Originally posted by mo0rbid

 The new expansions gives NOTHING interesting. Only a few zones and a raised level cap. how fucking interesting. Perhaps SOE should start looking at WOTLK?

Actually EQ2's new expansion is not increasing the level cap. but adding 60 new Achievement points (skill Trees), 1 new overland zone (Continent) and 20 new dungeons with some scaling from level 50-80. The expansion is also adding more Heritage Quests ( Prestige Quests). along with new weapons and armor.

So in my opinion it is as good if not better than WOWS new expansion, and EQ2 gets a new expansion every year. WOW got 2 expansions since release.

I will try and answer your questions.

The Unrest server is still there, although it is only a pve server. so yes chances are good that your old toons would still be there.

Since you stated that you want to play on the pvp server then you would probably need to start a new toon on that server. Since I don't think your allowed to transfer an alt between pve to pvp.

As for pvp, as soon as you reach level 10 you can participate in pvp. You can only battle players of the opposing allignment. and all zones are pvp even in the city if you flag for that part of it. Once you leave the city you are safe for a few seconds that no one can attack you (which I think is 10 sec). And although you it is not full looting, you will get some loot from them, which will come in a dropped chest.

As for how you sell items. No, you don't need to remain logged on now to sell. Just buy a couple of boxes, or sales crates. and place them in your merchant board in your house. If it is a sales crate, once you place it in your merchant board right click on it and select place. then you can place it in your house so players can come buy from you without paying the broker fee.

You might want to check out eq2,wiki.com for any help with quests items etc. It is a great site. also get the map updater from eq2interface.com it comes very handy to have.

I hope you enjoy your stay. and have fun

Originally posted by Railgunner

Wow... where to begin...

Chat is broken so horribly not one even tries to use it but gold spammers.  It's completely dead otherwise.  

I doubt chat is broken, More that people are just trying to learn how to play, and/or they are in a group or guild chat already

 

It's so bad I tried messaging the gold spammer just to see someone actually say something.  I clicked on the name in chat and nothing.    I guess the only way to respond to someone is to type their name?  WTF?

You can link items in chat so if you do happen to find something nice, chances are it will not be usable for your class, there's no way to trade or sell it.

I'm assuming there's no auction house or at least I have not been able to find one.

I played in open beta and not sure about this myself, But there must be a way to sell what you have.

Solo quests somehow magically turn in group quests???  You can be working an area and suddenly the monsters turn into completely different level mobs that one shot you?  Meanwhile you can't complete the noob quests because all the monsters in the area are suddenly impossible to kill?  Unexaplained timers showing up on the screen, when you joined nothing???  It's like just being in the area autojoins you to stuff? 

What you are describing is Public Quests. They are actually fun, and if you participate in it you can get some good loot.

Video options?  No gamma control and game is dark as hell.

While I agree with you that it is dark, I believe that is what the dev's wanted it to like. They say it is war after all and should be dark and gritty.

Basically the game is about 1/2 complete.  It's a mess.  It's AOC all over again.  Nothing makes sense and with chat so horribly broke you can't even find a guild if you wanted to join one.  I thought AOC was bad, but my God, this POS takes the cake.    

Here I feel your opinion is just wrong. I don't play the game anymore cause of my own reasons.I would say the game is fine, it is not a mess. Besides a few bugs, it is a very polished game. Maybe just different than what your use to playing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

So maybe it is not the game you wanted. it is still a decent game for those that like RVR and can look past the graphics.

I gave it a 5.

While the game was fun for a bit and I enjoyed the PQ's I thought the graphics and rvr where blah.

Unless your in a good guild. Chat is not there, so makes the game less than what it could be.

Like the op my first thing I look at is the avatars and customization. My toon needs to look good for me.

Then once in game I look at the world around me. Then I focus on the ui and the ease to costomize it (move to my likings).

Then I like to check the movement and combat of the toon.

Now as far as War is concerned and this is just my opinion.

The character creation was lacking big time. not much to costomize. And I don't like how the armor looks painted on.

As for the world I thought it looked good, not great mind you but good, Even though it is suppose to be a war there could have been a little more brightness to it.

I liked the UI thought it was easy to use and move around to my liking.

For movement and combat, the animations just seem off. It was like the devs just didn't know how humans elf,s and especially drawfs move. They loped when they ran. sorry just didn't do it for me. Combat I found was not to bad. I made a white Lion and a Archmage. The white lion was fun to play anc combat arts and combat swings looked good. The archmage spell casting seemed off though, like he didn't know how to use his hands.

