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  • The demo is just the tutorial... but you can spend all the time you want in it! Amazing, right!? Two whole powers, no power house, the same tiny little area to wander around in over and over and over again. Everyone knows the demo is pointless, but …
  • The sabertooth mount in the Collector's edition of the latest expansion is useable as a mount from lvl 1. It does not start as a pet like the TSO mount. It's a pretty decent mount, too; +65% run speed and available in both armored and unarmored grap…
  • My first MMO was Earth and Beyond, and god, I loved it. Losing it was tough. Nostalgia hit hard for a while there. Luckily it's once again running in one form or another. Everquest 2 eventually filled most of the gap left by EnB, and it eventually…
  • Well, hopefully STO will help fill that void. Otherwise, an EnB emulator does exist, as does a private server. A simple google search should lead you to it.
  • The first rule of EQ2 is: don't use CPU shadows. Here are a few things to consider. GPU shadows only work outdoors, in the open environemnt, and they do look pretty slick. The light source is the sun or the moon, and the shadows move across the gr…
  • "What definition are you using for "MMO" if not that?" He may be talking about the RPG in MMORPG.com, more than the MMO component. At any rate, I'm looking forwards to this game like crazy.
  • No, they don't. You still have to buy them, or just buy the retail box.
  • Yeah, I remember hearing about issues specific to the 8800's, but I've never experienced them myself.
  • As I understand it, the out of memory error is directly related to Windows Vista, not specific graphics hardware or drivers. I've seen it manifest on old 8800 hardware. If you aren't using Vista, then we're talking about different things. Anyway, I'…
  • Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. This downloader's working much better then the manager; no disconnects at all.
  • "best graphics...fact" I LOLed. But yeah, I've been impressed by the oeverall atmosphere conveyed in some of the screenshots, if not the actual graphics from a technical standpoint. I'll probably try it out again now that I've become bored with EQ2.
  • "The real bottom line-" I'm going to cut you off here. You see, you cannot say what the real bottom line is, because it's different for everyone. In reality, the reasons for someone choosing PC's over Consoles or vice versa are very complex. The c…
  • I was surprised to see the ancient WoW vs EQ2 argument after the first few posts. Did nobody else notice how the races and descriptions were mixed up about half way down the article?... Did any of you even, you know, READ it? Or did you all just jum…
  • Anyone else here not liking the idea of role changing? I always found it fun to figure out what class is needed most in the world, and then make a character to fill in that gap. Made me feel useful. If anyone can plays as anything at will, well, wha…
  • I agree with many of the others here; the voting options are severely lacking. Older MMO's like EQ2 have been chugging along for years with between 100K and 200K subs (last I checked). The continuing support, frequency of ubpdates, and continuing de…
  • Always travel with a group. You don't even need to be in a squad, just go where people are go, fight along side them, and keep an eye out for orbital strikes. MAX armor is great for beginners, because it is just so very forgiving. Long story short…
  • EQ2 is retaining its player base just fine. The player base isn't growing because the game isn't advertised! I'm sure it's been said many times before, but the graphics engine is incredibly CPU dependent. I'm running a 1.8Ghz C2D and an 8800gts. A…
  • I've been using an 8800gts for a year now without any trouble. That being said, EQ2 stuttered terribly on 8600m GT and 9600m GT laptops I tried.
  • These arguments are all pointless. People who hate the game are not going to convince those of us who like it to hate it, and vice versa. Myself; well I enjoy the game despite it's flaws.