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Cost/benefit

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: October 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I have been playin EQ since 2001, so I am not as old school or 'uber' as many hardcore EQers out there. Initially I bought the origional EQ, with no expansions, and a 90 day card just to try it out.

Immediately this game drew me in, but I stuck to the old world for several months before reaching a point of utter frustration at the time spent searching for groupmates, compared to the actual time fighting. I was so close to giving up, but instead started playing a solo class, the druid. Eventually I started grouping with regular friends, and my experience became much better.

Once we leveled into the 30's my friends wanted to move on to Velious, so I went out and bought the trilogy. It was a great buy, the content for that level range is much larger with only a few select zones. I quickly leveled to the late 40's and then took some time away from the game.

Now a few months later I have returned, and the first thing I did was buy SoL. My experience on the moon is limited to 2 zones, the Nexus and the bazaar. These two zones alone are well worth the money spent for SoL. With the Nexus now any character regardless of porting abilities has many more places they can zap too without taking a boat. The nexus is also great for finding groups, nice buffs like KEI and ports to anywhere in the world.

The real boon of SoL is the bazaar. One of the things I had a love/hate relationship in EQ was the necessity of bartering goods with other players. Basically it came down to sitting in the EC tunnel trying to read the auctions as they flew by. Learning all the acronymns was hard, and selling things back was such a long and tedious task that I either sold things at a great loss or just plain gave them away for the sake of my sanity. The bazaar has made all these problems disappear.

Any time of the day it is possible to enter the bazaar and search for any piece of equipment you need and can afford. Yes, there is lag and it is bad, but who cares? Instead of wasting time and money in ECbay trying to find an upgrade the procees is much simpler. You can browse the wares at your own leisure, compare prices, and discover items you never knew existed. Also the nature of the bazaar itself has depreciated a lot of the mid-range gear. Everyone tries to undercut the rest, making it very easy and rewarding to twink a new class. I started a warrior and bought gear for maybe 5kpp that would have cost 50k and 100s of hours prebazaar.
Like I said, the other content is unknown to me. I will soon begin to explore these zones, but the bazaar itself was well worth the one time cost of purchase of this game. It is almost a requirement, as the old way of buying and selling is all but dead. Very shrewd, Verant.

As much as people like to complain about Sony, I think it is great how mush the game keeps imroving over time. New zones, newbie quests, new mobs, new spells; keep it up, your fans aren't going anywhere.

EQ: the best and worst thing that has happened to me in years. Love it, and dispair =).

Can't wait for Luclin!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 10
Date: October 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I would recommend Everquest to parents for the entire family. My whole family plays, and the only problem is that we don't own enough computers!!! Now if Verant would lower the monthly charge to play it would be an even better game.

Wonderfully Addicting

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: November 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

To start, I must agree with most everyone else, EQ is extremely addicting. But, as you would reason, there are reasons for it being addictive. No, obviously it isn't little chemicals floating out of your computer's sound system drugging you, it's that EverQuest is incredibley involving world.

The game is entertaining, provides dozens of options in who you are, and because it's an online multi-player game, human interaction. Sure, it isn't going out and spending direct time with someone, but you can still meet people and talk. The great thing is that the people aren't always ones sharing your culture, thoughts, and location. I have met people from Alberta (Can.), from Sweden, the UK, and several other places quite distant from New York.

Secondly, the game quality is impeccable. There are hundreds of goals to strive for. If you have a fairly nice computer system, images aren't too bad. I personally have a cable connection to the internet, so I don't get any lag. I don't recommend getting started with EQ if you have a modem. Lag will be bad, and you probably will have high fees from being on quite often. As I said, EQ is addictive.

That's just my thoughts on the game though. Buy EQ. Buy the expansions, especially this one. I can't wait until it comes out, I think it will add a whole new dimension to the game.

