compare to eq1Follow

I just got eq2 and i was supper excited to go back to Norath. i was pumped to see what qeynos on steroids would look like and to revisit a lot of the familiar areas and see how they have been effected but so far the major cites have come off like huge suburbs and i haven't seen anything i used to recognize around the town or the surrounding area doesn't really remind me in any way of eq one also i haven't see very many people around im wondering if im missing something about these cities or if there is a major castle i can go into or something also im wondering if a'lot of the zones i used to know and love from eq one are still around like black burrow, crushbone, oasis ect. im also wondering if low level characters are a rarity because it looks like everyone who plays rushes to a high levels and there arnt enough fresh players to fill there spots. I say this since i really haven't seen very many people in qeynos.

well first off thanks so much for replying and second does qeynos feel familiar to you as a whole? because i knew the old qeynos like the back of my hand but with this one i dont recognize anything

The cities are completely different for the most part. They had to pretty much rebuild the cities from scratch after the shattering. I personally thought the expansion EOF had some really good old school looking zones.

If you think Qeynos is different, try starting a toon in Freeport... I was never able to even make it into the teens with toons in Freeport. Its so alien compared to the EQ1 zone.

Most of your time (after level 10 or so) will be spent in Antonica and then Blackburrow. Blackburrow is a really neat zone. At first you won't recognize anything but once you start exploring you will find little things that fire of brain synapses of recognition. At level 20 you have two options if you want to stay in the area. Stormhold is a wonderful dungeon with plenty of named mobs who are quite loose with master chest drops. Its not really solo friendly so bring a good group of friends. The Thundering Stepps is designed for more solo play. You should enter at level 20 and it will get you to level 30 before you move on.

You can even level to 30 without even leaving the city of qeynos. There is a massive catacomb system under the city. Look for some large drain caps around the town. They will allow entrance to the Qeynos sewers (remember them??).

Bascially, EQ2 cities and zones are the "crack" version of EQ1 areas.

That might be your settings. Teh water can be ultra-realistic.

Oh, video settings are in the Options menu (Alt-O), and there is a setting for water animations.