Rich Waters 寫:As we contemplate future EverQuest games, we have to ask, what does the modern MMO player really want from today's games? What will they want four years from now? Current MMOs are still designed traditionally with a pen-and-paper game feel behind them-lots of stats and numbers, experience-based levels and a focus on auto-attack dice roll combat. Will that work for next-gen MMOs, or do we try something different?
這段提到了，到底現在對於 MMO 的發展該要怎麼走，未來的趨勢是什麼? 目前的 MMO 仍然局限於把桌上遊戲轉化且充滿一堆數值與等級跟千面骰。是不是該換換口味了?
有趣的是，隨後他又提到了 EQOA (PS2 平台的遊戲) 這款作品因為太少玩家的 PS2 有網路或甚至根本不知道 MMO 是什麼東西而無法達到預期的上線人數。似乎在暗示往後新作品走跨平台的可能性。
最後一段，則似乎是確認了新作代號 EverQuest Next 的出現:
Rich Waters 寫:So you can see there's a lot to wrestle with as we begin laying the foundation for EverQuest 'Next.' As I write this, we have concept artists and game designers working hard in our studio-taking the lessons of the past, the best parts of the present and the most promising ideas for the future-to bring the world of Norrath to a new generation of players, as well as the dedicated legions of fans who made the EverQuest franchise timeless. I hope we'll see you there.
提到了目前已經有一批繪圖美編跟遊戲設計師在工作，準備從過去的經驗學習並發展符合未來趨勢的新 MMO。這段也證實了，之前 SOE 在替神秘的 flagship game 應徵新的 Game Designer 的事情，畢竟 SOE 唯一從頭到尾研發且最為經典的遊戲就是 EverQuest 系列了。
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我私心希望，EQ 跟 EQ2 都各自設計一個大結局，然後推出 EQ3 將兩個遊戲完整合併轉換。