Now I'm taking my judgment from open beta, but because of it I won't get the game even though the game was fun. I need the look to match.

But that is just my opinion

Enjoy

I'm not so sure this increased leveling speed is a good thing.

Seems more and more people just want to get to end game and for what? I have been on EQ2 for over 3 years now and don't have a single alt at max level 80. I'm getting close but not there yet. 

What is so great about rushing to the end, there is so much content that if the leveling was slower, there could be more people around to group and enjoy the adventure. When you get to max level you get what? Grouping/raiding the same content day after day? Wow how boring is that? Then you get the complainers that say there is nothing to do.

I see a lot of posts in the forums on this site for people wanting "Sandbox" games with no levels. So for them there would be no end game. Well that can happen here if you take your time and enjoy the game for what it is.... A Fantasy MMORPG.

EQ2 has been great with all the free updates for all levels, and a new expansion every year. If you took your time and enjoyed the adventure, think how long you could play this game before getting burnt out because you have nothing to do.

Well my guild mates and I will figure a way to enjoy all the content at our pace like we have done since we started playing..... That is slowly.

So enjoy that faster leveling. In my opinion it is not the correct way to go.

I am white or so the test says

Personally I think any game is what you put into it.

For example I play a level based game, but to me it is  close to what has been described as a sandbox. I can craft, adventure, explore, we have housing. player run econonmy (I think most games have that in one form or another). Since I like to explore more than anything else, I can. For me it is fun to run the higher level zones, and not get killed. it is also fun to go to the lower level zones, and find things I missed the first time through.

People who say that a in a sandbox game you need to use your imagination, and I agree you do. but the same holds true to linear based games, especially the roleplayers. You still need to imagine your that race/class and what you do has a meaning. and I think for most people it does.

Since most sandboxes have some form of pvp and I do know it is fairly popular. I say that the majority of those playing mmo's would just rather play a pve game. Maybe a little pvp would be fun for most, but not quite what has been talked about in sandbox games.

As far as Skilled based, I have a problem with that as far as it pertains to fantasy based games.

I am a big fan of fantasy books, and I have never read a book where you could be all things except for paladins, and that is a class :). other than that every books hero was what they were either a warrior, rogue, mage, or a healer of some type. I personally don't think you should combine abilities via skills.

For Sci-fi I have no restrictions, I think it is very possible to have varied skills.

But as to why people may like linear games (You know the hand holding games) Is after a hard day at work/school etc. and the stress of everyday living, they just want to go play a game with others of like mind. They don't want to worry about politics in a game, or so much of a challenge where it feels like work.

But this is just my opinion.

I vote, Solo,

Reasons, Solo I can chose where to go and what to do, I enjoy just exploring and finding a nice setting and admire the view. I enjoy the challenge of trying to take on stronger mobs, and testing my skill.

I also enjoy grouping, but find the challenges not to be as good as solo, but do enjoy the company and laughs that can be had.

Don't like what is called raids, They are just multi- group content, not really a true raid, which would have members of the raid party doing other tasks then just fighting what the rest are.

I understand that the graphics can't be realistic, due to the lag it would cause during large scale seiges. All I'm asking is it not to look like Wow's.

I also understand they are going for an art direction from the original games. All I would like to see is graphics comparable to say Guild Wars, where there is large pvp areas and I still get no to little lag and yet don't look cartoonish.And I think it is possible to have the graphics and art mesh very well together.

How ever they do it is how they do it, I'm just hoping it is something I can get immersed in. As far as I have seen so far, that is not likely,at least for me. Cause I think it can be a great game.

I'm looking for something to replace EQ2 which I have been in for 3+years now, so that is starting to get old and I want something new and different. But I need the graphics to pull me into it, besides the game play.

Here is hoping I'm wrong. /fingers crossed.

Originally posted by DoktorTeufel

These videos: war.jeuxonline.info/actualites/19594.html, link taken from another thread in this forum, are very encouraging, along with what I've been reading about the game here and elsewhere.

WAR seems to be copying the good parts of WoW in many ways (quest assignment menu, easily configurable interface, hotbar appearance and layout, etc.), but doing away with some of its annoyances (cartoony characters and world, everyone dressing like a clown in mismatched gear until level 70). And, of course, from what I hear there are plenty of original features being added.

The graphics, music and sound seem fantastic.

