Start All Over With EverQuest Progression Server

Just last month, Sony Online Entertainment introduced the EverQuest “Progression server“. If you’ve missed that announcement, what it does is let players experience the game the way it was originally presented. Think of it as EverQuest Retro. It has sparked interests from long-time EverQuestors and got the curious newbies in high gear.
 
In a recent interview, EverQuest producer Chris Lena delivered the answer to the $64 question: Why did you think that such a concept would work? In his own words:

There are a lot of reasons for this server idea, but for me it was a fairly simple solution to a problem EverQuest has had for a long time. People always say to me that they would love to try EverQuest or that they used to play and would like to get back into it but they feel overwhelmed because of all of the content that has been added. They feel like they could never catch up and just lose their gumption. The Progression Server is a way for all of those people to get on this new server at level 1 and progress through all the content together. The amount they have to learn when they start is bite-sized. But the Progression Server has become a lot of things to a lot of people and you can find dozens of different reasons on our forums as to why players are interested in this concept.

With all the buzz about the Progression Server, it’s not surprising that it reached the “magic” number, population-wise. With that, a second server called The Sleeper is set to launch on June 28. Although the first server has generated huge interest, there’s no telling if the succeeding servers would generate the same level of interest.

Lena has been very careful not to refer to the server as EverQuest “Classic”, as the true classic server would have the original non-customizable user interface. It’s tutorial zone has been taken out for a couple of reasons:

One was that we believe that participating in that original content again also includes starting in your race’s city. With a new server where everyone will be starting out together we will have the new character population to support this. The tutorial also dropped some items that would unbalance a game starting with just the old world content.

The tutorial will be added back to the server eventually. But for now, the Progression Server is a great way to entice new players to start their adventure in EverQuest. With veterans ready to guide them, they’re in good hands.

Via MMORPG

Just last month, Sony Online Entertainment introduced the EverQuest “Progression server“. If you’ve missed that announcement, what it does is let players experience the game the way it was originally presented. Think of it as EverQuest Retro. It has sparked interests from long-time EverQuestors and got the curious newbies in high gear.
 
In a recent interview, EverQuest producer Chris Lena delivered the answer to the $64 question: Why did you think that such a concept would work? In his own words:

There are a lot of reasons for this server idea, but for me it was a fairly simple solution to a problem EverQuest has had for a long time. People always say to me that they would love to try EverQuest or that they used to play and would like to get back into it but they feel overwhelmed because of all of the content that has been added. They feel like they could never catch up and just lose their gumption. The Progression Server is a way for all of those people to get on this new server at level 1 and progress through all the content together. The amount they have to learn when they start is bite-sized. But the Progression Server has become a lot of things to a lot of people and you can find dozens of different reasons on our forums as to why players are interested in this concept.

With all the buzz about the Progression Server, it’s not surprising that it reached the “magic” number, population-wise. With that, a second server called The Sleeper is set to launch on June 28. Although the first server has generated huge interest, there’s no telling if the succeeding servers would generate the same level of interest.

Lena has been very careful not to refer to the server as EverQuest “Classic”, as the true classic server would have the original non-customizable user interface. It’s tutorial zone has been taken out for a couple of reasons:

One was that we believe that participating in that original content again also includes starting in your race’s city. With a new server where everyone will be starting out together we will have the new character population to support this. The tutorial also dropped some items that would unbalance a game starting with just the old world content.

The tutorial will be added back to the server eventually. But for now, the Progression Server is a great way to entice new players to start their adventure in EverQuest. With veterans ready to guide them, they’re in good hands.

Via MMORPG