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Ok but not what I expected

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: October 30, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Well bought this cause I thought maybe it would have some good maps at least as good as the ones online if not better. Well if your looking for some really detailed maps telling were important stuff is then you will be disapointed. Although it does contain some really nice looking maps the only thing the maps tell you is were the zone lines are and thats pretty much what most people that have played in the zone for a few would know. The history part about the zones is really good and if you like to read like me then you should get it for just that reason. But if you expect to have maps that will help you find stuff in a zone then you will be disapointed.

Please save your money...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: February 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If you're an Everquest enthusiast, you've probably already bought it. An enthusiast would find the background stories to each area very interesting. This is why the guide fails so miserably. You get a roughly drawn map with only 3-7 vaguely located places on each map, inaccurate monster levels for each map, and one to three full pages of background for each location. The histories will do nothing to enhance your gameplay. Any useful information is encoded into cryptic passages that start with "There are rumors..." I wish for my sake it had been better and I hope for your sake you now know better.

EQ atlas a nice addition for the EQ RPG

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: September 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The maps might not contain any grids, it does have lots of information about all the zones. This added information is more usable if you also play the EQ RPG. So you can show your players all the great locations in the world of norrath and beyond

Better than most think

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: February 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I perchased the Everquest Atlas knowing what was said about it. And some of it is true. The level range for zones is somewhat squed and inacurate. I have not seen anywhere that connecting zones are inacurate, but I haven't tested the example other's have given. Another complaint is that the maps were poor in detail and lacking consistancy with which direction North is. For the most part north is somewhere at the top of the page. It might be at a slight angle, but still mostly straight. As far as lacking detail, if you want to know where who will drop, then this is the wrong book for you. These maps were done as if you really did live in Norath and were drawing them by hand, paying keen attention to noticable landmarks. That is that. Also, the description and history of each zone was useful, but the notable NPCs were pretty much for lvl 60+ who are looking for more things to do now that they can kill most anything.

Ruun of Tarrew Marr

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: October 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Do NOT buy this atlas,there are no locations or location grids,the average map size is approx. 4 inches x 4 inches .The pictures of sceens are 2"x 2.5" , this is all printed on 5 1/2" x8" paper in a spiral binder. (tiny). The beastiary is not complete,for listed zones or towns,ie. Frontier Moutains lists only 2 monsters ,(forest giants,goblins). to say the least iam sorry i bought this almost totaly worthless atlas ,,:)Peace, Ruun

No Grids

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: October 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Pretty pictures, but none of the maps have grids. Therefore, it's not useful for in-game travel. Dangers, benefits, lore, etc. is nice though.

Just a bit short...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: October 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

To make it simple...
NO GRIDLINES! Not even a mention of the coordinates of important landmarks and zone gates.
Some zones they 'skimped' i.e. Skyshrine has 7 pages (one per level) but Vek's Lab..one very crowded one.
Now, it is true that it's nice to HAVE a map of some of the more nasty zones, but IMHO a site like EQATLAS does the player a greater service by adding a grid and adding a list of notable locations.
The area where the book does shine is in the rich description of the history of the zone. Nice, but since strict role-play isn't/can't be enforced, this feature is mostly useless....

A great resource

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: October 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

True the maps aren't that useful but that's not the reason this book was created. This book gives deep insites into the back stories of all the zones in the game as well as notable NPC's in each zone. Before I bought this book EQ was just a bunch of different zones with stuff to kill. Now I understand the MUCH MUCH bigger picture that verant wrote into this game. All in all I think the atlas has enhanced my EQ experience, and besides it gives me something to look at while the servers are down.

SAVE YOUR MONEY!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: November 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This book is pure ...! OK, the pictures are pretty...and that's the only thing positive I have to say. First of all, there are VERY little descriptions on the maps...maybe the zone line or a fortress listed, but that's really about all. Secondly, there are misspelled words throughout the entire book...didn't the publishers put it through an editor/spell-checker before releasing it? And, finally...this may be the most important...the information is WRONG about some of the zones!!! For example, it lists the level of mobs in the Dreadlands to be from level 1 to level 10. Anybody who plays the game knows that that is WAY off! Could you imagine someone who is just starting off in the game uses the Nexus and zones into that zone? They'd be surprised! I didn't even look through the whole book...I saw so many problems with it during the 3 minutes I browsed it, that I'm returning it to the store and getting my money back. Do yourselves a favor...keep downloading the maps from the web (you know what website I'm talking about) and save your money. You'll be much happier!

I beg to differ

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: October 20, 2002
Author: Amazon User

As for the idea of general LOC (a game term for a command used to get specific grid info) versus grid key on the map there is some truth to this. However, from a gamer and Role player, the new UI have a built in compass, which (if you practiced your sense heading) is very handy in giving people a good idea of where they are going. The maps will give you a good idea of what kind of terain to expect, and the reference text may be helpful in understanding more of Verants plans behind some of their designs.

Now as a RPer I am also looking forward to the maps because they are like I would expect maps to have been drawn in that time period (not that EQ follows a given time period) but at least it will be more like the genre that exists already in EQ.

(just my 2cp) take it or leave it

Freedrick (LVL 50 Awesome Klueless Tracker) IE Ranger

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