C'mon give us an LU34 Preview already!

[Gargamel]

<p>So LU's are pretty much a month apart.  Been as short as 3 weeks prior to an expansion, or as long as 6.</p><p>Anyway, LU 33 went live on March 28th... its already April 12th and there hasn't been a test server update for LU34 yet.</p><p>So we are only 2-3 weeks from the actual live push for the update.  Since sony only pushes live updates on wednesdays, I'd say April 25th or May 2nd are the likely dates for LU34 to go live.</p><p>Usually there are 2 to 3 'main' pushes of LU content to test.  There are usually more patches than that, but only usually 2 big 'update notes' to test that eventually form the LU update notes on live.</p><p>We haven't seen any push to test yet, so I'm wondering whats up.</p><p>We've only had that april fools joke about the new "architect" class they are adding in LU34, and news about them setting up a PvP test server, which I guess took some time so perhaps its just going to be one of those "6 week" patch times.</p><p>BUT I'm still hoping that the delay is becuase of something major, or semi-major coming in LU34.  I'm thinking they may put in a chunk (ie more than 1 part) so the SoD questline, and along with that /crosses fingers a new group instance in New Tanaria or something like that.  Or whatever happened to the gods returning?  We had all the heralds and, and then the 5 quests per diety, but where is the lore and continued changes to norrath (ie in commonlands and nek forest)... perhaps things are taking longer to get another global event setup or started... that portal to the plane of fear in Ferrot still is sitting there... mocking me <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>Probably not, but one can hope... for now I'm just eager for something, some news, some update notes, or some preview... I can't be the only one so puuuuhlease show me some love SoE!</p><p>Thanks.</p>

[Stuge]

I wholeheartedly endorse this product and/or service.

[Zliten]

/showsthelove

[Jesdyr]

Since Zliten posted ... Does that mean LFG changes in LU34 ?

[Gungo]

<p>Well the SOD afaik is only 3 parts.</p><p>We got 2 parts of it.... gah</p><p>LU34 should looks like this.</p><p>New raid (not group)zone in new tunaria... Thex Castle 3rd and final part of the SOD quest... take part in a long EPIC journey New LFG function New randomized loot rules..... class specific loot will only drop for classes that are present Coercer class hat</p><p>The hopeful LU34 inclusions EoF Class fabled sets have been reevaluted and changes made The long overdue skeletal models are done... Many new item appearances can now be made. </p><p>My personal idea how the new SOD quest should go. </p><p>X2 ring event in MMcastle followed by clearing Thex castle followed by clearing EH...... new event spawns 4 agents of mistmoore upon harvesting the "tree of growth" followed by clearing MMIS.....kill MM....... Get sword...... find out the foci from freeport has some other plans Go to some other zone kill the Foci from freeport Go to order of marr or agent of freeport, etc give sword get reward the END.</p><p>This requires 1 zone and 2 new encounters. </p><p>  </p>

[Zliten]

<cite>JesDer wrote:</cite><blockquote>Since Zliten posted ... Does that mean LFG changes in LU34 ? </blockquote> No sorry, that is not ready yet. The OP sounded sad, so I just gave a little love thats all.

[Grimwell]

I'll be providing the rest of the love (and details) in good time. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Lornick]

<p>Oo, red-name love.</p>

[Josgar]

I wonder if Neriak is involved with this LU?

[Galithdor]

<cite>Grimwell wrote:</cite><blockquote>I'll be providing the rest of the love (and details) in good time. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> </blockquote> Run Grimwell...before the forum users run you over and eat your brains! lol

[EtoilePirate]

<cite>Galithdor wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Grimwell wrote:</cite><blockquote>I'll be providing the rest of the love (and details) in good time. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> </blockquote> Run Grimwell...before the forum users run you over and eat your brains! lol</blockquote> All we want to do is <a href="http://www.jonathancoulton.com/songdetails/Re%20Your%20Brains" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">eat your brains</a>! We're not unreasonable, I mean no-one's gonna' eat your eyes...

