Apologies again for the numerous posts! Stupid MMORPG.com! Yup, it's their fault for giving me all those errors when I tried to post and making me think that it hadn't worked!
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I don't know why people say EQ2 graphics are better then WoW's. I perfer WoW's looks to EQ2's Morrowind type graphics. You know know Sony was with the orginal EQ, they ruined the game. Blizzard always makes top notch games that get awards and tey won't allow cheaters. Watch Sony sell powerful in-game items for real life money, Blizzard will never do that. There was a po;; like this on gamespy a few months ago and Wow beat EQ2 by like more then 2/3's. People know WoW will be better, the rest are just fanboys from the first game.
My opinnion is that WoW is gonna blow EQ2 away just because of the huge fan base and history of Azeroth now becomming a 3d environment which is what i always wished for while playing Warcraft 2&3.
But in the end GW is gonna blow both those games away for me at least from a gamplay fun aspect as testing it myself during E3 it had 24-hour action and was still in alpha stage.
Thats why im soo happy with GW having no monthly fee cuz now i can get both GW & WoW for the price of 1 monthly fee
My opinnion is that WoW is gonna blow EQ2 away just because of the huge fan base and history of Azeroth now becomming a 3d environment which is what i always wished for while playing Warcraft 2&3.
But in the end GW is gonna blow both those games away for me at least from a gamplay fun aspect as testing it myself during E3 it had 24-hour action and was still in alpha stage.
Thats why im soo happy with GW having no monthly fee cuz now i can get both GW & WoW for the price of 1 monthly fee
Okay, apparently I'm not the only one having trouble with multiple posts tonight. Is there something wrong with the website? I'm having a lot of lag and errors whenever I try to post messages. And I'm not having any trouble surfing other sites. Oh well, hopefully it's not too serious. But maybe it's time to purge a whole bunch of the really olds posts or something to reduce clutter. I dunno if that would help but the site has been pretty unstable tonight.
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Originally posted by OracleP4 WOW's content easily blows away the content of EQ2. No but i'll hear you out on this one. WOW has a immensely unique fantasy world that is unrivaled by anything available on the MMORPG market at the moment. Ok this has nothing to do with the size of content. And even EQ2 cannot hope to compete with WOW. second time you haven't told me why EQ2 is only aimed at pleasing the hardcore EQ1 fanboys and power gamerz. The only way to please hardcore gamers is with lots of content, so yes EQ2 will appeal to hardcore gamers. WOW on the other hand has content and story to appeal to all kind of gamers. Blizzard fans, Warcraft fans,same thing MMORPG fans, anybody who buys this game is a mmorpg fan and casual gamers will all be able to find something to really love about this great game. yeah, they will be able to max their char. out in 3 months .The classes and races are all unique and exiciting, and not so pointlessly numerous as to confuse or annoy people. Gnome? not unique. Night elf? It's a purple elf. human? Oh my god thats so f***ing unique!!11 dwarf? WHOA!!! I am so buying this game The graphics in EQ2 have nothing on WOW. EQ2 is trying to substitute super high polygon counts for true artistic value. They are giving cinematic quality to the game, it's all personal preference. WOW's graphics are colourful and unique and no one would ever mistake them for anything but World of Warcraft! I could have sworn it reminded me of that scooby doo episode last night. EQ2 on the other hand uses bland and boring graphics that look like generic cardboard fantasy type pics that lack any kind of uniquness or originality whatsoever. Your oppinion. Not to mention EQ2 will require everyone to upgrade their computer to super fast high speed with tonnes of RAMM and $500 video cards if you want it to run at all smoothly. It's called low settings, and you will be upgrading your computer anyways later on. EQ2 is just 3 years ahead of technology. And even then, it still won't look as good as WOW will. The world of Norrath can't compare to that of Azeroth. Oppinion World of Warcraft will also have a vastly superior community to that of EQ2 because it will appeal to many kinds of gamers, and not just annoying whiny hardcore power gamerz who played EQ1 and are moving to EQ2 and aren't very friendly. Ok EQ2 was specifically made to take out the EQ1 aspects that drove away casual gamers. All in all, WOW will pwnz EQ2 in basically every single category that matters! Hmmm... Voice overs? No. Content? no. Scriptied NPC's? no And not to mention SOE is terrible for testing their games, so when EQ2 comes out it will be really unstable and crash a whole lot for the first month or two after release. And even after that the customer support will be really crappy just like it is for every other SOE game that there is out there. 600 people have internally tested this game already, and public beta hasn't even begun. Not to mention they will have more customer support than EQ1. All in all, WOW is better. No... You told me jack shit in the above 2 paragraphs. ------------------- "Do I come to your workplace and tell you how to kill civilians? No, so don't tell me how to do my job" - Sam Fischer. --OracleP4 CoH: Level 24 Invulnerability/Super Strength Tanker++Level 14 Gravity/Storm Controller DAoC: Level 42 Paladin Like: DAoC, CoH, WOW, GW, DnL Dislike: SoR, EQ, EQ2, SWG, KO, AC2 Don't Care About: Most Everything Else
