Comments on: Kunark’s Eve http://www.hartsman.com/2007/11/12/kunarks-eve/ Thoughts on MMOs, gaming, social spaces, development, and whatever else interests me in a day. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:16:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Derella http://www.hartsman.com/2007/11/12/kunarks-eve/#comment-164 Derella Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:36:36 +0000 http://www.hartsman.com/2007/11/12/kunarks-eve/#comment-164 I read Brandon Reinhardt's article, and agree with a lot of what he said about EQ2's early flaws. I played EQ2 for about 2 months(shortly after launch), made it to around level 22ish, and then quit. The gameplay was fun, I liked the housing, and the title quests, etc... Despite that though, I couldn't get passed the character models. They basically ruined the experience for me. They have that doughy, dead-eyed plastic doll look to them, similar to what you see in mid-90s cut scenes and CG television shows. Hopefully you guys will re-do them someday and I can re-sub to EQ2. I know I'm missing out on a great game, but I can't enjoy myself in a game if my virtual representation looks like she's got something genetically wrong with her. I read Brandon Reinhardt’s article, and agree with a lot of what he said about EQ2’s early flaws. I played EQ2 for about 2 months(shortly after launch), made it to around level 22ish, and then quit. The gameplay was fun, I liked the housing, and the title quests, etc…
Despite that though, I couldn’t get passed the character models. They basically ruined the experience for me. They have that doughy, dead-eyed plastic doll look to them, similar to what you see in mid-90s cut scenes and CG television shows.

Hopefully you guys will re-do them someday and I can re-sub to EQ2. I know I’m missing out on a great game, but I can’t enjoy myself in a game if my virtual representation looks like she’s got something genetically wrong with her.

]]> By: darrenl http://www.hartsman.com/2007/11/12/kunarks-eve/#comment-144 darrenl Thu, 15 Nov 2007 02:27:29 +0000 http://www.hartsman.com/2007/11/12/kunarks-eve/#comment-144 I'm glad I talked about what you talked about. Wonder if anyone else will want to talk about the talkingness of our talk. ...ummmm, anyway. Expansion is very well done Scott...good job. Congrats to you and the EQ2 team. I’m glad I talked about what you talked about. Wonder if anyone else will want to talk about the talkingness of our talk.

…ummmm, anyway.

Expansion is very well done Scott…good job. Congrats to you and the EQ2 team.

]]> By: Joe Ludwig http://www.hartsman.com/2007/11/12/kunarks-eve/#comment-135 Joe Ludwig Wed, 14 Nov 2007 05:55:30 +0000 http://www.hartsman.com/2007/11/12/kunarks-eve/#comment-135 Grats on the expansion! Even if it did bump our beta patch from Monday. :) Grats on the expansion! Even if it did bump our beta patch from Monday. :)

]]> By: Ryan Shwayder’s Nerfbat » EverQuest II: Rise of Kunark http://www.hartsman.com/2007/11/12/kunarks-eve/#comment-133 Ryan Shwayder’s Nerfbat » EverQuest II: Rise of Kunark Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:58:10 +0000 http://www.hartsman.com/2007/11/12/kunarks-eve/#comment-133 [...] expansion that I had absolutely nothing to do with has now come out. Scott Hartsman talks about Kunark’s Eve and how the day before the launch of anything is pretty awesome. Grimwell has an RoK Launch Day [...] […] expansion that I had absolutely nothing to do with has now come out. Scott Hartsman talks about Kunark’s Eve and how the day before the launch of anything is pretty awesome. Grimwell has an RoK Launch Day […]

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