I don’t mean to knock EQ. Even after all these years, it’s only just outside the top five MMO based on subscriptions. It beats SWG, Eve and City of Spandex. It’s really impressive, but there’s just something mind blowing about the announcement of its next expansion:
“In an ongoing commitment to introducing new features into EverQuest, The Serpent’s Spine introduces the Drakkin, the first new player race since the Frogloks were added to the game seven expansions ago,” said Chris Sturr, Senior Brand Manager, Sony Online Entertainment. “In addition to the new race, players of all levels will benefit from this expansion, as we are including content for levels 1 to 75.”
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For the love of all that’s holy … the Drakkin is the first new race for SEVEN expansions. Seven! That’s just since the last new race.
I’m imagining your epic party setting out. “Alright, now we need to go to Luclin…”
“Whoa, I’m out. I didn’t get Shadows of Luclin, I’ll meet you in Taelosia…”
“That’s Omens of War, right? Er … I’ll have to skip that.”
“No, that’s Gates of Discord, I bet your Barbarian that you own that one.”
“Oh right, so I’ll meet you on Luclin…”
If you are looking to get into EQ, the Platinum pack will get you the original game plus the first seven (yes, seven expansions) for $US19.95. That will just leave you four expansions off the pace…
Ah, the price of progress. Obviously, EQ is still a pioneer, but it obviously needs to pioneer a little more. Obviously, it only makes sense to sell the newest couple of expansions and let the players have the rest. As World of WarCraft shows, accessibility matters.
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