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Anyone playing Everquest 2?

Cristiano Midnight
Evil Snapshot Baron
Join date: 17 May 2003
Posts: 8,616
10-14-2005 15:52
Just curious if anyone is actively playing Everquest 2? I have played it on and off since I first bought it, but I have never gotten very far in it. However, lately I am finding it a nice change of pace from World of Warcraft (which I still love). I find the voice overs and the depth of EQ2 to be interesting. It does not do all the hand holding that WoW does. I hate the zone system though, that completely sucks. Hopefully Sony will learn their lesson and follow WoW's model of a seamless world - it just enriches the experience so much more than a bunch of load screens. Anyway, I am curious what other people playing think of it. My character is all of level 11, so I haven't gotten very far, but I am finding myself getting more addicted to it.
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Nisa Stravinsky
Danger Mouse
Join date: 16 Sep 2004
Posts: 1,238
10-19-2005 17:50
I'm sorry about replying to this so late, I guess it's because I've been playing EQ2 since December of last year, to the point where I neglected SL completely.

I play on the lavastorm server,

I have a 28 Wizard named Igraine, 24 Conjuror named Asunde, 23 Templar named Neylan, 20 Warden named Sarang and a level 10 Scout named Ardnas. I did have a level 20 Dirge, 20 Swashbuckler and 23 Mystic...I just play EQ2 way too much.

I have and do play WoW on occasion probably like you do EQ2, just for a change of pace.

I think the game is great, I fell in love with it and on it :P It can be like SL if you find the right players. Anyway, there are times when I wish it were seamless as in WoW but I would rather have the load screens more so than the cartoonish look of WoW.
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Delpha Deckard
Just a Geek
Join date: 14 Apr 2005
Posts: 87
10-19-2005 23:48
I've been thinking about trying out EQ2 -- but I wasn't too happy with the look of it (I know, that's not what a game really is). How is the zoning on EQ2 compared to EQ1? I heard it's mainly group based XP, not too much solo, true or not? What about tradeskills -- are there any?
Pypo Chung
Residen Meatbag
Join date: 26 Dec 2003
Posts: 220
10-20-2005 09:55
EQ2 killed SWG, Eq2 lacks players, EQ2 is so bland its not funny, EQ2 stole my mommie and ate my doggie! WAAAA!
Ghoti Nyak
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Join date: 7 Aug 2004
Posts: 2,078
10-20-2005 10:08
From: Pypo Chung
EQ2 killed SWG


Nah, it was the introduction of player Jedi (and dark jedi) that killed SWG for me, the first time I played there. A freind and I have been dabbling with it a little lately and while the combat upgrade and the recent expansions have improved alot of the gameplay, there's still too many jedi/dark jedi and thier wannabes running around for it to be really Star Wars to me.

-Ghoti
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Pypo Chung
Residen Meatbag
Join date: 26 Dec 2003
Posts: 220
10-20-2005 10:25
I was a jedi and it was cauze of that that made me quit, i felt the grind off high mob's was pointless, and i did not enjoy the death penalty....3 secs into padawan, i got attacked in area spawned by bounty hunters and went into 190000 debt....

Being Master Ch/TKA, i enjoyed most just walking around tamming monsters then i did enjoy talking to people. Dantoonie is the one and only place to hunt for massive XP for groups....which is boring and kassyk is nothing but limited spots u need to go just to move around unlike other planets u can fly straight line point A to B.

I wont go back again cuz the only goal so far IS to become jedi....Until i can specialize beyond the basic master jobs i got no reason to head into game anymore, the magic is gone....faded away like my social life :p
Nisa Stravinsky
Danger Mouse
Join date: 16 Sep 2004
Posts: 1,238
10-20-2005 12:21
From: Delpha Deckard
I've been thinking about trying out EQ2 -- but I wasn't too happy with the look of it (I know, that's not what a game really is). How is the zoning on EQ2 compared to EQ1? I heard it's mainly group based XP, not too much solo, true or not? What about tradeskills -- are there any?


I don't have much trouble with the zoning, and I have leveled to 28 nearly by myself or with just one or two friends. Soloing used to be a lot easier but it still can be done. Crafting is there and I enjoy that too...crafting is my chit chat night. I'm working on a Scholar right now (spell making) and I have a 23 Provisioner, my guild leader is level 37 (if I remember correctly) and he's a level 50 Provisioner.

I never played eq1 so I have nothing to compare with. I have played WoW and I by far like EQ2 better. The only thing WoW has for it is the richness in color - which unfortunately translate into a cartoon console look to me. I prefer the 3d more realistic look of the EQ2 Avs. But that's just my preference.
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"I'm beginning to think the human psyche enjoys victimizing itself. " - Sezmra Svarog

"Film critics said I gave a voice to the fear we all have: that we'll reach a certain point in our lives, look around and realize that all the things we said we'd do and become will never come to be -- and that we're ordinary." - Anne Bancroft (2003)