GU106 - What do you think?

I dont it like when games take old content, slap one or two new scripts on the exact same mob model, in the exact same zone and call it new content. You know the game is going down hill when they start doing that.

We all know the game needs a new or better stat system, but the developers have no idea how to do it.

IMO they should just remove most of the MA attacks and give every archetype a set amount that then improves through the weapon rating and return to the old +dps +healing stats we had back in the day.

 

Still the same.

 

It does, big time, but with 14 years of existing content it's probably easiest to keep the backend the same and just adjust the front end to provide a simplified experience in order not to break anything. It happens in any big IT system - after some time there are just parts nobody dares to touch any more, for fear of breaking them. Heck there are whole industries built on the premise that you just have to keep ancient apps you don't dare to change running no matter the cost - like mainframes still being bought today to keep applications from the 1970s and 1980s running you'd rather rewrite but which are just too important to replace old, known bugs with new, unknown ones.

Remember the last time they tried a major stats overhaul? It was Sentinels Fate, all old items were replaced with cookie cutter items with "new" stats because even back then nobody could have adjusted tens of thousands of items by hand, and half of the players hated the changes.

 

The latest news also mentions "The Shard of Hate's new Heroic, Solo, and Raid content is accessible to All Access members who have successfully ventured to level 110."

More non-subtle reminders to send them more money or don't bother trying to play the game.

 

Well, is a normal eq2 behavior. Fabled Zek was for member only too..

 

I also seem to recall an announcement awhile back that there would be no more f2p content after TOT or KA something.

 

I don't actually see this as a problem since the 'new' content isn't actually a game I'm interested in playing. I gave up on the adventure game when solo quests started sending me into advanced solo dungeons that were merc required and dripping full of raid scripts and I gave up on crafting with the latest expansion fiasco.

After months of barely logging in at all I recently started running a character through the ROK content and I'm having a ball. It really shows up the quality difference between content then and the junk we get now.

 

I never had a problem buying expansions as a F2P user, until I bought ToT. I did this whole big questline and I got a cool item at the end... that told me I had to be a member to equip it. I was pretty upset about that, I spent the same money everyone else did on the expansion and got locked out of content that I felt like I paid for.

 

Yeah, Altar of Malice was the last free-to-play expansion, confirmed by Kander (from a September 2017 thread asking when ToT would be F2P):

 

Top tier spells have been subbie only since the Freeport server beta. In the intervening years they've been gradually ramping up what's on The List - aside from new expansions - to include most or all GU content as well as gear players earn.

The past couple of years, it's just more obvious due to the lack of quality or meaningful content added.

 

EQ2 is a lost cause all the way around as long as the same grand poobahs are in charge of designing and managing the game. Any comment Kander makes just reinforces things for me. He is either super arrogant and egotistical or super naive when it comes to how he views the game and how well it is doing.

Take for the example GU 106, where he stated in Discord (via a screen shot posted on the official forums) that they will be adding a buff so that any player can run 1 expert level zone once per day.





Whoop tee doo. That is no where near enough of an effort to bridge the hhhuuugggeeee gap in the player base. At best it is a little to late. Color me unimpressed.

 

"Last years some folks complained that expets were too hard"

Really? Seriously? Lol...

So, just one run every 18/24h, but with ever alt. A nice incentive for pug! .........

 

I still don't think that he understands appropriate use of RNG yet, let alone accessibility in games design.

 

think he's been pretty clear where he stands on your complaints!

 

So, we've got this buff coming.

He also said he's going to try and work in ascension level 1-10 drops into KA content.

And now we've got account wide tithe. A bit like ESO champ points, however those are cumulative between characters.

If the massively poll was a reliable proxy, they may have lost 20-30% of their subscribers over the last 30 days.

Surprised he didn't give us the finger and double down on his decisions like he usually does.

 

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Sorry, if its not in Pravda, I don't believe it. If its in Pravda, it MUST be true! *rolls eyes*

 

I got Season 4 Familiars and Improve Ranger Makeshift Arrows (in that order). Since two spins is about all they have the staff to handle at this point, Make It So Mr. Vekselberg.

 

I got "boost all warlock abilities" twice.

I played a pally, brig, and defiler. I'm not playing a toon that wears a dress and points sticks at things, so I'm gonna wait this round out.

 

I got "Nerf coercer DPS" and "Epic Repercussions 2.0"