tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787395619953110652.post8748036692233427816..comments2024-03-07T03:26:31.015-06:00Comments on ECTmmo.com- MMO Blog: The Adventures of Kaozz...: Warlords! (WoW)kaozzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15058067791146704803noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787395619953110652.post-44644118745740460432014-11-18T19:32:45.501-06:002014-11-18T19:32:45.501-06:00Ah that sounds better than what I've heard the...Ah that sounds better than what I've heard then! I think my biggest disappointment was having to fork over for the race I realllly wanted and the xpac. I know I'll get it, because I get them all, EQ2 has always been one of my faves, good to hear some positives on it. Glad mentoring is working as it should,that is a huge relief! I love to mentor down and go back to things I may have skipped or just enjoy an old dungeon for fun. <br /><br />I look forward to reading on your adventures in the new xpac. I am thinking of leveling a new shadowknight up for a change of pace, plus it is just so fun to level through all those zones, so much choice. Started it before WoD came out and plan on picking it back up after I hit 100 there. I find myself missing EQ2 a lot when I don't play. I still try to pop in, I need to also check out the anniversary event!kaozzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15058067791146704803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787395619953110652.post-28806939021487022632014-11-18T18:52:33.927-06:002014-11-18T18:52:33.927-06:00For me, the new EQ2 expansion, Altar of Malice, is...For me, the new EQ2 expansion, Altar of Malice, is probably the best since Sentinel's Fate in 2010 and quite possibly the best since Rise of Kunark in 2007. It's not fundamentally different from the last few in that it follows the same format of two Overland zones and a bunch of solo.advanced solo/heroic and raid instances, but the presentation is a hundred times better.<br /><br />Instead of revamped zones with a weird color overlay (ToV, CoE) or huge, featureless whiteout zones (all of the two disappointing Velious expansions except Cobalt Scar, the free GU, which is excellent) we get two absolutely gorgeous, fascinating, colorful maritime maps filled with islands. The main storyline is interesting and far easier to follow than the abstruse, abstract deities/alternate planes/afterlife ramblings of the last couple, while some of the side-stories are really moving and involving.<br /><br />As for the nerf to post-95 leveling outside the expansion - that's utter nonsense. For some odd reason they have lowered xp in certain contested dungeons that you can still gain xp in at 95 without mentoring down, but mentoring is exactly the same as it always was.<br /><br />I agree the CE was poor value but since I have never bought anything but the standard edition of any MMO expansion that's not even a consideration. The regular edition is great value.Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.com