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What ever happened to EQN?
MightyUnclean
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All of the recent videos on EQN's website seem to just show art assets from Landmark. Are there any recent updates about EQN itself? Is it dead?
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Obviously. Based on years long EQN silence, layoffs and all their activities throughout this year, it is very likely that when EQN launches (IF it launches) we will barely recognize it.
Speaking of your "Is it dead?" - you could phrase it that way depending on semantics. I, for example, did.
The designers have huge plans, create tons of hype. After a few years of development, they realize they can't deliver in any conceivable amount of time and/or on their current budget. Decisions then need to be made to either:
1. Cut back on features, plan on adding them back in after release. Then "finish" the game at it's current state.
a. Once the game is released, players realize there isn't enough content to keep them entertained and move on.
b. The developers realize there is a lot more maintenance than previously thought and don't have enough resources to implement the wanted features they left out.
2. Go into a paid development mode (early release) and ask for subs/pre-orders in order to increase funding to accomplish their original goals.
a. Players get disgruntled at paying for a "beta" quality game when they were expecting release. This sends them to forums to post negative comments that drive other players away.
b. Refer to 1-b.
3. Completely abandon the project to focus on the money makers.
4. (ok, not a "usual" option) Avoid this entirely by creating a hype train so long they can ride on 10's of millions of player dollars for as much dev time as they need.
a. Results in controversy, disgruntled backers, bad press, mistrust and lies. yay!
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While I won't say there will never be a game released titled "EQN", I very much doubt it will be a full scale AAA MMORPG.
Actually, maybe I will say it won't release.......kinda on the fence about that one.
WoW 4 years
ESO 7 years
SWTOR 5 years
My guess is we will see a new burst of info at the start of the new year once people get back from the holidays. Maybe with a smaller thing before to keep the game in the minds of people.
Me.. I only care to see how the deformable terrain turns out, because digging around in landmark was a lot more fun than it had any right to be.
This have been a good conversation
Recently like 2 months ago they made claim that they had moved everyone over the EQn but for how long is anyone's guess and further acknowledges that they only put in minimal effort on it.
To me it is rather simple,this is a go between game,they will work on the profit making games as much as possible and work on Next in between when nothing is going on.
As everyone should have noticed they were working on the two expansion packs for EQ and EQ2,so doubt there was any such case of moving all in on Next as they claimed.I would say almost NOTHING was done aside from some textures,however now that the expacks are done they'll likely move back onto Next for a bit.
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This have been a good conversation