The classes and PvP system look exciting.

If the content and gameplay turn out to be as good as the hype, I don't see any reason why WAR shouldn't be a WoW killer -- especially for the people who are actually dead bored with WoW, but can't find any other MMORPG that suits them.

Looks like a development team is finally trying to Do It Right™, and succeeding.

I rarely post here, but WAR stands out as the best upcoming MMO I've seen since... well, since before WoW came out.

From every screen shot I have seen and video I have watched of this game, the Graphics look just like WoW's. I do hope that the released version is not what I have seen. If so I probably won't be able to give it a chance, because I can't play WoW with the cartoonish graphics.

In my opinion, with how much technology we have now, the graphics should improve. Even if the game play is awesome, if I can't get past the graphics I won't play it.

But so far I like what else I hear about this game and so hoping for the best.

Have a nice day

The Trial Isle comes out in august, around the 15-17th.

Give it a try, it is not a bad game.

Enjoy

Originally posted by ohreally

Originally posted by inmysights

Originally posted by ohreally

Wonderful, Another gazillion gig of code on players hard drives that they don't have a choice of loading....Just like the LoN crap you keep pushing down their throats...What's next? forced streaming video from every guild member's perspective?

 

Yeah I know I don't have to use it if I don't want to...but will SOE give the players the ability to uninstall it or NOT TO INSTALL IT in the first place? Do they ever think about their players at all or are they SO busy trying to make coin that they can think of nothing else?

 

The population is leaving in DROVES because other games have caught the attention of your players....YOU don't even make a half hearted attempt at keeping them, the game still has bugs that have been there since the release of DoF....There are incomplete zones and content that was promised and never delivered and you go and code a VOIP program like it's the best thing since sliced bread....Ever heard of Ventillo? TeamSpeak? SKYPE? they already exist and if your history shows us anything the SOE version will probably be so buggy  (or cubersome) thet few if any will want to use it....

Go ahead click the link to the comments from TEST SERVER players....the thread on the official forums has been REMOVED...because from what I hear this VOIP sucks so badly not even the test server players will use it...all 25 of them decided it SUCKED

 

OR>>>>>>>>>>>>it will eat into your bandwidth so badly the in game lag will make EQ2 unplayable....Once again not thinking with anything but your wallets are you SOE????

 

 

Fanboyz and SOE bootlickers neeed not respond...

Man your just blowing shit out your ass, do you even know what your talking about? These other voice programs do not even come close to what they have given to the community.

Just a few of the features:

• Create your own password-protected custom channels
• Automatic channels for Guilds, Raids and Groups
• Group and Raid windows have speaking indicators
• Leaders can invite any other players into Guild, Group and Raid channels
• Moderator controls (kick, ban, mute, etc.)
• Logitech G15 keyboard integration
• Ability to individually mute and set volume per user that you can hear
• Troubleshooting tools to get you chatting instantly!

Read that again, and then again.

This adds a whole new level of play just by giving this to everyone, obviously you have no idea, and just want to spew nonsense out of your mouth and your ass.

 

The ONLY thing on this list I cannot do with Ventillo is the G15 intergration...and honestly, I don't know too many people that use the G15...This is just another piece of crap that is going to hog my computer's resources, add lag to the game and not be used by most people. Most raid guilds already have a vent or TS server set up for their use....which works just fine and is customized for their use....Maybe if this had been included at release it would be nice, but it's a waste of bandwidth, hardrive space and developer's efforts....and SOE money....which of course they get from US

 

By the way, do you kiss you mother with that mouth? You sound like a 13 year old...can't make a point without insults or explatives?

Well Ohreally,

Oh wise one, Or should i just call you by your proper name... Mr. Troll.

As you can see I don't post often, so when I do is because I feel the need to speak my mind, and this is one of those times.

First of all I checked all your posts and they are all trolling statements, Whoopee. you don't like the game.Get over it. To say your stating your opinion is false, you are trying to sound like they are facts, which I'm sure you know full well are not facts.

As far as update 47 is concerned, My guild has tried Teamspeak, and Ventrilo,an in mine and my opinion, they sound like talking on a cb radio and not very customizable. With Vivox we will have a nice claer sound. I have tried it on test and enjoy it very much. In later updates they will be adding voice fonts meaning we can really role play our avatars, and they will sound like the race we are.No one will be required to use it, will it be in the patch? yep. But name me one game that allows what you patch or don't patch. None as far as I know.

