EverQuest: The Beginings?

LexarkT11 · 12-13-2005, 12:17 PM

Anyone else want an EQ server where everything starts fresh? I think it would be sweet and would definatly re-subscribe to play on a server or two where everything was just starting off again. Expansions could come out for the server after a while and what not, I dunno, i think it would be sweet to start over again. People will argue that everything will be beat to quickly because everyone has already done it, this may be true, anyone see a way of fixing this?

Anyone even think Sony would go this route ever?

Soygen · 12-13-2005, 12:19 PM

You would play for a week and say, "This shit used to be fun?". Then you would quit.

makist · 12-13-2005, 12:22 PM

Actually I think it would be a great idea, but without limiting the expansions, that would never happen. Servers have people with such a rediculous amount of AAs and gear that someone starting now could never compete with, even if they used to play a while back. This would give a fresh opportunity to re-release EQ to new players and recover some of the old ones.

LexarkT11 · 12-13-2005, 12:22 PM

Possibly, but I cant help but think it could be fun...Go back to old spell effects (if possible) and remember leveling up to get more than one color spells, ect..

Utnayan · 12-13-2005, 12:23 PM

It would be interesting, but nostalgia for the good old days and actually going back to the good old days rarely meet expectations. It would be kind of fun though if they released a monthly fee free version of the original EverQuest, without GM support, with the old UI's and tutorials and such.

Zehn - Vhex · 12-13-2005, 12:24 PM

HAY GUYS, I THINK THEY NERFED JBOOTS THIS WEEK.

If you really want to go re-live the original EQ experience, go out to a bar and meet a couple new people, and then smack your nuts with a hammer for 7 hours a night, every night, for the next 5 years.

Oh, and stop bringing this topic up every month you faggots.

Malakie Torsade · 12-13-2005, 12:33 PM

Damn, like 6 replies and Soy, Utnayan, and Zehn already summed up what I was going to say. :/

Seriously, forget it. 90% of the hardcore EQ'rs who go on and on about how awesome it was would quit within the first month.

Arbitrary · 12-13-2005, 12:35 PM

Make it PvP with no expansions, RZ style, with item loot.

Sign me up.

Indiana · 12-13-2005, 12:36 PM

God, how many times must we see this topic come up.

keflex · 12-13-2005, 12:37 PM

Are the board members that somewhat recently rejoined EQ still playing it?

Itzena · 12-13-2005, 12:37 PM

Soygen won the thread on the first reply.

BigMovieBuff · 12-13-2005, 12:46 PM

To answer your question: No.

However, I think there might be a market for EQServer software so people could establish and control their own servers.

Mithandriel · 12-13-2005, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by keflex

Are the board members that somewhat recently rejoined EQ still playing it?

If you are talking about the people that started playing on Saryn, that died out months ago. I know some others started back up on another server but I think they also had a more established guild to go to so I do not know how that turned out.

Most of the board members that started playing EQ2 on Guk also stopped playing. I'm still there but Guk was also my home server to begin with.

Honestly, these nostalgic restarts never seem to work. They build up for a month and then "been there, done that" sets in and it loses steam.

Arbitrary · 12-13-2005, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mithandriel

If you are talking about the people that started playing on Saryn, that died out months ago. I know some others started back up on another server but I think they also had a more established guild to go to so I do not know how that turned out.

Most of the board members that started playing EQ2 on Guk also stopped playing. I'm still there but Guk was also my home server to begin with.

Honestly, these nostalgic restarts never seem to work. They build up for a month and then "been there, done that" sets in and it loses steam.

What I miss the most is the big chaotic newbie wars that you had in Qeynos and FP. Those were just awesome. Some of my fondest memories involve my Shin equipped Paladin, Ixthar, chopping level 1 newbies as they entered the game at Qeynos docks and taking their newbie spells.

Let's see you get to level 2 without a nuke!

And man, using Tomer Insogule to destroy people's faction by suicide running him than putting them in a death loop when they hit KOS, was also a hoot.

I'm probably a bad person for doing that and wanting to do it again.

