EQ vet here-
After trudging through EQOA for a good year I'm looking forward to playing a game that may require the use of some intellect for a change. My question for all of you is:
1) Is EQ2 worth the price of admission? (new computer equipment, subscription, etc.)
2) Are the beefed-up graphics taking away from the gameplay?
3) How many EQ vets are actually enjoying the new world, and how many miss the old one?
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Is it worth it?Follow
1)I think so.
2) I don't think so.
3)I both enjoy the new world and miss the old one.
Hows that? ;d
2) I don't think so.
3)I both enjoy the new world and miss the old one.
Hows that? ;d
I miss EQ terribly, but it became redundant. Here's to hoping for a positive change!
definitely worth it if you can afford it. graphics are great and add to the gameplay rather than take away from it, and I hadn't logged into EQ1 since and I don't even really miss it.. there's just no urge to play it anymore.
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Yes, No, and I play both since the all access pass is only $21 a month :)
Grist Gudhart
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Grist Gudhart
Troll Crusader - Oasis
1) Is EQ2 worth the price of admission? (new computer equipment, subscription, etc.)
yup. especially if you still have an active account with EQ1 its only $21.95 a month for both
2) Are the beefed-up graphics taking away from the gameplay?
no I think they enhance the game play and awe you feel while you play. Each time I get a new spell I love to see the graphics
3) How many EQ vets are actually enjoying the new world, and how many miss the old one?
I play both so I dont miss the old world. As for the new world, I am enjoying it immensly. I love finding places we know of in EQ1 and seeing how much it has changed , or hasnt at all. I am actually having a lot of fun running around looking for Fipp Darkpaws hill and searching for Holly Windstalkers grave
yup. especially if you still have an active account with EQ1 its only $21.95 a month for both
2) Are the beefed-up graphics taking away from the gameplay?
no I think they enhance the game play and awe you feel while you play. Each time I get a new spell I love to see the graphics
3) How many EQ vets are actually enjoying the new world, and how many miss the old one?
I play both so I dont miss the old world. As for the new world, I am enjoying it immensly. I love finding places we know of in EQ1 and seeing how much it has changed , or hasnt at all. I am actually having a lot of fun running around looking for Fipp Darkpaws hill and searching for Holly Windstalkers grave
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I have to give the edge to this game in all respects. EQ1 got real stale after 4 years and if I end up bored in this one at least I have a prettier place to be bored in. Lack of the same old drama is a plus too.
1) I love EQ 2, so yes.
2) I dont think so.
3) I miss the old time when you can raid with 72+ ppls. It seems I do feel a little lost in EQ 2. I am still searching the fun part.
2) I dont think so.
3) I miss the old time when you can raid with 72+ ppls. It seems I do feel a little lost in EQ 2. I am still searching the fun part.
Yes Gadin it is, trust me.
The fist few days your probably be saying to yourself "Aegis lied to me, this is teh suck!" Then you'll be rateing me down like everyon....oops, almost lost track of what I was saying.
Stick with it, you'll get that EQ bug after a week or so.
Upgrade your computer and buy it.
You'll be glad you did.
The fist few days your probably be saying to yourself "Aegis lied to me, this is teh suck!" Then you'll be rateing me down like everyon....oops, almost lost track of what I was saying.
Stick with it, you'll get that EQ bug after a week or so.
Upgrade your computer and buy it.
You'll be glad you did.
Im really enjoying EQ2, but I miss EQ1 a lot.
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It's totally worth it. I stopped playing EQ1 over a year ago, EQ2 is great and much easier to play I think. It seems so much more organized than EQ1. I will say this though, I do miss EQ1, but would only want to play it again if I could play it with the EQ2 graphics and quest journal and tradeskills. I miss Gfay, and watching the Orc trains in Crushbone, and the Undead trains in Unrest. It's definately worth it though, I'm having so much fun with EQ2.
Yeah it's worth it. I had to buy a new vid card, and the whole time I was waiting till I could play, I was saying to myself,"This had better be worth the 150 bucks im shelling out, plus the 90 bucks for the collectors edition." Guess what? I haven't had so much fun playing a game in a LONG time.
If you played EQ1, then this is just going to make you even happier. If you played FFXI, this game will make you wish Square would take suicide pills, because SOE pwn3D them. =P Don't even get me started on WoW, as previously stated in my other posts, it is the sux0rz!
The thing that has to work well for me in a MMO game is character custimization. It took me 2 hours to finally make my char. on EQ2, because almost every race had an awesome toon I could make.
If I were you, go out and buy it. If you were to not like it, no biggy, but if you do, then you found your new pass time. Hope that helps, and good luck :)
If you played EQ1, then this is just going to make you even happier. If you played FFXI, this game will make you wish Square would take suicide pills, because SOE pwn3D them. =P Don't even get me started on WoW, as previously stated in my other posts, it is the sux0rz!
The thing that has to work well for me in a MMO game is character custimization. It took me 2 hours to finally make my char. on EQ2, because almost every race had an awesome toon I could make.
