Thoughts on luclin?

[drmccollum]

I actually really liked Luclin and would like to see it added here in a couple years. I can see where a couple things like the bazaar changed things for the worse, but overall the positives outweighed the negatives.

It was PoP that ruined EQ for me. I disliked the whole idea of the quick travel and it was with PoP that mudflation took a drastic turn for the worse. As a caster, up to level 60, you could take a few hits if you messed up and be ok. After PoP, I found myself face down in my own pool of blood from just a couple hits. I would not play again if PoP went live here as it was implemented on live.

[melkortshea]

Among all the other issues people mentioned Luclin's graphics and art just did not match the rest of the world. yes it was the moon but it always seemed like you were in a different game and not EQ.

I love the idea of the Devs creating content and maybe adding some of the zones that were on the map but never created.

I also think that after all the hard work they put into replicating the EQ classic experience that it might be a nice change for them to finally be free to build upon what the recreated.

Over all it's not the question of what would SOE have done but more like what would Verant have done ?

To me they should not add to much realistate to the game as that just thins out populations. The trick is to add some zones but mostly focus on adding to the lands that already exist.

Once the devs reach a point where they feel the players have been through all the material after Velious have been released they can just add new camps in current zones and maybe have a dungeon "discovered" or maybe build onto an existing dungeon.

Bottom line is let's keep the art work classic and the classes classic and just build upon what's already there.

[Crede]

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

DemiPlane was the shit too. So many awesome mechanics in that zone and the final fight was probably in the top 3~ most epic fights I think. Behind Triunity 1.0 and the Sleeper.

Yea, Demi was great, and remember that Queen fight trying to get keyed for it? Damn! You really had to have your shit together. Nothin' like Hatchet in Demi calling out somebodies name and if you didn't run the whole raid would nearly wipe and the guild could call you out for being a slacker.

[Daldaen]

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

Yea, Demi was great, and remember that Queen fight trying to get keyed for it? Damn! You really had to have your shit together. Nothin' like Hatchet in Demi calling out somebodies name and if you didn't run the whole raid would nearly wipe and the guild could call you out for being a slacker.

Sendaii was a great endurance fight.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aekkukHS7HA

You can see my Druid at some point in that video... But damn that night was crazy. A snow Storm had rolled in and I had school off the next day due to it, so I was able to stay up "late" for that kill, probably at like 1-2 AM. I died 7-8 times through out the fight. A few of them the clerics were stupid and rezzes me into an AE...

[NirrtiXXX]

I actually liked luclin.... I am not sure what the hate for it is. I never made mcuh for rides on my druid anyhow. Frankly I think the game took a downturn after LDoN. Also some of the old models look a tad blocky :P

[Mac Dretti]

All I care about after velious is halfling/gnome hybrids

[radditsu]

Luclin best expansion, Deal with it.

[Coridan]

Luclin ended all old zone leveling though. No one really hunted anywhere but Echo Caverns, Netherbian Lair and Dawnshroud Peaks. It was too big space wise for the server populations. If they had merged servers and reitemized classic before SoL it might have been ok.

[Grizzled]

The only thing needed from luclin is AA's and beastlord class. Forget the cat race period. there are plenty of options by default for beastlord class. LDON was nice for the point of being able to tweak gear, as well as blending into the old world real well. Epic style quests for the V2 planes is a good idea. Maybe even work in epic quests to unlock levels 61-65. Some of these quest need to involve large amounts of platinum. With the server creating money 24/7, it needs a way to destroy it. Tribute would be another way, and not like sony did it. Tribute needs set up by diety. Each having unique things players would want. The many cleric temples across norrath would gladly take monetary donations, and bless you with tribute time. This would also tie in some faction grinding and faction flopping much like in the velious expansion.

[Quineloe]

I think Bazaar is superior to any kind of auction house, but EC tunnel bartering still trumps it.

centi LS was considerably common, especially since ME was camped hard all day. It's not as good as a jade mace? Big deal, since it was still an excellent weapon at a fraction of the price and effort to obtain.

The zones really, really sucked. I remember every single zone of velious, kunark, antonica, faydwer and odus by name and layout. Luclin? Terrible zones.
The world also becomes just too large.

Nexus spires obviously are not classic.