Depths of Darkhollow ImpressionsFollow

hmm they need to make another expansion like either kunark or luclin. Those are two of the zones that are good for players level 1-65 which they were origionally all there was. It would be even better if they made 2 or 3 zones for 65-70 as well. Some of the worthless expansions are GoD and ldon. Ldon died shortly after it came out, due to the fact that after 2 weeks of doing ldons u get one piece of armor, that to make decent you need to do another 2 weeks worth of ldon's for the augs for it. GoD is only for high level players and is more like oow expansion...which it is the prequal to. It starts out a level 46+ zone aka natambi and all other GoD zones besides for abysmal are for high end raiding players. Those players are still working on their breakdown in communication quests and still working on tacvi. DoD is making the game seem a bit like diablo 2. they are making it easier and easier to get level/gear. and for those who say there is no point in doing stuff if you only play an hour or less a day that is true. Everquest is a game based on devotion. There is simply the fact that to be good you have to put in a lot of time. That is why the high end guilds require 5+ hours a night of pure raiding as well as high aa requirements/gear. But also they require skill for playing your class as well as you cant be a an ******* through out eq. This eliminates the ebayers which is why i like the high end players. As for them thinking theyre better than us... they are. big deal, they introduce a ton of items into eq as well as bring knowladge to what some of us will never know. They are the ones who normally post the info on walkthroughs on stuff other non hardcore players wouldnt pay attention too. Say epic 1.5's for example. Most epic 1.5's dont require more than 2 or 3 raids. But they probally would if people didnt have the walk throughs on how to kill this mob01 like their hp/dps/average hit resists and so on.

I would have to agree. Sony is out for cash only. Gearing expansions (some of which should merely be FREE updates) towards high-enders to keep them paying is their only goal. While I have 3 accnts and far too many toons to list (many over 60 and upwards of 70) I still hate the way game has (de)evolved.

Just a couple hundred AAs. You make it sound as if its that easy. Try playing on a casual gamer level looking to enjoy EQ like it was 6 years ago.

thats for sure!

it is better!


go ahead, dream of the "good ole days"

heh, they sucked.

IMO

Yes,I thought I wouldn't like the new expansion,because I believed it to be designed for those uper-uber guilds. I went ahead and purchased the new expansion and have been playing it almost exclusively. I enjoy the fact that you can play different classes with the shrouds(limited to 5 classes) but it gives you the opportunity to experience playing classes you normally do not play(though with limited abilities)and with the shrouds you can "find" the class u are looking for by changing shrouds. Still, Sony needs to fix issues from previous expansions before they create any more expansions.

I started playing right after LoY came out, and have to say, this is the best expansion I have had the experience to be a part of when it was released. I love the aug that the Cartographer gives out in Corathus Creep for just walking around Corathus. You need invis for one part, but is a nice upgrade for those that couldn't do 100+ ldon adventures to upgrade thier adventure stone. I also think it is a nice change of pace when grinding aa on the monster missions rather then doing groups in bot or wos or anywhere that requires flags. The lack of worrying about the group wiping and having to find a rez is also a plus. Xp got nerfed a little but still get about 1.6 aa for every two missions in Nektulos. The were wolf mission in Undershore is really fun to. Wish they kept the monks in it. FD was a blast when getting pounded, but got it figured out again after doing it once or twice. Being able to group with low level guildies who are trying to find groups to xp with is also a plus. I always wanted to help, but my alts lvls always seemed to be too high or too low and now I don't have to worry about alts out growing them. Well, that is about all I have to add. Time to go exploring again.

same here.. dont have, dont plan on getting...


*Monster Missions* seem to me to be about 1 notch up from the voice chat added with OoW, seemed kinda cool at first, but got really old really fast,

I agree, with this you could literally level a toon to top end without ever learning what its actual class is all about. I keep hearing "oh but what if you want the rogue abilities, or the monk abilities?" simple answer, roll up a Rogue or a Monk, and play it.

on every single expansion thats come along since LoY I have done the same thing... I donnot buy them until I see SOME redeeming quality that inspires me to lay out the dough for it.. Havent seen it yet here.

everything I have heard, read, seen, indicates to me that this expansion embodies exactly why I stopped playing EQ2 after 3 weeks. What it is, in a nutshell, is alot of crappy little bells and whistles, with very little real content, wrapped up in a pretty graphics package. Sorry, no sale.


Edited, Mon Sep 26 06:10:22 2005 by JustUsQuellious

Buy DoD!.
Why ?
There are TONS of new missions you can do without ever stepping into the new zones and be owned by 1400 hp hitting mobs. Many of the monster missions begin in oldworld zones.

Monster missions are a gift to all casual players, and a revolution in online gaming , you can be sure every other Mmorpg is going to watch very closely. This is what you have all been craving for for so long. Being able to adventure , have fun and group with friend's , regardless of level (well in some aspect), gear and class.

Not buying DoD would be the biggest mistake.

I am extremely disappointed. SOE has spent much time on gimmicks and very little on the content I was looking for. My main issue is that DoD is more of an "alternative" experience rather than "additional" one. More and more people are nearing the endgame in EQ. I had hoped that this would offer more advanced equipment and weapons as a reward for grouping. It does not. As far as I've seen, it offers the same or even REDUCED group mission rewards as previously. One example is the charm aug available - for melee, at least, when maxxed out it offers one HALF the hps which the LDoN one did. haha, I mean, WHAT IS THAT??? Where is the encouragement to get out and grind with groups? Where is the encouragement to actually spend time on-line? All DoD means for me is some halfway decent additions AAs (which I will have behind me in about 3 weeks). No motivation for grouping, no additional levels, no increases in the strength of armor/weapons. The gimmicks (even if you like them, which I don't) will become laughable to any serious player soon - as the ridiculous jester and servant have done now. Wake up, SOE. Give us some reason to log in.

Well my Wizard is looking forward to that new spell I've been hearing about! By the time whe can use though, there will probably be better.

I've had fun so far with the monster missions, but I imagine doing them more than a couple times each will get boring.

Some of the guildies have been trying out the shrouds to round out groups. That may be helpful.

well I must say that the new expansion is better than I thought. My char was 59 and in less than a day he hit 61. that for me was a huge help. Sure I didn't get tons of loot or money but the time I saved getting to 61 was well worth it. At 61 I decided to go full AA since I had none. I got 80% of an AA each mission. So even just for the AA xp it's still worth it. I'll probably use DoD MM's till 62 so I can head to BoT. I really hate the fairy mission it's annoys me butit's so easy i just can't stop doing it. The freeport mission while bugged at the very beginning is by far the most fun 'ive ever had in eq. I've always wanted to raid freeport. all in all it's not too bad if you stay out of the cazy lvl 70 zones but for us little guy's there's a bit of content for once.

I have enjoyed the expansion so far. I haven't done much in the new zones yet other than monster missions. Finally, with the monster missions (for some anyway) there is a way to actually level a high end char without having to find a high end group or even a full group for that matter.

My one complaint is that Sony keeps shooting themselves in the foot. I was helping a guildy in a 1.5 epic and ran past the BB Wayfarer's Camp (deserted of course) and when we got to Lfay, we were the only one's there too. Sony really should look into a way of integrating all the expansions that offer various types of missions and upgrading the loot to make the dead ones more attractive.

I do like the aspect that you can group with lower level friends using the shrouds.

But I am disgusted by the amount of people using the MM to power level themselves, without using their toon at all. They are severly lacking in skills, etc, when they do attempt to use their actual character.

Fundamentally sound groups are becoming increasingly difficult to find.