@belghast @scopique @Gazimoff Again I’ll shout out to #VanguardSOH which had group harvesting. It was pretty awesome. Increased yields the more people were hitting nodes together.

@Tipa @massivelyop Yeah, same. I’m looking forward to #Pantheon. But every time I read an article about it, I remind myself how I got completely sucked into the #VanguardSOH hype machine and was super burned by how much of a disaster it was at launch (less so as time went on IMO).

@massivelyop Diplomacy gets most of the innovative talk from #VanguardSOH (and it is well deserved). But I wish people wouldn’t sleep on crafting either. It was a pretty awesome system, with separate gearing, stats, and leveling. And the process of crafting something was an engaging activity dealing with reactions to complications, and having the correct type and amount of ingredients.

I’m hoping that this gets channelled into Pantheon’s crafting.

@massivelyop Yeah, I think we’re all on board with maintenance mode. Even as dismal of a state that it’s in, we can still play #RiftGame, unlike #Wildstar and #VanguardSOH, where we waiting on emu projects.

I will say the case for sunsetting at least helps remove some of the melancholy associated with seeing these dead games and remembering when they used to be packed. As opposed to just having memories of what a sunsetted game once was but not experiencing the emptiness.

@Tipa @massivelyop For me, the deciding factor for me will be the proximity of feel to Vanguard. I didn't play EQ the first time around (was a UO player), and I never have been able to get EQ2 to stick.

But I loved (and hated) Vanguard and am hoping that Pantheon "feels" like it's in the same ballpark.

And each year it's delayed, my kids are a bit older, and I have that much more free time. :lol:

#VanguardSOH #Pantheon #EverQuest #Everquest2

@massivelyop *sigh* each time they post videos with actual gameplay footage, or these pretty looking screenshots, I have to continue to remind myself to "don't believe the hype".

Yes, I will try Pantheon, if only for the hope of recreating the fun and "spirit of the game" from #VanguardSoH. But I'm not going to be a true believer that this is the next coming, also based on the massive disappointment that was Vanguard at launch.

I just played about 4 hours of #EmbersAdrift and boy what a positive experience. There were points where I felt like I was in #VanguardSOH all over again.

My thoughts feel like they need a decent write up.

I just played about 4 hours of #EmbersAdrift and boy what a positive experience. There were points where I felt like I was in #VanguardSOH all over again.

My thoughts feel like they need a decent write up.