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SOE plagurizes WoWs NPC Ghosts with EQ card game.
JestorRodo
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From http://kotaku.com/5018072/soe-cheers-1-million-legends-of-norrath-matches-with-oathbreaker-release
SOE Cheers 1 Million Legends of Norrath Matches With Oathbreaker Release
Sony Online Entertainment announced the release of the fourth EverQuest: Legends of Norrath set, Oathbreaker, which completes the story arc that began in LoN's Oathbound, providing a "dramatic finale" for characters.
SOE said new gameplay will be introduced to build on the old system and allow for more strategies and combos in the online card-based strategy title. It adds 250 new cards, new loot and promo cards, and a new island guardian, Chel'Drak the dragon turtle (is it a dragon or a turtle? Seriously, man).
According to SOE, LoN players have thrown down over a million matches since the title launched nine months ago. Oathbreaker's to be the last release before the August tournament at Gen Con Indy - wannabe competitors must qualify by July 12-13. Why not try, if you're into it? There's $100,000 at stake!
Full details after the jump.
WITH MORE THAN ONE MILLION LEGENDS OF NORRATH™ MATCHES PLAYED TO DATE,
EVERQUEST® FRANCHISE ONLINE STRATEGY GAME INTRODUCES OATHBREAKER TO THE VIRTUAL PLAYMAT
Release Precedes $100K World Championship Event at Gen Con Indy 2008
DENVER, COLO. – June 19, 2008 – Sony Online Entertainment LLC announced the release of Oathbreaker, the fourth set of the EverQuest® franchise online strategy game, Legends of Norrath™. Oathbreaker continues to draw upon the influence of SOE’s groundbreaking EverQuest® franchise, adding fun and familiar elements, including items and characters beautifully illustrated with high-fantasy flair. Oathbreaker will enthrall players with a tale of corruption from within, and redemption that comes at a terrible cost, providing an unprecedented level of drama in the ongoing saga. While Oathbreaker brings the story of your Oathbound hero to a dramatic finale, new gameplay builds on existing functionality and allows for even more creative strategies to emerge.
"In just over nine months since launch, Legends of Norrath has had more than one million matches,” said Scott Martins, director of development, SOE Denver. “And, with the introduction of Oathbreaker, many more matches are on the horizon. There are more ways than ever to enhance your strategies, explore different decks and try out new combos. We're eager to introduce the new raid and open up cooperative play. And, with the Monthly Sprint Tournaments that started in early June, there are more opportunities for players to climb the rankings and earn special promo cards and free loot.”
Not only does Oathbreaker complete the story arc which originated with LoN’s first set, Oathbound – it’s also the last LoN release before the World Championship event at Gen Con Indy, August 14-17, where up to 32 finalists are slated to compete for up to $100,000 in cash prizes. July 12-13 marks the last opportunity to compete in a monthly online Championship Qualifier tournament before the World Championship event. At Gen Con, two days of qualification heats, open to all Gen Con attendees 18 and older, will take place before the final championship day.
Developed at SOE’s Denver studio, Legends of Norrath is the only online strategy game based on and playable from SOE’s popular EverQuest® and EverQuest® II MMOs, as well as from a stand-alone client using a free SOE Station Account (available at www.station.com). Players can challenge opponents on their game server and across other EQ and EQII servers.
Oathbreaker’s features include:
New Cards – More than 250 new cards for your online arsenal! Collect all 210 base set cards, four starter decks featuring 16 new quests and three random rares, 10 scenario rewards, fantastic new loot cards for EverQuest and EverQuest II and lots of new promotional cards.
Play For Free - SOE is providing all registered LoN users even more complimentary content and bonus features in the game client, including ten new scenarios that tell the tale of Oathbreaker and a brand new raid. Go to www.legendsofnorrath.com for complete details.
New Raid Play – In the Antechamber of Fate, up to four players can face off against the powerful island guardian Chel’Drak, the dragon turtle!
New Gameplay – “Charge” is a new keyword that provides additional bonuses to cards while players have, or get rid of, their charge tokens. Re-linkable navigation offers greater flexibility in play by allowing linked cards to be linked again to a new target.
New Faces - Delve into new avatar races (Froglok and Erudite), unit types, legends, keywords and abilities. Explore more of your favorite EverQuest and EverQuest II classes with the introduction of “unarmed” Monks, Coercers, Templars and Beastlords (with their warder pets)!
