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Summary: The real deal with this game
Review: Okay, I have read the [bad] reviews of this game and have to say that new players should be aware that the ones who write those are the ones who are bitter and disillusioned. I have somewhere close to 200 days played in this game and seen the worst and some of the better things you can see (and do) in this game. I have been so mad I cancelled my account on the spot swearing to never come back and I have laughed so hard I came to tears.The first thing new players should be aware of is that this game is not a computer version of roleplaying games. In fact roleplaying is almost nonexistant in this game (unless you choose to play on the roleplaying server). They have the traditional roleplaying classes but that is about as far as the similarities go. You CAN solo in this game, there are classes that are better suited to it sure, but everyone has the ability to solo to some degree. This game is about grouping with friends and/or strangers for the most part though. First thing your friends will say when they see you playing is that it doesn't look fun for them. Quite honestly thats what my roomate said when he saw it. The difference comes when they actually play the game though. My roomate is now an addict like the rest of us. The second thing first time players should be aware of is that this game is about time invested. You can be dumber than a box of rocks but as long as you keep plugging away at it you can get the same things as everyone else. Sad but true. I have seen people with the brain capacity of a gerbil have better things in this game than I ever will simply because they spend 40+ hours a week at it. If that bothers you that bad then you may want to look elsewhere. The third and last thing for new players to know would be that the learning curve is kind of steep for the first week or two. That sounds like a contradiction from my last paragraph but you don't actually have to learn anything to go places in this game. Just to make any friends. Groups don't like getting killed because you don't know how to control yourself and won't listen to advice (there are people like that in this game). For my last bit of advice if you are buying this game (and even if you are a vetran) is don't take all the whining at the message boards to heart; in fact don't listen to it at all. I quit everquest for 6 months because I thought my class was unfairly treated with regards to changes. Once I came back and ignored all the message boards I was amazed at the fun I had. While message boards are a wonderful tool for learning things about your class and the game in general, they are also where the whiners go to take the joy out of this game for everyone else.
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Summary: EverJunk!
Review: Okay, let me just say that this game has to be the first game that I have ever bought that I really feel that I wasted my money! I really wanted to like and get into this game, but the server/communication problems are just horrible. First of all, I only connect at 45K (the box recommends 56K) and although that is not too bad, everytime I want to play, the program goes through this autoupdate phase and it could take anywhere from 30min to 2.5hours before I can play the game because it has to download all the updates. Good Grief!!! When I double-click my Icon, I want to play...I don't want to wait 2 hours. Then, after the downloading and update, the game begins. Talk about a delay of game. Just loading the game up (after the downloads) takes about 2 minutes for the game to come up (there is constant Hard Drive churning). I have a Dell 8200 Inspiron laptop with 256MB of RAM and P4 1.6Ghz and a 64MB graphics card. ... Anyway, once the game is up and adam, it is just plain boring. No one wants to talk to you cause you're new. Conversing with the interface is just plain weird. You can't just type away. You have to always press enter first before every line. Just weird. Often I ended up attacking when I was just trying to type a sentence because hitting the 'a' key causes Attack mode to be on. Anyway, after my second session, I actually got the hang of it and it was sort of getting addicting. But then comes the kicker, every time I have played EQ, I have always been disconnected from their servers. Have no idea why! Just these big letters come on the screen that says: YOU HAVE BEEN DISCONNECT. Back to the 2minute wait to load up again. This is not fun! Maybe if I had High Speed it would not be so bad, but has it stands with a 45K connection. FORGET IT!
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Summary: SOLID TOTALLY SOLID
Review: This game is solid plain and simple. of course there are minor issues that come up now and then but think about it. Thousands upon thousands of people online at any given moment. The graphics, the sounds, the broken quest (that they say are fixed but we all know something else is broke) and maybe the most important part, the social aspect not many talk about. I now have friends and I mean good friends that I trust that live in England, and Germany. The game in all aspect is great. Looking forward to the next expansion.
