New idea! Provide Time tunnel to eq1 with eq2

[avow]

<p>Here is an idea to provide lots more content and exploration.  Use the same eq2 rule set  i.e. no de-leveling, no corpse run, no paying a lobby to retrieve body, yet keep the rest of eq1 content alive.  Allow our eq2 alts to travel to eq1 dimension/time and play there and to return.  Think of the extra milage eq1 would get, especially with eq2 rule sets!</p><p>By the way, IF eq1 had eq2 rulesets I would go back to playing eq1 again in a second, as would many others I've read about and talked to.</p>

[Eldcen]

A great idea, and I'd love to play it, but I can't see it ever happening. They are completely different games.  The way combat is handled, leveling, XP rates, AA, tradeskills, you name it - all is <b>completely </b>different between the two.  The only way I could see something like this happening is if they managed to run your character through some sort of "conversion filter" that basically converted your EQ2 character into an EQ1 character of similar abilities.  But that would require a monstrous amount of dev time - time that SOE is very unlikely to spend, figuring if you want to play both EQ1 and EQ2, just subscribe to Station Access and go nuts. It's a bit like saying "Hey, wouldn't it be cool if they combined Pac Man and Galaga?".  It just couldn't happen. But it sure would be cool if it could.  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Josgar]

<p>They could make places to time travel to, sorta like the battle of cauldron hallow</p><p>They should start with Felwithe *NODS*</p>

[Aera]

<p>This idea has been around since the EQ2 was released and for the sake of the game's lore alone (game engines and mechanics aside), it will never happen.</p><p>I don't see the problem with playing EQ1 when you feel like playing EQ1 and playing EQ2 when you feel like playing EQ2.</p>

[Ardnahoy]

<cite>avow wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>By the way, IF eq1 had eq2 rulesets I would go back to playing eq1 again in a second, as would many others I've read about and talked to.</p></blockquote><p> EQ1 rulesets with EQ2 graphics FTW.</p><p>EQ2 rules with EQ1 graphics would cause me to never play any EQ or Sony product ever again.</p>

[Squigglle]

would be cool but nevere would happen

[Naubeta]

EQ1 characters have more levels, more hp, more everything together with 8 years of experience of killing gods and godlike beings on norrath and other worlds. Probably wouldn't want to open a gate they might come through... or at least wait till Rise of Kunark when everyone will be level 80 <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[avow]

You could always open the time tunnel to a fresh eq1 server or even put it on the same servers as eq2 and "make it part of the game". This keeps the high levels from eq2 off of eq1, though I have no problem with highbees.  This is a good idea. By the way, you could easily do the same thing with eqoa and eq2, which are almost the same rule set.  Just ideas.

[Looker1010]

<cite>avow wrote:</cite><blockquote>You could always open the time tunnel to a fresh eq1 server or even put it on the same servers as eq2 and "make it part of the game". This keeps the high levels from eq2 off of eq1, though I have no problem with highbees.  This is a good idea. By the way, you could easily do the same thing with eqoa and eq2, which are almost the same rule set.  Just ideas.</blockquote><p> This is Norrath 500 years AFTER EQ. I like it just as it is. If I wanted to play EQ, which I don't, I'd go buy, install and play that game. </p><p>Time to move on and not cling to romanticized versions of the long dead past.</p>

[Brigh]

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[StoneySilen]

WHAT AND COPY WOW?!?!? NEVER!!! <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> It would be nice but it would be a pain for the devs to program, they would have to increase the server farms for each server to hold all the zones for EQ1, they would have to do meld two different engines.  Would be a great huge mess.  If they ever did something, it would be like WoW and specifically done in the EQ2 engine with only a few select zones.

[Lanthium]

How about just an East Commons tunnel? Remember...the place you went to SELL stuff...I know the AH does that now but it was fun and socialable at the same time. I really miss that part of EQ 1....not the downtime between mana rests or the corpse runs. Or the Bazaar on Luclin...Remember pointing your head to the floor so you could actually MOVE around? Hehe....ouch... Anyhow, my 3 cents on a 'old' idea. Lanth