Not to say that EQ1 is going to end for sure....but I don't even want VI starting to think thats an option. Norrath is a world we've grown to love. Most of us seem to like it the way it is. All those who support keeping EQ1 active: Tell VI how you feel! How do you do that? Heres the answer.

http://pub34.ezboard.com/ftheantieq2petitionfrm1

It's the petition to keep EQ1 up and running. Although I expect the board to be flamed. I ask of you not to do this. Those in support of EQ2 don't lower yourselves to the point of trashing the EQ1 petition board. It doesn't do much to forward your argument, nor does this petition wish to be an attack on EQ2 (yes, I'm aware the link says anti-EQ2...and I apologize for that. Although I don't wish to remake the board. This is NOT an AntiEQ2 movement). We simply want the old game to be preserved. Thank you for your cooperation.

I just don't understand the mentality of people who feel the need to complain endlessly about change. Did you all really think EQ would go on forever? Did you think that they should let you transfer your old character to the new game? What fun would there be in exploring the new game if you were level 60 and little to no danger?

And complaining about the higher system requirements? You have well over a year to save up to buy a new computer. I would GLADLY welcome a new game that has the graphics like those shown in the screenshots.

I said it before, will say it again: if you don't like the idea of EQ2, DON'T PAY TO PLAY IT!

Jeez, grow up ya little kids.

OOps...I meant to say, "BTW, if anyone thinks the original eq ISNT going to fall by the wayside..your kidding yourself"

Matul needs to proof-read his posts!

Heeeeheee;)

Oh what joy for the uber if there is no one to admire their uberosity:)

This will be very interesting, will they cling to the glory of yesterday when no one is left to witness it or start anew?

This will be a horrible tragedy of a choice for many a troll living in their parents basement;)

FK

The release of EQ2 does NOT mean that OUR EQ (EQ1) will cease to exist.

Instead, EQ2 AND EQ1 will be two separate games, run by separate VI staff and have separate teams devoted to content, customer service, etc.

Think of EQ2 as just ANOTHER game VI is putting out like Star Wars Galaxies or EQ for the playstation or Pen & Paper EQ.

EQ1 will continue to be supported and continue to run as long as there are enough people still playing and paying to make it worthwhile to keep up and running.

4 words. this idea is ****!

OMG.. I just read through this entire post. First reason was because I was on Vaction and knew nothing about the release of EQ2. Secondly because I knew we had a bunch of whinners in this game I didn't know just how deep the rabbit hole went. ***LISTEN**** If you love this game THEN DON"T QUIT FOR EQ2. If none of you quit then they will keep supporting EQ1 forever. Just be happy with what you have and they will gladly take your money. Just worry about yourself and stop crying so much. Verant makes a ton of cash off this game and they will not stop it as long as its making money. I cannot believe all the cursing over this issue.

Guys, please stick with EQ1, jut don't purchase EQ2, think about all the money andtime you put into EQ1, now you can't even transfer your character??!! omgz, that is ****** up. please, for me and all the other people with higher level characters and uber ******* guilds, don't switch to EQ2, it's not worth it, specially when you get uber again and they make EQ3. Not to mention that if you get SWEET equip on EQ2 it can BREAK! ******* gay. 57 monk - 52 warrior

First let me say that after reading almost every post here I agree with one point or another in each of them.

First Eq1: A company like Verant has mutiple teams working for them,(yes they need to hire more people into customer service) but the fact is I doubt that when EQ2 comes out, the people who only play EQ1 will feel a difference. People who make cars dont stop making parts for the 2001 models when they release a 2002 car. Why? because they can still make money off those cars, it would be a bad choice to do otherwise, so they dont. Verant will do the same thing. They will keep improving Eq1 untill there comes a time when it is no longer worth their time, and yes that time will come, but it wont be because of Eq2, in the long run it will be, all new players will lean towards Eq2, but one day EQ1 will get old....It will happen to all of you no matter how much you love it, the camps will have been done, there is no better armor and all the classes have been played, then you quit.

Second EQ2. In addressing the last point on EQ1, EQ2 has to change while at the same time holding true to being Everquest. Same world for the most part, same places to see the same feeling of awe when you log in for your first time, but, it will be different, Verant knows that the game can only hold your attention for so long, yes leveling will be different, items will be different, but at least you wont feel like you are starting over in EQ1 and doing all the crap work at lower levels. It will be new, it will be fun. The concept of decay and recommened levels is and issue which i will not even touch because that goes back to twinking and in the world of everquest, thats like getting in a debate with the Pope discussing if there really is a God, no one wins.