If I were you, go out and buy it. If you were to not like it, no biggy, but if you do, then you found your new pass time. Hope that helps, and good luck :)
1 I think its worth it.
2 i do think it takes something away but i enjoy playing none of the less.
3 i do miss the old world but have still kept my eq1 account so i will be going back
2 i do think it takes something away but i enjoy playing none of the less.
3 i do miss the old world but have still kept my eq1 account so i will be going back
TheOutlawStar wrote:
If you played EQ1, then this is just going to make you even happier. If you played FFXI, this game will make you wish Square would take suicide pills, because SOE pwn3D them. =P Don't even get me started on WoW, as previously stated in my other posts, it is the sux0rz!
Anyone that's read my posts here knows that I have decidedly mixed feelings about EQ2. There are some aspects that I still marvel at, even though I've played computer games longer than most posters here have been alive. Then there are some aspects that I (still) think are needlessly overcomplicated and detract from an enjoyable gaming experience. So I guess you could say that I am firmly on the fence at this point.
If you come from EQ1 as I did, there is probably as much to unlearn as there is to learn. You aren't going to be able to lay the game in the same way that you were used to. You're not going to be able to go anywhere and assume that you can solo effectively and efficiently. You aren't going to be able to make huge sums of money quickly. You aren't going to be able to craft as a sideline unless you have skads of time to devote to the game- crafting is every bit as time consuming as adventuring, if not more so, and is certainly more tedious (the harvesting part is at least). You are going to have to learn what your class brings to a group and how to fit your capabilities into a group because, like it or not, grouping is the ONLY way to effectively and efficiently level (if there's an alternative, no one is telling).
Now, to address your specific questions:
>>>1) Is EQ2 worth the price of admission? (new computer equipment, subscription, etc.)<<<
If you want to experience the best of the genre, then yes, the game is definitely worth the price of admission. In my case, the price was about $1400US plus the subscription and I'm not exactly Bill Gates in terms of disposable income.
>>> 2) Are the beefed-up graphics taking away from the gameplay?<<<
At times, yes I think they are. Most dungeon-types zones are overcrowded right now simply because they offer the best hunting and best loot for their level range. So they can degenerate from silky-smooth fighting arenas to slide-show lagfests. On Najena, we had three Fallen Gates going and each had nearly 100 people in it.
On the good side, you can turn graphics options down pretty far and the game STILL looks great and plays at an acceptable framerate in all but the highest-population zones. SoE did a great job by giving the players a very wide range of graphical options to turn on or off to improve gameplay.
>>>3) How many EQ vets are actually enjoying the new world, and how many miss the old one? <<<
Maybe I'm among the lucky ones because I only came back to play EQ1 for a few months before packing up and moving to EQ2. I played EQ1 for almost two years roughly 4 years ago so there was a great deal of content of which I didn't have firsthand knowledge. As the saying goes, if you don't know about it, you can't miss it. All that said, I do prefer the EQ2 environment to the EQ1 one in just about all aspects you can name. It's a vastly superior game, even if it does have some flaws.
If you come from EQ1 as I did, there is probably as much to unlearn as there is to learn. You aren't going to be able to lay the game in the same way that you were used to. You're not going to be able to go anywhere and assume that you can solo effectively and efficiently. You aren't going to be able to make huge sums of money quickly. You aren't going to be able to craft as a sideline unless you have skads of time to devote to the game- crafting is every bit as time consuming as adventuring, if not more so, and is certainly more tedious (the harvesting part is at least). You are going to have to learn what your class brings to a group and how to fit your capabilities into a group because, like it or not, grouping is the ONLY way to effectively and efficiently level (if there's an alternative, no one is telling).
Now, to address your specific questions:
>>>1) Is EQ2 worth the price of admission? (new computer equipment, subscription, etc.)<<<
If you want to experience the best of the genre, then yes, the game is definitely worth the price of admission. In my case, the price was about $1400US plus the subscription and I'm not exactly Bill Gates in terms of disposable income.
>>> 2) Are the beefed-up graphics taking away from the gameplay?<<<
At times, yes I think they are. Most dungeon-types zones are overcrowded right now simply because they offer the best hunting and best loot for their level range. So they can degenerate from silky-smooth fighting arenas to slide-show lagfests. On Najena, we had three Fallen Gates going and each had nearly 100 people in it.
On the good side, you can turn graphics options down pretty far and the game STILL looks great and plays at an acceptable framerate in all but the highest-population zones. SoE did a great job by giving the players a very wide range of graphical options to turn on or off to improve gameplay.
>>>3) How many EQ vets are actually enjoying the new world, and how many miss the old one? <<<
Maybe I'm among the lucky ones because I only came back to play EQ1 for a few months before packing up and moving to EQ2. I played EQ1 for almost two years roughly 4 years ago so there was a great deal of content of which I didn't have firsthand knowledge. As the saying goes, if you don't know about it, you can't miss it. All that said, I do prefer the EQ2 environment to the EQ1 one in just about all aspects you can name. It's a vastly superior game, even if it does have some flaws.
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