I had planned on going into detail about my goings-on in Everquest II, however I didn’t really take down any notes on our adventures, and I am having a hard time remembering zones/mobs/quests that were defeated/completed. As such, I will just throw a bunch of pictures at you, and we’ll go from there. Basically we covered all of The Shadow Odyssey dungeons, along with a couple from other expansions, and I’ve already mentioned my AA progress and that sort of thing. I have been enjoying the game for the most part, but I am treating it more like a single player or small group RPG rather than an MMO, and haven’t been playing on a “this is my second job” sort of level. I’m not sure if I will ever play an MMO like that again, having had personal issues as a result of playing too much in the past. Still, it’s been fun being able to experience some of the content I skipped over. Self mentoring is a nice touch that I haven’t seen done in too many other MMOs, where you can still get the benefits of a dungeon (such as xp and monies) and it is still a little bit of a challenge. I’m still a few AAs short before I’ll be able to advance my toons to level 95, but that shouldn’t take too much longer. Then I can finally dive into the two newest expansions that I have yet to touch. There will be more to come, but for now, here’s some shots of our recent adventures:
Me Vs. Myself and I 
How well does Everquest II hold up these days? Sounds interesting.
The Oldschool Harlequin
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Like most of the market, it has been homogenized to the point that you can solo pretty much everything until you hit the end game (excluding dungeons/raids of course). The majority of the remaining population is at the end game, so most zones are pretty sparse. Unless you are in a guild or have some friends that play, you’ll probably be pretty lonely. I just have established roots there so I have been able to still get things done.
There is a free to play version and they removed many of the restrictions so you can give it a try if you want. I’m usually on my Brigand Izlain on the Butcherblock server if you want to say hi.
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Sounds quite a lot like what they did to FFXI as well. That game is in much the same situation.
Yes, if i decide to give it a try, I’ll let you know. Thanks. 🙂
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I want to say FFXI is even older than EQ2, but regardless any game that old is bound to lose a large portion of its peak audience. Streamlining keeps the remainders playing and allows those who get into the game late to be able to participate in most of it.
It’s a shame that some games eventually die, but the good news is there’s always something new on the horizon.
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Yes, i suppose they try to keep it going as long as they can. Can’t blame them i suppose.
You are most correct there. A couple of new MMOs have just come out i believe. I know ESO is out or nearly out, for sure.
The Oldschool Harlequin
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ESO has been officially out for a week or two. Wildstar is out in a couple of months or less. EQNext is still the one I’m waiting for, but no idea when that will show up.
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EQNext? I must of missed that one.
The Oldschool Harlequin
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Really? What have you been reading? You’ve heard of Landmark at least right?
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I tend to avoid MMO news these days. I simply can’t afford to play them anymore. Yes, i’ve heard of that one.
The Oldschool Harlequin
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Ok well Landmark was essentially dev tools for EQNext that they decided to release as a separate game. It’s essential Norrath flavored Minecraft. EQNext is supposed to have some of those elements but be a full on MMO.
I didn’t play them for over three years. Then I just started toying around with my old flame recently. Free to play titles are everywhere now though, so cost isn’t the issue, I find it’s lack of time that makes them hard to devote myself to. If you play an MMO regularly, you are missing out on a lot of single player experiences that are sometimes better.
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Sounds interesting. Is it free?
Yes, i used to play FFXI quite a lot. Then i went off of it. Too much of a time investment. I tend to play single games a lot more now, though i still enjoy multiplayer if it’s available.
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No it isn’t free. They were allowing people to pay to play the alpha. It’s in beta now. I can’t remember if it was going to be free to play after full release. They were saying EQN would be free upon release.
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Ahh, i see. Is it likely to be free when it releases, in your opinion?
The Oldschool Harlequin
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Honestly I don’t remember if they said so or not. But with how much they were charging for the alpha, that was either kind of like a “kickstarter” in a sense, or they will be charging something. I’d be pissed if I paid for early access and the full game ended up being free.
However I did do something like that with Path of Exile, but the $10 I payed to get early access ended up being credited to my account in their RMT currency, so I essentially still go the game for free. If Landmark/EQN did something like that I suppose paying a little early could be worth it.
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