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Beta tester results..

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 21 / 29
Date: November 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Ive been on beta for this game and have to say that this game far exceeds the first one in many ways. Its a completely different game. Where Everquest 1 lacked, Everquest 2 more or less picks up. I used to play a 65 ranger on the Maelin server, and well even that class has changed a lot. Plan on a lot of QUESTS (they live by the name of the game this time), more group oriented encounters, more solo-ability, a better currency system (the common coppr piece is actually worth something other than weighing you down), and many more treats that you will find out when you check this game out. If you think Evrqust 1 took your time away, plan on it tripled. This game is VERY envolved. Too much to do in so little time.

Pros:
-Graphics are amazing
-Improved gaming experience (groups, soloing, etc)
-Talking NPCs
-Fighting looks like the character is actually fighting (EQ1 was bad about that)
-Something to always do..never ending quests
-Tradeskill animiations
-Class changes..some of the classes that you may be used to arent the same aka Monks, Paladins, etc.

Cons:
-Computer requirements (If you dont have 512 RAM, a excellent recent video card, and a P4 you will have issues)
-The beginning of the game was frustrating getting citizenship.
-The gal in the streets of Starcrest Commons yapping about her kitty. You may laugh but trust me you will see what I mean when you get there!

READ THIS...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 14 / 17
Date: March 07, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I wanna start out by saying that not everyone will like this game. I am only 14 (just because i cant be below 14 if i wanna post this lol, im really one year younger) but i love it, and i have been playing for about 5 months. If you have played everquest one you will like this game. The graphics are amazing (if u have a decent computer) and the gameplay is awesome. The only thing is, of course since i play the game ill tell you how great it is. Most other people either tell you how amazing it is or how horrible it is. This game has also been changed a lot since its debut so ill go over some of the changes in LU 20 and from KoS (Kingdom of Sky) expansion.

1. Your character can reach an adventure level of 70.
2. There is a new achievement point system for players over level 20
3. Guilds can now reach level 50.
4. There are two new arenas for PvP (player versus player)
5. There are all new heritage quests, quests to get items from the original everquest game.
6. 30 new collection quests, for items found across Norrath that can be turned in to a collocter for exp and a reward.
7. You can now choose your proffession as you start the game, no longer requiring longg hours on quests to advance your level
8. There are now better tutorial islands for the beginners.
9. not from KoS but, for people who want to interact more with others, the servers have merged, causing almost all of the servers to be "heavy" so you can always find a group.

I think just trying this game would be one of your best moves to find out what its like. In 30 days of the free trial, if you work hard, im sure you can get to level 15-20 or beyond. In order to really experience this game you really need to play it for 30 days at least.

I have never played WoW so i cant say that eq2 is better than it however i can say that you need a lot of patience and maturity to really like this game. The guilds in this game also help low leveled characters out a lot. They can help you with quests and often like to invite new characters just to help out. I havent met any unfreindly everquest players and they all seem to treat everyone equally. If you dont like what people are saying though, you can choose to take out different chat channels from your chat window where all the messages appear as well as put people to your /ignore list.

I am not going to say that certain groups of people will like the game and certain groups wont, such as married couples. My guild is run by a married couple who completly love to play the game however i know that it is also frustrating for two people to try to succeed in this game alone. As someone has mentioned already, if you want to solo the game all the way through dont play this game. That is also incorrect, you can solo throufgh the whole game if you prefer. I will admit that it isnt as easy to solo as it is to group with people however it is just as possible.

When i read the other comments people made i could tell whether they were on WoW's side or EQ2's side by the way they owuld bash the opposite game. I have just tried to tell some the strong points of this game to you and cant really compare it to WoW. I hope it helped you, whoever you are reading this article, to know what its like to actually play the game and some of the good things about it.

EQI
Cathan
56th level Monk
Tarew Marr Server
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EQII
Cathan
22nd level Monk
Befallen Server

Great Beginning! Horrible Grind!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 23 / 36
Date: November 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I played in the Beta for EQ II and I have also played many of other MMORPGS's, including EQ Live. As far as EQ II is concerned I would just like to give my opinion and some gameplay experiences.

The Beginning: EQ II contains one of the best beginnings to a game that I have ever seen. The beginning journey through the Isle of Refuge is awesome and really makes you forget that you are actually grinding. This process is full of many quests that have great rewards, weapons, armor, plat (etc). Before you realize it you will be level 9 and moving on to the main part of the game. This beginning also had VERY GOOD graphics but unfortunately, these are the best graphics you will see in this game.

