Everquest Next

[eldargal]

Everquest Next video (http://www.twitch.tv/everquestnext/c/2681152)

Never been a big EQ fan but EQ Next is looking very interesting and from 1:03 in the above video they talk about EQ Next Landmark which is basically EQ MMO meets Minecraft and their market place for playermade creations seems fantastic too.

Really like the Disney-esque art style of the game as well.

Another article on Landmark (http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidewalt/2013/08/02/everquests-next-landmark/).

[eldargal]

I really recommend watching the video (skip the first half hour, its creepy testimonials about how EQ changes peoples lives) if you have an interest in the potential evolution of games, EQN might not deliver but they do seem determined to have a shot at really shaking up the MMO genre. This coming from someone who has never played EQ for more than a few hours in total.

Some smaller, more easily digestible videos.

Characters and environments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh_0neHhR0k

Large scale destruction:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2j8YaxJW8g

Gameplay footage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdgPuEl5Nuk



some more about Landmark:

According to SOE’s fact sheet, in Landmark you can:

Create Amazing Things

Build highly detailed structures with powerful and intuitive tools.
Quickly design complex projects or collaborate with friends to undertake massive shared builds.
Lay claim to and control specific areas of huge persistent worlds.
Share Your Imagination with Friends

Landmark‘s persistent servers will enable players to interact with and experience the collective imagination of thousands of players in a unique shared world.
Players will have compelling reasons to explore and interact with others. They will congregate at crafting hubs, build design templates to share and trade, and journey across the world to collect the resources required to build and craft.
Build EQN with SOE — Using the Same Tools

Landmark players will gain increasing access to many of the same tools that SOE is using to construct the game world of EQN.
Not only will Landmark give players access to these world building tools, SOE will provide specific guidance on what we want help building.
Through this collaborative approach, EQN may eventually represent the largest overall collaborative development effort in the history of online games. For anyone who has ever thought about becoming a game developer, here is your chance.