[liveja]

<cite>EtoilePirate wrote:</cite><blockquote>I mean no-one's gonna' eat your eyes... </blockquote><p> What are you talking about??? The eyes are the bestest part!!!!!</p><p><img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>"Wake up to find out that you ate the eyes of the world ...."</p>

[Pitt Hammerfi]

<p>I dont like the small monthly Game updates we get, i prefer the old way where the devs took thier time with a game update.</p><p>To me it seems llike only having a month to get a game upadate out is hurting the chances of any big projects from being started. </p><p>I like the "it's done when its done" approach.</p><p>I also feel that the eq2 team has been reduced to a skeleton crew, how many guys do you have there now ?</p><p>Eq2 is already a superb game, but at lvl 70 the magic you describe in the making video is wearing thin, we need a boost to high end content</p><p>How about putting back the grandure into EQ2 like the video below, in the video they say a team of over 100 artists were working on the game at that time, how many artists do you have working on it now ?</p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU3tuFGzbbw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU3tuFGzbbw</a>  <--making of eq2</p>

[Grimwell]

Just to clarify, the "When it's done" approach is still in action on the EQII team. Each monthly GU is packed with the content that is ready in time for that GU. If it isn't ready, it waits until the next one. So there is no rush to get things in ASAP. Gallenite leads on a quality principle. As to the number of artists... I actually don't know because I haven't counted them, but I'm in a gigantic room full of cubes and offices, and the vast majority of them are artists.

[Josgar]

*wonders how Neriak is doing*

[Pitt Hammerfi]

<cite>Grimwell wrote:</cite><blockquote>Just to clarify, the "When it's done" approach is still in action on the EQII team. Each monthly GU is packed with the content that is ready in time for that GU. If it isn't ready, it waits until the next one. So there is no rush to get things in ASAP. Gallenite leads on a quality principle. As to the number of artists... I actually don't know because I haven't counted them, but I'm in a gigantic room full of cubes and offices, and the vast majority of them are artists. </blockquote><p> I'm sure you do have lots of people, but ill bet its nowhere near the numbers of the 5 year production phase, just imagine what you guys could do with another 5 years and over 100 artists <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>Heh, it's probably not feasible anyway </p>

[ke'la]

Pitt Hammerfist wrote: <blockquote><p>I dont like the small monthly Game updates we get, i prefer the old way where the devs took thier time with a game update.</p><p>To me it seems llike only having a month to get a game upadate out is hurting the chances of any big projects from being started. </p><p>I like the "it's done when its done" approach.</p><p>I also feel that the eq2 team has been reduced to a skeleton crew, how many guys do you have there now ?</p><p>Eq2 is already a superb game, but at lvl 70 the magic you describe in the making video is wearing thin, we need a boost to high end content</p><p>How about putting back the grandure into EQ2 like the video below, in the video they say a team of over 100 artists were working on the game at that time, how many artists do you have working on it now ?</p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU3tuFGzbbw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU3tuFGzbbw</a>  <--making of eq2</p></blockquote>The game has been out now for about 2.5 years that is 30months or so give or take a month.. there have been 33 live updates so that means that we have accually been getting update at a rate Greater then once a month. infact if you check out the Update lists from Feb '05 to June '05 we got 9 updates(LU2-LU10), The next ten updates took Ten months or so to get out June  '05 to Feb '05 however there was an update droute between LU12 and 13 as they could not add content without having to do it twice(do to the Combate Revamp in LU13), that Droute was nearly 3 Months and after LU13 they where really booking the next 6 months (Sept-Feb) saw 8 Updates. It was not until LU21 (and the producers letter that January) that they moved to 1 month(or slightly more) between updates, and its been 1 a month sence then.

[Flipmode]

<cite>Grimwell wrote:</cite><blockquote>Just to clarify, the "When it's done" approach is still in action on the EQII team. Each monthly GU is packed with the content that is ready in time for that GU. If it isn't ready, it waits until the next one. So there is no rush to get things in ASAP. <b><i><u>Gallenite leads on a quality principle</u></i></b>. As to the number of artists... I actually don't know because I haven't counted them, but I'm in a gigantic room full of cubes and offices, and the vast majority of them are artists. </blockquote><p>Am I the only one that finds that funny?  Quality like releasing beta tested expansions full of the same bugs?  Or quality like having to have major combat revamps twice and still have things imbalanced?  You guys must have a different opinion of quality at SOE.  Meh.</p>

[Grimwell]

Hey man, people try to do good things and sometimes it does not work out as planned. You can enjoy the fly in your soup if you want... but I think this game has really come a long way and am proud to be able to point to the people who got it there and say "Yeah, I work with those folks."

[Grimwell]

Oh, and let's talk about it <a href="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?topic_id=356820" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">over here </a>now. Locking this thread to redirect the conversation.