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Summary: uber
Review: this is an uber special if you want to be among the l337 buy EQ gold... Fennin Ro,
ubersoldat
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Summary: Good product bad delivery service
Review: This is well worth the money! however Amozon was supposed to deliver to my house 2 days after the release and here it is three weeks after and still no PoP. Went out and bought from store. Now seems I will not get delivered for another two weeks. C'mon guys whats up? If stores can keep on their shelves why cant you? Ford Engelbrecht
San Diego, CA
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Summary: Constant crashes make the game unplayable
Review: This was, without a doubt, the most disappointing game I have ever purchased. Not because of anything in the game, or the game play itself, as both of those things will forever remain a complete mystery to me. You see, from the moment I attempted to play this game, it began to crash (in some cases Blue-Screening the entire system) literally every minute or two. In some cases, the game wouldn't even start completely. I spent a total of 12 hours, reloading the game, reloading my computer, and talking with Sony's tech support to no avail. The game continued to crash every time I tried to play. I was never even able to exit the building in which you begin the game! Tons of people play this game, but I guess I?m not going to be one of them.
My advice is that unless you're willing to take the time to trouble-shoot random, frequent game crashes and spend 45 minutes at a time on hold for tech support only to get no help, you should take you money elsewhere.
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Summary: Raster of Guk... and more
Review: Today, I'd like to talk about one Raster of Guk. Yes, to those of you who are in the know, Raster is the self-proclaimed bane to every monk's existence, bar none. However, to those of you who are thinking of trying EverQuest for the first time and are unfamiliar with the man and the myth, I have for you a brief tale... Your first departure from life into the virtual lands of EverQuest's Norrath and it's moon, Luclin, is earthshattering. There's no better way of putting it. Given the proper nurturing and effort, you can become completely indulged with your new character; giving it an attitude, personality, and an appearance that is all your own. You're exploring new lands, seeing many, many new faces, and adapting to one of the richest online communities there is to this date. And then, be it a week or a month later, the learning curve wears off, and you subconsciously delve into the bread and butter of EverQuest's low-to-mid level lackeys: grouping and camping mobs. To "camp" a "mob" basically means to mark your territory for the time being, and kill everything that spawns in this area. This is fun the first handful of times, and the sense of enjoyment renews itself once you venture farther along the seasonal spectrum of experience and camp harder, bigger mobs. So you've managed to scrounge together a group of culturally diverse new friends and are ready to go out and... well, kill. You'll be doing a lot of killing in EverQuest. Herein lies the problem. Once you've called a camp for your own, and killed all of its inhabitants, you are then entitled to the most beautiful part of EverQuest's adventurous offerings: respawn downtime. Yes, you get to sit and stare at a wall (or, if you're feeling ambitious, you can stand up and cast a few spells on your party and yourself) and laze through a grace period of what can be anywhere from six to thirty plus minutes. But wait, it gets better... Raster of Guk. We'll skip the formal introductions and get to the facts: MANY (dozens!) of my good friends (in the world of EverQuest, mind you) have spent OVER TWO-HUNDRED REALTIME HOURS camping this single mob. Why, do you ask? Raster of Guk arguably NEVER SPAWNS. Many people, mostly monks, joke about how they believe that he doesn't really exist. Anyhow, killing this infamous Raster of Guk results in obtaining his loot, "The Idol" to be specific, which is used in the monk's epic quest. All monks strive to get this item. If there is an end-all to EverQuest, it is questing and finishing your epic. While the game doesn't "end" at this point (nor does it ever,) it certainly feels more completed. You're probably still interested in trying EverQuest, while at the same time, staying as FAR away from the monk class as you possibly can. Bad news -- EVERY class in the game will experience something like this, guaranteed. In fact, there are SO MANY mobs in EverQuest that are so rare, that people are turning into cutthroats for the loot! Yes, my grievance for the game is this exact problem. See below. The last 147 cumulative realtime hours I've spent in the world of Norrath have been in Lower Guk, camping Raster of Guk. I've been down here for over three weeks. One hour ago, Raster finally spawned, and it felt incredible to see him standing there... I couldn't believe my eyes. I stood up with a smile on my face, marched towards him, and laid down my flurry of fists and heels. All of a sudden, I start seeing some strange red particles that I'm sure didn't come out of MY fingertips -- a wizard had come along and nuked Raster three times. I failed to out-damage him, which resulted in me