Comments on: EQ2: Looking for Veeshan.

By: Tipa

Tipa — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:49:18 +0000

Well, if the next expansion is Velious 2.0, I guess we’ll get Klandi and Zlandi. It’s ridiculous. Aside from the fact that all these dragons were killed repeatedly by thousands of people in EQ1, which, even given resurrection as a reality in the world (as opposed to simply being a game mechanic — some NPCs have rez), should at least have been a clear signal to the Ring hierarchy that those lizards just weren’t up to snuff.

EQ1 is __still there__. If anyone wants to raid Trak again, they can go do exactly that. In a few months, they’ll be spawning Fabled Trakanon again, so he’ll even be a challenge for a month or so.

There’s probably a need for an updated EQ1 — with modern technology wrapped around the old game — but that game should not be EQ2. EQ1 had some tragic missteps that should not be repeated.

I would have liked to have seen VP be a broken, disused place, guarded by the undead shells of the old dragons… and then at the end, a new portal to Veeshan’s plane — hell, why not to Veeshan herself, she’s bigger than the world. Her body must be home to all sorts of weird things.

EQ2 needs to tell a new story. We already played the old one.

By: Genda

Genda — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:34:53 +0000

“just copy all the EQ1 characters to EQ2 and close the original one down.”

OOH! Great idea. That would probably get me playing Genda again. I bet Branyanu would get her enchanter going again too.

I agree though, that is taking the easy way out. “Design new content and storyline or make a derivative? Hmm we can go a lot faster if we don’t have to do all this from scratch.” It’s nice if there are some of the same PLACES. Geography isn’t going to change THAT much. I want different storylines and characters, especially if they are bosses. It’s OK to have the odd boss from EQ1 in EQ2 just for continuity (if there was no way he would have been gone for some reason” but if they are making carbon-copy stories and characters, it doesn’t matter how different the encounter is, it deprives the users of that certain “OH! Cool!” moment. “Oh, look. It’s Zlandicar again. Yawn”

By: Tipa

Tipa — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:55:03 +0000

Yeah, that’s the one. And, I figured you’d get the PHC reference :)

By: Zygwen

Zygwen — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:45:26 +0000

I believe you are referring to Elder Ekron and not the Fairy Dragon that flies around Skyfire, which should also not be confused with that poet named Edgar something or other.

You make EQ1 sound like Minnesota :P

By: stargrace

stargrace — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:36:29 +0000

I actually mentioned one night in 70-79 that I’d love to see NEW content. Not EQ1 content revamped for EQ2, and I was flamed, bad. REALLY bad in fact. 90% of the players ranted on about how “this is EQ2, and it should be molded exactly like EQ1″ etc etc. It’s all I heard for the rest of the night. Damn didn’t I feel like crap by the end of it.

A few people spoke up about how they didn’t play EQ1. So all they hear now in EQ2 is EQ1 this and EQ1 that. Makes for pretty boring conversations to those who never played the original.

Personally. I’d LOVE to see NEW content. Brand new. Something no one has seen in EQ1 or EQ2 yet. I enjoy the nostalgia just as much as the next person, but it’s been three years of EQ1 revamps now. I’m ready for something else.