Last patch ever?

[zodium]

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

I mean, I like playing the game either way. But yeah, Blue is gonna be nothing but raiders logging in to hit raid targets and the odd soloer here and there after Green launches. The vaaaaaast majority of new accounts and toons will be on Green and without new players, eventually Blue will be a much less populated.

I don’t think people realize how broken of a server blue is when they say they think people will still populate Blue. It’s the EZ server with extra steps, having more money handed to you than you can possibly make on your own and then buying what is essentially classic endgame gear for practically nothing is super god damn boring compared to scraping buy with barely enough money to afford all your spells, doing quests for gear and wearing whatever you find. Sure you could do that if you want on Blue, but when you’re the only one in a group that isn’t wearing 80k worth of gear it really changes how the game plays for the worse.

tbh this is essentially correct except for the part where the loot casino is somehow the fun part of everquest

it depends on where the staff go with it, but if we keep on with the "blue isn't real" then it probably will be a wasteland for low levels while green still won't be that enjoyable for people who aren't extremely competitive or just looking for a quick nostalgia fix.

[El-Hefe]

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

while green still won't be that enjoyable for people who aren't extremely competitive or just looking for a quick nostalgia fix.

Personally, I think EverQuest is fun enough without being super competitive or just looking for a quick nostalgia fix. But with how fucked blues economy has been for the better part of a decade, people forget that the actual game from 1 - 50 is really enjoyable. It’s just most of the content is superfluous because of how fucked the economy is after being a stagnant raider pond for the better part of a decade.

[zodium]

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

Personally, I think EverQuest is fun enough without being super competitive or just looking for a quick nostalgia fix. But with how fucked blues economy has been for the better part of a decade, people forget that the actual game from 1 - 50 is really enjoyable. It’s just most of the content is superfluous because of how fucked the economy is after being a stagnant raider pond for the better part of a decade.

how what you call the "fucked" blue economy affects your game experience depends on whether you play for the loot casino, or maybe character progression if you want me to put it more charitably or account for alt-itis victims, or you play to enjoy the content with other people.

i play for the game and happen to get loot along the way, rather than playing for loot and enjoying content along the way, so blue's economy isn't fucked to me. otoh green sounds like absolute hell, with everyone in mega-toxic mode, myopically vying for chances to pull the lever in a way that will preclude anyone actually enjoying the game for the game.