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Nikepwns
Member Posts: 134
in Everquest II
Im so angry cos my freind goes you need all the expantions to start everquest 2 because something to do with AA points, is this true, cos the fact i have to pay 10 pound per month plus buy the expansions is really stupid, what shall i do !
Played: WoW, Guild wars, Eve, SWG, and more
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I'll play along that this isn't just a troll post...
You do not need all of the expansions to play. If that is keeping you from trying the game, then don't let it. Will you want some of the expansions eventually? Probably. But they are not required before level 50 for any good reason whatsoever.
Buy the retail box version of EoF, or the bundle version of EoF on digital download. You get the base game + all expansions of the same price as one.
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Leemeg.
first off im not trolling, and what a geeky way of saying it, and second you should read questions, i talked about AA points, (like a talent system) apparently when you get to level 10 you need em
Played: WoW, Guild wars, Eve, SWG, and more
No you dont need AA points when you reach level 10. You can use AA points from level 10 but you dont need them.
And if your just starting...then no reason NOT to buy the All In One...for less than the price of a new game, you get EQ2 plus ALL expansions...
http://www.direct2drive.com/4362/product/Buy-EverQuest-II:-All-In-One-Compilation-Download
There ya go
But it is annoying for returning players, like myself. Pretty common practice from SOE though.
Either try the 10-day free trial and see how it goes for yourself... or please do not play EQII. You won't like.
EQII is for folks that can think for themselves and look stuff up -- not ask others or rather whine to others.
"Geakyness" was your original post. Whine much lately? As to reading your post, I did. AA's are not needed. AA's are definitely not needed at level 10 or at level 50. AA's are a nice to have. Not needed. If you read my post, i said you'd probably want the expansions. You don't NEED them until past level 50.
Hey i already got the game now, and uproar, i didnt mean for you to get so angry lol, but anyway, can someone plz explain these "AA Points " Please
Played: WoW, Guild wars, Eve, SWG, and more
"AA Points" or also known as Ancient Artificing is a method in the game which allows you to cont...IMMMMAAA CHARRRGGGINNNN MAAAAAHHHH LAAAZZZZZZAAAARRRRR
AA points are "Achievement Abilities"...as you complete certain quests, or do certain things in game, you gain these points..
To find out more..look here
http://www.eq2ref.com/aa/
And here
http://eq2.wikia.com/wiki/Achievement_Experience
Cheers!
(Ignore the haters...just read, and enjoy)
"Pretty common practice for all MMO developers that sell expansions."
DAoC... you could try to RvR on a TOA server without having bought the expansions.. probably going to be rough. Oh but wait they give you up to TOA now when you buy the game and you play classic? Well try to play classic without the other expansions and the ability to use champion levels and the gear they added...
You could try to PvP in WoW without buying BC.. but it might be tough to kill a level 70 as a level 60..
Its not just an SOE thing.. any pay for expansion game is the exact same thing.
Some games like L2 (never played) and CoX add content as free updates... and those are the only games that this situation doesn't happen in.
But just because I play SWG Pre-CU I'll be happy to agree with you in general about SOE regardless
Go look.
Achievement points in EQ2 is not needed to play the game. It helps, but you can play without that big trouble without it.
Achievement points will mostly enhance specific skills or stats, some healer classes can also convert their combat spells into combat arts instead. But you will not find anything extremely "I win skills" there, its more for enhance your own playstyle within the class. This is true for the PvE part of the game, on the PvP part every extra edge you can get out of your character counts. So, if you plan to play on the PvP server I would suggest you to get access to those AP points.
Edit: I'm not angry, just that when there is option to buy the game+all expansions as the same price, and people complains that they need all expansions to play...it's kinda strange, or its just uninformed players or trolls. SoE has also given out alot of upgrades to old accounts in a promotion stunt to get them back to try it again (don't know the criteria, but old Vanguard buyers did get it atleast).
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Leemeg.
Truth is all MMO companys want to make cash simple as that and an expansion is a good way of generating more..its nothing new is it?
See, i don't get it. This is what happens with every game that has expanions, not just MMO'S. You have to pay extra money to get the expansions. Thats the way these things work. You pay extra for the Sims 2 expansions, you pay extra for the Doom and Diablo expansions. Thats the nature of playing computer games.
So why complain about it? They aren't going to change the way they do things just because you don't like it. And no expansion is a must have, they're just interesting and useful.
How can anyone not know that?
Not only that but why don't people actually research this stuff before posting things like this? It would have taken 5 minutes to go and check it out before posting on some web board about how they think the company is cheating everyone.
You have the internet, so use it for what its meant for.... to research subjects.
I don't think anyone mentionned the website:
www.direct2drive.com
On a side note, EQ2 was no 2 in the top ten yesterday.
eqnext.wikia.com