by Savanja on Dec 27, 2006
1) Racial Abilities
Fae can fly, glide, and not take falling damage even when you huck the now-nerfed snowballs at them. I want this for every race. No, not the falling thing, but actual REAL racial abilities. Things that set your classes apart, and make the difference between being an Ogre and being a Halfling more than just pointing and laughing in the locker room. Imagine it if you will; Sturdy dwarves with a massive stamina boost, or the nimble Kerra with an impressive leap! High elves with their proficiencies to magic, or Barbarian females with even larger racks! The possibilities are endless! Plus, on a side note, no one likes the Fae, so why waste cool abilities on them?
2) Higher Level Cap
After almost two years of playing my main character is almost level 70. This means that I've been playing more, seeing more, and doing more in game than ever before! This also means its time for SOE to hike the Level Cap up a few levels, yanking it out of my grasp like Lucy snatching the football away from Charlie Brown. In fact, for those of you who want the level cap higher, mention to SOE that "Coyote is almost 70" and watch what happens. By this time tomorrow the level cap will be at 90 kazillion and I quit and go back to Hello Kitty Online. Which is probably what they intended in the first place.
3) New EVIL Race
We got Fae. Another goody-two-shoes race made up of butterflies and puppy kisses. Glittery, cute, and adorable to the point that you want to puke up last Thanksgiving's cranberry sauce. A NEW race *HAS* to be coming, and in order to balance out the sugary-sweetness of the Fae, that race has to be evil. Some people are saying "Dragon-men" but to me, that's too close to the Iksar that no one plays because they just have smooth scales where they should have no-no parts. Other people are saying "Gnolls", which I have to agree would be cool, but *MY* idea is SO much better.
Coyote men. Yeah...chew on that for a while.
4) Ranger Nerfs
AHAHHAAHAHA! JUST KIDDING RANGER COMMUNITY! Ha ha! Put down those bows and stop sending me hatemail. Face it, every year the whipping boys of EverQuest get a major asswhuppin' in the nerf department, yet somehow they still manage to be some of the best soloers in the game. I love Rangers because no matter what you throw at them, they manage to adapt and overcome. Unless it hits them directly; then they just die because they have like ZERO hit points.
5) Jet Packs or Flying Cars or SOMETHING
Okay, not in EverQuest II, but in like - the REAL world. Have you ever watched the old "THIS IS THE FUTURE" type videos from the 50's and 60's? Ya know, the ones where everyone is running around in tin foil jump suits and flying to work in jetpacks?
Well? WHAT THE HELL? Its 2007 already, and I haven't seen ONE flying car, and NO that time I hit the speed bumps at the mall and 80mph in my 1993 ford escort doesn't count. It was way cool, but it doesn't count. We don't even have full meals in PILL form yet, unless you are Paris Hilton, but I don't think that the pills are really meals - although they might explain her one squinty eye.
6) The Next Expansion
Sure, it probably won't be until the END of the year, if one comes out at all - but if it kicks as much backside as Echoes of Faydwer, then I cannot WAIT for the next expansion to this game. Plus, I have ideas that I've been sending to SOE on what it can be about. I can't divulge TOO much info because I don't want people stealing my ideas, but let’s just say that it involves female barbarians, Dark Elves, Yogurt wrestling, and something I like to call "The Happy Coyote". I have high hopes.
7) Some KICKASS T.V. Spot
In 2007 SOE should TOTALLY kick up the marketing and claims back some of the geek revenue from World of Warcraft. Lack of marketing, PR, and advertising is KILLING the game, and I can't take it any more. I would (and could) write some TOTALLY awesome Everquest II television commercials that would be funny, exciting, and get more gamers to try our drug of choice. So there it is, on the table. I, Coyote Sharptongue, offer YOU, Sony Online Entertainment, ONE free commercial idea and direction as long as you pay for all the TV cameras and special effects and what not. I promise, my commercial would bring in sales, get a lot of word of mouth, and would only contain the word "nipple" no more than nine times.
Oh. And a trailer. I want my own trailer.
8) Ranger Nerfs
AHAHAHAHAHAHHA! Sorry! I had to *thwack* ..guh..ggg...ggg.. *thud*
9) New and Improved Armor Dyes
I know that SOE said that full armor dyes like in the original Everquest are never going to happen in EQ2, but I still hope for them. How else can I make my spell casting wizard "Forced Ep'ilepsy" the tie-dye wonder? I miss the Optimus Prime color schemes, and the ability to create "The Color Blind Brigade" out of sheer boredom. Bring back our colors SOE! If not for me, then for "Pinky the Flamboyant Berserker". He NEEDS to be born.
10) Playing the game that I love.
That's right, I threw a serious one in here. I look forward to playing EverQuest II. Over the years this game has been a vast and endless source of entertainment, adventure, and just plain fun. I've met amazing people, gone on wild escapades that lead to snowballs being horribly nerfed, and have had the most fun that any game out there could offer.
I love this game and I look forward to the new year, and everything it is going to bring.
-Coyote
*Note from Savanja - Rangers, please send all hate mail directly to Coyote. Thanks!