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Lepidus  11/14/06 7:13:37 AM
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It hits the servers today and we have our preview. Carolyn Koh has played the beta extensively and lets us know what's new, what's good and what's bad in the new expansion to EverQuest II.

The Fae are a good race and as such, players wanting to create a Fae may only play the good and neutral classes. The smallest of the player races available, the Fae glide above the ground, propelled by their fluttering wings as a winged humanoid creature would. It's not all sunshine and rainbows, however, as the customization allows a player to create Faes ranging from pink and blonde Princess goodness to Diablo dark fallen angels. So despite the fun I've made of them, I enjoyed creating several Fae characters just to see the range of customization available.

Since Echoes of Faydwer brings back the ancestral homeland of the Wood Elves, High Elves, Gnomes and Dwarves. Players creating any one of these races including the Half Elf and the Fae, can choose Kelethin as their starting city.

The full preview is here.

 
Masters_X  11/14/06 7:19:28 AM
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neat-o.
 
Whitewalker  11/14/06 7:34:03 AM
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Nice work. Should be a good expansion. 
 
WikingDK  11/14/06 10:17:02 AM
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I cant wait to test those guild cloaks :)
 
shae  11/14/06 11:30:16 AM
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Your the best Carolyn, thanks for the preview, will you be doing a full review over the next couple of weeks?

For myself, I waited to re-activate my old account for this expansion so I'm hoping to get in there with a new Fae and have some fun, hoping this adds a spring in the step of EQ2.

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leowolff  11/14/06 2:31:44 PM
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The expansion is really good indeed ( I was in Beta).

You just forgot one thing in your review, they are revamping all PVP system, fixing resists, evacs, debuffs...

Its really funny to see in EQ2 forum, threads like "Thanks SOE..." or "DEVs we love you.."

.. I am serious!!!
 
shae  11/14/06 2:37:47 PM
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Originally posted by leowolff

The expansion is really good indeed ( I was in Beta).

You just forgot one thing in your review, they are revamping all PVP system, fixing resists, evacs, debuffs...

Its really funny to see in EQ2 forum, threads like "Thanks SOE..." or "DEVs we love you.."

.. I am serious!!!

Hehe, I was just thinking the same thing.

I went over to the eq2 forums expecting the usual ranting, raving, balancing fiasco that usually clusters up any SOE board and I was amazed to see so many positive threads about the expansion pack and the host of other features that are comming along with LU29.

Its so wierd, honestly don't know if I can deal with SOE boards being so civil and... well, nice! Quite the shock it was. Could it be that the SOE/EQ2 team have actually managed to come out with something isn't just free of suckage, but is actually really good?

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Simmeon  11/14/06 4:04:13 PM
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So where in there does she say what's good and what's bad?
 
Sylvene  11/14/06 6:02:58 PM
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In reference to the PvP, I was trying to keep the Update and the Expansion seperate... which was not the easiest thing to do since they were releasing so much info in the last few days and recently, SoE has been scheduling Updates at the same time as an expansion - which makes sense.  They have the servers down anyway.  :D

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kalade  11/14/06 9:06:18 PM
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Having bought the actual box edition (which took me liek ten stores too find.. because people didnt carry it or had just sold out!), it came with a map and on the map it listed The Estate of Unrest just off butcherblock :) which i saw wasnt mentioned (while crushbone and mistmoore were).. and it also showed mistmoore but didnt technically show crushbone on the map tho i had known it was in.. just wanted to let people who may recall unrest as much as me, know it is in there from the looks of it! Cant wait to explore faydwer on my dwarf and new fae! YAY for something hopefully good with eq2... /dance.

 

Kalade the happy dwarf who just wants to visit kaladim again.... :)
 
Myddyn  11/14/06 11:58:18 PM
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I can't wait to get into the game to play this.  When I played the original EQ, I'd spend as much time as I could in the faydarks.  Many nights I'd take my iksar beastlord over there just to slaughter orcs in crushbone to gain faction.  Imagine the reactions from some when they'd ride up a lift into Kelethin and see an iksar sitting there right next to the guards.  Ahhh...the good ol' days.
 
ShadowS4S  11/15/06 10:32:10 AM
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