Everquest II

Rise of Kunark was well made, lots of fun, interesting, and brought many new ideas to playing eq2.  I enjoyed every minute of it.  How many minutes are there in 6 weeks?  Because thats how many minutes it took to finish all the new content of RoK save a few raids.  With all the time we spend waiting for new releases, and the money spent buying them, paying monthly fees etc... I must say I am terribly disappointed.  I guess eq2's players are going to end up like matrix online, swg, and the other soe games that seem to have very little time spent on infrequent updates.  Does a game have to have 9 million accounts to get proper attention?  I even went and started a sarnak and played through the new area's there.  With all the fun of this expansion (I use that term lightly here) it was too short, too little, too late.  After 8 years with SOE, and end game characters in most of their games ( eq, eq2, planetside, swg, vanguard and matrix online) I have decided, based on the time between expansions and the lack of longterm content in this expansion, that I am going leave SOE and play another mmo.  Which one?  I have no idea heheh.  I have played some other non soe game trials and betas over the last couple years, and although I havent found my new game, I cant see paying for SoE anymore for their lack of content updates, and for charging full price for an expansion that can be finished in just a couple months.  Its been fun and if anyone has any advice on where to go next, I would greatly appreciate any hints.

Rok is fun to play but to short pay for.

Go outside. Get a job. I mean holy cow dude. I hit level cap in about a week, and I have a TON to do yet. I haven't even gotten anything from VP yet, although we have done it. Seriously, if you've "done everything" then you definitely need to get out more.

And yeah, having 9 million customers makes a difference, lol. It is a FACT that EQ2 updates more content than WoW by a pretty wide margin. Expansion every 2 years, and a patch every 3 months maybe... Yeah EQ2 is terribly spoiled compared to the competition.

You really need to get out more. If you've maxed all the factions, finished through red and white temples in group play, finished vp AND maxed out ts'ing, that's a TON of content in 6 weeks? Do you sleep?

Sorry, video games aren't a job for me. Sorry that's how to play the game OP.

Jesus after re-reading your "review" I had to come back and edit. LACK OF CONTENT? Are you serious? Alright have fun playing these other MMOs that have no where near the quality or quanity content of EQII

you may want to leave mmos altogether  if content is your issue

EQ2 is surpassed for amount of content by only 1 game

-->  Everquest and its 14 expansions

I have to say....what other game can surpass this game for content.

Now, I could understand wanting to leave SOE games as you have been playing SOE games for 8 years...yea..I would get bored also...

But, don't expect anything close in regards to content or playtime...

You finished all the content in 6 weeks...think of all the many people who finished BC in 1 week...(a TON)

Yea...you had it good...but, you need a new hobby now..

Take a break, and have a life...

Cheers!

Yeah, i dont think content is the issue for you here. EQ2 has tons of content. I started playing when the new exp came out and I have yet to hit 50. Also a lvl 31 tailor. To me it sometimes feels like to much content, but never to little. I have 2 kids, and go to school full-time. I've yet to see any of kunark, but im guessing its got a lot. I'd suggest re-rolling, doing a profession, playing LoN, or mentoring to find new friends and enjoy gaming. But do not make it your life. Games are meant to be played for fun, life is meant to be lived. Play games and live your life to it's fullest. Possibly even take in a sport hobby or two. But you will not find another game with more content unless you go back to possibly DaoC or EQ.  

RoK is an amazing expansion especially for new players like myself... I think it's the best starting area in any MMO to date and they really should get a trial out there for those interested.. on the other hand though is the fact that if I leave RoK early to play with the rest of my guild I give up the chance to haev extremely good gear for my level which is unfortunate that it's so uneven over the continents

Wow, do you sleep or go to school? Holy crap. You must do nothing but play MMO's. Man, you need to get a life. EQ2 has more content than any other game out there and constant updates with new content added.

Seriously, if you're playing this much, you need to get off the internet and go do something else. For a very long time. There's something called "internet addiction" you know. You might like to look it up. And consider it a viable thing.

Even if you shoot directly for max level, it won't take only 6 weeks to complete unless you do nothing else but play the game.

How do I know this? I play fairly constantly and have since release and have yet to reach max level.

Get off the net. For your own sanity.

Originally posted by Soulmaneq2

Rok is fun to play but to short pay for.

 

RoK is better value (or any MMO expansion for that matter) than any other game out there.  E.g. Kane & Lynch recently cost me twice as much as RoK and i got maybe 6 hours out of it, im still going on the RoK content.