Okay, now that RoK has been out for a few weeks, its time to rank the original EQ2 and its expansions!
Bub's Top Five:
1.) Original EQ2 release - This is my favorite since it is the one that got me hooked. Qeynos and the dungeons underneath it, Antonica, Stormhold, Runneye all have wonderful memories stuffed in me brain.
2.) Rise of Kunark - Despite some tough and tedious soloing, I have come to the conclusion that this expansion is SoE's best. The zones, the quests, the need to cover every inch of every zone is neat. At first I was a little miffed, but recently I have grown to enjoy my time on Norrath more then ever.
3.) Kingdom of the Sky - This is the only expansion that I actually got a chance to raid in. Some of the quest lines were huge. I still need my Awakened trinket to get into Deathtoll, but I digress. Th overall layout of the island zones was incredible. Dragons, lizards, Sanctum of Scaleborn, etc.. Overall a wonderful expansion.
4.) The Desert expansion - This is where expansions start slipping. This expansion caused me to look elsewhere for entertainment. There were some good quest lines and mobs, but overall, this expansion did nothing for me. I never even ventured into the half of the zones.
5.) Echoes of Faywder - This expansion did nothing for me. Since I spent my EQ1 days near Qeynos and Freeport, the nostalgia effect did not "wow" me at all. Spent my time in the Loping Plains and Sanctum of Scaleborn exping and finaly dinging level 70. The Fay were just, well, gay. This also was the start of serious inflation since tinkering and transmuting were introduced.
Remember, this is just my opinion. Curious to hear what everyone has to say about the various expansions!