[quote='Kromtor',index.php?page=Thread&postID=18590 1#post185901]Let us know how you end up liking the game as compared to the original EQ. Im 6 boxing EQ at the moment but will need a new MMO eventually. Vanguard wasn't "what EQ2 should have been" as far as I'm concerned...[/quote]
[font='Times New Roman']I played EQ1 for a loooong time. Then tried WoW and EQ2 when they first came out.[/font]

My PC at the time was pretty crappy and didn’t handle EQ2 well at all, so I ended up playing WoW. I attempted, recently, to dual-box EQ1.. but going from WoW back to EQ1 is not a fun time…and the game seemed really slow.

I’m really enjoying my 6-boxing experience in EQ2 so far.

Here are few specific points I like as compared to EQ1:

  1. I have found MANY places I can get to quickly to go AFK. This is a huge bonus for me with the kids needing me all the time.
  2. Mobs don’t seem to chase you until you run out of a zone or to the guards. Another bonus for going AFK quickly.
  3. Graphics – these simply blow EQ1 away…and WoW for that matter.
  4. Quests! It always killed me to have a game named “Ever Quest” but it was really “Ever Grind”. There are so many quests you can’t help but level. And many people recommend turning off Combat Experience to get extra benefit from them. i.e.: Additional AA’s/AP’s, item drops and quest rewards

The only thing that really bugs me is the lack of mods for EQ2. But this is understandable as WoW has sucked up much of the player base for all games.