Main Game: This is where the game got boring and very EQ'ish to me. I arrived in the main city which was HUGE and made it VERY HARD to locate anything. The number of quests dropped off to like none and I was yet again faced with the horrible grinding system. After about 5 hours I finally made it out of the city (no kidding, took that long) and made it to the commonlands. I thought to myself, wow the commonlands and thoughts of orcs and tigers from EQ Live came into my head. What I found instead was probably the worst experience that I have ever received in a online game. I had imagined a "Living" widelife like environment, with moving grass and a hot sun blazing overhead. I could imagine the tigers prowling thru the grass and thought to myself... with the graphics in the beginning this area MUST be truely breathtaking! What I instead found was one of the most un-magnificent zones that I have ever played in.... my hopes shattered in that instant. I did play for awhile longer and in the end wound up being so bored and playing "hell" to make it to level 10.... I never made it to level 10, was too painful.

Summary: I believe that the developers realized in mid development that the players wanted a quest driven experience and not a horrible grind. This explains the beginning game. I think the devs knew that they had to do something so they started remarking the game, starting with the beginning area. Give SOE 2 or 3 years and then MAYBE EQ II will be up to snuff.

-----======[ Just the Truth ]=====-----

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 22 / 35
Date: March 05, 2004
Author: Amazon User

(played EQ since the original release, and played Ultima Online even longer)

Sure, everyone has something good and bad to say about this game. But lets take a moment to reflect on some things.

Remember the feeling you got the first time you watched the original intro movie? (for those of you who are old enough to remember).

How about the first character you made? Can you remember his/her name?

What about the feeling you got the first time you were on the boat headed to a new area you've never seen?

Do you remember the remarkable view from the ledge in Frontier Mountains and seeing a giant for the first time?

I know these examples spark both good and bad memories for alot of you... probably 820,000 of you all around the world. Simple fact of the matter is this, if you've ever been hiking and admired the view from a lookout point and said to yourself: "Man, this looks just like Frontier Mountains." Or, if you were out for a jog and jokingly thought "I sure could use a SOW right now." What about this thought... "How many friends do you have online around the world?"

Then you should really think about what your going to be doing with your life in the next year. Honestly, write it down, for instance "I'm going to take a vacation with the wife and kids, or I'm planning to get a better job." Or some of you will say something like: "Graduate high school and get my first apartment!" But if your still reading this, chances are you'll say something like "Going to buy a better system, play more, level faster, make more plat, get the new item, and maybe sell it when I get something better... and I dont care what anyone says about me, let me catch them online."

This is just the truth, and alot of you know it. All I'm asking is take a minute and think about it.

Will this game be pretty cool to play? You better believe it!

Will there be problems here and there? Sure, but there's problems with everything!

Am I going to get lost in the game and patiently wait for the servers to come back up so that you can be with your online family? You betcha!

Because you want to.

Kinks or no kinks, you'll be there... I know you will.

Because when your speakers are turned up, and you hear the bass of the "DING!" you feel good. Everyone does.

I say BUY IT!! ENJOY IT!! LIVE IT!! because you'll always find a way to do it even more if someone tells you not to!

See you online.

Incredible MMORPG, what it's supposed to be!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 13
Date: March 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I have read a lot of horrible reviews on this game, and I have read a lot of good reviews on the game. However, I disagree with most of them because somewhere in the text, they always put the game down for either it's grouping ideas or the way it's supposed to be played.

Let's be honest, there is NO MMORPG that doesn't require a group at some point in the game. In fact, all new style MMORPGS do require it to continue. In order to complete most quests in new style MMORPGS, you need a group! WoW, FFXI, etc.

As for Everquest, yes, you do need to group at some point in the game, but it all fits together. You're character is as needed as everyone elses. This is what makes this game more balanced than most. Every character shall have his/her place in the sun. Healers shall heal and mages shall cast, while fighters will fight and scouts will do their own thing. The truth is, every character is equal in this game. So, for a change, we don't have to wonder if our character is going to get a group or no, because it will. In other games, such as FFXI, we had to worry weather we would be able to get into a group or not at ALL TIMES. You could hardly be a summoner or anything of strange taste without having huge issues with getting a group.

Now, as for gameplay goes. The graphics are not top par, but the gameplay makes up for it. The animations in EQ2 are incredible. You will be surprised when you play this game, because every character is given enough special abilities to put anyone in awe. Again, every character will have his/her spot in the light.

If you enjoy MMORPGS, and I mean real ones, then you will honestly love EQ2, the patron of them all. If you enjoy PvP, you will enjoy EQ2 now, because they have two servers which offer PvP features. (Read up on EQ2 for more details) Remember, one of them offers Station Exchange, a new kind of bidding software available to those involved in EQ2 servers that allow Station Exchange.

