Tag: EQL

[EQL] What am I hoping For?

The discord for EverQuest Legends has been an absolute madhouse since it opened, and while I am on the quieter end of things, I do enjoy seeing what everyone else is getting up to. There are a LOT of questions floating around about what sort of game this will be. Very few absolute answers, for now. As we get closer to the release (slated for this summer) and of course the beta, we’ll hopefully get more information.

I did see a few things addressed to some degree. I also took a peek at the ‘suggestions’ section which sort of made me laugh (screenshot above).

People are passionate about their games, especially games that have 25+ years of history attached to them. They also tend to be very vocal about whatever aspect they are passionate about. Some people seem to want ‘original EverQuest’ to which I say it’s right over there. It still exists! The game is still around, there’s still P99 and there’s still progression servers. Go play.

What am I hoping for? I just want to play the game, without requiring a full group. I want to be able to quest, and craft. I don’t have an opinion on multiboxing. Lots of people seem to be against it. I do want to be able to group with friends and family. I’m feeling cautious about the subscription requirement. I think this might hurt them long term, especially because with a subscription comes the expectation of content.

I’m very excited, in any case. I’m hoping I get into the beta so I can help out with that, and I might even stream it or make some YouTube videos in the future. We’ll just have to see.

[EQL] EverQuest Legends? Hell. Yes.

I saw an article about this over on PCGamer, where they said it was an MMO for people who do not have time for an MMO. It reminded me of The Hero’s Journey, which was shut down and then went to court with Daybreak this year – and yes, I played it (and even wrote about it here) but then stopped once the court stuff started happening. At the start I assumed it was much like P99, which had (has?) permission to operate. Anyway, I already know that this is something that appeals to me, because I’ve already played (and loved) a version of it.

I love EverQuest. It is where I met my husband, and I have so many (many) memories – but I’m also a busy grown ass person now and I cannot play like I used to. That’s just the nature of life. Of COURSE I am going to give EverQuest Legends a go. Then I also learned that Linda Carson (also known as Brasse) is also back on the team. I’m even more excited.

WAY back when, Brasse used to work for Becket Massive Online Gamer. She left that and went to SOE to work on their community team and I got her job at Beckett. Eventually I started writing guides for EQ2, and SOE flew me down to California to interview their various developer teams in a whirlwind trip that lasted not even 3 days total.

I may not be part of the content creator portal any more, but I will absolutely be writing about my experiences, and I’m very excited for this.