The "What were they thinking?" thread

[Darklake]

That gorge in East Karanas to the High Pass zone.

Dev 1 : Hang on, East Karana isn't nearly as wide as West Karana, let's put this long-assed snaking gorge in, that'll add another 5 minutes.
Dev 2 : Yeah. You know what will be cool too? Have two paths, one high and one low; but get this - the low one is a dead end!
Dev 1 : Cool! That'll add another 10 minutes. Tell you what, let's not put any mobs in there either.
Dev 2 : That's just mean.
Dev 1 : Ok, I'll just put one in.


What's your favourite "WTF?" area of Norrath?

[audacity]

From BB to DC, what the fuck is up with that 10 min walk to zone, and there isn't SHIT in there!

[Sparkin]

When I think of that canyon, its love, hate, love. I love finally reaching the end. I love the context it adds to Highpass. Highpass really has a unique feel to it, and that long path adds to the feel of it being wayyy up in the mountains.

Of course when I'm running that bitch, its another story!

Anyways, regardless of what the devs were thinking, I don't think its all bad. Just another one of the many ways tedium adds to the immersion of Norrath.

[Itchybottom]

I always felt that the guards in EverQuest were too high level for their areas. I understand why, I just think it defeats some of the immersion. Captain Silvermoon in Greater Faydark for example, could walk into Crushbone and get rid of the orc hordes in a matter of minutes. Deputy Budo in Misty Thicket could handle Lord Pickclaw just with dirty looks.

[Glorfinrod]

Items that have both int and wis. WTF?

[Quineloe]

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

That gorge in East Karanas to the High Pass zone.

Dev 1 : Hang on, East Karana isn't nearly as wide as West Karana, let's put this long-assed snaking gorge in, that'll add another 5 minutes.
Dev 2 : Yeah. You know what will be cool too? Have two paths, one high and one low; but get this - the low one is a dead end!
Dev 1 : Cool! That'll add another 10 minutes. Tell you what, let's not put any mobs in there either.
Dev 2 : That's just mean.
Dev 1 : Ok, I'll just put one in.


What's your favourite "WTF?" area of Norrath?

cmon you know perfectly well that both Devs in your example are named "Brad McQuaid"

[Snigel]

Being able to single pull humanoid mobs when they are in clear line of sight of a couple of friends.

[Lazortag]

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

Items that have both int and wis. WTF?

Some of these make sense (Golden Efreeti Boots for example) because it means they don't have to make an item for boots of the same quality for priest classes. However, some items (like Gnoll Hide Tome?) make no sense at all since only Int classes can use them, but they provide both stats.

[Mcbard]

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

When I think of that canyon, its love, hate, love. I love finally reaching the end. I love the context it adds to Highpass. Highpass really has a unique feel to it, and that long path adds to the feel of it being wayyy up in the mountains.

Of course when I'm running that bitch, its another story!

Anyways, regardless of what the devs were thinking, I don't think its all bad. Just another one of the many ways tedium adds to the immersion of Norrath.

Yup, I love the gorge for the same reason.

[hedbonker]

Caster stats on melee only items: http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=1813

WTF is that????