Try it, at least. What will it hurt? If you feel that you wont enjoy it, download a demo and give it an attempt, or watch a movie or two from the official site. But trust me on this, you will not become bored with this game. There is always something to be doing and you are always counted!

Excellent game, If you have the time and patience...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 19
Date: March 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I played the first EQ for 2 years on and off. Eventually it became more of a process then a game and I swore it off, told myself I'd never play another MMORPG again... and then years later a friend introduces me to EQ2. I Believed I'd hate it as much I'd grown to hate its predeccesor, however this was far from the truth. As soon as I started playing I fell in love with it, the amazing amount of detail, the astounding amount of spoken diologue, the actual feeling that I was part of a beautiful and rich world.

If you've got the computer for it, the graphics are nothing short of amazing... unfortunalty if your machine is a bit older the game will look worse then EQ1, full of bland textures and characters that look like featureless plastic figures running around. In a sense, the graphics are one of the best and worst aspects being they can either make the game that much more impressive or make it impossible to play... its clear the developers had the future in mind by setting the bar so high.

Also, the music is very fitting and enjoyable, although a bit boring after long periods of time. The sound effects work well enough, nothing amazing but nothing dramatically bad. If your not fond of the in game soundtrack, there is a player made music pack of varius songs that may fit your liking more appropriately as well if you'll willing to look for it on Sony's offical player boards.

Gameplay is what keeps you coming back to the game. In this games case it may be what pushes you away: The game is by no means short or easy. In one hand there will ALWAYS be something for you to do... on the other this makes the game seem overwhelming at times, especially to people with short amounts of time to play or more casual players. If you don't have alot of free time, this isn't the game for you. Many mortal flaws that plagued the first EQ have been either eliminated or atleast now minimal. Powerleveling is now impossible as you can only buff members of your group, and can only group with people either 6 levels above or below you. This can also be a flaw for people who have higher level friends, being its impossible to do anything meanful with someone higher or lower then 6 levels. There is currently a Mentoring system soon to be incorporated that should help bring that problem to a curb. Also theres diffrent ways to decide loot and looting rights in groups as well as no longer needing to worry about losing corpses when dying. Every piece of equipment now has a level range, meaning it cant be worn on low level characters. Also just about every piece of nice equpipment must be "attuned" meaning once you've attuned it only the character who did can wear it... This will no doubt put a hold on inflation and characters becoming too rich or great items becoming too common.

This game IS very group oriented... soloing is very possible, and a good way to pass the time when seeking a group... however it still isn't as efficient. Many rewarding quests require groups... it is POSSIBLE to get to 50 without grouping... doesn't mean it will be fun or easy though. Personally I feel that If your paying per month to play a videogame online, you might as well play with other people.

So far I've gotten three level 20+ characters and in my experience this game has GREAT low level content... there is no shortage of quests or things to do. I've heard there are glitches and unfinished content currently at higher levels but as the main player base gets higher, the higher content will be improved, so unless you have all the time in the world to level up this shouldn't be a problem.

Many people complain that WoW is better. I won't say either is better, but I will say that WoW is not for me. WoW is a more lighthearted, silly, and cartoony world. EQ2 seems to be more of a serius fantasy setting akin to Lord of the Rings. Their both nice MMORPGs... EQ2 just seems so much more impressive to me. I could go on for pages about this game, however I believe anyone who enjoys fantasy RPGs who has a good bit of free time, a good bit of patience, and enjoys playing online games with others will find a greatly enjoyable experience with EQ2.

Not much Fun - Try {EDIT}

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 17 / 26
Date: December 10, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I have been Playing EQ2 for about two or three weeks now. I am up to level 15. I am still fighting mostly badgers,bears,and deer. I am still using the same lame armor and weopons I got around level 8. Each new spell I get is lamer than the last. The zones are pretty boring, with all of the decent monsters mostly in groups of five or six, so they are impossible to solo. Loading between zones can be up to 5 min. long. I have a good running system, and when I run through a populated city the lag is unbearable. The quests are pretty boring too. Run to this zone and deliver this. Run back to the other zone and talk to so and so. Most of the quests are spent running through different zones, so between the running and the loading time lag for each zone a 30 min quest turns into a hour and a half long. I enjoyed EQ1 enough to get up to level 40 before I quit. I doubt I will make level 20 on EQ2. Just not worth the time and energy to play. {EDIT}

A very experienced gamers review

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 12
Date: October 13, 2005
Author: Amazon User

