Everquest

[Revelation]

Just wondering, any EQ players out there? Past or present. If so, what lvl, class and server are/were you on.
Many mmorpg's out there but EQ, as far as im concerned is still the big dog of the yard.
I play on the seventh hammer. Have a 66 Necro and 41 Monk, plus a few experiments.

[Taurus]

I've always wanted to play a decent mmorpg but I don't like the idea of paying monthy fees and so forth. Therefore I may stray into Guild Wars but I am not so sure because of the mixed reviews.
Anyway, I don't wish to hijack your topic but how much is the Everquest monthly fee?
Also do you have to pay for ingame items with real money?

Thanks

[Revelation]

$14.95 a month mate. You can download EQ and the next two expacs I believe for free and play a trial for 30 days.
As for items paid for with rl $$$, thats a bit of a back door subject. It is against SOE's policy but it happens quite alot. Some folks are all for it, some dead set against. I see no reason whatsoever to do it. The game is very enjoyable playing the natural progression. All good things come to those who wait.
It is a great game, but be warned, it is highly addictive, hence the nickname....Evercrack.

[Taurus]

Thanks a lot mate. Do you lay EQ 2 or the first one?
Also I know what you mean about the addictive side of things, back in the day when I used to play Runescape I wasted at least a year of my life on that .

Thanks mate

[Revelation]

I tried EQ2, but did not like it. Also tried World of Warcraft but just not for me.
I'm solely an EQ junkie these days.

[Taurus]

Ok I might give it a go mate but I still think $14.95 every month is a bit steep to play a game. And if it does take up your life like you mention then I fear I may be spending like all my money.

Thanks

[Louis de la Ferte Ste Colombe]

Hum... what guild war mixed reviews?



Louis,

[Taurus]

Well i know a few people who have it and some say it is bad and others say it is good. ALso searching the net I have come across some good reviews and bad reviews.

[Zalmoxis]

I played for a while, barbarian shaman, but it got so boring to find a decent party that I quit.

[Kekvit Irae]

Played it since Beta 4, even became a guide on Saryn, but found the game to be too boring.
Now I play Dark Age of Camelot

[Revelation]

Oh no, a dreaded guide......sssss....The lackey of the GM. Met some shockers in my time. Not to say that you were one of them though Kek.

How is DAoC? Good game? Would it be an easy transition to make these days from EQ? Or is it fully geared towards the high end as per EQ?
I have thought about trying it a few times, though never quite got round to it.
You still playing?

[Kekvit Irae]

DAoC is a beautiful EQ-clone (and far superior to EQ in many ways). Yes, it has plenty of high level stuff to do (especially in the Trials of Atlantis expansion with artifact equipment that gain their own levels), but unlike EQ where you (at low level) have to kill stuff for several levels to finally find a quest suitable for your level, DAoC has quests for all levels.

The latest expansion, Catacombs, does what Lost Dungeons of Norrath failed to do: bring an enjoyable solo experience back into dungeon crawling.
As for PvP, unless you play on the Modred server, you are completely safe from PvP unless you venture into the (completely optional) frontiers or Darkness Falls dungeon, despite the fact that the whole game (except for the co-op server) is built around PvP (also known as Realm vs Realm, all three kingdoms going at each other's throats).

If you choose one of the three Realms (Hibernia - celtic irish, Albion - english, Midgard - norsemen) during character creation on a server other than the co-op server, you can never make a character from the other realms on that server. This means no spies and no easy access to a mule for killing for Realm Points.

Unless you play a healer-type class, all classes can solo (some, like the Skald, are better than others) with only minor difficulty.

Tradeskills, by themselves, will cause you to lose money as you gain skill (there are no profits from crafting), unless you sell to other players. You can, however, gain a good bit of profit by doing consignment tasks. Your crafting master will tell you to craft [blahblah] for [whomever]. Do so, and you will make a bit more money than what it costed you in the first place to make the item. Currently, Spellcrafting is the most popular (and most expensive) tradeskill, allowing players to craft gems to enhance crafted weapons and armor with magical abilities (ala Diablo II gems).

Transitioning from EQ (or another FP MMORPG) to DAoC is extremely easy. If you've played EQ, you should know the basics. But thankfully, there are a LOT of changes (especially in combat), so it wont feel like you are playing an EQ-clone.

Currently, I play Midgard on Iseult server, so if you choose Albion or Hibernia on that server, you will, unfortunately, be facing me in battle one day.

[Revelation]

Excellent reply. Cheers. You've talked me into it. Just looking at ebay to find myself a copy. Ok, got a deal. Original + 5 expansions. Thats the lot right?

[Kekvit Irae]

Well, technically there are five expansions, but logically there are only three. Shrouded Isles, Trials of Atlantis, and Catacombs (and the upcoming Darkness Rising) are all the official expansions you need to pay for. New Frontiers is more like just an update for the RvR frontiers, and Foundations is if you want a house or want to visit a friend's (or guild's) house. Both of those are free and can be downloaded from the company itself.

[Revelation]

Well, played DAoC now for perhaps 6 hrs all up. First impressions.....= Absolute crap! Annoying camera angles. Boring gameplay. Can't seem to get into it at all. EQ imo is miles ahead.
Going to keep plugging away for a few more weeks, as it is probably too early to form a accurate assumption, but I don't hold out much hope.

[Kekvit Irae]

Well, played DAoC now for perhaps 6 hrs all up. First impressions.....= Absolute crap! Annoying camera angles. Boring gameplay. Can't seem to get into it at all. EQ imo is miles ahead.
Going to keep plugging away for a few more weeks, as it is probably too early to form a accurate assumption, but I don't hold out much hope.

Camera angles can be solved by hitting F11 twice to get to first person mode

[Revelation]

Aye, and even that seems somehow inadequate. First or 3rd still both seem ...hmm..annoying

[Revelation]

Well,DAoC proved to be the worst mmorpg I have played yet. Even EQ2 shows more style, which is saying something. There is no doubt, that EQ, despite its age is still the big dog of mmorpg's.
The best part of DAoC was removing it from my hard drive.

[Kekvit Irae]

Different people, different experiences *shrug*

[Sjakihata]

I quite enjoyed playing DAoC. I had a bard in lvl 49. It was especially fun to do the realm vs realm. Besieging keeps, stealing relics etc.

[Kekvit Irae]

Bleh. Hibby. Be a real man and play a Skald ;)

http://www.camelotherald.com/chardis...seult&c=267216
^.^