It’s Friday, WOOT! I’ll try to refrain myself from typing out causeless, incoherent rants at certain anyones around here.
Zhasacoolclerics thread was interesting:
Zhasa writes a short essay to tell us that EQ is dying, but we shouldn’t discuss it anymore. I think the thread is now the 5th on the board about the death of Everquest? Darest there be a sixth? Will it be Zhasa’s?...or…or…does this latest essay entry of mine fit the category?!
Zha then proceeds to get into a battle of reason with the king…. Joph wins hands down as usual.
Coldhandluke, (who are you?) sneaks in a couple jabs, totally ignored by most.
Delian gave us a story of encouragement…good job.
Saeel interjects with the common sense most of us ignore when responding to a message board. The comments however, lacked the controversy needed to be carried too far.
Lastly, heitash takes the time to advise us who still play EQ, why we continue to play.
Is he/she right?
I do play other games as suggested by heit. I’m currently playing Vanguard and EQ. They provide me with very different kinds of entertainment. Vanguard is an escape from everything and everyone. I have no acquaintances in Vanguard, and no friends or family that play, so no obligations to anyone. The world of Telon is all new, exciting and full of challenge and adventure. I’ve made it a point to stay away from fansites, walkthroughs, spoilers, etc. for Vanguard. Hours can pass unnoticed while I complete a quest or two, join a pick-up group or just go exploring.
EQ is quite the opposite. Norrath feels very homey, comfortable and secure. I play with my husband and try and help manage a large and growing guild. I seldom decide what I want to do with my time in EQ. But! There’s still much I haven’t done or seen in EQ that I’m finally getting a chance to. I almost always have fun and often find myself accomplishing ‘something’ that I’ve been meaning to, or better yet, something I wasn’t meaning to and didn’t think I could. I like being a part, and hopefully an integral part, of something successful.
I probably spend ¾, or more, of my gaming time playing EQ.
I think the community, despite the recent rash of player complaints around here, is a big, perhaps the biggest, reason people keep playing. I think that most of the content that continues to come out is decent and worth spending some time on. I think the story of Norrath, the Nameless and all that has transpired through its make-believe history is intriguing and adds much to the flavor of Everquest. I think some still play because it’s a game that their computers CAN play and/or they feel like they have too much time and money invested in the game to quit and play something else. I think people, obviously, still enjoy EQ.
So, why you think EQ is still hanging on after all these years?
Why do you keep playing?