fildien

Ok this review is high level but after playing both I have to agree with the jist.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6728091/

I like both games but I will stick the majority of my play time with EQ2, I like being challenged. WoW seems too easy for me, seems like anyone with enough common sense can make it through the game and level decently. In EQ2 you have to use your noggin more and I like that. Not to mention how in depth and how much content there seems to be.

I do hate having to zone though, WoW kicks ass in that dept. And for the life of me I can't used to WoW's graphics. Some how though, I do see me playing both......WoW will be for those nights I need a break from EQ2 =D

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Anterak

/shrug. No such a thing as good and evil in WoW, both factions have their shades in "alignments" area.

High level review?? Hehe riiiight...

Games are different, for different people. At least she got that right.

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giena

Uh, I think Fildien meant "high level" as in a very basic review as opposed to delving VERY deeply in to the game mechanics, quest system, leveling system, blah blah blah.

Not necessarily a high level ,aka raid level, type review.

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Buyza

I heard warcraft made an all homosexual server called eluna.

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Sanchek

Anytime I see this, I have to assume it's someone basing their opinion on a couple days' played time.

WoW doesn't punish you with a long grind to 60, but unless you just stop short of any 50+ instances or raid encounters; it is far from easy. None of these games are "hard" to level to max in. Some may be more time consuming, but that doesn't make them hard.

Darus Grey

Well as someone whos played to 60 once in beta..and almost again..I feel I can say it *is* too easy.

Yes..all these games are fundamentally easy in the end, but WoW is particulary so, being able to handle 2-3+ monsters at any one time solo, and only way to die to 1v1 or in groups is just being AFK.

Granted that may be an over exaggeration, but I'm drawing my comparison mostly vs games like FFXI..where a regular xp monster has the chance to kill a party if they're dicking around. Where thats virtually impossible in WoW.

Its not a time=hard thing, its just the fact that WoW is downright easy, well being less time consuming.

Roliel

Grouping in FFXI was boring as hell though. Unless you had a very tight-knit group of friends to level with, you spend about as much time resting up as you do killing stuff.

My experiences have been different. You can pussyfoot your way to sixty if you want, but that doesn't mean you can't challenge yourself if you choose to.

I'm also not sure why you think being able to handle multiple mobs at once makes a game easy, especially when it's practically a requirement of the game. If it's too easy to fulfill that requirement, then the game is easy; however, I don't think that's the case.

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Sanchek

I think "too easy" in this thread translates to "afraid to try anything remotely challenging".

Phanomea

In comparence with EQ1, EQ2 I feel is way much faster paced, I havnt tried WoW tho, but there hardly is any down time at all in EQ2 and there is alot of small quests that u can do farely quick if u dont have alot of time to play on

DiscW

Exactly. People that say that are probably the kind that go to gnomeregan at lvl 35.

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