Well, not right now.. but I'll make this topic as a placeholder for my future EverQuest 2 gaming conundrums!

Me and The Danjay are going to play this together, possibly on a PVP server. I'd like to trek all the way up to the gates of Freeport so I can pwn some noobs. Lv70 required, naturally.

LOL, have fun with that! Do you want this a no-input topic? (So only you post) or everyone can post?

I'd appreciate some comments I think

OK, cool! *Prepares to spam this thread*

Would it be OK to just post images of the game in to this thread too? Obviously they will be screenshots taken by me demonstrating things like image quality, special effects, landscapes, places I've just been etc. ??

Well, with a bit of narrative aswell... This is a diary post, after all. Lots of pictures are nice, though.

I sat down and played on this a bit last night.

I was intending to get a good nights sleep, but, well, the Danjay was online and we have both found out how to register the full game... so I was out exploring Antonica with him last night, looting loads of rare stuff. I got to Level 11 just before he did, but had to disconnect because I needed a bath. He got to Level 12 in that time... I would have sat down and played some more if it hadn't have been 3am.

I'll try and post some pictures of us playing when I get back home tonight.

Not much of a diary entry, but then again I haven't really done much.

LOL, welcome to level slog 2.

You'll find that time will vanish quickly with mmo's.

I just don't get any time to play it

I read in a PCGAMER review that Everquest is laggy and very demanding.

I'm pretty sure that you have a PC so ridiculously that you don't suffer from any of the the 'demands'.

However, out of interest are you experiencing lag? Or did it lag to begin with but is now improved?

It never lags and never has done.

Tip: people with low end hardware should not opt to run the extreme quality mode. I consider this mode to be next-gen. Don't do it. Also, the hardware required for the high quality modes simply did not exist in 2004 or 2005. Running extreme quality mode on my PC brings it to its knees. I'll show you a screenshot and you will see exactly why this is!

lol ok. Screeny!

Yeah, high end modes on lots of comps bring them to their knees. If your comp can't cope, turn it down. Simple as.

Got any further on Everquest 2?

Not much further. I'm currently a Level 14 Berserker and a Level 10 Outfitter (artisan profession). I am mostly killing stuff in Antonica and picking up extermination quests.

Hmm, nice, got anything really cool?

I made a nice shiny weapon the other day. It would be the best weapon that someone on say, The Queens Colony would be able to use... so it's aimed at people Lv<=10. Still, it's possible to use there by transferring items between one character to another on the same account using the banking features.

It was made from copper, which is apparently a 'rare' item. It increased Health by 20 points and Strength by 6. Damage rating was 6.7.

Nice, got any "big sword of uber pwnage" yet?

If he has, perhaps he's too busy beating n00bs with it to reply at the moment.

I'm working towards making my own swords. I have a sword with a damage rating of 9.0 at the moment, which is pretty standard for a Level 15.

Cool. Post screenies!

Are there any uber pwnage weapons in the game, for that matter?

Some screenshots of me in Antonica...

Hey look it's World of Warcraft! Oh no, it's just EverQuest 2 in Extreme Performance mode!


Very High Performance:


High Performance:


Balanced:


High Quality:


Very High Quality:


Extreme Quality:


Extreme Quality from different angle:


Extreme Quality demonstrating /dance:


Extreme Quality demonstrating /flirt:


Extreme Quality in battle stance:


Extreme Quality close up (see facial expression?):


Hope you like.

Sorry you can't see all the detail, I was running the game in 1600x1200 and they've been resized to 800x600 for use in this forum.

Looks good, I take it that the quality increases as you scroll down. Only, the first few don't look too different.

Also, if you want to show us the full size images, why not post links to them?