Soriak · 12-13-2005, 12:53 PM

They had this server once for a couple days: Full item looting, perma death (you'd end up back at level 1 when you died.) - now that was fun.

Remove perma death in raid zones, add a huge exp modifier (500% or so) and make every item droppable.

I'd sign up for that.

Would definatly have to allow /anonymous though - I think it was turned off on that server. Otherwise you'd have a group of high levels check /who and gank anyone getting close to them. At least with /anonymous you can sneak to rarely visited places.

12-13-2005, 12:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
LexarkT11 Forever the Sickest Kid Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Toledo/Mentor, Ohio Posts: 651 -14 Internets	EverQuest: The Beginings? Anyone else want an EQ server where everything starts fresh? I think it would be sweet and would definatly re-subscribe to play on a server or two where everything was just starting off again. Expansions could come out for the server after a while and what not, I dunno, i think it would be sweet to start over again. People will argue that everything will be beat to quickly because everyone has already done it, this may be true, anyone see a way of fixing this? Anyone even think Sony would go this route ever?

12-13-2005, 12:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
Malakie Torsade Genocide Engineer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,517 +5 Internets	Damn, like 6 replies and Soy, Utnayan, and Zehn already summed up what I was going to say. :/ Seriously, forget it. 90% of the hardcore EQ'rs who go on and on about how awesome it was would quit within the first month. __________________

12-13-2005, 12:36 PM	#9 (permalink)
Indiana Shhhh! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 507 +1 Internets	Grr God, how many times must we see this topic come up. __________________ Indiana the Silent Club Fu Bristlebane We want to be the Blizzard of massively multiplayer gaming - John Smedley

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12-13-2005, 12:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
Soygen 100% Pure Soy Monk Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Posts: 6,243 +23 Internets	You would play for a week and say, "This shit used to be fun?". Then you would quit.

12-13-2005, 12:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
makist Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Rodcet Nife Posts: 771 -2 Internets	Actually I think it would be a great idea, but without limiting the expansions, that would never happen. Servers have people with such a rediculous amount of AAs and gear that someone starting now could never compete with, even if they used to play a while back. This would give a fresh opportunity to re-release EQ to new players and recover some of the old ones.

12-13-2005, 12:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
LexarkT11 Forever the Sickest Kid Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Toledo/Mentor, Ohio Posts: 651 -14 Internets	Possibly, but I cant help but think it could be fun...Go back to old spell effects (if possible) and remember leveling up to get more than one color spells, ect..

12-13-2005, 12:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
Utnayan Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,839 +3 Internets	It would be interesting, but nostalgia for the good old days and actually going back to the good old days rarely meet expectations. It would be kind of fun though if they released a monthly fee free version of the original EverQuest, without GM support, with the old UI's and tutorials and such.

12-13-2005, 12:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
Zehn - Vhex Lord of the Dance Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 6,459 +62 Internets	HAY GUYS, I THINK THEY NERFED JBOOTS THIS WEEK. If you really want to go re-live the original EQ experience, go out to a bar and meet a couple new people, and then smack your nuts with a hammer for 7 hours a night, every night, for the next 5 years. Oh, and stop bringing this topic up every month you faggots.

12-13-2005, 12:37 PM	#10 (permalink)
keflex Finger bang bang, bang-bang-bang! Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 343 +0 Internets	Are the board members that somewhat recently rejoined EQ still playing it?

12-13-2005, 12:46 PM	#12 (permalink)
BigMovieBuff Perennially Disappointed Lions Fan Join Date: May 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 616 +13 Internets	To answer your question: No. However, I think there might be a market for EQServer software so people could establish and control their own servers.

12-13-2005, 12:53 PM	#15 (permalink)
Soriak Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 4,774 +30 Internets	They had this server once for a couple days: Full item looting, perma death (you'd end up back at level 1 when you died.) - now that was fun. Remove perma death in raid zones, add a huge exp modifier (500% or so) and make every item droppable. I'd sign up for that. Would definatly have to allow /anonymous though - I think it was turned off on that server. Otherwise you'd have a group of high levels check /who and gank anyone getting close to them. At least with /anonymous you can sneak to rarely visited places.