Lost the spark?

[pharmakos]

I really wanted to get sucked in to Green, but I just can't seem to do it. Have barely played EQ this year, but for years before now I played TAKP and three boxed. That got boring. Now, I figured I'd try getting back into the game, single boxing, and just... Idk. The game isn't fun anymore? I love the socializing, but otherwise there's so many other games if rather play instead of bashing my head against the wall that is EQ grinding. I've been working on beating every main series Final Fantasy, for instance, something I've always wanted to do but never could because EQ took up so much of my gaming time...

Has EQ always sucked? Was it always just a fancy chat room? Why not play a better game and talk to someone while doing it?

[Izmael]

Maybe Green isn't for you. Try Blue. It has a couple QoL features Green doesn't have, and you can get geared easily, and borderline powerleveled by buffs from people in EC.

[Deathrydar]

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

Maybe Green isn't for you. Try Blue. It has a couple QoL features Green doesn't have, and you can get geared easily, and borderline powerleveled by buffs from people in EC.

[Baler]

EQ has always been a MUD with 3D graphics.

[TX_Beowulf]

I think "better" is a matter of opinion. There are certainly prettier games out there, for sure, but it sounds like the things that you find fun are not really what's available on Green. Some folks like a challenge, and some do not. What one person finds "challenging," another might find mind-numbingly boring. Some folks like grinding and limited resources, and some folks just love dodging red zones on the ground in an instanced zone with folks they never have to talk to. It takes all kinds, and that's OK.

[commongood]

It's pleasure and pain with classic EQ. There are EQ days where you've really looked forward to sitting down and playing for a few hours and getting some exp on your level 53 char only to:

a) have to wait for a spot in a group
b) have the group wipe 5 mins after you join
c) have the tank leave after the CR and your group spending the next 20 mins twiddling your thumbs while looking for a replacement
d) have your healer be afk with no tag when you finally get a tank replacement
e) wipe on the second pull after healer finally got back
f) have the group disbanding
g) realize it's an hour later than you had planned to play for and logging with less exp than when you logged on and having to get your corpse tomorrow.

You then ask yourself why oh why do I do this to myself. And why indeed? Obviously if experiences like that were the norm it would be too dire, but I mean it's part of what makes the reward feel so immense (just reaching maximum level).

I never played during vanilla EQ and I'm yet to really play on green. But imagine it's all pretty hard core.

If you can't keep your sanity while focusing on the long term goals and thrive with that then maybe it just isn't your cup of tea.

I mean Blizzard cherry picked the best elements from EQ and then completely (nearly anyway) did away with down time and bottle necks etc. It worked a charm. They pretty much blew EQ out of the water and EQ spent the next several years trying to copy WoW with all sorts of "QoL" improvements to the game. But hand-holding leads to generic gaming experiences imo. There's a reason I don't play WoW (even classic WoW) but am a sucker for Blue 99 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Gunnie]

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

I love the socializing, but otherwise there's so many other games if rather play instead of bashing my head against the wall that is EQ grinding. I've been working on beating every main series Final Fantasy, for instance, something I've always wanted to do but never could because EQ took up so much of my gaming time...

Not to mention the release of Red Dead Redemption 2 on 11/5/19, which appears to look amazing on PC.

EQ would be a great time killer for me at work, but when I log into green, I /cry at that UI.

[Deathrydar]

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

Not to mention the release of Red Dead Redemption 2 on 11/5/19, which appears to look amazing on PC.

Oh man! You just made me feel so much better! Hopefully at least 50% of the green community leaves for that game!!!

[Lojik]

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

I really wanted to get sucked in to Green, but I just can't seem to do it. Have barely played EQ this year, but for years before now I played TAKP and three boxed. That got boring. Now, I figured I'd try getting back into the game, single boxing, and just... Idk. The game isn't fun anymore? I love the socializing, but otherwise there's so many other games if rather play instead of bashing my head against the wall that is EQ grinding. I've been working on beating every main series Final Fantasy, for instance, something I've always wanted to do but never could because EQ took up so much of my gaming time...

Has EQ always sucked? Was it always just a fancy chat room? Why not play a better game and talk to someone while doing it?

If you're not feeling it, yeah EQ sucks. I go through spurts where I really want to play and others where I don't at all. It can tend to be really slow, and if you weren't hyped for green i'd just stay off for a while, maybe you'll feel like doing it later? At the moment it's more packed than classic EQ should be. People are coping simply cause they want to race, they're hyped, or nostalgia, not cause it's a fantastic base experience

[senna]

Once the nostalgia wears off you either need to be on disability, unemployment or retired to get any worth from classic everquest.

Enjoy a few days of killing orcs, cybering wood elves, and training guards. Then move on to modern games. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.][You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.][You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]