State of the game

[Onorem]

<p><span >"EQ2 is not a "free to play" game, so microtransactions are unlikely to ever have the "front seat" role that they have in F2P games" - SmokeJumper - 4/20/2010</span></p><p>That is a quote from SmokeJumpers first post to these forums. Times have obviously changed since then. I'd like to hear what the current state of the game is going forward. SJ? Holly? Anyone?</p>

[Vinyard]

<p><cite>Onorem wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><span>"EQ2 is not a "free to play" game, so microtransactions are unlikely to ever have the "front seat" role that they have in F2P games" - SmokeJumper - 4/20/2010</span></p><p>That is a quote from SmokeJumpers first post to these forums. Times have obviously changed since then. I'd like to hear what the current state of the game is going forward. SJ?<strong> Holly?</strong> Anyone?</p></blockquote><p>Good luck with that. She hasn't been on the forums since 3/19/12. Even tho she stated she planned to communicate with us a lot, even if it's just to report the weather.</p><p>No, SOE-MODS, this is not a personal attack. It's a simple fact.</p>

[Geothe]

<p>and Smoke Jumper hasn't logged in since 3/20/12.</p><p>Glad to see the active participation!</p>

[bks6721]

<p><cite>Geothe wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>and Smoke Jumper hasn't logged in since 3/20/12.</p><p>Glad to see the active participation!</p></blockquote><p>you now he's moved up the chain right?  EQ2 isn't his pet project any more, its EQNext.</p>

[Onorem]

<p><cite>Pauly@Befallen wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Geothe wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>and Smoke Jumper hasn't logged in since 3/20/12.</p><p>Glad to see the active participation!</p></blockquote><p>you now he's moved up the chain right?  EQ2 isn't his pet project any more, its EQNext.</p></blockquote><p>All of EQ is his, and his puppets dance.  He's not limited to eqnext...I wish he was limited to a single game so I could avoid it.</p>

[Equilibrium]

<p>They also said there would never, ever be beastlords. Desperate times call for desperate measures.</p>

[Destria]

<p>yes...beastlords were, at one point, such a sacriligious concept that mere mention of them was censored, and posts about/requesting them promptly locked, and removed.   Once upon a time....</p>