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Summary: The best expansion for EQ
Review: Verant finally has shown there is more than just Kunark. The Ruins of Kunark was good... Scars of Velious is BEST. This expansion is very well done. The art is exceptional, with the snow areas being shown in a most realistic fashion. This expansion also brings out the concept of grouping with others. For some this is a detriment, for others it is a welcome venture. For those who are solo players, this is not for you. Most creatures are designed too tough an obstacle for one person to take down. For those who like to group, this is a dream land. XP is given very well for even grouped folks, but made so a solo character will not see much XP gain for the creatures they will be able to defeat. I myself am a grouping person so I found this an exceptional buy. I thought kunark was good, then I bought Velious.
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Summary: Take the number with a grain of salt
Review: This is the 3rd add on to the original Everquest game. The comments below are about Everquest in general. Each subsequent software adds more land to the original Everquest map plus more character types. To my knowledge only one of them increases the "levels" of experience possible (Ruins of Kunark). This prompts your player to play more and more, especially if they have not maxed out the original game yet. You need to have a 3D video card to play this. My 300 speed Dell needed a Voodoo 3 card before it could be used.This game (Everquest) either grabs you or leaves you cold. In my case, it held no interest. As a person who likes the game play of Myst, Riven, Journeyman's project 1-3, X-files etc. I found it's graphics too cartoonish and sophomoric. It's purpose (to go up a level) was not enough incentive for me to want to kill things. Killing things is the only way to get ahead it seems. I didn't care for the violence. Additionally there seemed to be such convoluted ways to gain items and other stuff to remember... Just too much work. I like to relax in a game. However, if you like Diablo, Warcraft and Starcraft you might have a niche here. The men in my family certainly did and they were addicts of the games mentioned above. You have to not only buy a separate game for each player that wants to play simultaneously, but you must sign up for their service to play this game, if you want to play simultaneously. In our house that is 3 of all the games (Everquest, Ruins of Kunark and Scars of Velious) and 3 separate $10.00 per month accounts. Without this commitment, this game is unplayable. Of course each person then needs a separate way to get to the internet too if they want to all play at once. Players create their persona by choosing among the types of characters available. Each character type has certain abilities. Players can speak to other players in this game but can't kill them unless both players opt to battle. This is the social aspect of it. It also fosters team work in the sense that some things just can't be done alone. You need the right mix of characters to do this, so some people can get excluded, if the team already has that type of character. Lower level players can be helped by higher level ones too. We have heard of relationships created by the social aspect in this game and we know of ones damaged by this. Another point I really did not like about the game is the inability to quickly get out of it, without repercussions. It seems once certain actions are begun, exiting the game has a real potential for damaging your character. Supper times, phone calls etc. get ignored for this game. If you have a life, you will pay for it. Also if you lose your connection it can really make a mess for you too. If you want the special person in your life that has already shown tendencies to be addicted to computer games to really disappear, buy them this. If you don't steer them away.
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Summary: More addicting than the original Tetris and Zelda combined
Review: Ive played quiet a few computer games in my life. Some have been good, some have been bad. Some have been very bad. This one is VERY good. I first heard about Everquest from a friend of mine. He told me about how you could learn diffrent trade skills, and be diffrent classes of characters. I thought that was really cool. I was sick of the same Warrior/Wizard/Rogue scenarios from so many diffrent games. The thought of becoming rich by my own hand helped too. So after much time getting my computer up to snuff, i loged in. I was blown away. The graphics are stupendous. The water looks like water. The sunsets are just as beautiful as the ones in real life. Even the moon casts moonlight out onto the land to see by. Well, if the graphics dont sell you, the game play will. Lets face it, you HAVE to play on the internet, its $10 a month which is well worth it. Id pay $50 a month, its that good. Not to mention the wonderful tech support they have. It may take a while to get through, but once you do, your done in seconds. Ive never seen such a good tech support system. Everyone else is a person in it too(with a few NPCs), so you can make a ton of friends, allies and enemies. The best thing is, that you can be a loner or be a groupie. Everquest saw far in advance and designed classes to take advantage of this. Want to be a groupie? Enchanters are the best, they help out a group so much, its amazing. Want to be a loner? Well heck, just about every class can be a loner to some extent. You can use magic, weapons, even martial arts. What i truely think is the best thing is the trade skills. Through out the game you can learn new skills and create things out of other things. You can tailor, be a jeweler or even a blacksmith. Im going for all three myself. Lets face it, Everquest is called Evercrack for a reason, you get one fix and you are hooked. If for some BIZZARE reason you arent hooked, you only lost the money for the game, because the first month of play is free. So give it a try.
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Summary: Read the "Fine" print.