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Holy cow, do you have alot of time on your hands or is it just me? I agree with you, WOW has it all, including graphics, gameplay & quests, lots of items, and a great money system. They also make it so even grey colored items (aka the worst items) still have a place in the game. They are not worthless like they are in many other games. I also like the no trade quest items rule. This makes it so quest items unique, and not just something you can buy without doing the quest.
Definetly WoW, although I don't think the poll is too accurate considering we're in the WoW forum.
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And Shepherds we shall be. For thee, my Lord, for thee. Power hath descended forth from Thy hand, that our feet may swiftly carry out Thy command. So we shall flow a river forth to Thee and teeming with souls shall it ever be. In nonmine Patris, et file, et Spritus Sancti.
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Haven't there been enough posts about this yet, just go alittle deeper then page 1 of the threads. Wow vs EQ2, EQ2 vs WoW. Come on folks, lets get over this and move onto something productive.
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Rathma I dont see why EQ2 is better then WoW (or you seem to think it is by your statements). As far as I can tell EQ2 is just an expansion of EQ... which IMO sucked (Im not the only one who thought EQ sucked) My friend played EQ for 5 years and she has ZERO intrest in EQ2 she wants to play WoW badly and shes not even a fan of blizzard games because she knows WoW will be different and much more enjoyable to play then EQ2!
You keep asking us why WoW is better....the main reason why WoW is better IMO is the storyline...warcraft lore is pretty well known even to NON MMORPG playing people! People who played the RTS series know the storyline as well as all the people who read the books on the warcraft world. This game will bring in NEW players who never even played a MMORPG before which brings more diverse players instead of the same old boring average MMORPGers (you know who im talking about =P) that EQ2 will bring. I doubt EQ2 will have many NEW players who never played a MMO before... not the numbers that WoW will have. I dunno about you but I like having a new player base to help them get to know what MMORPGs are about. Thats what makes these types of games FUN its the community!!!
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Originally posted by Vakktn Rathma I dont see why EQ2 is better then WoW (or you seem to think it is by your statements). As far as I can tell EQ2 is just an expansion of EQ... which IMO sucked (Im not the only one who thought EQ sucked) My friend played EQ for 5 years and she has ZERO intrest in EQ2 she wants to play WoW badly and shes not even a fan of blizzard games because she knows WoW will be different and much more enjoyable to play then EQ2! --------------------------------- "Those who brake the ninja code and rules of this world are called trash. But you know what? Those who don't take care of their comrades are even lower than trash." - Hatake Kakashi
I don't want to get into a big argument, but when the game releases you will see why it is such a big deal. EQ2 is going in a whole different direction of EQ. That's why EQ will still be releasing expansions while EQ2 will still be releasing expansions. They designed the game for more casual players. Every class can solo, the quests and the people are so much more interactive, and all the enviroments come to life.
They have tons of detail put to little things like changing your screen when you drink too much beer ect. I don't think WoW is a bad game, i really don't. I'm just excited to play EQ2 because I think that's what i'm looking for in an MMO.
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I'm holding out my decision until I am able to give both a thorough play through. I don't like choosing games before I am even able to play them. I've made that mistake before and had to high of hopes and a game bombed. That left me with no game to play since I wasn't even tracking any other games at all. I was a gamer with out a game. I hope both EQ2 and WoW pull through with a winning game. That way I will have many gaming options.