Oathbreaker cards will be available via digital download from SOE’s Station Store in both 58-card digital starter decks for $9.99 (plus any applicable taxes), and 15-card digital booster packs for $2.99 (plus any applicable taxes).
To get started, players can download the client for free, test their skills 24 hours a day against AI and real opponents, and then head over to the tournament lobby to compete. Monthly Championship Qualifier eligibility limited and subject to Official Rules. Residents of certain territories are not eligible to participate in LoN tournaments with rewards. Please see the EULA for details. For a schedule of events, rules and further details, see the Events Calendar and the Tournaments page. ENDQUTOE
SOE- Running out of ideas at or too lazy to come up with something original.
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I don't get it. Whats the problem here, you don't like the card game?
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I don't get it either. At least most of the SOE hate threads on this forum make some sort of sense but this one has nothing to do with the thread title that I can see. Even if they do have something similar to something in WoW it really couldn't be considered stealing since 90% of WoW came straight out of EQ 1 anyways (The game minus the Warcraft lore). WoW is just a highly refined and watered down version of EQ 1. Not saying that is a bad thing as I do enjoy WoW and still play it. It all pretty much got stolen from AD&D which was a rip off of Tolkken which was a rip off of ancient mythology. Accusing thieves of stealing from thieves that stole from thieves is pretty lame in my book.
Bren
Edit: This of course is assuming that the OP means plagurizes by 'plagizes' in his topic title.
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Hey ,I am just busting thier balls a little - SOE loves that Jestor!
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Wasn't this the card game that was supposed to be a real surprise for EQ2 awhile back? It was one of the worst MMO disappointments ever in recent times. SOE hyped it up as the next big thing too.
????????
I'm not up on my WoW marketing....what exactly are they "plagurizing"?
EDIT
OP, could you please link in or C&P what it is we are looking for like you did with the original SOE article? Go ahead and "bust their balls" if you want but at least let us in on it.
Not sure how this has anything to do with WoW, SOE is basically introducing new gameplay features that can be found in other CCGs, whether they are in WoW's CCG or not is irrelevant, as that is more than just a copy of every other CCG out there.
Seriously, OP needs to find a new hobby, hating SOE is so 2005.
Ghostly types called Oathbreakers?
If anything this is directly stealing from Lord of the Rings, not WoW. The spectral army commanded by Aragorn wielding Narsil were known as the Oathbreakers. They are in LoTR Online also.
ohhhhhhhhhhh i get it.
WoW has a card game and so does EQ.
Very clever of you jestor!!
(Honestly though, why play a card game other than MTG?)
Last time i checked on you JestorRodo i thought you where against SOE, now it seems you change sides and YOU advertize for them with that large wall of add?
heh thats exactly what i was thinking.
as for the copying of the TCG....every company tries to bleed money out of their product
*waits for the WoW lunch boxes and EQ2 coffee maker*
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Dude I'm all set to point and laugh at SOE as much as you but I must be having a blond moment here because I cannot see what I'm suppose to be seeing here. How did they plagurize them?
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Since we're on a topic older than dirt, let's realize that LON makes more money than all of SoE station, and the cards have a higher trade value than the BEST gear in the game. Yeah, some failure. Wish I could fail to the tune of 150 million dollars. Opening month for this card game netted 50 million. If my failures were that bad, I'd be laughing all the way to the bank.
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I have no idea what the op is getting at....other than i think he is too involved with his online persona
i dont get it either. Its an Ad for SOE card game. I read the post three times. I see no where that SOE is copying WoW from anything. Seems like a thread trying to instigate something to me.
Either that or the OP has no idea what he's posting anymore.
People who have to create conspiracy and hate threads to further a cause lacks in intellectual comprehension of diversity.
And every fantasy ever copied LOTR.
omg, kill god.
Get a new hobby.
rflmao..i'm glad i'm not the only one who didn't get that rant .They have a card game ..yes.
I feel they may have decided to go that route after seeing a fair bit of success from HASBRO and there huge empire of card games.,who knows.
As far as SOE getting lazy? i think not,they actually in most people's opinion release too many expansions.,i am of that notion myself.As far as there game goes,they have introduced more ideas and designs than pretty much any game out there.I would say 99% of the games out there use EQ's template for building there game and copy it to the tee.The only company i have seen that utilizes there own ideas is square enix and there final fantasy series,albeit i read somewhere they were influenced a lot by dragon quest.
I think most would agree companies grasp a few concepts off of other games.I wouldn't cal that lazy,if anything they are doing there homework.
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