The End Is Near Repent Sinners!!Follow

this has gotta be the 1000000th post saying this, i do not agree, as i have said 999999 times

There are still just as many people playing, but the vast majority of the population is level 60 plus. So if you are looking for a group in the lower levels there may not be a lot of people there. It does not mean that a lot of people are not playing.

Try this, do a

/who all 25 results 5-10 people
/who all 55 results 100+ people
/who all 65 results "to many people to display"

There does seem to be a thinning out at the moment.

I notice it in bazaar trader numbers. Where the bazaar was previously full and sometimes you had to wait to go on trader there are maybe 100 or so less at the same times nowadays.

It may well be the time of year. Spring affects some people that way.

SPRING IS HERE !!!!!!!!
Me personally if its 75 and sunny out im fishing and drinking beer with my dog, hiking in the woods with my dog, playing frisbee with my dog, or drinking beer on my porch and hitting on girls that walk by.(oh yea with my dog). Especailly since tuesday was 4/20 and beautifull out ...man I dont think I could have played EQ if I wanted to.

I actually noticed an increase recently in the number of people in my level range to group with. I used to have to wait a half hour or so to get a group, but recently, I can get in to a group as soon as I log in almost.

If there is a decrease, it's slight one. Spring, CoH about to start (I bet that will knock more people out than you would think, not quitting, but playing EQ less than before) WoW beta being as large as it is... Getting closer and closer to exam time for those still in school/college...

Quite a few factors that normally kick the EQ population down. There's a cycle, and I doubt it will be permanently broken until CoH, WoW and EQ2 are all out. EQ is beginning it's downturn in it's product life cycle, but it's going to be a fairly slow one, don't ever expect the game to fully die out. The people that do remain though will almost exclusievly (almost) people that have pleyed awhile, you will see very few new people entering the game, especially when WoW arrives (same genre).

So get to the upper 50s at least sooner (shoot for 65), as that area will be the place to find groups in 6-8 months. Below that you will almost exclusively be dealing with twinks, and they will shoot to the upper lvls fast.

Sad EQ addict here. I read this:



and my first thought was "That's a lousy ratio".

From reading what I have about EQ2, I think EQ2 is going to suck... A LOT!
Flame me if you wish, but no kiting? GIVE ME A BREAK! That's the most fun thing in the game- for me, at least.

My impression is that they've taken eq, broken it down, removed the essential bits, filled it up with awesome graphics, and are trying to sell it as the game that will finally kill EQ.

They're not getting my money, just yet. Not to hijack this post-- I think no one is on because 1) it is close to finals time and 2) it is SPRING!

I really don't think the end of EQ is near... Lots of other druids and necros think that kiting is great fun. I would give up all the new graphics if that was the only way for me to keep doing what I would enjoy. EQ2 can take its awesome graphics and lack of kiting to someone else's house.