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NadiliNadili Member Posts: 197
in EverQuest Next

Having been a vet of both EQ1&2 I have to say this was one of my favorite features.  It encouraged world exploration the rewards were ok later they got better.  I remember so many people having "I stop for shinies" either in their bio or forums sigs. Sadly I also remember many a shiny death.

I don't want another poll but are shinies something people would like for EQN?

 

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  • jdnycjdnyc Member UncommonPosts: 1,643

    Considering that they made a point to make little gift bags to hide all around the event for SOE live and are calling them shinies, I would guess they are very fond of them.  Seeing that, I find it highly probable that shinies will make it into EQN in some fashion.

     

  • ZarriyaZarriya Member UncommonPosts: 446

    I would be overjoyed if this were to happen.  Not only do shinies encourage exploration, they:

    promote socialization: share with your friends  - sell shinies which then..

    promote the economy:  I made a lot of plat  on shinies that I did not trade to friends or use for alts. Bought them too.

    plus they are just damn fun !

  • DatawarlockDatawarlock Member Posts: 338
    On the next episode of Hoarders.....
  • aspekxaspekx Member UncommonPosts: 2,167
    EQ2 introduced me to the goodness of The Shinies. so ... there'd better be shinies in this game as well.

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  • DihoruDihoru Member Posts: 2,731
    If I can't chase around female daemons with a mace of +10 penetration... I would be positively flaccid in regards to EQN's future in my gaming repertoire.

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  • waynejr2waynejr2 Member EpicPosts: 7,771
    It might not be a priority for release but a nice bit to have.
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  • DatawarlockDatawarlock Member Posts: 338
    Originally posted by Dihoru
    If I can't chase around female daemons with a mace of +10 penetration... I would be positively flaccid in regards to EQN's future in my gaming repertoire.

    And here we have an example of someone that would actually play Scarlet Blade >.>

  • wizardanimwizardanim Member Posts: 278
    I think some form of collection/shiny system will be implemented.  The devs comment was, 'we want to increase the amount of things to be done between expansions'.  I don't see why they wouldn't promote exploration with neat little items to collect or find in the world - even more so... now that the world has become such a huge topic.
  • WizardryWizardry Member LegendaryPosts: 19,332

    Yes i have to agree i liked them too :D,i would most often go out of my way or stop to pick one up.I would just like to see better rewards than getting more shiny's just to fill in more shiny boxes.Sometimes you go a somewhat useful reward,i would like to see MUCH better and make the shiny a lot more rare and harder to find.

    Example why not make one rare shiny in various zones that when completed gives you a house.You know maybe a window pane,door,grass,roof,flooring,brick, ect ect.You can follow that same idea to give the players many things to strive for.It just gives players something else to do that would be fun and different from just leveling.

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  • DatawarlockDatawarlock Member Posts: 338
    Originally posted by Wizardry

    Yes i have to agree i liked them too :D,i would most often go out of my way or stop to pick one up.I would just like to see better rewards than getting more shiny's just to fill in more shiny boxes.Sometimes you go a somewhat useful reward,i would like to see MUCH better and make the shiny a lot more rare and harder to find.

    Example why not make one rare shiny in various zones that when completed gives you a house.You know maybe a window pane,door,grass,roof,flooring,brick, ect ect.You can follow that same idea to give the players many things to strive for.It just gives players something else to do that would be fun and different from just leveling.

    While your idea is sound, even commendable, I don't think they'll ever make houses quite that simple to get while LoN and cash shop houses still exist. It could happen though, and would be a nice change, though I'd rather the poor furniture crafters be able to build houses long before this method is put in place.

  • DihoruDihoru Member Posts: 2,731
    Originally posted by loopback1199
    Originally posted by Dihoru
    If I can't chase around female daemons with a mace of +10 penetration... I would be positively flaccid in regards to EQN's future in my gaming repertoire.

    And here we have an example of someone that would actually play Scarlet Blade >.>

    -hides whip marks- Scarlet Blade? what's that? a Broken Sword spiritual successor?

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  • mos0811mos0811 Member Posts: 173
    Shinies are one of those things that could be pulled off for PvE/PVP.  Hopefully they will keep them for EQN, as it gives the gameplay a different flavor not matter your server preference.
  • ariestearieste Member UncommonPosts: 3,309
    I recently earned the "Will Wipe Groups for Shinies" achievement by completing my 600th collection.  You can take a wild guess on how i feel about this topic.  :)

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  • ZolbZolb Member UncommonPosts: 53
    Originally posted by jdnyc

    Considering that they made a point to make little gift bags to hide all around the event for SOE live and are calling them shinies, I would guess they are very fond of them.  Seeing that, I find it highly probable that shinies will make it into EQN in some fashion.

     

    i hope they include them, just as long as they are not purchasable in the cash shop! :)

     

  • TibbzTibbz Member UncommonPosts: 613

    ugh i do and I dont....

    Do not get me wrong I love the collectible items and the shinny grabs, but I also remember OCD like search in each zone for every shinny, especially that rare one that didnt sell for 2 coppers.  Many a curse words spent finding that last Goliath beetle.  

     

    Wait now they want you to collect one of each rare per continent... ..&*&$% *Twitch   

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  • NadiaNadia Member UncommonPosts: 11,798

    I expect shinies

    SOE mmos DCUO and FreeRealms also had shinies

    EQ2 fan sites

  • SquatchinSquatchin Member Posts: 93

    There damn well better be shinies! I spent days just on the hunt for them. My wife was the same way.

    Shinies and Housing MUST HAVE!!!

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  • TibbzTibbz Member UncommonPosts: 613
    Originally posted by Squatchin

    There damn well better be shinies! I spent days just on the hunt for them. My wife was the same way.

    Shinies and Housing MUST HAVE!!!

    lol yea my wife would go from zone to zone for HOURS collecting these.  She was more obsessed with those then anything  

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  • TheRealFantomexTheRealFantomex Member Posts: 36
    I would like to see these return. They offered a lot to the game in a way that made it less boring but also provided at times, fun rewards. I would maybe make it not as easy to level with turning in a bunch at once. But I would like to see these in Next.

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  • Pneuma001Pneuma001 Member Posts: 39
    I recently came back to EQ2 after an extended time away.  Pretty much the only thing I remembered about the game was collecting shinies and how much fun they were.  They would be doing themselves a disservice to NOT have shinies in EQN.
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