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Everquest 2

Kortalh

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Elwro said:
What is 2-boxing?
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Sorry, terminology. :wink: 2-boxing is when a player has two computers and an account on each, and is playing both of them at the same time. Generally the person would play a fighter-type and a healer-type, and cast a heal spell when needed to keep the fighter alive.

@geminito:

I think you're exaggerating a bit much. EQ2 definately has a stronger Risk vs. Reward factor than WoW, but it's not to the point that it "feels like work". In fact, I'm glad that there's a death penalty -- I felt a bit odd in WoW respawning and running back into battle. It felt more like an FPS's "oops, got fragged, time to run back in again". The penalty in EQ2 is light enough that it's not going to ruin your day (or week, as EQ1 did), but it keeps you from jumping into the pit of doom just to see how fast you die.

And it's certainly not an 8 hours required per day sort of game. I've been playing about 4-5 hours a day, and a friend of mine is playing only 3-4. The average level of the server (care of eq2players.com) is 8 at the moment, and we're both level 14.

At any rate, let's not turn this into a WoW vs. EQ2 debate, as many of the people at the Codex don't even care about MMORPGs to begin with. In fact, I'm not gonna defend EQ2 at all any more... not like it affects me.

/relurk
 

DarkSign

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Ive played both WoW and EQ2 and while fundamentally they are different games ...EQ2 is much better.

To the person that said EQ2 is great if you like your games to be work..thats just pure rubbish. The game is highly engaging and doesnt feel like work at all.

My entire guild is playing WoW and suffering through the terrible graphics and clunky interface just because its "next-gen" AND PvP.

I played the first EQ from beta till about 8 months ago - and fully expected EQ2 to have all the same problems, but it really doesnt.

You can solo...the super super hard mobs only take ONE group (maybe one and a half) to go kill, the loot system is much better...on and on.

My purpose is not to convert people ... but to give people who want an excuse to try it that extra nudge.
 
Reklar

Reklar

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EQ2 sounds interesting from everything I've read, but since my machine can barely run the original EQ anymore with it's huge zones and upgraded graphics, I don't have much choice. I was reading about WoW in PC Gamer yesterday and it sounds more like an arcade game with hit combos and such, though admittedly it could be worthwhile. The main thing I have against it is it's made by Blizzard and I don't like the Warcraft Universe. Besides that, I can't stand to be around the online Blizzard fanbois. :roll:

-Reklar
(a Fallout/RPG fan)
 

Ortchel

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Exitium is just dumbfounded that anyone could judge a game based on it's merits as opposed to it's name, don't mind him.
 

DarkSign

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The really funny thing is that EQ2 has fixed some of the things that the "hardend board vets" said they wanted fixed...and yet they still pan the game.

1) Rosh...asshole of the century...said he wanted a world where the characters responded to him realistically and individually. He gave an example of an NPC guard saluting him as he walked by. Not only does that happen in EQ2, but monsters that are lower level actually cringe and run away when you walk nearby...NPCs react to you based on race or alignment with comments (in voice recordings no less) and animations.

2) Others have said that they HATE forced grouping. Guess what, the game can be soloed from 1-50 with very interesting quests that play like 10,000 single-player RPGs.

3) Some people eschew paying a monthly fee. Well sorry guys, even "free" television comes with a cost for its episodic content...its called advertising. There is no free lunch. Guild Wars is doing something like that but it wont offer what EQ2 does.

and thats just off the top of my head.

My point isnt to make non-MMOers play MMOs. Its to let you know that people are addressing the problems you say keep you from them.

Have fun..its a fun game.
 

Ortchel

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I'm sorry. Trying to be a peacekeeper, let the fighting continue!
 

Fez

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I bought some new shoes yesterday, they are nice.
 

Fez

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If you dress up real purty like, bat your eye lashes and show me your ankles, I'lll give you your free lunch.
 
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