be on Velious so..

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

Very nice read, thanks for sharing. It really makes me want to give Vanguard a try. I did download it a few months ago and created a FTP account but I only played for about a half hour. At that point I had too much going on to really get into a new MMO, but I still have it installed on my computer. Is it playable at all in short sessions (30 minutes to 2 hours or so) as a casual player?

You can most certainly get into the swing of things within a few hours. As for whether you can jump on for half an hour and log off feeling a sense of accomplishment - no, it's still got an old school style flavor/system.
If it's any reference, it's very much like EQII. If you can give Vanguard a week or so, you may really be into it and start to notice the variances that make it a bit better than EQII.

Should you be looking for the more in and out style for casual players, Guild Wars 2 would be better.

[Bodeanicus]

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

That game was so bad

No, it was unfinished.

[webrunner5]

Unfinished true. But the graphics were just first rate.

[RelivingNorrath]

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

No, it was unfinished.

^^

I agree. The game is bad =/= the game was unfinished. It's interesting how many people can't seem to appreciate the difference.

I will say though, the decisions they made concerning the character models (identical human bodies w/ animal heads, universal animations for every race, etc.) was a mistake that I'm not sure they could have recovered from. So much of the game's character and potential was lost to that one horrible design decision.

Just my personal opinion.

[SCB]

http://i.imgur.com/h5P6RLS.gif

This just made that thread for me.