How did they get this game so right?

[Tnair]

they were able to succeed because the market was so small. Blizzard and Tencent execs these days talk about how a game is dead with "only" ten thousand players online ... investors are now interested in propping up naked cash grab casino machines with a thin veneer of Fantasy, and those games eat up the available marketing and funding. the early mmo era ultimately failed as a business which is why theyre all run as nostalgia theme parks with cash shops, and why new games are just gacha slot machines that run on auto play. similar to why big budget movies suck today: the industry has developed out of the hands of weirdos making labors of love, and into the hands of tech bro make-a-quick-buck brand management people

[magnetaress]

Blizzard finely destroyed themselves forever. The only ppl they have left are the gambling addicted and the elf larpers who are only slightly less gambling addicted cuz they never grind past lfr ilvl (smart imo because M+ is a massive shit show) and raiding has been distilled into a very empty zergfest which is gated by ilvls and itemsets and programmable macros.

[magnetaress]

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

Blizzard finely destroyed themselves forever. The only ppl they have left are the gambling addicted and the elf larpers who are only slightly less gambling addicted cuz they never grind past lfr ilvl (smart imo because M+ is a massive shit show) and raiding has been distilled into a very empty zergfest which is gated by ilvls and itemsets and programmable macros.

All of which is precisely time gated and requires weekly participation to not fall behind and carries are kinda only for the AoTC achievement and weekly vault so u can get quickly added and kicked based on ur IO.


The life is out of the game ppl don't even talk to eachother anymore or hangout. They just look at #s and kick or silently requeue.

Free speech is so destroyed u will get an automated ban for gently trying to coach summone

[azeth]

Eq's itemization until around PoP is probably the best in gaming history. For me, that's what separates it from other MMOs - they absolutely perfected the carrot on the stick.

You can tell exactly what somebody is wearing, know where they got it, know what it took to get it, and probably even guess what guild they're in just by their appearance without inspecting them

[druidbob]

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

Eq's itemization until around PoP is probably the best in gaming history. For me, that's what separates it from other MMOs - they absolutely perfected the carrot on the stick.

You can tell exactly what somebody is wearing, know where they got it, know what it took to get it, and probably even guess what guild they're in just by their appearance without inspecting them

That reminds me, why did people back in live always get butthurt when you inspected them? I remember starting out and seeing a mage in a cool robe and I wanted to know what it was so I inspected, only to be told this was some huge taboo to do that without asking first. Why though?

[aussenseiter]

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

That reminds me, why did people back in live always get butthurt when you inspected them? I remember starting out and seeing a mage in a cool robe and I wanted to know what it was so I inspected, only to be told this was some huge taboo to do that without asking first. Why though?

If I walked up to you and started fingering your trousers, would you like that?

[unsunghero]

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

That reminds me, why did people back in live always get butthurt when you inspected them? I remember starting out and seeing a mage in a cool robe and I wanted to know what it was so I inspected, only to be told this was some huge taboo to do that without asking first. Why though?

What’s weird was the cultural paradigm shift in WoW (maybe this eventually happened in EQ) where part of being in the “end game” was standing near the mailbox or bank and watching people ogle your gear

Countless memes and satire vids made about it

[Gugg]

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

It had to be luck right? Or was Brad a genius?

They were basically just ripping of DnD and MUDs. But so many other mmorpgs sucked ass.

Let me fix that for you...

How did he get this game so right and yet at the same time so wrong?

[Gugg]

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

Let me fix that for you...

More importantly, why.

[Gugg]

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

It had to be luck right? Or was Brad a genius?

They were basically just ripping of DnD and MUDs. But so many other mmorpgs sucked ass.

Yeah that was it, EQ exists because of pure luck.

He woke up and flipped a coin...

"Heads I have the creative IQ to create EQ, tails I don't."

Obviously heads won.

He lost the coin toss on staying alive though which is bad luck.