Karaina
Monk in her 14th Season
Lanys T'Vyll

EQ

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: September 19, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I had never played a "role playing" game untill about 2 years ago when some friends at work discovered Everquest. I would recommend this to almost anyone. Yes its addictive, time comsuming, and at times the most agravating game you'll ever play, but when you hear the "Ding" to level 60 with your first character it is such a great feeling (fellow eq'rs know what I mean). I even purchaced a second account. With a level 60 paladin, 57 necro, and 38 magican there are still places in this game I have not been. Buy it you wont be dissapointed once you get thru the first few levels.

Get Real...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 14
Date: September 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The everquest games are absolutly amazing. I have recommended them to all my friends, and most of them play now. I have played this game for 2 years...and guess what? I still go out with my friends...This game doesnt sap the life out of you unless you let it. Sure, there are a few small problems in the game, but what game doesnt? All in all, Everquest is possibly the best investment in a game you can make.

Typpin Slyshadow
52nd Rake of the E`ci Server

PLEASE!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 102 / 414
Date: August 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Sorry had to give it a one star to balance out the fun to life draining ratio. I wouldn't reccommend eq, your just getting yourself into something that you will spend years trying to get your self out of. If your lucky like me maybe you will actually get bored of it as I did. This game does get boring fast, it's just a very long level up game, that's all it is, level up. No story, overrated items, impossible challenges and lot's of things will anger you off becaus yes this is a massive online multi game. If you already have eq , i reccomend not starting the new race to lvl up to 60, your just sucking more life out of yourself. I will probably buy it, walk around see the new items then never play till the next expansion. This game isn't really fun, it's addicting because things are always JUST out of your reach and you keep thinking you can accomplish the next step. The truth is, there are never ending steps so the game is really never ending which makes it a vicious cycle. Whenever i bad mouth this game people on eq get mad, why defend something that takes your life and money. This game IS a real role playing game because you literally become it, which is bad. If you play eq I hope you come to realize this soon or you are forever doomed to become a prisoner of eq. So far I have only found one cure to defeating the addiction of eq: -Deleting your character-

Better than before

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 10
Date: July 18, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is awesome. It is going to be better than the first one. Better graphics, a new class (Beastmaster), and a new race (The noble cat race of Lucin), and a new starting city (Lucin on the moon orbiting Norrath). This game is awesome plus incredible graphics and much much more!

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: March 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If you really want to go any where in the EverQuest PC, interactive online game you need everything up to Planes of Power. The legends of Yeksha expansion is brand new, however it is very easy to play the game without it, but dont take me wrong, this game is NOT for all you people who just want to take an hour or two out of the night to get on your computer. No, this game does take alot of time and dedication, not for the light hearted gamers! You should only purchase beyond Ruins of Kunark if you are positive that you will be dedicated in playing this game, otherwise I strongly advise against it. (note: this game does require a online fee for server time, it's approxametly 120$ a year, however the new Legends server is quite a bit more, but isn't as widely used as the original servers, but much more reliable.)

The fun is up to you.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: February 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If you don't already own everquest, this is not for you. Not because it's bad, but as every review I have seen thus far forgets that you NEED a copy of EQ to run it. It's an expansion pack. However, what this does do is give you more ground to cover, 2 moons to be exact, brings the graphics up to today's standards (and well beyond any other mass multiplayer game to date), improved game play by changing the windows look and adding a transparent look to unused sub-windows, and advanced leveling options for level 50 and up (you can finally change your base stats!). All in all, if you already play and like EQ, this is a good expansion to get. However, the idea that a Dungeons and Dragons rip-off going to the moon is almost as scary as the Dungeons and Dragons movie, so therefore I give it a 4 out of five stars. If you like the idea of teleporting off a planet then jump it up to 5 stars, because online mass multiplayer games are what you make of it, and nothing more.

Might i say... "the game of life"?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: July 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

OK lemme tell you, this game KICKS ASS. I have played all 3 originals and i love it... cannot stop..... Not only are the graphics greatly improved (not that they were TO bad before) but it has a whole new CLASS AND RACE! woot! YOU MUST BUY THIS IF YOU THINK YOUR A HARDCORE GAMER!!! so much depth... im gonna go play ever quest now....

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