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Summary: Not the best....
Review: I have been playing these types of games for about two years now. It started with Everquest. Everquest was slow moving, boring but soooooooo addictive.... Now I'm playing Lineage. It takes everything Everquest did makes it 100x better and also throws in some great new ideas. Lineage has this thing called bloodpledges which are groups of warriors led by a prince or princess. These bloodpledges are always trying to capture castles that other bloodpledges control and its a great thing to do after you get to a high level unlike in Everquest when you stand around waiting for teh next expansion pack when you get to a high enough level. Speaking of expansion packs Lineage releases a new episode every month(its now on epiode 9) and a new continent 4 times a year. It's like getting 4 free expansion packs a year!!! And trust me these continents are HUGE! (...) And if you join make sure you play the Ken Rahuel Server and talk to me. My in game name is hobbester
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Summary: EVERQUEST ROCK!!!
Review: Everquest is the best game in the world!! But it is soo addicting i can sit here for like 16 hours straight and think i was on for only 1 hour i love it and i cant wait to get the expansion!!!
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Summary: Shadows of Luclin / Released before it was ready
Review: As a loyal player of Everquest for more than a year-and-a-half, I rushed out on the release date to purchase Everquest: Shadows of Luclin. Geez, what a mistake. First time I tried to install the software, crashed on locked files and and had to run the install program again. Loaded fine on the second try. Finally got it loaded and set up after three hours of configuring and logged in. The graphics were a little better than the pre-Luclin EQ, but the clipping plane looked odd and the sky in the zone I was in (Greater Fay) was non-existent even though it was on. Took my high level wizard (50's) to Nexus to zone into Shadow Haven to buy the new spells we were looking forward to, crash to desktop. Logged back in (and let me tell you folks, you will be twiddling thumbs waiting to log back in), crash again. Restarted computer, logged back in, crash again. Turns out, Shadows of Luclin has an issue with AMD K6-2 processor chips that Verant / Sony is in the process of trying to find a work around for. Anyone with this type of chip was getting locked up and crashed to desktop in certain zones and as of this date and four days after I installed the software, my wizard is still stuck in there with no fix in site. This is just one of the bugs. Another issue was the promotion of a feature in which the "Bazaar" zone was supposed to have a feature where you can set up an unattended character to market items you were selling. Well, as of the release of the software that feature was not included and we just found out this week (after the release) that that feature was not implemented because there was not enough "time" to work out the code, so it will be added in at a later date. Please. If you are using Windows 95, you will need to upgrade to Windows 98 or better because DirectX 8.1 which is required to run Luclin is not supported on Win95. Expect slow frame rates, lag, long zone times. All being "fixed" according to the corporate tech site. I understand that software releases in this day and age will have some issues, but if you haven't bought this yet I would wait for a month or two. Read the EQ websites for updates and let Verant / Sony get the major bugs in this thing worked out. I really like Everquest and I am sadly disappointed in this release. Its like someone really didnt care and rushed it out the door for Christmas.
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Summary: A fantastic game! However, it's not Win 95 compatible.
Review: Folks, please go to Everquest's official website. You'll see that this game IS NOT Windows 95 compatible as listed on Amazon. It is compatible with Win 98, and it's run quite well on my Win ME system. Is it money well spent? OH YEAH. The game is absolutely wonderful, for new players, and seasoned EQ players. Each previous expansion has always been well worth it, but Luclin outshines them all. The textures created by the new graphics system is the best I've ever seen for PC, and I've been a hard core gamer for some time now. I'll leave it to the other reviewers to tell you about the wonderful features and additions. All I can say is that the price is excellent for such a fantastic product.
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Summary: Where does therealeric get the info from
Review: I would just like to know where these bars are that eric goes to!
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Summary: Response to last review
Review: In response to the previous review on the technical side, I think the reviewer is being much too hard on the game. I have 2 machines that meet the requirements and they run the game well. I also have one computer that is at minimum requirements in some aspects and below in other. The computer has a 400 Mhz Celeron processor (at low side of the scale for running Luclin), a Matrox G400 video card (at low side of the scale for running Luclin), and only 128 Meg of Ram (below requirements for Luclin). The machine runs Luclin just fine with one character model loaded and the graphics are better than before Luclin even for models not loaded and for landscape. Zone loads are a bit slower, but did not seem too excessive most of the time. The only excessive load times were when loading into some of the new zones which can be explained by the massive number of people in the Luclin zones. This should clear up as people begin to move out from the new Vashir city and spread out on Luclin. Personally I think the developers did a fine job.
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Summary: My luck may not be in with Luclin
Review: I have not bought this game expansion, and will not do so, until the bugs introduced have addressed. Somehow, the introduction of the new expansion for Everquest has created many bugs with graphics and sound in the original game, without even installion of the expansion. These render the game unplayable for me, but as this is a subscription based service, I still have to pay for time I cannot use. My PC is up to spec even for the new expansion, with Win2k, Geforce, SB Live, 512 MB RAM - anyone with a spec lower than this be warned! Also Windows 95 is no longer supported, yet boxes of the original game and expansion are still on sale with W95 stated as supported. Be sure to check the forums on the official Everquest web site for current technical issues before purchasing this or any Everquest based product. This review was written on 8/12/01.
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Summary: Exactly what gamers were asking for, but ...
Review: Everquest: Shadows of Luclin (SoL) is the 3rd expansion to be released for Everquest. As such, it offers many great features which many players should find encouraging. The most obvious improvement is the graphics engine. Given the massively multiplayer nature of Everquest, it was impractical at its original release to make the game intensely high graphic (because transferring the data to display high-polygon characters and environments would have restricted the gaming audience far too much). Given that the average PC these days is much better than the average PC was when Everquest was first released, most players should be able to handle the immensely improved graphics engine with relative ease. The most obvious example of graphical achievement are the character models: the polygon count is over 12 times higher in some models, and the attention to detail is magnificent. Many higher level gamers were also complaining about the lack of innovation towards the end of Everquest. SoL contains over 20 new zones for players to explore (many of which are intended for high level players), as well as an intense alternate experience system designed to let high level players improve their characters in new ways. Also, SoL introduces a new character class and a new race, offering new character combinations for a wider variety of gameplay. Of course, all this comes with a price ... SoL's system requirements are in most cases more than double the original Everquest system requirements. Windows 95 users can no longer play the game, and I myself had to upgrade both my processor and my memory in order to support it. The recommended specs are a 500+ mhz processor, 512 mb RAM, 32 meg geforce2 or better video card, and a cable connection. Talk about harsh. But not so harsh when you think about it. Everquest needed to upgrade their graphics and keep their old players around in order to compete with newer MMORPGS (namely, dark ages of camelot), and most of said MMORPGS have system requirements around the same as those of SoL. It still hurts to think that someone might not be able to play because they can't afford to upgrade their system, though.
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Summary: SoL
Review: Nice addition, has bugs but VI will work them out.
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Summary: GREAT GAME...still some gliches
Review: This is an awsome expansion to the incredable game of everqest. The new graphics are amazing and the new world is huge. Although there are some glitches that need to be worked out, i have a feeling that before long, this game is going to be a must if you want the true expenience of Everquest!
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