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[EQ2] Next Expansion Announced! Rise of Kunark
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Release Date: November 13, 2007
Genre: Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG)
Platform: Windows PC
Rating: Teen
Developer: Sony Online Entertainment
Publisher: Sony Online Entertainment
Price: $39.99 at retail and digital download, $59.99 Limited Edition
Rise of Kunark Description:
Centuries of war have left their mark on the continent of Kunark. Explore this massive region as your existing character or as the new playable race – The Sarnak – and discover a world full of intrigue and danger. Engage in all-new adventures as you embark on a crusade to reveal the truth of the wars between the reborn Iksar Empire, Sarnaks, and Dragons and uncover artifacts long since thought lost to history. The lush, nostalgic continent of Kunark begins your courageous path from the new starting city in Timorous Deep. Rise of Kunark is the fourth expansion pack for the critically acclaimed EverQuest II franchise. With the introduction of the new playable race, the Sarnak, and new starting area, Timorous Deep, Rise of Kunark provides a full range of content for new player’s levels 1-20 as well as advanced, high level players whom can now achieve up to level 80 in high level zones, both increasing their Adventure and Tradeskill classes. Rise of Kunark includes many highly-detailed areas that are fondly remembered from EverQuest as well as brand new areas only recently unearthed! Hundreds of new quests, dozens of new NPCs, brand new Epic Weapon quests for each class, and new armor sets await those who dare set foot on this fabled continent.
Feature Set:
All-New Player Race – Start up a brand new Sarnak – the classic dragon-like humanoid creature that now inhabits Timorous Deep. Exiled from your homeland and magically altered, discover how your new breed came to be, and eventually return home to help your race triumph over the evil Iksar.
New Starting Area – Begin your adventure from the new starting area in the islands of Timorous Deep. Conclude your day of epic quests and retire to new housing within the Village of Gorowyn.
Level Cap Raised – Continue your adventures on your existing character in Kunark, expanding on your achievements as Adventure, Tradeskill and Guild levels all increase to 80.
More Unique Zones – Advance your way through new massive regions, containing many zones filled with nostalgia and danger, such as the Emerald Jungle and the Skyfire Mountains
Hundreds of New Quests – The tale of Kunark is told through hundreds of new quests, aimed at gameplay of all types: solo, group, and raid.
More Weapons & Armor – New Epic Weapon quests for all 24 classes, with new weapons for both those who raid and those who choose not to. Battle through the opposition and acquire additional fabled and legendary armor sets as well.
New Mount – Explore the world on the shoulders of a new rampaging beast - The Kunarkian Rhinoceros.
New Deities – Recent activities on Norrath have again attracted the attention of the gods. Bertoxxulous the Plaguebringer, Karana the Rain Keeper, and the mysterious Tribunal return to exert their influences on planet. As with the existing gods of Norrath, players may pledge to these new deities to gain access to their Blessings and Miracles.
Dozens of New NPCs – Encounter and engage a wide variety of new enemies that inhabit the menacing lands of Kunark
You can read the whole thing here Allakhazam's Magical Realm: Everquest II
I am not a huge fan of the Sarnak as I play Iksar mostly but level 80 cap and epic quests for all classes! Hell yeah!
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Unbelievable. They bolded that section themselves, that's nothing I added.
I don't know of any other MMO that has this feature. For the first little while I had no idea this was even in the game all I had was the base game. Then when Echos of Fay came out they had lots of trees that you could climb. I feel like it really helps to make the world feel more complete since there does not have to be a walkable path to go up everywhere. Also the Desert one was not a content pack it was a full expantion. The content packs are only $8 and have some good content in them. Really there is nothing to complain about price wise since in the most recent expansion they also gave you the base game and the 2 expansions that came before it for free.
I do apologize, after some research it looks like Desert of Flame was released almost a full year (!) after EQ2 itself and is indeed a full expansionarium. I grew very disenchanted with EQ2 when I realized that at about level 16 or so it just turns into EQ1 again with a new combat system and coat of paint. And that awful, awful crafting system that they finally heavily revamped and I imagine is actually somewhat decent now.
I'm gonna go buy EQ2 RIGHT NOW!!!
Now, I don't play EQ2 and have no interest in another fantasy MMO but it looks like these guys are done adhering to a "flawed vision" (Hartsman's words, not mine) and are taking the game in a more interesting direction.
Much luck to them and their efforts.
And as a side note: I'm sick to DEATH of the fantasy world. Wizards and Orcs and fuck off and die.
Die Hard MMO plzkthx.