Camp Spots

Rayquan · Post by **Rayquan** » November 8, 2004, 11:32 pm

One thing i miss about EQ1 (im retired) is all the fun i had in the zones with the many camp spots. Even when i was a noob, u had EC and etc, full of spots like the orc camps, the inns, the tunnel, etc. And then even further down the line all the way to the 50's , KC, DL, etc (im a kunark/velious junkie)

Does EQ2 give this same feeling? I cant get into a game, example, FFXI, that has no real camp spots, where all u do is wander around a zone, killing mindless creatures, barely ever comming in contact with a person, or a group of people. I know further down the line, like at lvl 10-15 in FFXI u start to see a little of that, but just not enough, not compared to EQ1.

Anyway, i miss that feeling most of all, trains, named mobs in camp spots.. etc.

Seebs · Post by **Seebs** » November 9, 2004, 3:15 am

You'd like OOW then ... lots of trains and such. Been a while but people are still assholes and don't announce them.

Rayquan · Post by **Rayquan** » November 9, 2004, 11:17 am

well i might give EQ1 another try if EQ2 is a dissapointment, i havent bought OOW yet, but i had GoD.

Tenuvil · Post by **Tenuvil** » November 9, 2004, 12:10 pm

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but there will be no "camping" in EQ2 as mob spawn points are dynamic?

Akaran_D · Post by **Akaran_D** » November 9, 2004, 12:28 pm

Mostly, it seems to be pretty dynamic. There are 'camps' of mobs, and they wil responaw there, but it's not in your best interests to just grind out.

Midnyte_Ragebringer · November 9, 2004, 12:34 pm

After waiting in line at EB last night like a complete and total EQ dork, by the time I got all 9 CD's loaded in (because they didn't get in the DVD version yet) I had about 30 minutes to play, so I haven't gotten to explore yet.

First impression.......no lag, great UI, I can't wait to play more. They did an excellent job stealing from WoW and other 2nd generation MMO's.

Tenuvil · Post by **Tenuvil** » November 9, 2004, 1:17 pm

Midnyte_Ragebringer wrote:...by the time I got all 9 CD's loaded in...

wtf

Midnyte_Ragebringer · November 9, 2004, 1:58 pm

Tenuvil wrote:
Midnyte_Ragebringer wrote:...by the time I got all 9 CD's loaded in...
wtf

700 hours of voice overs!

Akaran_D · Post by **Akaran_D** » November 9, 2004, 2:02 pm

Yeah, the install alone took me 45 minutes, getting my accounts activated another 15ish, they were having billing lag. I'm going to double check my statement when I get it next month too, heh.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » November 9, 2004, 2:06 pm

Anyone know if beta players can just get a patch update if they buy the game and get a registration code?

It would be a shame to waste all of those mega downloads during beta.

Tenuvil · Post by **Tenuvil** » November 9, 2004, 2:16 pm

Winnow wrote:Anyone know if beta players can just get a patch update if they buy the game and get a registration code?

It would be a shame to waste all of those mega downloads during beta.

Dunno about EQ2 but SWG would not allow a beta participant to patch up to the release version. They want to sell those boxes!

Shanter · Post by **Shanter** » November 9, 2004, 2:34 pm

I waited today and got the DVDs, only 2 of them sucka

Midnyte_Ragebringer · November 9, 2004, 2:41 pm

Shanter wrote:I waited today and got the DVDs, only 2 of them sucka

LOL

I know. I pre-order the DVD's, but I just couldn't walk away from having the game on day one. It's a sickness. I need help. MARBUS HELP ME!!!!

Marbus · Post by **Marbus** » November 9, 2004, 5:21 pm

I'm waiting until later this week, won't have the time to play much yet anyway, I just hope my PC can handle the graphics (XP2400+, 512 and a Ti4200) hopefully it will at least eek by until I can upgrade as I can go to a 3000+ by just getting a new processor.

I guess I'll head to MM as well... never liked that place personally but maybe the server will be different

Midnyte I wouldn't call it a disease, just excitement

and everyone diserves a little of that once and a while, it's good to geek out every now and then!

Marb

Tenuvil · Post by **Tenuvil** » November 9, 2004, 5:29 pm

Marbus wrote:I'm waiting until later this week, won't have the time to play much yet anyway, I just hope my PC can handle the graphics (XP2400+, 512 and a Ti4200) hopefully it will at least eek by until I can upgrade as I can go to a 3000+ by just getting a new processor.

your video card and ram would be better upgrade candidates than your CPU

Llaffer · Post by **Llaffer** » November 9, 2004, 7:21 pm

My pre-order turned into a Back-order, so I cancelled it, went to best buy, bought it for $40 (saved a total of $20 including over night shipping).

DVD version - would have sucked to load 9CDs

Mr Bacon · Post by **Mr Bacon** » November 9, 2004, 7:43 pm

Midnyte_Ragebringer wrote:After waiting in line at EB last night like a complete and total EQ dork, by the time I got all 9 CD's loaded in (because they didn't get in the DVD version yet) I had about 30 minutes to play, so I haven't gotten to explore yet.

First impression.......no lag, great UI, I can't wait to play more. They did an excellent job stealing from WoW and other 2nd generation MMO's.

Great UI? You must be smoking something....

Sajko · Post by **Sajko** » November 9, 2004, 8:26 pm

Naw, there's a lot of 'camp spots'. Had a group of Swedes today owning the sunken city, just walking between 2 rooms or so, clearing the 'camp spots' over and over. Very much like EQ1.

Oh and the UI is actually pretty good.