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Is Everquest 2 Worth a try?

Darkstrider8Darkstrider8 Member Posts: 23
in Everquest II

Ok well, I'm a veteran SWG player who has been playing WoW waiting for a roll-back on SWG, which doesn't look like is going to happen...

I'm tired of WoW.

I can't find a good MMO to play.

I was wondering... Is Everquest 2 worth a shot?

Please explain things that make EQ2 good in your reply, and things that make it bad...

How is the recently implemented PvP? How's the gameplay? Hows the PvE? Hows the instancing? Hows the questing? etc. anything you can think of, please.



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  • destro3979destro3979 Member Posts: 470

    just got it and its great
    I LOVE IT ::::01::

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  • Darkstrider8Darkstrider8 Member Posts: 23
    Thanks, I actually have the game... me and my father tried it a while back but only played for like 2 hours and then gave it up all together because it didn't have pvp, but now it does so... I'm just curious as to how well they implemented it.

  • SaigonshakesSaigonshakes Member Posts: 937
    The PvP is implemeted well.  I dont have a very high level toon on the PvP servers but so far it's been a blast.  Heres a tip if you plan on PvP'ing, roll a scout.  You'll thank me later.

  • Darkstrider8Darkstrider8 Member Posts: 23
    Well... crap... I can't remember my password OR my security question...

  • Squal'ZellSqual'Zell Member Posts: 1,803
    funny how i am also a SWG veteran waiting for a 2 year rollback 
    i have been doing every single 15 day trial for every single MMO that has a trial period and i found out that EQ2 is by far the best MMO (IMO) out there. it has... had... a similar crafting system as SWG and EQ has been one of the highlights of SOE. i have decided about 2 hours ago that i would go out after work drink some beer and then go buy EQ2 and subscribe. im only on my 5ft day of the 14 day trial and im loving it so much.

    ive also been reading on future developments of the game and they do not look at all like SWG crashers. (more specifically the Monthly Bounty hunter nerf). the devs actually listen to the player comunity.

    so my bet is yeah go for it (oh and graphics and music are insane!!!)


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  • MentalCrashMentalCrash Member Posts: 22

    Originally posted by Squal'Zell 
    i have decided about 2 hours ago that i would go out after work drink some beer and then go buy EQ2 and subscribe.

    Do us all a favor. Buy the game after work then drink your beer.
  • Squal'ZellSqual'Zell Member Posts: 1,803
    dont worry i dont drink and drive
    actually i just sold my car cuz i was spending a fortune on gas to stay stuck in trafic for 2 hours every morning... right... ill just walk to work... and it just hapens that ther eis a real coop pub on my way home!!! yay

    1 beer with friends wont kill me.... ok fine... 2 beers


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  • Darkstrider8Darkstrider8 Member Posts: 23
    What do you mean the devs actually listen? It can't be any different than SWG as far as customer service goes, because they are both made by SOE.

  • lomillerlomiller Member Posts: 1,810

    Originally posted by Darkstrider8
    What do you mean the devs actually listen? It can't be any different than SWG as far as customer service goes, because they are both made by SOE.

    Software developers always listen, it’s part of their job, but you shouldn’t be so self absorbed as to assume they should always listen to *you*.  Games designed by committee always turn to crap, games that open that even wider and let the animals run the farm are always beyond crap.  (Note that player controlled development isn’t the same thing as a player run economy or other similar in game feature.)

    A successful game needs focus, and player feedback is important in determining how well they are meeting their targets but listening to people doesn’t mean trying to give everyone everything they want.  SWG changed focus mid stream and that is a problem, however that isn’t something SOE has had a problem with in other games, and it certainly isn’t a problem with EQ2.  

    If you don’t like the focus and where the developers are trying to go, you need to find a game more suited to your preferences.  If the developers change their focus, or don’t give you enough information about what their focus is then that is a developer problem, but SWG is the only SOE game that has suffered from this type of problem.  EQ2 has stuck to most of its original goals and every change SOE has made has been to emphasize what they have always said the game would be and because of this it’s evolved very nicely indeed.  


