the group required part is also an Achilles heel. What if your class isn't in high demand, or your in game friends slowly get bored. You might end up sitting around waiting for hours instead of actually playing.
100% agree.. mage in EQ1, "group looking for more" ME, ME!!!! "your a mage? no thanks, you cant DPS, your pets agro, ... oh can you give me some wfood and water, then piss off"
fixed with mana stones, and call of hero.. cool, now mages are requested to groups. mana stones and call of hero nerfed to worthlessness.. back to square one..
I think a game needs solo content, not with great rewards, but so you can do something while waiting. IN fact solo content should be slower, less exp, and less reward by far.. but not eliminated.. and not like EQ 1.. kill 3 things, sit for 30 minutes, repeat.. (please, no your doing it wrong.. at some levels you can slaughter, at others you are forced to the pick and poke kills)..
and that is the real point.. why WoW is the massively successful game it is.. and is amazingly easy at any level (even the Heroic stuff) its a jack of all things.. there are no Items in the game you cant get.. while in EQ1.. without 30-40 dedicated people you simply did not see certain area's, items, dungeons.. and lets be clear.. DEDICATED in EQ1 was way different then in WOW.. i can do heroics on greens if i play well.. (and the group isnt all pissy about gearscore (now gone)) in EQ.. you wiped, no if's, no maybe's without perfect timing and groups.. was that good? Not really, no game should demand 100% for 5-10 hours to get 2 people (of 30) items.. but damn.. that guy with the ubergreen armour of end game.. you didnt see 35 in front of the bank like you do in WoW.. you saw one.. and wondered WTH did he get that? for months.. till another showed up..
Sorry after the easy sauce of WoW.. only the few will ever enjoy challenge again... to easy to just fall back to "i will have if i just try again" mode.
disclaimer: EQ is still my favorite.. but going back now is like a High school reunion.. fun , but damn i don't want to be here for more then a few hours..
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