View Full Version : Everquest II: Desert of Flames launches
triptogn
09-13-2005, 02:36 PM
The first expansion for Everquest II launched today, as well as Everquest: The Depths of DarkHollow.
Desert of Flames website (http://everquest2.station.sony.com/expansions/desertofflames/)
Depths of Darkhollow website (http://everquest.station.sony.com/dod/)
thecrazyd
09-13-2005, 04:03 PM
Also an EQ1 expansion, Depths of Darkhollow.
Nameback
09-13-2005, 04:07 PM
Also an EQ1 expansion, Depths of Darkhollow.
Please tell me your jokeing?
balamoor
09-13-2005, 04:09 PM
Yeah I'm sure the Six people playing EQ, and the Three playing EQ II will enjoy those.... :rolleyes:
Morrolan
09-13-2005, 04:17 PM
Actually, EQ2 is pretty popular. As is EQ1. Not as popular as WoW, but still in the 'hand-over-fist' category. The EQ name still carries significant weight.
reimomo
09-13-2005, 04:28 PM
I thought the bit about adding climbing to the game looks kinda cool, as does the arena thinger. But, do the sharks that swim in the ocean still chase you across land if you aggro them?
Oh wait, I forgot.... WoW is the best game ever, except it blows.
triptogn
09-13-2005, 04:30 PM
They fixed the land sharks.
A-Team
09-13-2005, 04:31 PM
Yes, both 'Desert of Flames' and 'Darkhollow' launched today. Both are available via digital download and all that good stuff, so no need to get out of your chair.
P.S. - You need the original game to play either expansion and an active account. :p
Rommel
09-13-2005, 04:57 PM
Same day as Wow releases a ton of new, free, content
reimomo
09-13-2005, 05:03 PM
Same day as Wow releases a ton of new, free, content
hmmm, I love the smell of fanboi in the mornin!
KNOTE
09-13-2005, 05:14 PM
Same day as Wow releases a ton of new, free, content
not a coincidence! Wow has smart business people, in case you haven't noticed.
bryan
09-13-2005, 06:06 PM
hmmm, I love the smell of fanboi in the mornin!
How fanboi is it to be stating the facts? Seems to me it's more you trolling than anything else.
Bushido
09-13-2005, 06:12 PM
Same day as Wow releases a ton of new, free, content
He has a point.
triptogn
09-13-2005, 06:37 PM
Same day as Wow releases a ton of new, free, content
I'm sure they timed this to battle anyone wanting to go back and check either game, makes sense from a business standpoint. I'm sure the day Blizzard releases an expansion (planned over a year from now from what I've heard) SOE will probably do the same thing.
Malovech
09-13-2005, 07:15 PM
I really think that WoW has nothing to fear from EQ or EQII, they are both dated and tired.
Wow has gotten old. I just can't play it and be entertained anymore. I hope they do bring a new class or something in an expansion. A lot of what they are doing right now is trying to fix a class that was incomplete to begin with, the Hunter class.
If my account ever expires I am going back to SOE for a while. I figure it will get boring too but no point in limiting myself to one over the other. I will probably continue to switch back and forth as boredom sits in.
What I can't figure out is why every single post about EQ has to have the obligatory WoW remarks. Trust me on this one, it doesn't make you look like you know something others do not. WoW has been out for a while now and most of us have had a chance to play it too. As far as EQ and EQII having a low user-base. Call me crazy but I would take the kind of cash they are making on these two games any day of the week. They are not in nearly as bad shape as some would like them to be.
bryan
09-13-2005, 07:47 PM
What I can't figure out is why every single post about EQ has to have the obligatory WoW remarks.
Because they are competing products?
Tho I guess there doesn't need to be a reason, it's just us addicts. We got much the same when everyone on EA had a hardon for GW and posted about it in all the WOW threads.
edit: btw, PVE or PVP?
Dirty Harry
09-13-2005, 08:17 PM
Same day as Wow releases a ton of new, free, content
You know that content really isnt free at all, after you make the purchase of 60 dollars, then you pay a subscription for them to run a dedicated server and to offer game play updates. Your Free content is hardly considered free if you view it this way.
Talltale
09-13-2005, 08:44 PM
Besides the fact that EQ2 has added a slew of "free" content as well. Even more if you have a station pass. `Course.. you all knew that right?
Evil Avatar
09-13-2005, 08:58 PM
He has a point.
No, he doesn't. Blizzard always patches the game on a Tuesday.
reimomo
09-13-2005, 09:06 PM
How fanboi is it to be stating the facts? Seems to me it's more you trolling than anything else.
Because they're fanboi facts. "OMG they changed hunters so that an entire talent tree isn't useless, and only 10 months after release too! And WOWEE, another post 60 instance to grind through. Plus, they made a huge nerf to warrior PvE defense, because MC and Blackwing were too easy! What a MAJOR FREE CONTENT UPGRADE THIS IS!"
I'm sick of seeing WoW touted as the best thing ever when really its just a shiny turd. Especially in a thread about eq and eq2 (neither of which I have played for more than 2 weeks).
Call it counter-trolling.
edit: btw, PVE or PVP?
I have been playing both. I started out PVP on Bonechewer until they screwed up the server during transfers. After that I went RP on Scarlet Crusade and enjoyed it for a while. I actually didn't miss the pvp as much as I thought I would on the RP server. Mostly because there is always a raid going on with those servers. Come to think of it, most every server I played you could always head to TM for some pvp at any given time. When they launched Dark Iron I started a toon there to play around in the comic wars and to try out the Alliance side. That is when I realized I was getting really bored no matter which side or type of server I was on. I was in a great guild (Annarchy) and the player base seemed to be top notch on that server. If I was not having fun on Dark Iron I figured it was time to stop for a while.
bryan
09-13-2005, 10:18 PM
I always thought fanboi was used derisively precisely because of the lack of basis in fact. Guess I was mistaken.
rein: I think the break will help, I got burned out a few months back and luckily due to work commitments I didn't touch it for over a week. I hope they implement the 'quest hub' soon to make the end game more than just going on loot runs through instances. I love the lore and hope for some actual story progression SOON.
