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Everquest player

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 22
Date: April 02, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I actually saw some of the new terrain at a game conference. It looks much better then Everquest itself, more realistic.For example, the trees sway in the wind instead of just stand there as if it was made of cardboard.The Iskar look incredible, it seems to me that they will be a good evil caster race (necromancers , shamans). I suppose this will give the evil side (where the caster race is only dark elves) more choice in casters like the good side has (Wood elf, High Elf).

Everquest

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 16
Date: April 06, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Everquest is a year old, its a online game with on average 1800 people on each of its 26 servers.

Its losely based on old school AD&D, it features flashy graphics, sounds, and pictures.

The gameplay is below average, long stretchs of time are spent killing the same things over and over again, as far as quests there are few of real value.

I would suggest if you new to the game, to make friends early, because you will need them to help keep the bordem down at high levels. Also play a caster class.

Salarn Crazyhands Monk of Fennin Ro

Everquest:Ruins of Kunark

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 19
Date: April 06, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Everquest is the best online game out there, and with the new expansion players will get visually stunning grapihics, a whole new race, and a brand new continet.

more of a same, brainnumbing

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 32 / 55
Date: April 07, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Well I played EQ for a year. It was fun up till 2 months ago, when it became obvious its enormous waste of time camping for virtual greed on overpopulated servers to get a new item. People swear at you, it seems to be a crowded bus stop at times. Classes are unbalanced and their abilities are falsely described to you, so that I ended being a rogue where DEX and AGI play no role, traps and locks are NOT implemented at all, etc. Whereas mighty classes like Necros can hold whole dungeons themselves, second rate classes like almost all melee (!) and specially rogues, cannot play alone for fun and kill a monster that gives them experience.

No doubt, graphical features are wonderful, and even more so in Kunark, but the gameplay is very hollow, making you hunt same monsters over and over again ad infinitum. This becomes apparent after a set time, depending on your intelligence.

Time is better spent reading a good book or talking to your friends. Fun is barely present in this game, more sort of a virtual greed and strife. Watch your frustration rise when you have to deal with 14-yr old doods that ruin your gamefun, day for day in this virtual universe...

..and the in-game gamesmasters can't and dont DO anything about it.

Beware! You have been warned! Karlek the dissatisfied Rogue of EQ

DONT BOTHER!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 8
Date: April 12, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This was a game with great potential, but the company that runs it is a complete waste of a buisness licence!

Thier idea of customer service is " the players are always lieing, and trying to cheat, so never believe them!"

You think im joking? check out thiere web sights some time!

The game is EXTREEMLY static! nothing ever changes, and the same creature drops the same loot all the time! so everyone lines up to kill the monsters with the best loot, and you somtimes have to wait literslly DAYS to get somthing you are after!

The servers are overcrowded, and there are almost no differences between the player races beside the apperance! a gnome warrior hits just as hard as a troll warrior of the same lvl!

Grouping is FORCED at higher levels, and contrary to what the book says, soloing is NOT supported!

Wait for Neverwinter Nights, or Shadowsband. or better yet horizon! all of thiese games are due out in the next year or so, and when they hit the market, EQ will dry up like an stale loaf of bread!

Is this a game for Role Players?

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: April 13, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I have been playing EverQuest for about 6 months off and on, and I have played almost every class to a certain point. All I can really say is that when I first got this game I would find abunch of roleplay, but that turned to disappointment being that almost 70% of the servers are filled with power gamers (Those that just hunt and don't roleplay). Sure I love this game, but if you want to find alot of roleplaying going on this is not the game for you.

Everquest is what you make it.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: April 14, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This is a game that only you can really make or break. The population is widely diverse and conflicts and friendships can occur.

A large disparity between classes requires a mindset that is amiable to grouping with others although it is possible to play this as a solo game with some classes and determination.

If a new user to the game go into it slowly, testing the waters and not becoming overly attached. Much of the dissatisfaction older players experience was caused because of misinformation and misconceptions about what did what. Learn these things first before becoming truly committed as it will increase your enjoyment of the game immensly.

Also pick wisely where you start out in the game if not playing one of the Iskar. I would highly reccomend a Qeynos area class and Race since a more relaxed and friendly crowd seems to gravitate towards that area.

Powergaming or Roleplaying; both styles mesh well in this game as the you sit there waiting for that last little bit of experience that will push you into level and allow you to go to bed before work or school.

All in all Everquest is an addicting game with hours of enjoyment and frustration all piled into one. The main downfall was Verant's position on statistics and the players misconceptions gleaned from this that Verant has struggled to play catch up in a public relations manner.

Be sure to ask older experienced players for their advice and information and take everything with a grain of salt because evil as well as good exists in Norrath.

Winnd Shadowdancer - Tier'dal Rogue of Tarew Marr Server and satisfied Everquest Customer

Poor Customer Service and Waste of time

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: April 14, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I have found that this game becomes a waste of time and very bid source of frustration. servers have been down just about everyday and they still have yet to fix some of the origanal problems in the Everquest but insist on releasing an expansion just to cause more problems. Thanks

Possibly the most addictive game ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: April 14, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This is the most addictive game I have ever seen, and one of my all time favorites. The only things that I would change are overcrowding and the fact that it take a large quantity of time to do anything at higher levels. If you do not have 4-5 hour chunks of time to play a game, buy something else.

One of the most addictive Online games

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 21 / 26
Date: April 15, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I have been playing EverQuest for over a year and have enjoyed it immensely. I have also played several other Massively online Role Playing Games and out of all the games currently available I always go back to EverQuest. I agree that Verant the game publisher does have issues with customer service however having to help and support over 200,000 players is not an easy task and they always improving at it. As far as the Individual that commented about Power Players who sole intension is to level up as fast as possible, let those players be in their own delusional world as it is up to you to be the Role Player and find other like you that enjoy the game and like to role it out. And you will be able to find more of these players then the Power Players.

If you have played EverQuest in the past or you are considering it now, purchase Ruins of Kunark as you will have the capability of starting new characters on new servers as well as the new continent as well as a new race, much like the game is having a re-birth and you will have the delight in participating in this. Look forward to venturing the new worlds and participating in Role Playing with you.

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