WoW or EQ2...there can only be one

[Boneycat]

Ok I am not familiar with either. The only MMPOG I have played is SWG, which I stopped playing a few months ago. Most people that were in my Guild are quitting to play EQ2. Now I've heard really good things about WoW. So I would like an insight to each game for you that have played WoW and the original EQ. I can only concentrate on one of these games at a time and I understand that EQ2 won't be out until Thanksgiving or so. So what's the verdict: EQ2 or WoW?

Oh and one last thing. I'd like to know how video intensive these games are. I want to be able to play it on my cheap Toshiba laptop which has the following specs: 2.0 celly, 512 2100 ram, intergrated vid ram intel chipset. Buying another laptop just to be able to play one of these games is not an option. Thanks for any and all input.

[Gar]

I think it depends on what type of gamer you are, a hardcore MMORPG'er or more laid back. From my experiences, EQ was more geared toward hardcore grinders and the such, I haven't played EQ2 yet, so Im not sure if the sequal is the same.

I have played WoW, and its definately a game a casual player can enjoy more IMO. Also WoW is not that taxing on systems it seems, mine ran the game great and its by no means top of the line..I have a 9500Pro, 2700+, and 1 GB of RAM.

[Kyrgizion]

Let me answer your question with a simple equation, although somewhat biased:

Blizzard > Microsoft.

[Chompman]

Well I would suggest that you try each during the open beta time to see waht you will like playing better.

As for me I have just tested WoW and really did enjoy it.

The original EQ was alot of fun but like it was said before it tends to be more of a grind (not sure how EQ2 will be) and time consuming game.

Just kinda want to stay away from EQ2 since EQ1 sucked my life away so fast :P

Even though the original EQ had the best character you could be... a female dwarf with a beard

[OpStar]

Originally posted by Kyrgizion
Let me answer your question with a simple equation, although somewhat biased:

Blizzard > Microsoft.

Well since Microsoft doesn't make either, I guess that's good.

[OpStar]

I've played both.

That said:

WoW - PvP, more EQLive style, lots of quests, cartoony graphics, bug free. CAN NOT speak to warring races, period. Way to easy to level, imho.

EQ2 - Gorgeous graphics, voice for npcs. PvE NOT PvP. This game is geared around a smaller group of players (6) one from each archetype, but soloing is an option. Not near as bad of a timesink/grind as EQLive. I love the "lock" function that prevents kill stealing.

All in all its up to you. WoW is basically a EQLive clone in the Blizzard universe that offers PvP.

EQ2 is a totally different kind of thing and it isn't even really similiar to EQLive that much.

I'm coming from SWG also (it was my first MMO) and I'll be playing EQ2 on launch day

[Boneycat]

Originally posted by OpStar
Well since Microsoft doesn't make either, I guess that's good.

Yea I have absolutely no idea what that was supposed to mean.

[Boneycat]

Originally posted by OpStar
I've played both.

That said:

WoW - PvP, more EQLive style, lots of quests, cartoony graphics, bug free. CAN NOT speak to warring races, period. Way to easy to level, imho.

EQ2 - Gorgeous graphics, voice for npcs. PvE NOT PvP. This game is geared around a smaller group of players (6) one from each archetype, but soloing is an option. Not near as bad of a timesink/grind as EQLive. I love the "lock" function that prevents kill stealing.

All in all its up to you. WoW is basically a EQLive clone in the Blizzard universe that offers PvP.

EQ2 is a totally different kind of thing and it isn't even really similiar to EQLive that much.

I'm coming from SWG also (it was my first MMO) and I'll be playing EQ2 on launch day

Hey Op, thanks for the insight. With that said I will try EQ2 over WoW. I'm kinda of sick of the pvp, which was one of the things that annoyed me in SWG...some people would tweak their stats and stuff to make themselves super effienct player killers. To me that kinda ruined the game. If I want PVP I'd just as well reinstall UT2k4 and just frag. Thanks again.

[OpStar]

Yeah, I'm the same way.

I was in a die hard PvP Imperial guild and it just gets old. Plus there are so many balance issues inherent with PvP, and it was apparant to me that devs have a hard time implementing balances that actually work.

[Adisharr]

Originally posted by Boneycat
Yea I have absolutely no idea what that was supposed to mean.

Someone posted "Blizzard > Microsoft" and OpStar is pointing out that Microsoft has nothing to do with either game.

[Boneycat]

Originally posted by Adisharr
Someone posted "Blizzard > Microsoft" and OpStar is pointing out that Microsoft has nothing to do with either game.

I realize that. I too was pointing out that I had no idea what the original poster was trying to say.

[Gar]

Originally posted by OpStar
I've played both.

That said:

WoW - PvP, more EQLive style, lots of quests, cartoony graphics, bug free. CAN NOT speak to warring races, period. Way to easy to level, imho.

EQ2 - Gorgeous graphics, voice for npcs. PvE NOT PvP. This game is geared around a smaller group of players (6) one from each archetype, but soloing is an option. Not near as bad of a timesink/grind as EQLive. I love the "lock" function that prevents kill stealing.

All in all its up to you. WoW is basically a EQLive clone in the Blizzard universe that offers PvP.

EQ2 is a totally different kind of thing and it isn't even really similiar to EQLive that much.

I'm coming from SWG also (it was my first MMO) and I'll be playing EQ2 on launch day

Blizzard has said that they agree leveling is too fast in WoW (I agree as well) and they are working on a good way to fix it.

Also you can speak to the opposing faction..assuming you are Undead

I wish I could of gotten into EQ2 beta, cuz I would like to play both games just so I could accurately compare them..and I won't be buying both at launch because I have tried to play 2 MMORPG's before at the same time and it just doesn't work for me.

Plus all my friends from past MMORPG's are going to WoW..so thats where I'll end up

[Kyrgizion]

Whoa, uhh... that was one of my worst brainfarts to date. Of course, it had to be "Blizzard > Sony" (or SOE if you're a nitpicker). I haven't exactly forgotten what they did to SWG during the last credit duping spree.

[Chompman]

PvP in WoW will be like they had it in EQ for the most part where it's on always on only certain servers.

Most will be PvE servers so PvP won't be a big issue.

Except for when you go on raids to the other towns and they flag you for PvP for a time once you attack the npc's but that imho helps since no more guard squatting like in EQ so newbs can't run to where they used to be only to die by "A Giant Rat" since high levels have killed them all

[njdevs95]

I like how Wow is gonna have pvp. Instanced battlegrounds where you are flagged for pvp when you enter, arena's where you can duel members of your own faction or anyone else you want, you get flagged for pvp when you attack an npc or try to enter an enemy faction city. Of course that's on the pve servers since pvp will be 24/7 flagged. You can also use a command to flag yourself for pvp on the pve server if you want and it resets after 5 minutes of no combat. I loved the stress test beta except I didn't want it to end. It will probably be the first game I've ever went to the store to buy first day it's out, usually I pick a game up when I feel like it but this one will be had first day. Also they changed it now so that undead can't speak to alliance so the sides can't communicate now, though I have a feeling you'll be able to learn the languages since they were listed under talents during the stress test. Add in special rewards for doing well in pvp and hero classes and it should be fun for a good long time. I've also heard mention of destroyable buildings in the instanced battlegrounds but haven't seen any official word from blizzard on that yet.