everquest next development and impact on planetside 2

Phantomdestiny · 2013-08-02, 03:46 PM

we just saw that everquest next has cloth physics does that mean that planetside 2 will be getting cloth physics too ? i mean i want my trench coat for my TR officer

VSderp · 2013-08-02, 03:48 PM

i think t-ray said in the outfit-x interview that cloth won't be in game. but i could be wrong. but i know they talked about that.

fierce deity · 2013-08-02, 03:50 PM

IDK but Ashvale looks a lot like Indar. Could it be that Norrath is really just ancient Auraxis, and the inhabitants of Norrath are really the Vanu?

AThreatToYou · 2013-08-02, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by fierce deity

IDK but Ashvale looks a lot like Indar. Could it be that Norrath is really just ancient Auraxis, and the inhabitants of Norrath are really the Vanu?

I would be immensely amused if SOE makes out some canonical link between Everquest and PlanetSide.

gotimas · 2013-08-02, 04:22 PM

I sure hope not.
That would just add unnecessary performance problems.

ringring · 2013-08-02, 04:28 PM

EQ:N has destructible environments, however it was built that way from the off using Voxels or Boxels (couldn't hear clearly) so I suppose PS2 wasn't so it won't be coming here. Shame.

I have to say it looked great although it is very hard to judge based on a short presentation.

I like the idea of EQ:Foundation, I think that's what it was called. ** EQ:N Landmark oops.

Good luck to them, what they did looked cool and I reckon I'll be trying it out for sure.

Ghoest9 · 2013-08-02, 05:12 PM

EQ2 wont have near the data load on its network. And graphic precision wont matter near as much.

These 2 points allow EQ Next to be built in a totally different manner.

EVILoHOMER · 2013-08-03, 05:08 AM

The only impact it'll have is sucking developers from Planetside most probably, in fact I bet most of the development has been moved on now anyways.

bjorntju1 · 2013-08-03, 05:29 AM

EQN looked really good. I am not really a fan of MMORPG's, but that looked really good and interesting. I will definitely try it out if I get in the beta and/or after release.

ringring · 2013-08-03, 06:07 AM

Originally Posted by bjorntju1

EQN looked really good. I am not really a fan of MMORPG's, but that looked really good and interesting. I will definitely try it out if I get in the beta and/or after release.

Yea, I've tried WOW, Rift, EQ and EQII but that kind of fantasy world doesn't seem to appeal to me. But I did like the Picts, Vanir and Guardians of AoC.

Still, I think I'll try it out.

EVILoHOMER · 2013-08-03, 06:15 AM

It didn't look like EQ to me, I have no idea why they used the same name.

Emperor Newt · 2013-08-03, 06:49 AM

I doubt that EQN will have much of a technological impact on PS2. The underlying tech looks far too different. Of course it's the same engine, but the needs and focus of both games seem to be largely different.

Ghoest9 · 2013-08-03, 12:12 PM

I hated EQ2 but EQN looks cool.

Sifer2 · 2013-08-03, 05:28 PM

Originally Posted by EVILoHOMER

The only impact it'll have is sucking developers from Planetside most probably, in fact I bet most of the development has been moved on now anyways.

Yeah I get that feeling as well. I think the only feature of Everquest Next that might get ported to PS2 will be the dynamic AI if they ever decide to add AI enemies into PS2. Like say an Alien bug race that swarms around hunting for certain resources attacking facilities that produce them. But if you kill enough of them they decide to go some place else safer. Doubt it would take much effort to port this straight from the Orc AI they mentioned in the reveal.

Blynd · 2013-08-03, 06:55 PM

Originally Posted by ringring

Yea, I've tried WOW, Rift, EQ and EQII but that kind of fantasy world doesn't seem to appeal to me. But I did like the Picts, Vanir and Guardians of AoC.

Still, I think I'll try it out.

I'm still a fan of aoc just hate the gear grind so stopped subbing