If EQ3 Hypothetically were in development, what would you suggest?

[Danth]

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

housing was a bad idea in every single game that ever had it

I think Runescape implemented it pretty well, at least at first (the disclaimer because I haven't touched that game in ~10 years). Housing wasn't simply a "Barbie decorate house" in that game; rather it was a designed currency sink as well as used for leveling some of that game's other skills and also used for travel purpose. Houses were a nice addition there. Notably they were also kept in their own instance outside the normal game world. This is definitely the exception though. Most games seem to be less thoughtful and simply do the "Barbie decorate" implementation which is uniformly pointless and a waste of development manhours.

Danth

[Bardp1999]

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

housing was a bad idea in every single game that ever had it

Ultima Online did it right for a bit, then it got kinda stupid with the over customization

[Ret.SaxonAlex]

Originally Posted by Bardp1999 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Ultima Online did it right for a bit, then it got kinda stupid with the over customization

I had that as a theory when I heard about houses. I couldn't even begin to touch making an Ultima Online. But it would be nice to try one day.

[Tunabros]

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

housing was a bad idea in every single game that ever had it

except for....minecraft!

[imperiouskitten]

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

except for....minecraft!

i would nest with u and marry u and treat you soo sweet



































in minecraft

[Knuckle]

EQ3 I would spin in the direction of something closer to what fits EQ 1 on steroids. Use the original world on the newest unreal engine, crank city and land size up by 2x at least but maintain the formula of using static/roaming mobs with set loot tables. Add some additional factions that are at war with eachother, make the merchant path a viable one for players to choose, and perhaps some set limited territories for player contesting of certain loots and dungeons ala DAOC. Keep it as much of a non instanced game as possibe.

[magnetaress]

An install size under 1gb.

[Khikik]

Full VR MMO

I want my Iksar Lapdance

[Ret.SaxonAlex]

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

An install size under 1gb.

I hope I can make it one day. First I have to make some money. There are hopefully two ways I can do that. But first I have to defeat Antifa stomping on my ceiling. Even then mentally I would have to try enjoy living in a fake world before I would have the will power. Then hopefully I can buy the rights to EQ and make it and become a billionaire.

Then buy some land. Make an alternative to Alcoholics Anonymous. Find some easy work such as harvest their own crops. Just so the Antifa psycho (How much are you working?) police go away, for the people there.

Pick up some homeless guys. Let them sign a contract that says, "I was probably just going to die on the streets", so maybe AA will leave us alone and not be any lawsuits. Give them some cheap but good games like EQ, and reward them with alcohol when they haven't drank for long periods of time.

I want to do it, so maybe in another world I wouldn't be afraid of people taking my booze, for believing I was being tortured by a secret society. And because its right of course. shouldn't have to say that.

[magnetaress]

Also less automation and dialog boxes spamming the screen. Make it annoying AF to macro and target. Keep the UI paired down and do not implement systems that cause people to chase the ever worsening addon bloat.

It should take 10 minutes to craft an item, but decrease the amount you need to repeat a recipe for a skill up. Make this hard to automate. Probably just require a small mini game that requires a little attention to complete successfully.

Tradeskills should take center stage in the economy and gameplay with several tiers of item and have some rarity and RNG. Think tradeskill equivalent of the fungi tunic. Players should be fine to reach max level in the basic stuff and the raid stuff should stay relevant for at least 3 expansions. (Less progression, more variety and content, story).

Dungeons should be really complex and non-linear.

Allow players the pleasure of finding secrets, like a gnoll chieftain who allows you to side with him to teach a secret crafting recipe if you faction.

Make death random and exciting, if you go opening doors in Inns and poking your head in were you weren't invited you should get blasted by an evil lvl 40 wizard @ lvl 10.

Don't break immersion by making every thing glow and flash and sparkle and have arrows.

Allow people to discover good quests.

Allow people to break the game a bit with items, or finding ways to fight 50 mobs at once.

Death traps.

Let players trade with NPCs in cities as an alternative to farming HGs for plat by buying goods low and selling high in another town. Randomize this or give it some algorithm with a bit of RNG.

Make instant travel rare and only between hubs. Every part of the game shouldn't be accessible to every character.

Don't have like 50 abilities. Keep it simple and synergistic. Just like how CH works extremely well on warriors, but not really a wizard.