First, my credentials: I am a level 51 Necromancer and I also have several alts in the 30s. I have played this game as a soloist and a group player and I can tell you the real story on experience.
First, solo play is the fastest way to level period. The assertion that group play gets more experience is flat out wrong. The game divides all divideable loot and experience, items that cant be divided are given to group members on a lottery system. Anyone that tells you otherwise is a debutante or they just never figured out the whole up and down arrow system.
I see a lot of really impatient people with the wrong ideas on what makes the game work. This game is all about investment-time and thought. If you choose a group player class charachter, you won't be able to solo well. There is a class guide that tells you what players can solo and what can't at SOE, the game publisher. You have to choose what you want to be with a lot of thought. If you are a loner or you can't get along well in a group, don't choose to be a group dependent player. Necromancers, Conjurers, Shadow Knights and Palladins are the kings of the solo world.
This game is very entertaining, but don't think that it is like a first person shooter game that you can just start playing and figure it out as you go along. If you choose the wrong class for your personality or you invest your time or gold in a spell or item that is not the best choice for your class, you can really handicap your player for a long time. This game is for the serious on line gamer. If you like flame wars in chat, you won't do well in EQ2, best to stick with Battlefield2 and the like. The best players are mostly older, and surprisingly, there is a huge percentage of women playing. Though the women tend to stick together or play only with their own guilds. Occasionaly, if you are a smart player (Translation is you bring overwhelming force to the group), the women will invite you to group play on quests.
One final note, you can't do class quests in group. You have to solo them in instanced zones. Whoever said it is otherwise has obviously not leveled through class specialization. Only the player needing the specialization can make it through the door.

Agree with previous, but with high hopes

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 11 / 14
Date: March 02, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I agree with the previous poster, that the EverQuest world has passed its peak, and went straight downhill after the Shadows of Luclin era.

The game had the great roleplay feel, having to rely on other players for many things, such as the creation of armor to traveling via port. The game has recently been geared toward the more casual gamer, making everything easier. Everyone has become Experience obsessed, crowding into Planes which have no dungeon type of feel. Places where anyone can get to any "camp" and sit there killing things in the same spot, for hours. The feel of the "dungeon crawl" is lost to the ages. Raids are completely robotic, you do your same old little job, all the time, every time, without question or complaint. Overall, the old great roleplay feel is dead, and everything is completely impersonal and driven by the profit motive. It is no longer the fantasy world, it is a fantasmal recreation of the real world.

EverQuest II, however, seems to be working on recreating, and improving on, the old world. Some of the key members of the developement team of EQ1 are working on this new game, and opting to take out both the Planes and Luclin in a cataclysmic, unidentified event that shook the world. So that's two down, what about the other expansions? Well, the older continents have now been lost, the oversea route now blocked by permanant tempests. So we are back to the original world, but what of the start? You start the same as everyone else, without a class. You begin your journey in either Freeport or Qeynos. Freeport has become a haven to the shady folk, most evil or naturally mischievious beings opting to live out their lives there, under Lucan D'Lere, their leader since his days in the Militia of EQ1. Qeynos, on the other hand, it the haven for the light, all valorous or good-hearted flocking to its gates under Antonia Bayle.

Shortly after you begin to test your skills, you are given the choice of class. You can pick from several classes, later having the option to become a sub-class, and even later getting a specialized class. This continues the implementation of roleplay, as it follows your characters particular path of developement. And with Luclin and the Planes gone, instant travel is also gone, and it is back to the old ways, in more ways than one.

Overall, this game seems to be bringing back the best of the old, with new twists on the gameplay that should add a more dynamic sense of character to each player.

You will need to play 1/2 the game afk

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 16 / 25
Date: December 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Turn on your computer, load the game and walk away for the night. Is that how you like to play your games? Are you ok with leaving your computer on all day, running the game when you are at work? If are not you have extreme difficultly advancing in the game.

The auction system is an interregnal part of the game. In order to sell stuff on the auction your character must stand in one spot with nothing to do. If you log off our leave this spot your items are no longer for sell. You can ether sit and stair at the same screen for hours on end or walk away with EQ2 running.

If you choose not to use the auction system you will have substandard abilities gear and spell.

Don't even thing about running this game at the minimum of 512 meg RAM, a 1gig CPU and 128 video card with. I ran the game at first with 512 meg RAM, a 1.7 gig CPU and 256 video card with. When I was in town I lagged so badly I could barley move. Zoning took forever. I upgraded to 1gig of RAM. I still lag in town and busy zones but I can know get around. Most of the people I speak to that don't have serious lag issues are running 2 gigs of RAM. I have a DSL connection.

I have to say pass on this game. For two reasons 1 The game dose not play smoothly a lot of lag and a lot of time waiting for screens to load and unload as you change zones. 2 Then amount of time you need to leave the game and run while you are not playing. It's a shame. I wanted so badly to like this game. I liked the other version of Ever Quest.

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