I can't wait for E3 to check out EQII.

There are also a lot of other things I'd like to see, but a private demo would be nice.

After all, I have a website that promotes their game!

.: Ryan "Blackguard" Shwayder
.: www.EQII.com

shut your hole clown. ppl have a right to be pissed off. eq is one of the most bug ridden, and unstable games i have ever played. and teh fact that its been over three years an many problems still not fixed borders on negligence of vi staff. guides an gm's do almost nothing for players anymore. it seems like the good ppl at vi are only tryin to come up with the next hit release.

fyi the pc game industry is a multi billion a year market, bigger than hollywood. that is a lot of cash, yet gaming companies still operate on a very small buget, the least of which goes to r&d.

one good example of how bloody cheap vi is, they dont even have an 800 number for tech support. there are companies with an annual buget of 100k, and still have an 800 number, but multi million $ verant is too cheap.

Id wager most of their money goes to executive salary,then advertising (someboday has to pay all the mags an websites to say how good the new game is gonna be), and finally some coin to r&d. I say trim some of the fat and make a better product.

and listen to yourself souja:
gm's should have to lick my shoe evrytime i go ld and continue to pay them for it. as for raisin the monthly fee, im all for it--if in return they made a game that worked. as is it doesnt work, and there is a place for ppl like you its called legends, and its full of lamers who will lick verants *** and still call it ice cream.

Im sick and tired of hearing you Gimps ******** and complaining about what VI is trying to do.

Before most you a$$holes came online this game was much fun, sure it had some glitches and bugs but that is always expected in this world. This game was much better before you people started playing, beggin in the Auction zones for coppers and silvers and scraps, and you have the gul to deface a corporation thats making millions by your money.

How fcking lame are you people? You come here to ***** and complain about VI and its improvements in EQ, yet when you die of a bug your ***** a$$es are petitioning to GMs for help And when you dont get your way, you cry about it and say things to your guilds about your sobbing sad a$$ of a story about how a GM or Guide wouldnt help you.

I hate you cry babies, sure you are paying 13 dollars for that a month now, but so the fck what? Everyone is paying that much as well.

Plus if they charged more a month, that would atleast get some of you lazy fcks off your damn chairs and get a damn hobby or a JOB! Get a life people, stop ********* if you dont like it QUIT!
LEAVE! WE DONT NEED YOU IN HERE! LaMe FCKS!

Souja the Grandmaster
Ayonae Ro Server.

"brand new 3D engine / intuitive gameplay / New class structure / character customization capabilities /" andsoon. Everything what they praise could have been on the Luclin Box - or on the original EQ1 box - or on the first announcment of the Ultima online release.
Nothing substantial, and when you check interviews for DETAILS you get NOTHING. I bet they have not even started development yet, just the graphic design team seems to be busy. Winter 2003 - well Winter 2001 was promised for Luclin, and it still will take "a few months" till they bring out the promised new frontend and the bazaar - not to mention the numerous bugs that still are not fixed and the obviously completely dumped additional luclin tradeskills.

So i bet what really awaits us is:

Less new development and bug fixing for EQ1, because they will direct most of the EQ1 team towards EQ2, drawing cash from EQ1 but not investing any more. Of course, they promise different - but we all know what to expect from VI promises (just scan the manual that came with luclin and compare to what you actually got).

Lots and lots of fancy graphic "preview" pictures. Remember, there were similar pictures as preview for Luclin, with real grass showing around the characters instead of a green texture, and better looking character models who should be able to show actual facial expressions like smile, laugh, etc. You will get NOTHING of this in the finished game, like they did not even implement 10% of what they promised in the Luclin expansion. All these "preview" pictures are just a scam, a kind of advertising, some artists work but nothing taken out of an existing game environment.

A new game called EQ2 with substantial and severe total-crash bugs, outrageous hardware requirements, lousy and laggy performance even on the fastest and hottest high-end hardware, and a lot of promises that they will continue to develop what they promised to deliver. NOT 2003 of course, I expect it for late 2004 or even summer 2005. Of course, no new ideas or a really breath-taking stunning game, just the usual stuff with a few of the most blatant development mistakes of EQ1 fixed. And of course, with a whole set of new development mistakes... (why should they actually listen to the players, THEY are the gods - or at least feel like that even in utmost incompetence).