And your statement that the players are leaving in droves. What a crock, the population always fluctuates. and I have had no problem finding plenty of players on my server. Oasis.

I have and do play other mmo's also, And the difference on how the devs treat the clientell is well....None. Yep you got it, all these mmo's out here are here for one thing, to make money. As far as eq2 is they are doing a decent job, could it be better? Of course it could, but that holds true for all the mmo's out here.

Just because there is something you don't like about the game. Does not give you the right to troll, If you really wanted to voice your opinion, then say your opinion, but stop making it seem like you have the facts, cause surely you don't.

So on that note, Have a nice day

Originally posted by Lydon

It may sound funny, but I tend to underestimate myself when it comes to MMOs. Let's take WoW for example. I've played over 600 hours and still don't have a max level char! I've got two that are almost there...I don't know where the time I spend goes to.

Also, when I come across another player on a PvP server, I expect myself to lose for some reason. I just automatically assume that they'll be better than me.

Now this isn't some emo rant of mine. I think it ties in with the fact that as a new player one tends to feel left behind. Devs have a way of shoving the awesomeness of max-level in your face, yet keeping that goal so far away. Don't get me wrong, I don't want to grind and personally hate levels, but it feels that if you want to be a *proper* part of the community you need to be up there with the best of them.

What I'm getting at is that devs usually create low-level cities as central hubs where high levels come to trade and low levels come to trade and quest. As a result, low levels are constantly seeing these high level characters, yet let them walk outside the bounds of the city and they're basically in no-man's land.

If you haven't figured it out by now, I'm in a strange mood

I'm not sure if it is the developers fault or the player bases fault.

The developers provide a fantasy/sci-fi etc. world to play in. They don't say you need to get to the highest level to have fun. They do say go enjoy what the world has to offer, and it is up to us the player base to figure out how we want to play in it.

I am always seeing players saying "You need to get to end game for (fill in the blanks)", but never the devs. But once all these players who rushed to end game and find little to do, then they cry for more content, so the devs are forced to provide the content or lose players.

So because of this the new player base, always seems like they are left behind. So they rush to catch up to the rest and it becomes a cycle, not a good one mind you but one none the less. So In my opinion if players would just slow down and enjoy the games for what they are.... A fantasy world, then I think most new players would not feel left behind.

I have been playing EQ2 now for over 3 years, and still don't have a toon at max level. I enjoy the world and the story and people in it. Almost everyone in my guild is like me, and yes, we are small because of this. Weare all more interested in the story and living fantasy lives then rushing to end game. We enjoy our times playing, and to us that is all that matters.

I'm not saying there is a right way to play just that there should be different ways to enjoy the game with out listening to the ones in a rush to end game.

Sorry about the rant. But feels good to say the things I said

Hi,

  You could always play more than one race, When the trial first starts, you had to make a fae, but if you relog to character select screen then you have the option to play the other races.

But for now, if you did the trial a few months ago, you can download the whole game including the latest expansion and be able to play any race/class. and go beyond the trial of  level 10.

Go to this website and under get the game choose reinstall EQ2. to get the whole game.

http://everquest2.station.sony.com/

Then if you like the game, and subscribe I believe you get the the whole game as it is now for free. So I hope you did give it another try.

Enjoy

You can also try Archlord which has pvp and pretty low system requirements and is f2p.

I tried it and it is not a bad game. I just can't play more than one mmo at a time, and don't have time for that one right now.

Hi,

  To answer your question there are a couple of mmo's that  might satisfy you.

You can try World of Warcraft which can be done solo till higher lvls.

Or you can try Everquest 2 Which has a lot of solo content that can be done in the time your alotted to play,

I have been playing EQ2 for 4 years now, and find it very casual. A lot of players in my guild only play maybe one or two days a week. Some play only on weekends. So in my opinion it might be the best.

But I am Biased :)

Check them both out, they have free trials you can do to see if you like them.

Hi, Yes I would like a trail key.

Please. My email is Daklor@cox.net

Thank  you.

I have been EQ2 for 3 years now, and my friends Warden and my Shadow night work great together. shadownights have lifetaps and decent dps, and with the wardens heal over times and his decent damage. we have little problems duoing.  Another combo is Swashbuckler/Inquisitor. Swashbucklers with the right AA can tank quite well with the inquisitor's heals and debuffs. and Swashbucklers are better aoe the brigands.

Just an opinion, But it works for us.