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Originally posted by Slanger I'm holding out my decision until I am able to give both a thorough play through. I don't like choosing games before I am even able to play them. I've made that mistake before and had to high of hopes and a game bombed. That left me with no game to play since I wasn't even tracking any other games at all. I was a gamer with out a game. I hope both EQ2 and WoW pull through with a winning game. That way I will have many gaming options.Currently Playing: AC2, WW2Online, SWGRetired: Everquest, DAoC
That is very wise, I too have highly anticipated games that have fallen from the face of the earth, but hey no reason to cry over spilt milk.
Here is a list of reasons why Eq2 will be awsome and will blow WoW out of the water.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
1. Locked encounters: When you engage a monster it becomes a locked encouter. This prevents kitting, kill stealing, loot stealing, ect. I think this is an awsome idea.
2. Combat: The combat in Eq2 looks simply stunning. If you have watched some of the vidoes than you would know what i mean.
3. Guilds: Guilds are much more important in Eq2 than they were in Eq1. Guilds will compete with other guilds for prestige, honor, and favor with the rulers of their city. They are much more involved than in Eq1 where they were just names on a list. Guilds will be able to own guild houses too.
4. Families: They will consist of people with the last name. They will be important, just not as important as guilds. You will beable to notice what family a person is in by observing their last name.
5. Fellowships: They will consist of a maximum of 6 people. They will always share experiance with each other no matter where the other members are.
6. Housing: Players will beable to own their own housing. From instanced appartment style housing, to massive guild mansions. The appartment style will be easy to obtain, but the stand alone housing will mostly only be obtainable by the highest level guilds.
7. Races: There will be 16 playable races. From the shortest gnome, to the tallest ogre.
8. Classes: There will be a total of 46 classes. Eq2 implements a branching style, where you choose what path to take as you advance.
9. Character customization: Players will beable to customize their appearance with complete control. Giving them even more options on how to make their character exactly the way they want them to be.
10. Lore/history: Eq2 will have an unimagianble amount of lore and history. All of this will play an important role in gameplay and guests.
11. NPCs with voices: Every NPC in Eq2 will have their own voice. NPCs will actually call out to you if they have a quest that you are capable of doing.
12. Artisan class: The artisan can get experiance from using their skill. They don't have to fight a single monster ever. They live sort of "normal" lives, having a job, and getting money from it.
13. Tradeskills: Tradeskills are much more advanced and indepth in Eq2 than in any other. Eq2 has a revolutionary system. Instead of just click, click, click, WOOT!!! i made a sword. You actually have to "engage" the furnace and craft your item. You have to keep the tempreture at a right level, and you have to work with the metal to form the desired result.
14. Two starting cities: In Eq2 there will be only 2 starting cities, which is an awsome idea. These will always be populated because there are only 2. Each will have around 17 zones each, making them massive. They will provide a hub for trading and traveling. In most mmorpgs with many starting cities, you end up with only one or two actually being populated with people. The others are compelety abondoned. There are only 2 starting cities, but there are more than 2 cities, just they are alot smaller and less important.
15. Exploration: Exporlation will be an important factor in Eq2. With no one knowing what happened to the rest of Norath it will be your job to explore and learn.
16. Boats: Boats will be the primary mode of transportation in Eq2. Players will beable to actually naviagte boats instead of them being on a set course. There of course will be set routes for some boats. But players can guide some boats. Allowing them more freedom in where they want to go.
17. Graphics: The graphics in Eq2 are simply amazing. Just look at this picture:
Look at the detail, you can actually see the veins in the guy's hands and neck.
I can go on, but i won't at this time.