  • grapegrape Member Posts: 191
    I didn't care for the slow loading, the memory leak, and the Benny hill combat movement. 

  • Squal'ZellSqual'Zell Member Posts: 1,803

    Originally posted by lomiller

    If you don’t like the focus and where the developers are trying to go, you need to find a game more suited to your preferences.  If the developers change their focus, or don’t give you enough information about what their focus is then that is a developer problem, but SWG is the only SOE game that has suffered from this type of problem.  EQ2 has stuck to most of its original goals and every change SOE has made has been to emphasize what they have always said the game would be and because of this it’s evolved very nicely indeed.  


    EQ in general has been one of the most sucessfull MMOs out there, SWG dev seemed to ignore the better part of the comunity to improve the jedi (pre NGC or NGE wtv that new system is called) it got to a point (when i quit) where bounty hunters had less defence than dancers... you can also go check the SWG forums on the early bounty hunter posts and you will see what i mean...

    SWG is probably the only bad game from SOE.

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  • katkallkatkall Member UncommonPosts: 39

    I wonder about that maybe the devs only do massive changes to save a game.  You go onto SWG and walk the flieds and see all the great resource spots taken up and go into the massive player ghost towns.

    People play the game get all the good spots put a years worth of upkeep on all their equipment and cancel their accounts.  Or just come on to harvest their resources and sell at an inflated price.  I scoured the landscape trying to find a good resource spot and every red area had harvesters.  But where are the people that they belong to??

  • ElnatorElnator Member Posts: 6,077

    Originally posted by katkall

    I wonder about that maybe the devs only do massive changes to save a game.  You go onto SWG and walk the flieds and see all the great resource spots taken up and go into the massive player ghost towns.
    People play the game get all the good spots put a years worth of upkeep on all their equipment and cancel their accounts.  Or just come on to harvest their resources and sell at an inflated price.  I scoured the landscape trying to find a good resource spot and every red area had harvesters.  But where are the people that they belong to??

    Err... the 'good' spots move. ;) about once, sometimes twice, a week actually.  Or did they take that out with the NGE too?

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  • ScarisScaris Member UncommonPosts: 5,332

    Originally posted by Elnator

    Originally posted by katkall
    I wonder about that maybe the devs only do massive changes to save a game.  You go onto SWG and walk the flieds and see all the great resource spots taken up and go into the massive player ghost towns.
    People play the game get all the good spots put a years worth of upkeep on all their equipment and cancel their accounts.  Or just come on to harvest their resources and sell at an inflated price.  I scoured the landscape trying to find a good resource spot and every red area had harvesters.  But where are the people that they belong to??


    Err... the 'good' spots move. ;) about once, sometimes twice, a week actually.  Or did they take that out with the NGE too?

    No it hasn't changed and now you can't do harvestor farms with alts from other people on other servers anymore because only the person that places the harvestor can admin it.

    I have to say it's a great improvement to me, you don't see the rediculous amount of harvestors going anymore. It will be interesting to see the results once the long running vets run out (like I am starting too) of their mineral stores and prices start going up due to increased demand on minerals.

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  • NitrockNitrock Member UncommonPosts: 86

    Originally posted by Darkstrider8

    Ok well, I'm a veteran SWG player who has been playing WoW waiting for a roll-back on SWG, which doesn't look like is going to happen...

    I'm tired of WoW.

    I can't find a good MMO to play.

    I was wondering... Is Everquest 2 worth a shot?

    Please explain things that make EQ2 good in your reply, and things that make it bad...

    How is the recently implemented PvP? How's the gameplay? Hows the PvE? Hows the instancing? Hows the questing? etc. anything you can think of, please.




    Most games are worth a shot.
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