EverQuest
by Sony Online Entertainment
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Product Summary
Brand: SonyFormat: CD-ROM
Release Date: 1998-03-26
Platform: Windows 95, Windows 98
Publisher: Sony Online Entertainment
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Video Game Reviews of EverQuest
Customer Review: Excellent game - can be frustrating though
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this game when it was first released in February of 1999. It is very addictive and the game has gone through numerous expansions and changes since its enception. Although the play dynamics were very boring when the game first came out it has improved greatly. It has a group based play system, which means you have to combine your character skills with other character's skills to accomplish a goal to defeat a creature or MoB as they are called in game. Some MoB bosses requiring up to 60 or more players to defeat. After a kill the the player or players earn experience and collect any items or coin that drop. Some characters classes are soloable but most aren't.
Other things players can do is learn a trade skill, which requires lots of coin or platinum pieces. The higher the skill level of a player, the more likely they are to produce items that will sell for a nice profit.
Player run guilds are also an option for players to join. To join a guild often requires a long trial period before the guild leaders decide if a character is suitable or not. Ten players are required and some form of organizational documentation for GMs to allow a player to start a guild. Many guilds have their own websites and forums.
Usually the game doesn't start getting interesting until a character gets past level 25 or so. The upper levels, 60+, provides the highest opportunity in the game and the most enjoyment. Be prepared to die alot in all levels.
With the game being six years old, starting a new character maybe somewhat difficult since most players are 60+ and grouping has a 10 level spread. There are low level characters in the game, they just have to be found.
The game has many more features. I have only mentioned the most prevelant ones.
Description of EverQuest
This software is BRAND NEW. Packaging may differ slightly from the stock photo above. Please click on our logo above to see over 15,000 titles in stock.Taking the standard conventions of a Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game--such as character creation, monster combat, special abilities, and spells--and combining them with a persistent and always changing online virtual world, Sony Interactive's EverQuest creates an experience like no single-player personal computer game. In fact, EverQuest features no solo or story-oriented game; EverQuest requires, and certainly encourages, interaction with the tens of thousands of other players online. (As an online-only game, EverQuest requires the use of your Internet connection.)
Players begin by creating their EverQuest alter ego. Elements such as race (12 in all, including Dwarf, Ogre, Troll, Halfling, Gnome, Barbarian, Dark Elf, Human) and class (14 in all, including Bard, Magician, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Warrior, Wizard) determine your character's statistics and special abilities. For instance, the Warrior class of any race is inherently strong, though the Warriors of the Troll race are much stronger than, say, the Warriors of the Halfling race. Other races and classes favor intelligence or dexterity. Players can also customize their character's clothing, face, and name to further personalize their alter ego.
Vibrant graphics (particularly spell effects) and crisp monster and player models bring the EverQuest world to life. Game play consists primarily of combat against dozens of different creatures; defeating the varied beasts of EverQuest earns your character both coins (for the purchase of better equipment) and experience points (for improving skills, abilities, and power).
There's plenty of satisfaction in watching your virtual alter ego gain experience, power, and wealth. Though it takes an enormous amount of time to improve your character, EverQuest's addictive, easy-to-learn game play makes the effort worthwhile.
EverQuest's sense of community shines in the quests and battles you'll partake with other players. Taking on the more powerful monsters alone is suicide. But team up with a Troll player in Chicago and a Wizard player from Seattle, and you've got a monster-stomping gang sure to earn everyone fame, fortune, and friends. It's the sense of trust and teamwork that creates EverQuest's most endearing quality--and its most stressful: you never know if that Cleric you picked up in the local tavern is a talented healer or a worthless coward until you're mixing it up with a group of Minotaurs.
Most players find EverQuest's community atmosphere its best quality. Speaking with and questing alongside the thousands of players online provides good gaming, interesting conversation, and perhaps even real friendships. Verant Interactive listens to the community of gamers and constantly updates and changes the EverQuest world. Filled with monsters, dungeons, and fabulous treasure, and supported by an active developer and fan community, EverQuest is sure to live up to its name. Players will be adventuring in this rich online world for many years to come. --Doug Radcliffe
Pros:
- Sharp 3-D graphics
- Easy-to-learn game play
- Excellent sense of community
- Well-balanced and varied mix of race and class
- Monthly fee (approximately $10 for unlimited use)
- Improving your character requires a serious time investment
EverQuest is a massive multiplayer fantasy game. This virtual environment contains its own diverse species, economic systems, and politics. Begin your quest in any city or village on any one of the three continents. Choose a race and class, and seek allies, knowledge, and adventure. You define your destiny in the world of EverQuest.
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