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Nathan Napalm playing till he hits 50 current level 17 but I never played EQ just EQ2.
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I also saw somewhere that you can use NPC companions ( i.e. Mercenaries) now, which would help with ability to solo some. It looks like you can only have 1 at a time though, so my old Rogue would probably have to debate between heals or tank.They have addressed most of the cons.
Like the medding power gem. If you meditate for 30 seconds then you get 10 percent your mana every 6 seconds. So you can go from no man's to full in 2 minutes or less.
If you die you respawn with all your gear.
You can summon your corpse by npc for a Rez in a central safe place so you dont have to lose exp.
They removed hell levels.
I both miss and don't miss those days of raiding. Stuff like breaking Fear, or some of the other raids were exciting, but man the amount of work and dedication to playing that was required back then... I just don't have the time for it any more.Gods I remember beta testing EQ back in the day. Levelled a cleric to 50 after launch and I can still remember the time someone traded me like 60 Peridots (way pricey gems back then) to rez him so he'd get back most of the XP he lost from dying.
Being a 50 cleric was very profitable.
I'm amazed anyone can try to do such long runs like these though. My eyes are killing me after half a day, even with breaks to look away from the screen.
Raids back then were some hard core stuff though.....
I think some of these things were actually beneficial to the game. Some of my most memorable moments in EQ were doing corpse runs - my own, or my group's. Not losing xps when getting killed removes the mechanic of having to get a friends PC to rez you.They have addressed most of the cons.
Like the medding power gem. If you meditate for 30 seconds then you get 10 percent your mana every 6 seconds. So you can go from no man's to full in 2 minutes or less.
If you die you respawn with all your gear.
You can summon your corpse by npc for a Rez in a central safe place so you dont have to lose exp.
They removed hell levels.
There's a very good reason MMOs aren't like that anymore. It drives people away. The only way many of the old mechanics and setups can work is if the game is a second job. The amount of time and effort required is not something most people can do because they have lives outside the game.I wish more MMORPGs were more like the old games. Shit should be hard. Nothing in the new MMORPGs gives you a feeling of achievement like back in the day.
I agree. While I miss it I know I don't have the time nor energy to play a mmorpg like that anymore. It was great when I was a teenager but not when I am pushing towards 40. I still feel they could do more with current games. Like FFxiv is just rehash update after update. They been following the Sam formula forever. After beating a salvage fight or ex I had no desire to do it again cause the gear means nothing. If I can beat it in a week with AH gear and nothing tougher comes out til next patch. The gear also gets completely replaced then. FFxi small but meaningfully progression. You know that pieces of gear you took months and even years to get meant something. When you actually had the best gear people were in awe of you and you held a high status and there were real communities there.There's a very good reason MMOs aren't like that anymore. It drives people away. The only way many of the old mechanics and setups can work is if the game is a second job. The amount of time and effort required is not something most people can do because they have lives outside the game.
Do most people feel completing something difficult is rewarding, sure. Do most people have the time and effort to spare for many of the older game mechanics? No. A sense of accomplishment is a great thing but mostly irrelevant if the accomplishment requires more time and effort than most people can put into it. 10k people playing what is basically hard mode is nowhere near as good for a company as 100k people playing a much easier game.
Is Lineage ][ still a thing? Try that. I played for a few years and holy hell that was a grind. I joined in one castle siege and that was absolutely nuts.I wish more MMORPGs were more like the old games. Shit should be hard. Nothing in the new MMORPGs gives you a feeling of achievement like back in the day.