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Originally Posted by stormlord
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But I think a lot of hte people following Pantheon will be disappointed when they find out it's not Everquest or Vanguard. It might have some similar traits, but it'll be much more modern. They will have to adjust. I of course have witnessed changes in MMO's since I first played EQ, so I EXPECT it. I think me knowing this actually makes it easier for me to accept whatever Pantheon becomes. And yet I also know this is McQuaid and he won't be making Hello Kitties. So to some extent expectations are appropriate. When McQuaid says he wants to make for a Core or Hardcore audience, he generally means it, even if it's a slippy slope in those parts and things will trend towards Casual like water goes downhill...
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I actually think it will be more like EQ than most people expect. EQ was by far the more successful of Brad's games, and what the vast majority of oldschool fans are calling for. While I'm sure experience and ideas from Vanguard will be present, everything they are saying makes it sound like they've literally recreated EverQuest as the foundation with new lore and backstory.
Just look at what Brad said over on mmorpg.com a couple days ago.
http://forums.mmorpg.com/discussion/...ntheon-news/p2
He continually refers to having built the "foundation" or "core mechanics" based on oldschool games (EQ by name), upon which they will place the
new ideas for Pantheon.
I think if they're smart they will try to recreate EQ as closely as possible. At least on a foundational level. While some of the important features and mechanics are obvious, its hard to say what ingredients exactly made the game so compelling.