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Past its prime

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: May 21, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Good price but it is just an attempt to bring back vets who are curious to see how the franchise has faired over the years. I played this game up to the Omens of War expansion and it stills screams as a first generation mmorpg.

The bottom line is most people who are either coming from a title like World of Warcraft will not be pleased. If you used to play EQ and want to give it another try you probably will be throwing away your 20 bucks. The game just can't compete by today's standards. I've had more fun playing the myriad of free mmorpgs that are popping up like weeds lately. This is the mmorpg that interns are getting experience on it seems before moving on to the better projects.

SAVE MONEY!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

all 13 EQ exspansions for 20 bucks + shipping

if you buy the packs seperate theyre 30 bucks each.. the math is quite simple.. This is what you want to buy.

and as stated below, this will upgrade exsisting accounts or can be used for a new account.

More for less

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I have been away from EverQuest for a long time, so long that I have missed 4 expansions! At this price I was able to upgrade both of my accounts and get some (somewhat?) useful in game items as well. EQ was my first and favorite MMORPG. If you are coming back like I did this is the better way to go, IMHO.

8 Discs.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: July 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is not a review of everquest, but of this set. Now, reader, I ask you. Do you have a CD/DVD-ROM drive? Oh, you do? Did you know that they have been making DVD-ROM drives for PC's since 1996! Yes, that's correct!
Now I ask you, in this day and age, 2007, why is this entire set spread across 8 CDs. It could've easilly fit on 2 DVDs. As such, it takes forever and a day to install, and requires alot of CD-Tray opening and closing and jockeying. Especially since all 8 CDs are on a spindle in the case. Now, you may be thinking to yourself, "Well, maybe it's on seperate CDs do you can choose what to install or not install!" WRONG! You have only two options. You can install everything (EQ1 and all Thirteen Expansions) or nothing at all and exit the installation program. That's it.

With that out of the WoW, EQ1 is an Amazing MMO, it is what WoW, LOTRO, GW, Lineage, etc are based off of. It's amazing and I love it.
But I've had a helluva time getting this game to run on my system without BSOD's and random reboots even when my temps are in the green zone.

The regular installer is neat, everytime you finish a disc the hot EQ babe in a pose, it lights up on the installer. There is no paper manual for anything, it's all on the disk. If you already have DX9.0C installed, this game will make you reinstall it or it simply will not function. I have no idea why. I chose not to install it since I had it, no dice. I reinstalled it from the microsoft official update page, no dice. I had to uninstall and reinstall everquest to install the DX9.0C That came with the game, which you can't access on any of the disks, only when an installation has finished.

Aside from that it's an amazing game, I just wish they would've used more than 2 brain cells to make the packaging/installer, and worked out the bugs on Windows XP/Vista.

learning curve

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: July 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Pretty good game but it has a lengthy learning curve. One can waste a lot of time playing this game.

"Self-pity is the worst poverty. When a person says, I am --with pity, before he has said anything more he has diminished himself to half of what he is; and what is said further diminishes him totally. There is so much in the world that we can pity and that it would be right for us to take pity upon, but if we have no time free from our own self we cannot give our mind to others in the world."
"Hazrat Khan - the art of Being and Becoming Page: 78

Look elsewhere

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: April 20, 2008
Author: Amazon User

If you've played or are currently playing WoW and are looking to see what else is out there in that genre.... Don't bother. There's nothing else out there that compare. Neither this version nor EQ2 are worth the money. If you still want to try it, download the free trial version. Don't spend anymore money than you have to on it. You'll understand once you see the poor quality of graphics and game play.

Excellant Buy

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Not only do you get ALL the expansions for a great low price but you get free gifts as well. Like a Horse and a Roboboar. The Horse is Slow as well as the Roboboar. But unlike the horse you can UPGRADE the Roboboar so it can go faster. This is a great Game at a great price. Dont miss out on it.

eq 1 anniversary

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

SOE finally did an expansion set for the returning, or low income player. Just cannot beat getting all 13 expansions for under 20 bucks. Highly reccommend this if you are returning, or new to the game.

Great Deal

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This includes all 13 expansions which is completely up to date as of Aug 2007. It also includes 30 free days, either on a new account, or an old account that has "expired". I do not believe it will extend an account that is currently being paid for (active). Just put in the single code, and it will trigger all 13 expansions for your account.

The original Everqest is without a doubt the biggest MMORPG in existance. And running as long as it has, with 13 exapansions, it has the most depth, and things to do. The only drawback I'm seeing is the population has thinned in the last couple years, and perhaps a server merge would be nice at this point.

If you've been away from EQ and are thinking to try it again, you can't go wrong with this deal. 30 days free on your old (or new) account and get all the expansions you missed for about $18.

I enjoy EQ

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

A fun MMORPG. Decent graphics, but fun gameplay. They will introduce a new progression type server. Google it: EverQuest

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