Hey Matt,
Good to see you're still into the game. I'm wondering if you happen to
have some inside information here or if this is your impression from all
you've heard and read etc...
I tend to take what you say about the game somewhat seriously, but some
whould say Im just a gullible guy. Haha.
Thanks for adding your thoughts and hope you're doing well out there.
Scott ( Paria, Golden, Nortic etc... )
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Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 1:23 PM
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Subject: [EverQuest] Re: EQ math
Nah, EQ1 has a remaining life of maybe 2 more years, but that is
stretching it a bit. Even as SOEs major flagship game, SOE is seeing
the darkness at the end of the tunnel. They will be spending more money
to maintain the game than they are bringing in with subscriptions
dropping more and more each month. I think SOE "may"
try to revitilize EQ by releasing a completely new graphics engine and
serious upgrade for the game, but this would be optional and only be
window dressing since there is not too much they can do with the backend
servers without a complete game overhaul, which they just are not going
to do. EQ2 was a serious disapointment to them, as the players were
already use to EQ1 and the social structure there. It does sadden me a
bit that EQ will come to a close, but we all knew it would happen
eventually. I doubt SOE will ever cancel EQ completely (at least not
for another 5 or so years), but I would imagine the day when new
expansion are no longer released, patches are no longer made, and maybe
one or two servers are all that are left is not too far around the
corner.... like I said, maybe 2 years.
I doubt there will ever be another game that has the same appeal and
drive that SOE captured with EQ1... however I think we might find that
another game may come close only after SOE "pulls the plug" on
EQ1 and forces everyone to find another game. We may see a game in the
future released from SOE along the same genre of EverQuest, but with a
completely different story line and perhaps even the same stayability of
EverQuest, but I rather doubt it. I think SOE will end up making their
bread and butter with shoot-offs of the Star Wars Universe and maybe
some other games like they offer on the station website (jeopardy, wheel
of fortune, etc), while another game company with the same spirit that
SOE had long ago steps up to take the lead. I would say the next big
game will be Vanguard : Saga of Heros. I think that Brad and Jeff have
both learned a lot from their experience helping shape EverQuest, and
Microsoft (one of the biggest backers of Sigil) has learned from its
mistakes in the online game field and won't make the same mistakes
again. SOE has started loosing its grip on the market and Microsoft has
a habit of stepping in and taking over when something like that happens.
I mean look at Nintendo, Sega, and even Sony. They started slipping in
the console game industry and Microsoft stepped in with the X-Box and
dominated the market by throwing money at the market till they owned it.
Now the best graphics for console games out there are on X-Box, even if
content is still split evenly but leaning more towards X-Box as time
goes on.
Matt
aka Dragowulf Bowcraft (Ranger of The Tribunal) Dulcere the Furryfooted
Ranger (Retired Guide of Erollisi Marr)
--- In EverQuest@yahoogroups.com, Su <suceress@d...> wrote:
> Oh cool!!
> I don't know if EQ1 will still be around then though. Plus EQ2
could be considered a parrallel universe.
> I didn't know Luclin had exploded in EQ2. Did they say the story
behind why? What happened to the poor Vah Shir?
> I imagine in 25 years the game interfaces will be much more
advanced. Maybe there will be EQ 1.5 or 1.9A or something. :-D
> luv,
> -Su
>
> ======= At 2005-04-28, 01:44:00 you wrote: =======
>
> >Check this out.
> >
> >72 minutes real time = 1 day game time
> >
> >You can check it if you want, I haven't verified it.
> >
> >Soooooooo......
> >
> >72 X 365 = 26280 minutes real time
> >
> >26280 / 60 = 438 hours
> >
> >438 / 24 = 18.25 days
> >
> >18.25 days real time = 1 year on Norrath
> >
> >or roughly two and a half weeks.
> >
> >
> >Current game date as of this writing is March 11, 3200. EQ2 is
supposed to take place 500 years in Norrath's future. Luclin explodes,
Kunark is nowhere to be found. So how long will it take before EQ1
catches up with EQ2??
> >
> >18.25 X 500 = 9125 days real time
> >
> >9125 / 365 = 25 years!!!
> >
> >
> >So if you play EverQuest for 25 years, you will reach the year
3700 game time in which case you should see the moon explode and you'll
know what happened to Kunark.
> >
> >Cool huh?
> >
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