Different maps/zonesworld in current line EQ1

pivo · #1 06-12-2020, 09:18 PM

Anyone remembers, what was the main reason for zones/maps/world redo as it is now in live EQ1? I can't believe the difference. How much bigger this old world is. And more content. More soul. Was there (I bet) plenty of players upset when it happened?

Once you start playing this old/classic world, you can't go to any other EQ version. Well at least I can't. I'm so glad for this project to be alive.

pivo · #2 06-12-2020, 09:20 PM

Sorry for title typo, should be: "Different maps/zones/world in current live EQ1"

Can't edit or delete this post or I would redo it.

Snortles Chortles · #3 06-12-2020, 09:57 PM

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pivo · #4 06-12-2020, 10:15 PM

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LOL! (and has nothing to do with maps/zones/world change) [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

mcoy · #5 06-12-2020, 11:01 PM

My first impression of the new "Freeport" caused me to immediately log out.

-Mcoy

Phaezed-Reality · #6 06-13-2020, 09:10 AM

it's part of the reason why we play here, and not on live... they ruined the game in more ways than just zones/maps.

Izmael · #7 06-13-2020, 09:37 AM

Didn't they redo commons / fp because they lost the source files for these zones?

A shame they didn't use github or something..
don't think anything existed back then other than setting up your own cvs repos and backup systems

Mblake81 · #8 06-13-2020, 10:50 AM

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I can't believe the difference. How much bigger this old world is. And more content. More soul. Was there (I bet) plenty of players upset when it happened?

It was a computer game that didn't need to take multiplatform into considerations. I can't speak if people were upset, I had already left when they introduced the Moon and Cats.

Elijah850 · #9 06-17-2020, 12:23 AM

The updated zones are nice in one way, but when I first logged in TLP and realized there was no more Oasis, E/W commons, revamped Steamfont... It was pretty crappy. They claim they cant run the un-revamped zones on the TLPs since they share something inseperable from normal live servers. I say WTF to that. TLP Krono wars is all that keeps Day-Break Games from the Reaper.

magnetaress · #10 06-17-2020, 02:23 AM

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It has plenty to do with you though.

There's plenty of large open world detailed content out there. More so than EQ classic. But EQ has plenty of cool handcrafted stuff and a more freeform FPS targeted level design. No one was afraid to get a players corpse lost in a high lvl maze.

Not sure there's anything quite like it. Definitely not for mmos.