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Originally posted by Bobjones1303 Here is a list of reasons why Eq2 will be awsome and will blow WoW out of the water. 1. Locked encounters: When you engage a monster it becomes a locked encouter. This prevents kitting, kill stealing, loot stealing, ect. I think this is an awsome idea. 2. Combat: The combat in Eq2 looks simply stunning. If you have watched some of the vidoes than you would know what i mean. 3. Guilds: Guilds are much more important in Eq2 than they were in Eq1. Guilds will compete with other guilds for prestige, honor, and favor with the rulers of their city. They are much more involved than in Eq1 where they were just names on a list. Guilds will be able to own guild houses too. 4. Families: They will consist of people with the last name. They will be important, just not as important as guilds. You will beable to notice what family a person is in by observing their last name. 5. Fellowships: They will consist of a maximum of 6 people. They will always share experiance with each other no matter where the other members are. 6. Housing: Players will beable to own their own housing. From instanced appartment style housing, to massive guild mansions. The appartment style will be easy to obtain, but the stand alone housing will mostly only be obtainable by the highest level guilds. 7. Races: There will be 16 playable races. From the shortest gnome, to the tallest ogre. 8. Classes: There will be a total of 46 classes. Eq2 implements a branching style, where you choose what path to take as you advance. 9. Character customization: Players will beable to customize their appearance with complete control. Giving them even more options on how to make their character exactly the way they want them to be. 10. Lore/history: Eq2 will have an unimagianble amount of lore and history. All of this will play an important role in gameplay and guests. 11. NPCs with voices: Every NPC in Eq2 will have their own voice. NPCs will actually call out to you if they have a quest that you are capable of doing. 12. Artisan class: The artisan can get experiance from using their skill. They don't have to fight a single monster ever. They live sort of "normal" lives, having a job, and getting money from it. 13. Tradeskills: Tradeskills are much more advanced and indepth in Eq2 than in any other. Eq2 has a revolutionary system. Instead of just click, click, click, WOOT!!! i made a sword. You actually have to "engage" the furnace and craft your item. You have to keep the tempreture at a right level, and you have to work with the metal to form the desired result. 14. Two starting cities: In Eq2 there will be only 2 starting cities, which is an awsome idea. These will always be populated because there are only 2. Each will have around 17 zones each, making them massive. They will provide a hub for trading and traveling. In most mmorpgs with many starting cities, you end up with only one or two actually being populated with people. The others are compelety abondoned. There are only 2 starting cities, but there are more than 2 cities, just they are alot smaller and less important. 15. Exploration: Exporlation will be an important factor in Eq2. With no one knowing what happened to the rest of Norath it will be your job to explore and learn. 16. Boats: Boats will be the primary mode of transportation in Eq2. Players will beable to actually naviagte boats instead of them being on a set course. There of course will be set routes for some boats. But players can guide some boats. Allowing them more freedom in where they want to go. 17. Graphics: The graphics in Eq2 are simply amazing. Look at the detail, you can actually see the veins in the guy's hands and neck.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-EQ1 character:Grotub, shaman of the Tribunal server
Well if you knew WOW, you would also know most of the reasons you have put down WOW is also doing. I think your first one was locked encounters. WOW has made it so if you attack the monster first you get the exp and the loot from the monster. So even if someone tryies to steal your kill you still get the exp and loot, so EQ2 has nothing over WOW there. Your second reason is combat in EQ2 looks stunning. Well your not gonna beat WOW there sry to say.(Thats my opinion) Thirdly you said guilds are importaint. Yes not only in EQ2 are guilds importaint, I can name many mmorpg's that the guild plays an important factor, I think you have to be a little more specific on that one. Families hmmmmmm.... I think you might have WOW beat on that one, but i dont see why WOW whould have families, that just dosnt make sense. And from that point down I think WOW has EQ2 beat, or atlest equals. The only thing i think WOW cant compare is the 46 classes, I have to addmit that is alot! To make a long story short MY opinion against your. We are both winners
Im sure EQ2 will be a breath taking game, but if you say WOW isnt I think you have another thing coming.
I beleive he has you there. I personally like WoW best and I personally beleive that bethel has you beat in the arguement. But I may be judging unfair because I am on his side. Meh. Dun dun dun.
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Spider sense... tingling.
Spider sense... tingling.
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Spider sense... tingling.
My opinnion is that WoW is gonna blow EQ2 away just because of the huge fan base and history of Azeroth now becomming a 3d environment which is what i always wished for while playing Warcraft 2&3.
But in the end GW is gonna blow both those games away for me at least from a gamplay fun aspect as testing it myself during E3 it had 24-hour action and was still in alpha stage.
