Well, this explains why I couldn't get into EverQuest 2 last night:
EQ2 Forums: Live Update 19
Now this won't be news to regular readers of Aggro Me who has been analysing what looks to be a huge set of changes to the newbie game, class progression, guilds, travel, er...well, pretty much everything really. I wasn't paying as much attention as I should however, and this lot has really caught me by suprise. I used to religiously follow patch notes, once, but nowadays, I just play.
I shaln't try to analyse the changes here - go see Aggro's insightful thoughts for that, but to me, the whole thing looks like it might offer the experience of a whole new game. I'm not sure I've been back playing long enough to tell if it needs one or not, but it'll be interesting anyway - in particular starting a new newbie.
The one that caught me by surprise was the loss of the Archetypes and Classes - everyone goes straight to sub-class form the start now. My ebil Dark elf cleric will log in tonight and gain instant promotion. And you know what? They were right...I didn't expect the Freeport Inquisition!
"Fetch....the comfy chair!"