Had to pick maybe... since I still haven't bothered to get Seeds of Destruction.

I've done so little of the 65+ game it is not like I need more things to do. I understand the majority needs some fresh stuff. I like the concept of Underfoot though, so that might compel me.

That is a very good question, I have been asking for some time.

All I can boil it down to at the moment is some new targeting system, some achievement system, few new zones, new AAs, new spells. Oh, and half of it released in December and the rest in April. I think most people are assuming the usual $40 price tag which seems like an awfull lot for what they are previewing thus far.

I am firmly on the"maybe" fence at the moment until I see exactly what is on offer - or get a glimpse at beta.

I picked no, this will be the first Exp that I didnt get. Theres no reason I'm not in a raiding guild so theres nothing in it that I will see

It makes me wonder as well. The last "supposed to be a level cap+ ended up not being one" expansion was GoD... it didn't fare so well at launch to my memory.

Possibly not enough population was deep enough into SoD raiding and they were worried about stretching people out too thin resulting in frustration (and therefore potential exodus of player)?

most likely i won't be bothering with this one - everything i have read so far just doesn't seem like anything that will interest me. i'll admit that so far this seems to be the best thought out storyline of the expansions.. it seems to have a little more depth and detail than most... but even with that said, it isn't a storyline i care much about - a whole slew of new indoor/underground zones where i can't use my horse, whoopie!
but, i'm going to wait until it's acctually out before i pass final judgement...

Maybe here... it will largely depend on whether or not they do another server merge. For me ...Prexus... my 10 year plus guild is all but dead. I see other guilds popping up but none with real substance.

Server Merge = Yes I will buy the new expansion. If I have to wait for a merger, then I will wait to buy the expansion. No sense in buying something unless you can use it huh?

I understand your point about the mounts, at the same time the lack of compelling indoor group content (I love the old-school linear dungeons) has kept me lurking expansions behind for years. Maybe this is the one that makes me "grow up and level up" as it were...

I am thinking I may just wait and purchase underfoot when the next expansion comes out with a lvl increase, seeing as all previous expansions are now bundled. I am thinking that I will be able to gain AAs better in SoD and SoF zones than in underfoot seeing as the mobs that just showed up near the hole as trash mobs are hitting in the 3-4k range and often.

once i found the test server i dont need to buy any more expansions
this has been my home server for the last 2 years

Probably not, because I don't trust SOE to deliver the second half of the expansion.

I used to say that if they opened up a realm with Brell, I'd have to jump back into the game. However, I just can't see it. I'm probably 4 or 5 expansions behind at this point, and I just don't have the energy for it.

I'd be interested in any screenshots of Brell if they do have him as a boss though.

Lol, I picked Yes, but there needs to be a 4th choice of get it free because you went to Fan Faire :)

Actually Everquest is a massive game that supports all kinds of play styles, including solo, small group, just friends, group, guild, and raids. That's one of the amazing things about the game that there's something to appeal to nearly everyone.

People playing the game in different ways than you aren't doing it wrong, they're doing it their way just like you are. A good company wanting to sell products generally tries to support all possible consumers - in the case of a MMOG we're talking about soloers to raiders. That's why a couple people mentioned "hooks" - things to draw people in regardless of their play style.

Be inclusive, accept the way others play, it makes you friends and makes the world a better place. Everyone logging in to EQ is keeping the game alive - that's me, you, and everyone else, regardless of their play style.

Basically the dev's stated that if they increased the power of your character then they won't be able to tune the content to be hard.

So they basically promised to stagnate every class/player. To try and create hard content.

So since they stagnated it all, they also have 0 real upgrades or reason to buy/play the expansion.

So basically this expansion has no hook, and is a hugh waste of time from how it is being reported from the EQ dev's atm.

I voted yes. I like the features of extended target window, new tradeskills , aa's and the new achievement system hopefully less paper work or work to keep track of.

I got this information from the website http://www.everquest.com/everquest.vm According to them this is what Underfoot will/may contain.