Thats why im soo happy with GW having no monthly fee cuz now i can get both GW & WoW for the price of 1 monthly fee
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My opinnion is that WoW is gonna blow EQ2 away just because of the huge fan base and history of Azeroth now becomming a 3d environment which is what i always wished for while playing Warcraft 2&3.
But in the end GW is gonna blow both those games away for me at least from a gamplay fun aspect as testing it myself during E3 it had 24-hour action and was still in alpha stage.
Thats why im soo happy with GW having no monthly fee cuz now i can get both GW & WoW for the price of 1 monthly fee
GW Alpha Member
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CoH: Level 24 Invulnerability/Super Strength Tanker++Level 14 Gravity/Storm Controller
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Like: DAoC, CoH, WOW, GW, DnL
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myself i say wow.but on the otherhand i'm going for gw and wow prob.
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Holy cow, do you have alot of time on your hands or is it just me? I agree with you, WOW has it all, including graphics, gameplay & quests, lots of items, and a great money system. They also make it so even grey colored items (aka the worst items) still have a place in the game. They are not worthless like they are in many other games. I also like the no trade quest items rule. This makes it so quest items unique, and not just something you can buy without doing the quest.
Anyways good job rathma
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And Shepherds we shall be.
For thee, my Lord, for thee.
Power hath descended forth
from Thy hand, that our feet
may swiftly carry out Thy
command. So we shall flow a
river forth to Thee and teeming
with souls shall it ever be.
In nonmine Patris, et file,
et Spritus Sancti.
"In this world, there are many like me who have killed their emotions. Don't forget that."
"Man is not born evil; it is just his destiny."
Leader of the Lords of the Night -
www.lordsofthenight.com
And Shepherds we shall be.
For thee, my Lord, for thee.
Power hath descended forth
from Thy hand, that our feet
may swiftly carry out Thy
command. So we shall flow a
river forth to Thee and teeming
with souls shall it ever be.
In nonmine Patris, et file,
et Spritus Sancti.
"In this world, there are many like me who have killed their emotions. Don't forget that."
"Man is not born evil; it is just his destiny."
Haven't there been enough posts about this yet, just go alittle deeper then page 1 of the threads. Wow vs EQ2, EQ2 vs WoW. Come on folks, lets get over this and move onto something productive.
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Rathma I dont see why EQ2 is better then WoW (or you seem to think it is by your statements). As far as I can tell EQ2 is just an expansion of EQ... which IMO sucked (Im not the only one who thought EQ sucked) My friend played EQ for 5 years and she has ZERO intrest in EQ2 she wants to play WoW badly and shes not even a fan of blizzard games because she knows WoW will be different and much more enjoyable to play then EQ2!
You keep asking us why WoW is better....the main reason why WoW is better IMO is the storyline...warcraft lore is pretty well known even to NON MMORPG playing people! People who played the RTS series know the storyline as well as all the people who read the books on the warcraft world. This game will bring in NEW players who never even played a MMORPG before which brings more diverse players instead of the same old boring average MMORPGers (you know who im talking about =P) that EQ2 will bring. I doubt EQ2 will have many NEW players who never played a MMO before... not the numbers that WoW will have. I dunno about you but I like having a new player base to help them get to know what MMORPGs are about. Thats what makes these types of games FUN its the community!!!
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I don't want to get into a big argument, but when the game releases you will see why it is such a big deal. EQ2 is going in a whole different direction of EQ. That's why EQ will still be releasing expansions while EQ2 will still be releasing expansions. They designed the game for more casual players. Every class can solo, the quests and the people are so much more interactive, and all the enviroments come to life.
They have tons of detail put to little things like changing your screen when you drink too much beer ect. I don't think WoW is a bad game, i really don't. I'm just excited to play EQ2 because I think that's what i'm looking for in an MMO.
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That is very wise, I too have highly anticipated games that have fallen from the face of the earth, but hey no reason to cry over spilt milk
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Here is a list of reasons why Eq2 will be awsome and will blow WoW out of the water.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
1. Locked encounters: When you engage a monster it becomes a locked encouter. This prevents kitting, kill stealing, loot stealing, ect. I think this is an awsome idea.
