Comments on: Fixing the Everquest 2 Newbie experience http://ogrebear.com/?p=1186 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:16:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: EQ2 and new players « Big Ogre, Small World http://ogrebear.com/?p=1186&cpage=1#comment-4329 EQ2 and new players « Big Ogre, Small World Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:06:31 +0000 http://ogrebear.com/?p=1186#comment-4329 [...] Ogrebear has another post about the newbie experience, and We Fly Spitfires makes a great point about the difference in EQ2 players versus other games. [...] [...] Ogrebear has another post about the newbie experience, and We Fly Spitfires makes a great point about the difference in EQ2 players versus other games. [...]

]]> By: Gareth http://ogrebear.com/?p=1186&cpage=1#comment-4315 Gareth Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:20:06 +0000 http://ogrebear.com/?p=1186#comment-4315 As a player who's only really levelled Frogloks I've found the Antonica levelling a bit slow too, its not slow in that I cannot get the XP fast enough but it felt like too many of the quests had the time sink of endless running around for that level. Where what I really wanted to do is go somewhere and get stuck into some action, I'd also agree with the idea of a few more linear story lines to be added in there especially just out of starter areas. Lastly as I've played only Frogloks though I sort of get shoe-horned into Antonica as a levelling area, travel wise I think for a new player the alternative zones to reach are not presented very well (in fact although I've not looked for it I've not actually gone to Butcherblock mountains yet despite hours of questing and travelling I've not stumbled over it :P). I'd not want it Guildwars style where I just click on a island to go to when I'm at the docks since I'd lose the feeling of travelling, but some sort of text when I hover over say a trip to thunderring steps giving me a long description of where to go on further would be cool. Maybe even the boat routes coming up on the map here could be good, I'm sure a lot of players find an uncompleted journey to somewhere is very enticing in an MMO, as it is right now though for a new player especially travel in EQ2 isn't logically laid out (the massive city of Queynos harbour only has three destinations!) and the in game map totally fails to give the connection information I think I need. As a player who’s only really levelled Frogloks I’ve found the Antonica levelling a bit slow too, its not slow in that I cannot get the XP fast enough but it felt like too many of the quests had the time sink of endless running around for that level.

Where what I really wanted to do is go somewhere and get stuck into some action, I’d also agree with the idea of a few more linear story lines to be added in there especially just out of starter areas.

Lastly as I’ve played only Frogloks though I sort of get shoe-horned into Antonica as a levelling area, travel wise I think for a new player the alternative zones to reach are not presented very well (in fact although I’ve not looked for it I’ve not actually gone to Butcherblock mountains yet despite hours of questing and travelling I’ve not stumbled over it :P ).

I’d not want it Guildwars style where I just click on a island to go to when I’m at the docks since I’d lose the feeling of travelling, but some sort of text when I hover over say a trip to thunderring steps giving me a long description of where to go on further would be cool.

Maybe even the boat routes coming up on the map here could be good, I’m sure a lot of players find an uncompleted journey to somewhere is very enticing in an MMO, as it is right now though for a new player especially travel in EQ2 isn’t logically laid out (the massive city of Queynos harbour only has three destinations!) and the in game map totally fails to give the connection information I think I need.

]]> By: We Fly Spitfires http://ogrebear.com/?p=1186&cpage=1#comment-4309 We Fly Spitfires Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:55:05 +0000 http://ogrebear.com/?p=1186#comment-4309 DLW, GFay and Kunark are all great IMO. I definitely think they should revamp the "normal" city newbie experience from 6 - 20 but I doubt they will as they did that a few years ago plus we'll be getting Halas soon too. DLW, GFay and Kunark are all great IMO. I definitely think they should revamp the “normal” city newbie experience from 6 – 20 but I doubt they will as they did that a few years ago plus we’ll be getting Halas soon too.

]]> By: Hudson http://ogrebear.com/?p=1186&cpage=1#comment-4305 Hudson Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:40:47 +0000 http://ogrebear.com/?p=1186#comment-4305 Darklight Woods is just awesome. I dont even like Kunark. But the Woods are setup just right. Darklight Woods is just awesome. I dont even like Kunark. But the Woods are setup just right.

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