Review: What they dont tell you. After you buy the game ,an the strategy guide,you cant play the game without a INTERNET ACCOUNT!yes thats right you must pay to play,,,what a load!. Ill stay with battle net and westwood,to name a few. I got the game as a xmas gift.So at least iam not out the 50.00 ,,merry xmas
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Summary: EQ: Expansion
Review: EQ is a great game. It is diverse, and lush. EQ: SoV is an area that I can't even get to yet. I am only level 9. There are good and bad points to this game and its expansion. I rate EQ higher than I would the expansion. Most people are criticizing the fact that it's devoted to higher level characters. They also mention the fact that the game itself takes hours of play to reach the higher levels. This is true, but you can spread these large number of hours to the span of several months or even a year. This game offers a LARGE variety of things to do. This game adds to those who do devote a large amount of time to the game. This game may get boring if all you do is kill. However, there is much to explore in this world and an almost endless array of rewarding things to do. Pros: 1) Long time players get added variety and more zones. 2) Benefits as new items get added and traded about-- even players that do not have SoV get this benefit. 3) Customizing Windows has been made more readily available. 4) Some previously useless skills are now implemented. 5) Rumors abound about new quests and the ability to gain factions with Dragons or Giants. Cons: 1) Lower level players will not enjoy full benefits. 2) You will grow envious of those auctioning of Vellium items. =) 3) Those tired "power" players, or those with time to play-- will dislike this expansion. Overview: EQ core is fun but Scars will not be for everyone. This offers some nice features but best for those with level 30+ or 35+ characters. Graphics continue to improve. Three stars because it adds variety to the game in the form of new graphics and user interface devices. Bad because it accentuates power guilds, power players with a lot of time on their hands. Personal note: Con #3 will exist in almost all games. Those with time to practice it will be better at it and higher in level. True of Ping Pong, Basketball, and Everquest. If they work hard at something, they get that reward for the time and effort at learning the game. Hint: Find people that make you laugh, that you group and work well with. This is the true path the enjoying the game called EQ. This is regardless of what expansions you buy, or what you do in RL. Hope this review helps. shooman out
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Summary: AWESOME
Review: best game ever, you gotta love it ~Vidyas Icefist <Eternal Warrior> ~Tunare
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Summary: A Slow Chimp's Review
Review: While this is, perhaps, the most immersively escapist game ever made, it is also uncompromisingly evil. There's not one bit of good in it. I mean that in a good sort of way, sort of a reversed "left-handed compliment". As I sit here in my tree, typing this note on one laptop and exploring Velious on the other, I get fat and lazy from my sedentary lifestyle and a diet of bananas and coconut milk. I do recommend this expansion (and the base EQ itself) highly, but only in the sense that one might recommend 20 foot seas for a surf outing, leery that you'd better be damn good to hop in the water.
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Summary: This game exists for those who live in an Everquest world...
Review: This game was designed for people who have turned an online game into a major lifestyle commitment. SOV is designed for people who have logged enough online time to make 30+ levels. Make no mistake... this is a huge investment of time. I imagine most of the people making this purchase are spending 30+ hours a week on game play... if not more. If you are not prepared to devote the lion's share of your free time to playing EQ, this game will not be a good investment. EQ has evolved into an online subculture with its own language, customs and expectations. I spent enough time playing online to find the gameplay grossly repetitive. The only way to advance in levels is to find out what you can kill... and then kill, kill, kill until carpal tunnel syndrome sets in. The game is designed to promote cooperation, but it is difficult to establish and maintain a group. The gaming environment is also noisy with players yelling back and forth in EQ shorthand. There are better online gaming experiences, however, EQ has no shortage of diehard fans. If you are buying this game for your own personal use, chances are that you are already deeply committed to the EQ universe. If you are considering this game as a gift... don't! Every year well-intentioned people buy PC games as gifts. There are many excellent PC games, including "role playing games." SOV is an expansion to an existing game that will only find use with a hardcore EQ player. If you really want to give someone an online RPG, choose a game like Diablo 2 where a novice gamer can enjoy a decent gaming experience.
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Summary: Velious. Best Verant Production Yet
Review: EQ proper was a begining, but it is pretty static, designs are bland and after 50 levels,you get tired of it. Kunark was a great start, but it was a learning experience for the design team. Many bugs on release, non-added sound and character models made it, while worth the money not as great as it could have been. Velious is the cumulation of Verants learning. Released with beautiful graphics, great sounds, Challenging monsters and loot dazzeling in beauty and power. Velious is a MUST HAVE for those who are bored or disallusioned w/ the rest of EQ. And the New user interface is worth the (money) alone. Breath life back into the monotinious EQ and get Velious. Gyorg Lavode - Xegony
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Summary: The best online RPG ever
Review: I started playing EQ in 1999 and I love it! Not only is it a great gaming experience, but you make a lot of friends. It's amazing how many people I've met and helped through the game. It becomes a social life all in its own. The lag may be annoying, but all the good aspects of the game completely balance out the bad.
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