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EverQuest2 Revisited Part 2: Travels in Faydwer2009-11-09 00:00:00you end up doing the bidding of quest giver NPCs. This is pretty much standard fare for most MMOs these days. The newbie experience in Echoes of Faydwer is smoother and more accessible then in the older newbie areas.A few points that need to be addressed regarding quests:Quest hubs need to be closer to the quest targetsMore bread-crumbing quests that help guide the player from one part of a zone to another partMore basic quests that help teach the players about how to:use a mailboxuse a brokeruse and locate teleportation devices like boats and magic carpetsuse the research assistantThere are far too many quests and there should be a limit on quests to prevent a player from being disoriented and overwhelmedThe Quest journal needs to be made more attractive and functionalI found the quest box a little too plain as it is black with white textHaving scalable quest text for people who have vision problems and disabilities would also be a big helpLess quest dialogThe Curse of ComplexityWhat concerns me more then anything about my experiences in EQ2 so far is the steep learning curve which creates a barrier to entry for new subscribers and those new to MMOs. This MMO is layered with so many complex features that I’m afraid that it may be too daunting for a new player or
someone who’s only experience with the genre may be WoW.While the list of features in EQ2 is ambitious and impressive, the lack of polish makes it feel like too little butter spread over toast. In a general sense, it seems the quantity of features was more important then the quality of features.Another concern is that many of the game mechanics lack any kind of introduction for the player. For example, the player nev...
Tips for Getting Gold in World of Warcraft2009-08-27 00:00:00of the population who have worked hard and are very successful. This is outrageous that because
someone works harder or smarter than others they have to pay for everyone else, it takes away the incentive to not ...
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that will absolutely2009-05-05 00:00:00 Reply to this shoarmakholar371 Dent
So we are whining about whiners ? ^^ jk
I agree entirely. If
someone gets hit by a 3k fireball (that might evenrit and be more) - they live with it without any thought. If that same person gets hit by aurse of Agony - whh is dispellable - and takes 24 sonds to deliver...
heros mostly, Iompiled a list of2009-04-30 00:00:00 Adding up all that hit, it's 401, so nearing theap without talents spent right there, not iluding ehantsgems. Hope this helps
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Well...me! Thanks, Lath. I hate doing all this work all over a...