This community has sucked the joy out of EQ

bomaroast · #1 07-05-2021, 04:07 PM

There are only a handful of acceptable places to level, otherwise you have to bring your own group or get comfortable soloing. The raiding scene is an incredible waste of man-hours, and is wretchedly boring because all guilds are zerg-guilds and all content is known. Big mobs were being slaughtered all across velious within hours of release. That shouldn't really be possible, except for the fact that all guilds are zerg-guilds.

I went to check on the beads camp, and the list was 25 people long. Just looking around, it appeared that maybe 6 of those people were active. Everyone else was alt-tabbed out.

The guild I was in was doing plate house, and the officers decided that they were going to let the dwarf get away in order to shut down any other guild from immediately starting after we left. Intentionally screwing over other Everquesters because of.. I dont know even know.. something about competition, I guess?

There used to be some pleasure in just enjoying the game, but that's mostly gone. It's just a grab for pixels.

I've been on P99 since 2009, but it's finally time.

I will absolutely let the door hit me on the way out, fuck you too.

LHK · #2 07-05-2021, 05:04 PM

You're not wrong, but it sounds like your priorities / goals align with what everyone else is doing, which of course is going to put you in close proximity to everyone else and some % of those people will be jerks. Complaining about a list camp functioning in the way it is and raid content being the way it is a few days after velious release is just a strange take. Of course the most hardcore of hardcore people are going to be after that content as soon as its released, and hardcore people on P99 suck.

I'm mostly a duo player now, i was in a guild for a while but it just wasn't for me. We spend our time doing what we find fun, after loot we find interesting, leveling up in weird out of the way places. Sometimes we'll come across other poeple doing the same and we'll group with them. The game is still amazing / magical if you let it be. Sounds like you're pigeonholing yourself into a very narrow scope of play and then complaining that it sucks. Norrath is huge and everquest is a wonderfully deep game. If you're not having fun with it anymore, that's understandable, but it's not a problem of the servers population, its a problem of your own expectations IMO.

Woodrow · #3 07-05-2021, 05:22 PM

It sounds like you're a hardcore player complaining that being a hardcore player sucks... Play a different way, or different game, or go outside, all good options.

Eldon · #4 07-14-2021, 02:21 PM

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It sounds like you're a hardcore player complaining that being a hardcore player sucks... Play a different way, or different game, or go outside, all good options.

Can confirm. Fresh self-made chars Auld Lang Syne style totally renewed my interest in EQ after having it wane in the hyper-competitive raid scene. I find the hobo struggle and gearing myself via loot/quests to be the most satisfying. Of course, you might just not enjoy EQ anymore, which is totally valid. Maybe it's time to dabble in hard drugs

bomaroast · #5 07-05-2021, 05:37 PM

Nah, the P99 was great years ago. The competition wasn't inherently toxic, and there were groups to be had everywhere. It's the community and the fairly new min-max obsession that sucks.

cd288 · #6 07-05-2021, 07:42 PM

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Nah, the P99 was great years ago. The competition wasn't inherently toxic, and there were groups to be had everywhere. It's the community and the fairly new min-max obsession that sucks.

Really? There were groups to be had everyone when the population was like 200 people back in the day?

roks1 · #7 07-14-2021, 12:32 PM

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Really? There were groups to be had everyone when the population was like 200 people back in the day?

I made a shaman druid druid necro necro group for paw with a russian skinhead because we wanted to get exp and we were gonna do it regardless of our lack of proper set up, so yeah grouping happened even back then
u just had to send people tells ad make friends

Jibartik · #8 07-05-2021, 06:08 PM

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There are only a handful of acceptable places to level, otherwise you have to bring your own group or get comfortable soloing. The raiding scene is an incredible waste of man-hours, and is wretchedly boring because all guilds are zerg-guilds and all content is known. Big mobs were being slaughtered all across velious within hours of release. That shouldn't really be possible, except for the fact that all guilds are zerg-guilds.

I went to check on the beads camp, and the list was 25 people long. Just looking around, it appeared that maybe 6 of those people were active. Everyone else was alt-tabbed out.

The guild I was in was doing plate house, and the officers decided that they were going to let the dwarf get away in order to shut down any other guild from immediately starting after we left. Intentionally screwing over other Everquesters because of.. I dont know even know.. something about competition, I guess?

There used to be some pleasure in just enjoying the game, but that's mostly gone. It's just a grab for pixels.

I've been on P99 since 2009, but it's finally time.

I will absolutely let the door hit me on the way out, fuck you too.

OP your targets here are above what a mortal norrathian should be interested in.

If you hunt bears and scarab rings like me its a blast 8)

You are a farmer, like I, spend time in the karanas and that's what the joy in EQ is all about. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Old_PVP · #9 07-05-2021, 08:01 PM

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OP your targets here are above what a mortal norrathian should be interested in.

If you hunt bears and scarab rings like me its a blast 8)

You are a farmer, like I, spend time in the karanas and that's what the joy in EQ is all about. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Seriously. Settle down OP. Go enjoy the journey that is EQ. Fuck's sake, maybe consider RED?

Seducio · #10 07-05-2021, 06:58 PM

100% accurate.

It's an epiphany most playing long enough will come to.

Game is still fun, but masochistic elements within the game deter anyone who values their sanity.

Sadly some never learn. Be glad you see things clearly now.

The way it is still fun for those past this point is to do it only on your terms.

When you really take stock you will realize how to maximize your fun rather than torpedo your time.

Good luck.