"At a time when the ancient gods Laid their claim to Norrath, Brell Serilis, the Duke of Below, turned his focus to the Plane of Underfoot and claimed it for his own. Here, Brell sealed Underfoot off from the world's prying eyes, filling it with amazing creatures sculpted by his own hands and discarding those that didnt meet his flawless standards. The plane its self is a network of glowing caverns, living caves, and burning Lava flows twisting and turning deep into the world. Now, a sinister figure is growing in power and threatens to overthrow Brell and disrupt the perfect world he's created.

Enter the underground lair of Brell Serilis, one of the most fabled and mysterious beings in all of Norrath, uncover the epic challenges around every corner and solve the mystery of the silhouette lurking in the shadows.

Feature set:

Massive amount of content - Includes the new expansion pack and all 15 previous expansions and content.

Amazing new zones - Dig into 12 new zones throughout the realm of Brell Serilis that will take you through dozens of new quests and missions

New AAs - Optimize your character's power and strength with all new alternate advancement abilities

New weapons and armor - Outfit your character with some of the hundreds of new options

Master your tradeskilling - Create powerful new weapons, armor and more with thousands of new recipies

Extended target window - Track friends and foes with greater accuracy

Achivement System - Display and manage your progress through the world of Norrath

Mark of Brell in game item - Teleport directly into the Underfoot zone (one per account, non-tradeable)

Battle your way through all-new raids and conquer the most powerful Denizens of the Underfoot!


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Epic upgrades doubtfully ever will come back in.

I'll wait on buying, but I'll have to buy it for raiding. >_>

Nope...

I posted about the "epic" disappointment in another area...totally bogus that you can get better drops than an epic. I don't know about others, but I'm not buying an expansion til we get more epic content.

Shaiz

83 monk, Povar

Edited, Oct 25th 2009 2:54am by shaiz

Sony has finally left behind the casual player who cannot find in their schedules those times necessary to group or raid, but have managed over the years to find enjoymment and relaxation in their solo efforts.

Well actually Aorora was saying a couple of things:

* We're noobs

* We are missing content if we don't raid

* If we're only interested in group level (or below) we should "buy a PS3"

I fully agree with Aorora on the middle point, and my comment about being inclusive of solo, group and raid playstyles still stands. I'd also take issue with your categorizing my retort as "flaming". I was merely pointing out that people have different play styles and a good company takes that into account when they design content / game expansions.

Personally, I'll never get through the existing content so my own preferences hardly matter here.

you are awesome. honestly, I could hug you right now...

i three box 50% of the time, and find i never ever have a problem finding a group if one is needed.You cannot force people to group with you, it just won't happen, the more sony try to force people to group and join raiding guilds the more they will rebel. I, for the first time will not be purchasing this new expansion for my accounts as i feel there will not be enough solo content yet again.
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Whenever I read Sony's pre-expansion "hype" I always harken back to that expansion of a while back which was promoted somewhere with "ship to ship combat", evoking a sense of pirates fighting between sailing ships rolling forward under the high seas under full sails.

Anyone else remember that hype?

Um, that kinda never happened, not even close, so now I take a "caveat emptor" approach until the expansion actually arrives...


In case anyone doesn't remember that hype, here's a quote off a website promoting the Buried Sea expansion:



I've never found that content so maybe someone can point me in the right direction?

Edited, Nov 1st 2009 8:32am by Sippin

Are you kidding? I'm like 6 expansions behind already and haven't seen 3/4 of the zones I already own. Why am I going to buy more that I can't see?

Technically I should be saying the same...



But Coldain and Cliknars in a "confined underground labrynth of passages" has me thinking of Runneye on steroids. If Underfoot captures that old-school dungeon feel and properly extends the Coldain lore... it will easily be one of the best expansions ever.

Sure it crummy that my closest character to the content needs 15 levels, but the only expansion since Ldon I have actually been impressed with overall is TSS so it is no surprise I am behind the curve.

Consider me cautiously optimistic.

You're looking at it as the glass half empty! It's not that you're paying for all the previous expansions again. It's that brand new players, finally enticed into jumping into "the full EQ experience", after 10 years and 16 expansions, are getting all the previous 15 expansions "thrown in free" with their purchase of this 16th installment!

That's the glass half full!..... er, sorta...

Can you imagine how few people would buy into Everquest if they had to purchase each expansion at the full original release price? What would that mean, they'd have to invest $600 to play the game?!!

Edited, Nov 4th 2009 9:22am by Sippin