losing the kill. The wizard quickly runs forward, steals MY loot, and disappears; most likely off to the Bazaar (trading grounds in EverQuest) to sell it to some poor discouraged monk in the form of a multiquest for an outrageous price. To conclude, the last 147 collective hours I have spent "playing" the "game" of EverQuest have been utterly wasted. I've gained nothing from camping Raster of Guk, and when I really think about it, I've gained nothing from this game at all. In fact, I was steadily losing $13 a month just to "play." Note the past tense: was. After my run-in with the wizard at the Raster camp, I promptly logged out, deleted my three characters, and cancelled my subscription. I just finished uninstalling the game, and my first thoughts were to come unveal the truth to those newcomers out there, thinking of buying this travesty of a game - DON'T DO IT! You'll lose money, time, your tan (optional,) few-to-many friends, your girlfriend/boyfriend/spouse, impending social skills, and your ability to fit into pants that weren't tailored for "huskier" people. Raster of Guk exists to keep you hooked into the world of Norrath for as long as humanly possible, and you know why; EverQuest costs money to play. There are plenty of great role-playing (and non-role-playing) games out there asking for you to bring them home, that DON'T cost a monthly fee, and will more than likely leave you feeling much more rewarded once you complete them. Don't waste your hard-earned money on this travesty of a game. Charging up to $13 a month for this is a crime. I have explained only ONE of Sony's dirty methods of addiction to you as completely as I possibly can in this review. Feel free to read it again if you are still interested in this lifestealer.
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Summary: finally got it
Review: Well after over a week after release amazon had still not shipped so I cancelled my order and got it cheaper at the store.
Now i see they dropped there price.
First off the box is over sized for what is in it.
Big piece of 2 inch foam inside.
The cloth maps are ok I guess but could be a little bigger so you can read the names that are printed on the contenents.
The comic book is about 4 inches by 6 inches and maybe a dozen pages. I have not read it yet but not very impresive.
The manuel seemed ok and the cover was made out of pleather.
5 discs in a cardboard container that folds out.
The pewter figurene is really cool and heavy but unfortunatley even though it comes in a bubble pack mine had a bent sword which really bummed me out.
I will have to contact them about a replacment since it is obvious that it was done at the factory.
The best part is if you don't already have the discs you save money.
If you are not a die hard EQ fan and have the discs don't waste the money. I hope this helps.
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Summary: Can be good, but only if...
Review: What you have to understand about everquest is that peoples opinions on it vary according to when they started and how long they have played. Personally, I have played since the very start. The early part of the game was what it was meant to be when I started. People exploring and working together and helping each other. To start the game from scratch today, you will run in to a lot of "twinks". Its not uncommon to find people of low levels killing things that should be impossible for them, and killing whole areas of creatures leaving none for the less experienced new players. Don't be surprised to be running around almost naked, whilst the same level guy next to you is wearing equipment that wouldn't put a lv50 character to shame. People who write about the early part of the game being fun, are remembering what it was like 3+ yrs ago or how it was to them playing as a twink. But, its not the same for someone starting the game for the first time. If you manage to stick it out, you will find lots of high level characters being generous to you. Giving you items for free and casting protection spells on you. You need to realise that the vast majority of people that do this, are doing it because they are bored. Something you will inevitable become at some point as your level rises. The person that said everyone can solo, is slightly distorting the truth. Some classes can solo, but as your levels rise it eventually reaches the point where soloing is impossible at worst and risky at best. If you are to have any fun in EQ these days, the most important thing is to get in to a guild as soon as possible and make great efforts to make as many friends as possible. At higher levels, who you know and your popularity with other players is as important as your equipment. If you are thinking of starting EQ for the first time, I would not recommend it. Unless, you have a friend or friends that play already, as you will all benefit from playing together. They can help you through your early levels and it will give them something to do, as they are probably bored already :) Forming friendships/relations with other players is how you will get the most fun out of this game. If you want to start from scratch alone, then wait for Verant to create a new server and start playing at that time. That way you can rise in level with all the other players as the game was originally meant to be played.
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