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• • Play the Fae trial, a real trial rant

  • Hey, it's a broadband world where I live. I was just surprised at the fact I had to download so much more than the original installer. Why wasn't the installer bigger? And I see EQ2 has lots of add-on packs which explains that part.

    I went off on a tangent with SOE's poor online presence, with the shitty online casual games. This baffled me. Like I said, Sony is a huge name. Why no one has bothered to improve their online presence is weird. Yes, they have SWG and EQ2, but all I hear are complaints about SWG and SOE's policies.

    No one is twisting my arm, true.

    47 hours downloading? Yikes! Hope it was worth it.

    As for the game it's pretty good, but I've already lost interest. Tired of "Whack rats with sticks" games.

    Why do I even bother posting... all I get is "Poor baby" and "screw you", you people need to take chill pills, seriously, why all the hostility...

    Someone delete this thread please

  • Posted: 2/12/08 2:51 PM
    Everquest II
• • Play the Fae trial, a real trial rant

  • Yikes! What's with all this chatter, I was just venting over the "download the library of congress to play a trial" thing. Finally played it for a bit and it's not bad, nothing special. Graphics are good. Can't seem to find a mini-map, which would be nice.

    I was just suprised at the slow download speed, I've played plenty of other mmos that update in a flash.

    To all, don't take anything you see on the net seriously!

    If you read everything with a neutral tone, you won't get upset over little things that just don't matter.

    Relax, life is too short.

  • Posted: 2/09/08 2:15 PM
    Everquest II
• • Play the Fae trial, a real trial rant

  • I am very disappointed..... Here's the story why.

    I thought I would try the Play the Fae trial Everquest is offering, so I download and install. I'm thinking this will only take a short time and I will be playing. Boy was i wrong! I created a new account and got the updater running. This is where it all goes to crap. Now you have to understand I have a very stable cable internet connection, I have clocked downloads with Getright at almost 600K/s. I know that is a little overstated, but I don't have connection problems,don't go there. So, the updater does the file check, no prob, and starts to download the update. OMG 4 hours is the projected time to finish!?!?! WTF, this is SONY, one of the biggest electronics companies, ever! And they can't foot the bill for a fast server???

    Ok calm down, so, I wait, and wait. Ok, lets look at the other things sony's station pass offers while I wait. Hey look some casual online games, lets try Infantry Online. Not too long of a wait to download. Everquest is still churning away in the background. I get into the game, do a little reading, wtf is this... pick a room, ok, try bug hunt, sounds like I'm going to kill some bugs, ok fine... hmm, top down graphics, not so good, uh... how the hell do you control this!?!? wtf, I'm a bug!! I'm realing at the shear crappiness of it all, THIS GAME IS TERRIBLE!!!!! Then I laugh as I see the only other person on the server blow my bug gutts all over. OK, so this sucks, EXIT, DELETE, next.

    Everquest is still 3 hours away. Fine, Sony must have something else to keep me busy. Look, Cosmic Rift? Sure let's try it. Admittedly I have been spoiled by EVE online, and before that, Earth & Beyond. But, I've played retro games to pass the time. Ok, download and start playing. omg same look and feel as Infantry online.... wtf, ok let's see what I can do. Rogue Trader sounds good, I like mining and collecting, try that. Uh, can't mine or harvest, only thing my ship does is move, shoot and bump into things. Can't find anything to shoot, lots to bump into...... I give up, this is also TERRIBLE, EXIT, DELETE, next.

    Everquest is still two and a half hours to update...  and the only thing I find  in there "massive" (2 page) database of games to play, I already have on my computer, Zuma!!! "WHO! Rumble rumble rumble. Boink! POP! Boink! POP! Boink! POP! Boink! POP! OGA CHAKA!" Hours to go!

    I am mistified at how SONY online has the crappiest online "portal" I've ever seen... I'm very unimpressed. Still waiting for Everquest..... just venting. Ugh

  • Posted: 2/08/08 2:47 PM
    Everquest II