U give me grp plz? I need this mob.

Dear Game Designers,

Please fix the current issues, with grouping in MMORPG’s.

It used to be, that grouping was something we naturally did. It was difficult to be in a world, wandering around getting jumped by orcs. We would form groups, and hunt together for the day.

Now, games are designed to guide us through the content, and level. People will come up and ask for a group because they need a certain kill, for a particular quest. They join, we kill the mob, and they leave. Read more

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When I first started this game we all call EQ back in March, 2000, I wasn’t sure what class to choose. I looked at all that were available to me at the time, and a wizard struck me as one that might be neat to play. I never thought I would actually get as involved in the game as I did, so it really didn’t matter much to me. So, I created my little dark elf wizard and off I went into this massive world we call Norrath. Read more

What makes us keep coming back to EQ?

I recently started playing Everquest again. When my friends heard, several of them came back too. Suddenly, there was our old play group, hunting and questing just like we have for over nine years. There have been many improvements and changes to the game, but that is not what calls us back.

I started thinking, “What is it about this game that makes us want to play it?”

 

I asked my friends and other folks I grouped with. At first I got the usual responses. “There is lot’s of content.” “Lot’s of quests.” Etc.

 

While it is true, that Everquest has considerably more content and quests than any other game right now, I don’t think it’s why we go back. I think it is the community of EQ that makes it special. Something about EQ, encourages a closeness that no other game I have played can imitate. You need other players. You want to be with them for safety and camaraderie. The longevity of the game, has led to real friendships forming.

 

SoE added something called fellowships. A mini-guild of sorts, where nine people can chat, and port to one another. It’s a nice touch, but honestly most long time players formed their fellowships years ago. I know that we did. We had a core group of friends. We all laughed, made our own chat channels, grouped together, helped one another.

 

We had real life BBQ’s and events, we shared our births, deaths, marriages, and daily problems. This group of ‘on-line gaming friends’ became friends in real life. We live all around the world, but I am closer to most of them now, than any of my so called real-life friends.

So I guess, the reason I come back to EQ…is it’s like a comfortable old pair of jeans. It is one of my old friends.