It's all been said and of course AoC won't kill EQ2.
I am kind of skeptical about AoC though.
There is a lvl 80 cap at release and some people have lvl 40+ characters already (with other alts) a week or so after release? Doesn't seem right to me. In a couple years what will the lvl cap be, 200? Seems like unnecessary e-peen flexing, especially if there is no effort to reach lvl cap.
The lvling speed and the pseudo-instancing of zones bothers me a bit. I think someone already compared the instancing to guild wars. Low zone population does help with lag and allows for more stunning graphics, but it also cheapens the feeling of being part of a community. At least thats how I felt playing GW.
Also, the reports say there are 8+ raid zones, does that mean lvl 80 raid zones or are they spread out through the lvl ranges (one post mentioned something about a tour of a tier 2 raid zone)? Either way it seems a little messed up; no raiding till 80 (next week or so at the going rate) or people have already out-lvled some raid zones.
The game could have done without the very plastic looking mannequin tits (well the whole chick looks plastic imo). People who use tits as a bonus to the game probably just lower the overall maturity of the AoC community. I imagine there are going to be retards saying "Show me your tits!" <add retarded nerd laughing> If you want virtual porn, go play Second Life.
I don't blame people for leaving or for ragging on EQ2's end game. Sometime down the road, the very same people who are praising AoC now will bitch about it's short-comings. It is pretty much the standard life cycle of any MMO game. The true test will be 4-5 years down the road if AoC can live up to EQ2. My gut feeling is no.
Re: AoC: will it wipe out EQ2?