The first stable and usable version released with a "brand new" add-on (costing extra $$$) with "exciting new features like a brand new 3D engine / intuitive gameplay / New classes / character customization capabilities /" - well you know the drill. I expect that for 2006, roughly. Thats about the time when I will consider switching over to it, IF there are no better alternatives I am stuck with at that time. Of course, it needs a newly opened server, so you can start from scratch and dont have to mix with the thousands of cheaters and bug-exploiters from the first version, who have lots of items that of course no longer drop but make _them_ invincible and uber while you are not even able to solo a green con.

2006 - roughly. So a lot of time to come, and a lot of time to wait and nothing get too excited about. And if you whine "I have invested 3/4/5 years into EQ and now I have got nothing" - go and get a REAL life. Its only a game, and spending so much time in it and expecting you finally will GET something for it - ridiculous. I enjoy every minute I play (well most of them :) ), I really like the people I meet online (well most of them :) ), I wouldn't play if it is no fun, and I will never consider that time "lost". I do not think that the only way to play this game is to spend 24/7 boring power-camping hours just to get to 60 as fast as possible - thinking of that time as "lost" hours. I pity everyone who does.

...going to log into EQ1 and continue as usual, nothing has changed...




Edited, Fri May 3 15:29:42 2002

I come from the whole RPG on NES, SNES generation where games actually had an ending so I see these games with out an ending AWSOME yet almost becoming pointless because as soon as a new and cool ones comes out you have to say bye bye to your level 60 char start from scratch. Not like that is a bad thing cuz I like seeing new and better RPG games come out as the computer world developes, but what I see through MANY other peoples posts is that they LOVE EQ, but they can't stand the fact that what they have been playing and enjoying for so long might flop because a new age "high-end computer only" game is coming out. That and Verant hasn't even fixed all the bugs in EQ and is now trying to make an EQ2?

My thoery: Give it about a year, everyone wil get sick of EQ and EQ2 and will most likely switch to WoW or Shadowbane. *shrug* than again EQ2 might be the best of them all and well, untill I have tried all three I won't make my decision.

Solution: Stop crying over it. just wait untill WoW, EQ2 and Shadowbane come out check them all out compair the to EQ1 and make your choice. Untill then just enjoy EQ "1", IT IS A GAME YOU KNOW, it is ment to be played for enjoyment not to be "worked" on.

Ok I have said my peace and all I can do is wait.

Did you people omplain about transferring your characters form Diablo 1 to diablo 2? no there were different classes. the same is going to be true with eq and eq2. Personnally i'll still go back and play eq even when i have eq2, it's all about the thrill and having fun. I've memorized the entire landscape of norrath and could lead you form one end to the other. i love the idea of buying a boat and playing columbus for a few weeks (sea air is great for the lungs). they are probally going to keep eq up and running for a while after eq2 is released, just to keep people like me still paying. norrath is a great spot to go and release stress, and hey watching the sunset over the ocean of tears its beatiful.

Well i wish all you people luck, and i'll see you in eq and eq2 sometime soon.

Hi there. I would like to announce the Grand (Re)Opening of EverQuest-2.com

It is now called EverQuest II: The Age of Destiny and can be reached at the following urls:
http://www.EverQuest-2.com/
http://www.AgeOfDestiny.com/
http://www.EQII.com/

Please check out the site, post on our forums, and let me know what you think!

NOTE: The only URL that is currently resolved and works properly is http://www.EverQuest-2.com/

Enjoy!

I cant wait for this to come out. Even though i have invested time into eq1, i dont think of it as being wasted if i go to eq2. It is just an extension of my fun :)
Graphics look great. New system sounds fun too. I just cant wait!

52 druid Bristlebane

1. sucky computer
2. i wont give up eq1
3. no kunark(as usual they %$#@ the Iksar)
4. i spend enough money on this already

Tareska Darkbander
Terris Thule

Think about it this way... When EQ2 comes out, that many people will "leave" to play it leaving a relatively empty EQ1 world for the picking!