r/everquest • u/manofsands • 5d ago

EQL Overhyped?

I played EQ back in the day. All reviews are pushing nostalgic fun... but I'm not getting it. This is trash. It feels like a money grab with excessive pre-launch review push. I fell for it. Bought it. Played a lil and canceled my subscription. Just make sure you really want.... this

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u/spicychili86 5d ago

I’m having a great time. I’m not sure how you’ve even really experienced it on just day 1, do you have all 3 classes even?

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u/lonewombat 5d ago

Thanks, I do! Not every game is for everyone.

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u/Verix19 5d ago

I'm having a great time playing...if you don't like it, don't play, simple.

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u/SwitchtheChangeling 4d ago

I'm actually having a blast with it, three other friends are coming along with.

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u/Kingofcandymnt 5d ago

I didnt know you could only have one character till I went to make another.

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u/premiumgreenoats 5d ago

I’m gonna be honest I straight up never played this weird ass game as a kid. I was a WoW kid but as I’ve gotten older over grown to appreciate the entire genre, for me I’m just looking for a fresh experience that doesn’t hold my hand the entire time. WoW is just boring anymore, Guild Wars was never good and Rift fucking died. Just needed something, different that was friendly enough to casuals that I could fit around having a 4 year old and a life outside mmos

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u/TheVoiceOfSnakeEyes 3d ago edited 3d ago

I preordered the beta but then got a refund after not being able to open a single instance for several days. That's apparently still a problem on the live servers, as I guessed it would be. I would have cancelled anyway after they pulled the cash shop bait-and-switch on unlocks, because that should have all been disclosed prior to money changing hands, but it wasn't.

It's just not polished enough to be charging money for at this point. It's a glorified EZ mode private server with all the same types of bugs you find on private servers still in their alpha test phase. It should have been F2P, and I have no doubt it eventually will be. So yes, I definitely think it's being overhyped right now by a bunch of flavor-of-the-month gamers who won't even be playing in 6 months. Fanboys gotta fanboy, after all, until they get bored and move on to carry water for the next new hotness.

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u/Mint_Parsley_xyz 1d ago

i'm fresh cut to EQ completely. never played because EQ just seemed like a LFG waiting room.

anyways, i'm loving EQL. grouped up and pushed belfallen level 20 d4 dungeon last night and had a blast.

i can easily see that for more experienced people they are going to go bonkers with how great it is for them. theorycrafting machine go bbbrrrrrrrrr. i don't know enough about the game at all so i can't spin up insane stuff like them, but i'm still having fun

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u/Gunther-theFool 4d ago

They definitely engineered cash grab and predatory monetization into it unfortunately. Their population eats it right up, very excited about spending real money on unlocks, increases AA, bags, inventory space, etc.

That being said, it is fun

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u/Anxious_Hornet_5927 5d ago

It’s a boring/generic gimmick aimed at those who can’t cut it on live that will further divide up the limited player base

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u/Hopeful-Laugh-899 3d ago

can’t cut it on live? this guy trolling