2. Combat: The combat in Eq2 looks simply stunning. If you have watched some of the vidoes than you would know what i mean.
3. Guilds: Guilds are much more important in Eq2 than they were in Eq1. Guilds will compete with other guilds for prestige, honor, and favor with the rulers of their city. They are much more involved than in Eq1 where they were just names on a list. Guilds will be able to own guild houses too.
4. Families: They will consist of people with the last name. They will be important, just not as important as guilds. You will beable to notice what family a person is in by observing their last name.
5. Fellowships: They will consist of a maximum of 6 people. They will always share experiance with each other no matter where the other members are.
6. Housing: Players will beable to own their own housing. From instanced appartment style housing, to massive guild mansions. The appartment style will be easy to obtain, but the stand alone housing will mostly only be obtainable by the highest level guilds.
7. Races: There will be 16 playable races. From the shortest gnome, to the tallest ogre.
8. Classes: There will be a total of 46 classes. Eq2 implements a branching style, where you choose what path to take as you advance.
9. Character customization: Players will beable to customize their appearance with complete control. Giving them even more options on how to make their character exactly the way they want them to be.
10. Lore/history: Eq2 will have an unimagianble amount of lore and history. All of this will play an important role in gameplay and guests.
11. NPCs with voices: Every NPC in Eq2 will have their own voice. NPCs will actually call out to you if they have a quest that you are capable of doing.
12. Artisan class: The artisan can get experiance from using their skill. They don't have to fight a single monster ever. They live sort of "normal" lives, having a job, and getting money from it.
13. Tradeskills: Tradeskills are much more advanced and indepth in Eq2 than in any other. Eq2 has a revolutionary system. Instead of just click, click, click, WOOT!!! i made a sword. You actually have to "engage" the furnace and craft your item. You have to keep the tempreture at a right level, and you have to work with the metal to form the desired result.
14. Two starting cities: In Eq2 there will be only 2 starting cities, which is an awsome idea. These will always be populated because there are only 2. Each will have around 17 zones each, making them massive. They will provide a hub for trading and traveling. In most mmorpgs with many starting cities, you end up with only one or two actually being populated with people. The others are compelety abondoned. There are only 2 starting cities, but there are more than 2 cities, just they are alot smaller and less important.
15. Exploration: Exporlation will be an important factor in Eq2. With no one knowing what happened to the rest of Norath it will be your job to explore and learn.
16. Boats: Boats will be the primary mode of transportation in Eq2. Players will beable to actually naviagte boats instead of them being on a set course. There of course will be set routes for some boats. But players can guide some boats. Allowing them more freedom in where they want to go.
17. Graphics: The graphics in Eq2 are simply amazing. Just look at this picture:
Look at the detail, you can actually see the veins in the guy's hands and neck.
I can go on, but i won't at this time.
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Well if you knew WOW, you would also know most of the reasons you have put down WOW is also doing. I think your first one was locked encounters. WOW has made it so if you attack the monster first you get the exp and the loot from the monster. So even if someone tryies to steal your kill you still get the exp and loot, so EQ2 has nothing over WOW there. Your second reason is combat in EQ2 looks stunning. Well your not gonna beat WOW there sry to say.(Thats my opinion) Thirdly you said guilds are importaint. Yes not only in EQ2 are guilds importaint, I can name many mmorpg's that the guild plays an important factor, I think you have to be a little more specific on that one. Families hmmmmmm.... I think you might have WOW beat on that one, but i dont see why WOW whould have families, that just dosnt make sense. And from that point down I think WOW has EQ2 beat, or atlest equals. The only thing i think WOW cant compare is the 46 classes, I have to addmit that is alot! To make a long story short MY opinion against your. We are both winners
Im sure EQ2 will be a breath taking game, but if you say WOW isnt I think you have another thing coming.
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I beleive he has you there. I personally like WoW best and I personally beleive that bethel has you beat in the arguement. But I may be judging unfair because I am on his side. Meh. Dun dun dun.
I shall create a gnome and I shall name him Boris and he shall be my gnomey gnomey gnomity gnome gnome! Sorry, I am uber bored right now.
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