Third The Specs: Yes this game is goning to be very high end graphics, by todays standards, I mean it looks like Myst 3 almost, Todays top of the line computers will be required to play it, fact is Verant again is not stupid,(even though some of you belive that they are) they know when they are going to release the game and when the time comes the specs will fall right in line with the norm for games of the time. What you dont think that if they released Quake 4 in October of next year that it's specs would be less then that of EQ2, get real, fact is computer systems are getting better and falling in price, when I bought my brand new P1 60 mghz 500meg computer back in the day it was top of the line, TOP of the line, it cost me near 5 grand. Today you can grab a new P4 1.6 gz 40g hard drive with 512 with a GF4 for anly 1.5 grand. My point is that prices are going down, top of the line systems cost less and less every month. Yes i understand that not everyone can go out and buy a new computer, its not just everquest that is pushing the specs up on stuff everything is, so one day you will have to anyways.

Fourth Release:Also Verant has yet to annouce this game nor anything anout it, yes i trust the information on the site to be true but the fact is its not true till I hear it from Verant's own mouth.

Fifth Tards: Now all you tards out there who are bashing the hell out of this yet to be released game get a god damn life. If you can make just an uber game go do it if not shut the hell up, Verant made a great game the first time and you are all hooked on it, what makes you think that they cant do it twice? Afraid of change afraid of starting over? Maybe its the fact that they have new people, true they could ***** it up, but the fact is they most likely wont the new people will need the support of the players, they will try to impress you, their jobs depend on it. So when you all release you game and it is just soooooooo cool and only req a 486 to play it but looks better than anything ever seen, let me know ill play till then, grow up. Verant is god when it comes to EQ the world needs to evolve, would you rather them choose to change EQ1 like they will do it to Eq2 just so you can keep the name the same?(Btw that post about being offended if they called it EQ2, hey try going out sometime into the real world if "EQ" means so much to you)

Ok there is my two cp just tired of reading all you bashing something that i doubt any of you could come close to creating.

Oh and the last thing Yes i play everquest

ITS A DAMN GAME YES A GAME

I have been playing EQ for 3 years and never hunted a lot of places and killed a lot of things.

In those 3 years I have reacjed 54 with my Main and have many other classses on many other serversand it would seem Impossable to get Bored.

The Econonmy and other things that you say are broke already and will only get worse are only Broke Because there are Players that find it ammusing to Reck the economy on a server, Hence camping the Ac for weeks at a time to MQ the Jboots and farm other items. These things could be easily fixed By not allowing MQing to exsist as we all know with certain item that Verant has fixed so far (no Not Nerfed) you can not use till reach a certain lvl. Certain creatures cant be killed if you are above a certain lvl. This was done to stop farming and open the camps to lower lvls.

Verant could fix EQ so it a challenge to all lvls. as for evolution If you look at Films and company that have tryed to to have open second and third generations only to find that all tho the first made 50 million the second and third did not even cover the cost and soon failed and closed. Verant had fixed EQ with loot codes in stoneburnt and max lvl versus Creature and items that will only work when you reach a certain lvl. They then caved on these changes when the higher lvls whined Because they could not farm from these zones.

EQ could be coded to Make any changes they wish, It is just more porfitable for them to start over form scratch. So as most of the people that Made EQ what it is Today By supporting the game and Verant are left by the wayside. I Dont believe there is this Great Player Base out there that Sony and Eq missed on the first try. After all why do you think they switch tyhe server screens from Population to up, To many players on a server and they didnt want you to know they were overloaded at peak times. So the player base is still here.

How did the New legend series go?? Did tens of thousands of players rush to those servers. I do not think so. Go to the different servers at peak time and do /w all 60 this that or the other thing.

Eq made Verant their Millions each month and Defined (and still does) the MMORPG. I believe that EQ will be around a very long time as many people put their money as well as their time into EQ does ot make us Geeks >yes some! Most it just makes us happy with the game. I do not believe that the Major Player base will start all over again at another game even if it was EQ2, if this were the Case DAoC would have all the EQ players.

If EQ2 does come along and they take EQ down I wish Verant and all you Players the Best of Luck keeping it going!!

EQ is still the Best MMORP game there is everyone that leaves to try others comes back because the others lack something

Sounds dumb. I won't buy into it.