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EQ gets old

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 8 / 16
Date: February 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I'm a veteran of PC EQ, the game was great for about the first year or so, then, after hitting 50+, the game got old-really fast. ... One complaint for the PC version, and I have heard it is about the same on the PS2 version. Names, think of a good fantasy name, add a few extra letters, mix two different objects, whatever works for you. And then spend half an hour trying to get the ... server to accept the names. If you play PS2 EQ, you should probably get broadband, the PC version was HORRIBLE with dial-up. If you're in a fight and you get lag...boom, you die. Unless you have some nice buffs on.
Bottom Line: If you're a fantasy person who has enough money to spend on an account and you have a LOT of time to waste, go for it. Otherwise, don't get it.
But don't trust me, talk to other people, this is just my point of view.

Addictive

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: February 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is addictive & costly. Hard to cancel once they bill you. You are stuck till it is time to renew and then you had better catch it before it is renewed or you are stuck again. If you own this & have 2 kids who play, each one has to pay a monthly fee...from the same home!

not very impressed with this company

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: August 01, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This company sent an unusable game. I must send the game back for a refund.
three e-mails for an address.And, I am waiting for a game to see if I like it.

Bad Customer Service, Concurrent shady billing

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: September 06, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This was fun until i ran into billing problems, where i was being billed over and over again, for unused months. I called CS dpt, and the CS agent would NOT let me contact the billing department, so solve my billing problem. Sony made no attempt to resolve my dispute with them. After buying $50modem, $20keyboard, $50 game, $10 service charge, and $50 stolen from my bank account, AND POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE!!!
Buy XBOX live!

dont get this unless u want to throw away all your money!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: October 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I have the online adapter and you know most games u play online are free.This game isnt free online.Who wants to pay 20 dollers a month just to play this game??If u want to play a fun online game that dosnt cost money i recomend madden 2004.You think you might can have fun with it regular............you cant play it regular.Like i say who wants to pay 20 dollers a month just to play this game?

Why?

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 7 / 10
Date: August 06, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game back in April of 2003, and beta tested the game in its third stage. Today August of 2003 I cancelled my account for the game. This game just failed to hook me. People everywhere say this game has the power too keep you glued to your TV screen for hours sometimes days. I can honestly say after playing the game that I never once felt this magical game pulling me towards my tevelvison.

Drawback #1 PRICE: The game is very expensive. First off you need your Sony Network Adapter, a fresh Sony Memory card (yes this game takes up 3mb of the 8mb on a card), the game itself, a USB keyboard, and an online subscription to Everquest. Thats a alot of money for most people, and the subscription makes many people stop playing.

Drawback #2 GAMEPLAY: In order to enjoy this game, you need to find a group of people to play with. This can only be done by typing messages in hoping that you can find a group. It takes on average about 15-20 minutes to find a sutible group. And if no one is online at the time you are, then the game is usless. Once your in a group, your in for some serious fun. You walk around the virtual world, looking for animals and people to kill. Once you find one you go up to it and press X over and over again. (About 20 times). Then it dies and you gain about 50,000 Xp points. It takes about 5 million to obtain a new level. Yeah it is gonna take awhile. There are around 50 levels, and as you progress the animals get tougher and you get more XP points and it takes more XP points to level up as well.

Overall this game is a stressful, waste of time. You just do not get the same high that you will get in other games. I do not recomend this game at all.

Graphics: 2/10
Sound: 1/10
Replayibility: 10/10
Online: Yes
Multiplayer: No

Play Final Fantasy XI instead.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: March 05, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Successful in theory, not in execution.

Review based on previous experience with SOE

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 7
Date: March 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I played Everquest. I never had a single good experience with the good folks at Sony Online Entertainment. The people that bring us Everquest and Everquest Online Adventures. While the game had it's good points, and was occasionally fun, I don't think it is worth the risk.

The computer game still has bugs that were listed as bugs by beta testers, years after beta was done with and several expansions later. When there is a problem with the game it is always a problem with your setup, never with their funky/broken code. I would expect these problems to be less frequent with the PS2 version, but I would probably be disappointed.

I have to agree with the person who said to wait and play Final Fantasy XI. That is what I plan to do. I won't throw any more money at SOE, it is a lost cause.

What??

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: May 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Ok folks. Listen up. This is a hardcore PC gamer talking to ya:

I have been playing EverQuest for about three years on the PC. It's a great game and still has newcomers and serrious players that join in the fun. I personally am not a huge gamer, so i don't spend THAT much time on stuff like that, however I know a good game when I see one. I harassed my friend for ages when he first bought the PS2 version of the game, and then I went over to check it out for myself.

Most of what I found was devestating. They've had, what... four or five years to make the graphics BETTER for this game, the worlds MORE expansive, the connection compatability better, yet all they do is an immitation of an otherwise great PC game! Face it, EQ is four or five years old! During that time span, they could have DEFINATELY improved the game instead of using the same engine and making different quests. If you own the PC version, shun this game forever... Most console gamers probably wouldn't enjoy a game like this, anyway.

Well.....I dont know

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: January 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

First thing - the price. You have to spend around $110-$130 on this game because you need the game which is about 20 dollars. You need the network adapter to play on the internet which is around $40. Then if you want to you can buy a keyboard for it for about $60-$70. You dont need the keyboard but if you didnt have it you rather couldnt talk to anyone or it would take you very long to type something.

Another thing - like most online rpgs. If you couldnt find someone to group with you, you could just go out killing by yourself. In this game its impossible to go killing monsters without a group. One person isnt gonna do either. It takes you about 30 mins to get a full group, all ready to go. Got their health up and potions with them and all. Thats the good thing. When you have a group boy is it fun to go out and attack monsters, but you have to press x around 10-100 times. (it depends how strong the monster is)

If you didnt have a group, and nobody was on to group, then you might as well log out because you will not have much fun.

Waste of money/waste of time. The only way this game would be fun is if they lowered the prices on all the items you need a bit and if there were people on constantly!

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