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I quit playing eq1 after having played for 2 years:
1. Because with each expansion my computer became more and more obsolete to
the point of being almost unplayable and I wasn't willing to fork out
another $1000 for a new one.
2. The game had become too predictable and repetitious. Eg. find a group,
camp, wait for mobs, kill mobs, distribute loot, repeat.
3. Soloing was almost impossible.
4. Doing anything other than camping gave very few rewards.
I'm thinking of giving eq2 a try, but some of the things I've read are
giving me pause. It sounds like there are lots of complaints about getting
all your hardware configured to be able to have smooth play. (My 'puter is 5
years old so I am shopping for a new system)
Also I'm wondering if in their effort to eliminate kill stealing, they have
made the playing enviroment too controlled. Frankly I didn't think ksing was
that much a problem to begin with. Most of the time the ksing was a mistake
and not intentional.
Is eq2 even more geared toward grouping than eq1? I've heard that they've
minimized being able to buff someone not in your group. I liked to be able
give someone buffs in exchange for $ or to help a lower lvl get through the
zone.
Is eq2 more of the same with better graphics?
I have only seen the screen shots. (trailer wouldn't even run on my 'puter)
The graphics look fantastic, but is play worth the $ and effort?
I quit playing eq1 after having played for 2 years:
1. Because with each expansion my computer became more and more obsolete to
the point of being almost unplayable and I wasn't willing to fork out
another $1000 for a new one.
2. The game had become too predictable and repetitious. Eg. find a group,
camp, wait for mobs, kill mobs, distribute loot, repeat.
3. Soloing was almost impossible.
4. Doing anything other than camping gave very few rewards.
I'm thinking of giving eq2 a try, but some of the things I've read are
giving me pause. It sounds like there are lots of complaints about getting
all your hardware configured to be able to have smooth play. (My 'puter is 5
years old so I am shopping for a new system)
Also I'm wondering if in their effort to eliminate kill stealing, they have
made the playing enviroment too controlled. Frankly I didn't think ksing was
that much a problem to begin with. Most of the time the ksing was a mistake
and not intentional.
Is eq2 even more geared toward grouping than eq1? I've heard that they've
minimized being able to buff someone not in your group. I liked to be able
give someone buffs in exchange for $ or to help a lower lvl get through the
zone.
Is eq2 more of the same with better graphics?
I have only seen the screen shots. (trailer wouldn't even run on my 'puter)
The graphics look fantastic, but is play worth the $ and effort?