What is the playable area in Everquest?

[Swish2]

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

As a bard, I've run from North Ro to ToV because, why not! Once you take the raft from North Ro and zone into Iceclad, it takes 22 minutes at Selo's drum speed to run to Temple of Veeshan. A full EIGHT of those minutes is spent just crossing Iceclad before zoning to Eastern Wastes. At BARD speed.

For comparison purposes, the previous "biggest waste of real estate" zone was Western Karana, and takes FOUR minutes to cross it at bard speed. Iceclad is twice as wide as Western Karana /shiver

But if you're waiting for and catching less boats to get across the continent of Velious, you're GAINING time [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[clevergirl]

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

'bout 30k

Seems correct.

I think travel times make a better metric though. It's all abstract stuff anyway. There are no mountains that are 5 miles high in game, that take an entire day to ascend, and wipe out your character. Unless we consider merbs and boss battles.

That being said, as ridiculous as it is now, the mountain highway/road leading up into highpass from WC, and all the random villages scattered around, down over and back into Kithacor is super immersive for a 1999 video game.

[Sinistria]

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

He explained how he got this on the second page:

https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/....248711/page-2



Last edit: I think the fact almost half of all of EQ1's area was developed between 1999 and 2001 says a lot about the change in quality of an "expansion" after classic. I think it speaks in its own way of what us on p99 actually love about that era.

Hmmm

I can't imagine OT 20.1 miles^2 big.
I mean, run through it, it does not feel like 4x5miles ?
if you run around OT, it is 18 miles then
A marathon is 26.219 miles. The world record for this is about 2 hours.
I say you can run around OT in less then 1 hour.

It just feels not like that big.

[Zorrok]

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

Hmmm

I can't imagine OT 20.1 miles^2 big.
I mean, run through it, it does not feel like 4x5miles ?
if you run around OT, it is 18 miles then
A marathon is 26.219 miles. The world record for this is about 2 hours.
I say you can run around OT in less then 1 hour.

It just feels not like that big.

Peeps get their awards taken away for using Spirit of wolf in marathons.

turn off run accelerates and then actually turn off run and walk OT. see if you think it feels like 4 miles.

[Gilder]

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

For a lot of games its unnecessary but EQ water is, no pun intended, immersive. I remember when I moved on to DAoC and then WoW, how let down I was that water wasnt a thing at all other than looks

Eh, DAoC had that Atlantis expansion that was AMAZING for battling underwater and exploring, etc

[Lammy]

By default, terrains are often measured in Meters

[clevergirl]

I feel like everything is locked into moving at 3m/second