Forgive me, for this is the first post I've made in this forum (I read the rules!), but there's something that I was hoping to start a discussion on.
I began playing this game because I was a diehard Everquest player for four years back in '00 and I missed it. I realized when I started playing there would be a lot of differences in SoD and EQ, not the least of which being class and zone differences, and lore differences. However, I was confident this game would remain interesting and fun, as was the game it was patterned off of.
I've played it for a few weeks now and, for the most part, I'm reasonably happy with what's been done. There are some bugs I've noticed, and some changes that I don't like (mostly having to do with bard song changes and listsold) but all in all they aren't things that ruin gameplay for me.
One thing I have noticed that really bothers me is the zone level changes. Zones I really loved to go to as a young player are now ridiculously high in level (65+), which would be fine if there were compensations and replacements for those low-level zones in other areas. But there aren't.
The result is we have a ton of zones that are 40+, 50+ and 60+ and a great deal of high-end content, but nothing for those of us who have just started out and are working our way up. The result is the low levels are forced to stay in and farm/fight in the same levels (Blackburrow, Warrens, Goblinskull, etc) for 30+ seasons until they get high enough to start going to the "exciting" places we miss.
Granted, I also realize this game is very easy to level in due to certain quests giving a large amount of EXP, and also tradeskills giving EXP, but this is not the blessing it seems if you have to sit around and duel in the arena for countless hours trying to get your skills up so you can hit that level 25 baddie, or dodge him when he strikes you. Fast leveling is not always GOOD leveling, as I have discovered in earnest.
I suppose my question (and my suggestion, in the end) is -- are there any plans to introduce more low level content, perhaps in the form of Charasis/Burning Woods/etc type zones? I personally would LOVE to see a mid-level Charasis zone for 20-35 levels, as that was one of my FAVORITE zones in the game. I see woefully little Kunark content and I think it'd be a great way to balance out the level difference in the zones we have right now.
As with all things, I realize this is a work in progress and ALSO that it's free; I'm not complaining and I do appreciate the work the GM's and the DEV's do. I'm just hopeful for the future and was wondering if anyone could give me any information on future plans or, if there isn't any, perhaps some could be made.
I began playing this game because I was a diehard Everquest player for four years back in '00 and I missed it. I realized when I started playing there would be a lot of differences in SoD and EQ, not the least of which being class and zone differences, and lore differences. However, I was confident this game would remain interesting and fun, as was the game it was patterned off of.
I've played it for a few weeks now and, for the most part, I'm reasonably happy with what's been done. There are some bugs I've noticed, and some changes that I don't like (mostly having to do with bard song changes and listsold) but all in all they aren't things that ruin gameplay for me.
One thing I have noticed that really bothers me is the zone level changes. Zones I really loved to go to as a young player are now ridiculously high in level (65+), which would be fine if there were compensations and replacements for those low-level zones in other areas. But there aren't.
The result is we have a ton of zones that are 40+, 50+ and 60+ and a great deal of high-end content, but nothing for those of us who have just started out and are working our way up. The result is the low levels are forced to stay in and farm/fight in the same levels (Blackburrow, Warrens, Goblinskull, etc) for 30+ seasons until they get high enough to start going to the "exciting" places we miss.
Granted, I also realize this game is very easy to level in due to certain quests giving a large amount of EXP, and also tradeskills giving EXP, but this is not the blessing it seems if you have to sit around and duel in the arena for countless hours trying to get your skills up so you can hit that level 25 baddie, or dodge him when he strikes you. Fast leveling is not always GOOD leveling, as I have discovered in earnest.
I suppose my question (and my suggestion, in the end) is -- are there any plans to introduce more low level content, perhaps in the form of Charasis/Burning Woods/etc type zones? I personally would LOVE to see a mid-level Charasis zone for 20-35 levels, as that was one of my FAVORITE zones in the game. I see woefully little Kunark content and I think it'd be a great way to balance out the level difference in the zones we have right now.
As with all things, I realize this is a work in progress and ALSO that it's free; I'm not complaining and I do appreciate the work the GM's and the DEV's do. I'm just hopeful for the future and was wondering if anyone could give me any information on future plans or, if there isn't any, perhaps some could be made.