I always thought fanboi was used derisively precisely because of the lack of basis in fact. Guess I was mistaken.
rein: I think the break will help, I got burned out a few months back and luckily due to work commitments I didn't touch it for over a week. I hope they implement the 'quest hub' soon to make the end game more than just going on loot runs through instances. I love the lore and hope for some actual story progression SOON.
What's this quest hub? I haven't hit 60 yet (obviously, given my sig) and I've been playing since Febuary - been taking my time with it. Have also been saving up really leveling up my crafts, secondary skills, trying to get my epic mount, etc till 60 so I still have some goals outside of the High-End Instances that make up the end-game. Haven't even done BG yet so I can try and mess with that some. Anyhow, is the quest hub something that's going to relieve intance grinding? Haven't heard of it.
bryan
09-13-2005, 10:24 PM
It was mentioned in the Battleplan volume 2, IIRC. It's pretty interesting stuff though of course there is no timeline for implementation things do look promising.
edit: Had a quick squizz through, here's what I think is the relevant bits.
Two examples of this new smaller-scale style of raid encounter are the upcoming Zul’Gurub [http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/underdev/zulgurub.html] and Ahn’Qiraj content additions. Many of you have already learned about Zul'Gurub from the recent preview we posted and from helping us test this new content on the Public Test Realms. Ahn’Qiraj, which is subdivided into two different encounters, actually takes the small-raid concept a little further. The exterior area is a challenging 20-man raid dungeon, and the interior location presents the next top-tier 40-player raid experience after Blackwing Lair.
Beyond the doors of Ahn’Qiraj, Silithus is being fleshed out as a major quest hub with episodic storylines that extend into its depths and past its borders. Players have frequently requested more small-party and solo content, and we’ve focused our efforts to meet those desires around Silithus. Everyone should definitely check out the new quest and storylines when the Silithus content is released in patch 1.8.
Ah, I'll have to give a look-over on the site then....read through it but I must have skimmed over it. Thanks!
Vandenh
09-14-2005, 01:17 AM
That EQ2 site is very well done and great to click around in.
For me WoW and CoH are the only MMORPGs I like to play at the moment. Both run great and give me fun (and "free" updates every few months). I find it always very strange that EQ players have to buy some many expansions....
That EQ2 site is very well done and great to click around in.
For me WoW and CoH are the only MMORPGs I like to play at the moment. Both run great and give me fun (and "free" updates every few months). I find it always very strange that EQ players have to buy some many expansions....
EQ II has provided a ton free stuff too, even the little micro expansions were free for Station Pass users. Desert of Flames is the first retail expansion for EQ II. As far as EQ goes, it is a testiment to the game that they still have the player base to makes expansions for it.
Arnage
09-14-2005, 06:09 AM
Besides the fact that EQ2 has added a slew of "free" content as well. Even more if you have a station pass.
EQ II has provided a ton free stuff too, even the little micro expansions were free for Station Pass users.
Sony's marketing department sure does some good work making people believe that they get more "free" stuff by paying more money...
Sony's marketing department sure does some good work making people believe that they get more "free" stuff by paying more money...
In that case, so does every other mmorpgs marketing department. To say that SOE does not provide free updates to EQ or any of their mmorpgs is a stupid statement. Hell, they have still been adding content to the PS2 EQOA:Frontiers for free. BTW, there has been free content provided for EQII even if you do not have the station pass.
Rommel
09-14-2005, 06:20 AM
No, he doesn't. Blizzard always patches the game on a Tuesday.
Which is what makes it interesting. I did not say I believed one side put the release to oppose the other. I just find it amusing that the two released at the same time.
That EQ2 site is very well done and great to click around in.
One of the nicest sites I have ever seen actually. Are those the American or Japanese character models? I know they give you the choice which you prefer now.
Talltale
09-14-2005, 07:13 AM
Sony's marketing department sure does some good work making people believe that they get more "free" stuff by paying more money...
Their marketing team must sure do some good programing as well, seeing that I've played most of thier free content, and as far as my mastercard is concerned.. I've been paying the same I always have. /shrug
Grimgrock
09-14-2005, 07:58 AM
I think the word "free" is thrown around too much. With both WoW and EQ2 you get addional content at "no additional charge". You are still paying a monthly fee to play the game but the added content doesn't cost you more to download and use.
Selar
09-14-2005, 08:22 AM
With regards to EQ expansions, they tend to be worth the money. They generally include 5-10 new zones, lots of quests, new classes and races, new AA's, etc. Not every expansion is a winner and some aren't worth the money, but most live up to the name expansion. Comparing the free content in WoW to an expansion like Planes of Power or Shadows of Luclin just tells me you don't really know what you're talking about. All the free content that WoW has released so far doesn't equal the content in one of these expansions. And let's not forget that WoW is going to be putting out their own expansion pack.
Also, if you're willing to stay a couple of expansions behind, SOE tends to release an EQ <insert precious metal> box every few months that includes all expansions to that point for $30.
I'm not trying to be an EQ fanboi here, I don't even play the game anymore. But it's misleading to thing that you're getting the same content from WoW patches and an EQ expansion.
What is interesting to me is the pace that the EQ expansions come out. This is the 10th expansion for EQ in about 6 years of release. Thats 1 expansion about every 7 months. It's been less than a year and EQII also has an expansion being released which makes me think EQII may also have a similar expansion release schedule to EQ.
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