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EQ no more

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought this hoping to revive my love for a game I played years ago. However, it just reminded me why I quit in the first place. SoE was/is a staple in the mmorpg community, but I think their time has come and went.
Pros: Pretty graphics (especially considering the time period of it's original release) and fun classes/races.
Cons: Frustrating questlines, corpse runs, and experience loss upon death.

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.

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.

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.

Too demanding

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

this game is fun, if you have the time. Even then... it mostly feels like work, out of all the mmo's, this one has the most Grind. This game is fun if your ok staying with mid - mediocre equipment, but to get the usefull equipment its just too demanding.

After playing EQ for 5 years...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 11
Date: April 21, 2007
Author: Amazon User

If you're still playing EQ, and don't have all the expansions, then get this.

The Anniversary Edition includes the latest expansion, The Buried Sea (TBS). TBS was released about 2 months before this was, and for $30. This angered many, but IMO you get much more out of new expansions when you play them right as they come out. You explore the new content with everyone else at the same time, and loot is generally easier to get until they nerf item drops 2 weeks after the new expansion.

You'll need PoR to get auras, and The Serpent Spine to play the new race of Drakkins or to do mid-level quests for so-so gear. Bits and pieces of essential features come with each EQ expansions. E.g.: Guild Hall: DON; Magus for traveling: LDON; Monster Missions: DODH; Dain MM: PoR.

I once quit my job and another time dropped out of school to play EQ fulltime, so I'm a dedicated player, but presently I'm out of the game. When I come back I will certainly buy this.

a must to buy if you hate dl

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: May 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This Anniversary Edition contains all 13 expansions out of 13 so it is totaly complete so you do not need to buy any other expansion for it just install and play Plus the last 2 expansions were dl only and a total of 60 dollars so if you are like me who hate to sit and rot dling a a 6gig+ game(6gigs are need for first 10 expasions) should buy this edition which many be the reason it got back ordered as amazon and possably EQ did not relize the number of copys they sell

A good game that has lost much of its early charm

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: May 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I first began playing EverQuest shortly after the release of their first, and widely considered the best expansion, Ruins of Kunark. The game delved me into this fantasy world like no other game before, the feeling was simply amazing. There was a huge, vast community of mature and social players that I have not ever seen before. The graphics (at the time) were awe-inspiring, having been put into this huge world full of danger and mystery. The music always give me a nostalgia rush and the 3D sound effects are still up there as top notch.

With each expansion, I saw the game losing more and more of its charm after Scars of Velious. It was finally after Planes of Power where I, as well as countless others finally realized that the game wasn't the same anymore with this ridiculous form of instant traveling that made all other forms of travel such as the boat (which now is completely gone from the game), mounts, etc. The game was not the same and the community was not the same as this once huge and vast community went off to other games like EverQuest 2 and World of Warcraft. I finally called it quits in November of 2005 and returned with the Anniversary Edition.

The game has definitely changed a lot. The most notable are the new, revamped zones, some for good and some for not. I don't like what they did with completely merging the Commandlands, completely revamping Freeport (not even the same city as far as I'm concerned) and the Bazaar. Otherwise, the graphics certainly do look a lot sharper in some areas of the game while some other areas look the same as they do from years back (just compare the water in Halas to the water in the Escape to Norrath trial). There is far more content and zones than ever which means more likely than not, good luck finding even one person in the classic zones many of us grew up with (Blackburrow, Crushbone, the Karanas, Lake of Ill Omen, etc.). This obviously left a bad taste in my mouth because playing by yourself in an MMORPG is obviously not what the game is designed for.

I can't say it was exactly a failed comeback. I did find myself having fun, granted, by myself in the old zones and reliving old memories but really, that's all I see the game is good for for someone returning from so long ago. It just simply is not the same game though if you are dedicated to getting to levels 60+ than you'll likely have more company and definitely a lot more fun then. All in all, it is hard to recommend this game for a new player because it is very old-school still but if you like those types of games, then by all means give EverQuest a shot because, hey, at $20 for 13 expansions plus the first month free, it's at least worth a try.

good to the last drop

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: June 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

this is awesome it upgrades old accounts or gives you a new one... and it gives you all the /claim rewards from all the expansions you didn't buy in stores. so it's well worth the 20 bucks if your missing an expansion or 2

Overwhelming Excitment

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I found this game to be a blast. The graphics are outstanding, you can see the computer characters breathing. The player versus player is epic. The animations for the magic attacks are top notch. The only down side overall is earning platinum to buy supples.

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