EQ2: Tier 8 Armor

RoK introduces many new armor styles. Following are some pictures of Tier 8 mastercrafted (the plate) and handcrafted (everything else) armor for all five types (plate, chain, brawler, leather and cloth).
Mastercrafted Plate:
EQ2 Tier 8 mastercrafted plate
Even yet more after the jump 🙂

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EQ2 – Kunark: a BRIEF first look

The original continent of Kunark in EverQuest was really big. The centuries since then haven’t made it any smaller. In my days of exploration, I doubt I’ve seen more than a tenth of the expansion, and only been in one dungeon. Two, if you count Chardok.
EQ2 Kunark Sokokar
But at least I got my Sokokar 🙂 And you can, too! This is going to be a pretty heavy load, so you can read more about Kunark… after the jump.

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The kind of game that leaves you bruised, battered, bleeding and begging for more.

Keen made a post decrying the “dumbing down” of MMOs — people head for easy mode at every opportunity, and seeing that, more, even easier, games are made. A vicious spiral that ends in “Hello Kitty Adventure Island“. I thought I rather reasonably suggested that there were hard(er) MMOs out there — FFXI Online, EverQuest, … Read more

EQ2: Terror from Beyond the Portal

They dealt with the terror in their homes and in their hearts… but could they deal with the TERROR FROM BEYOND THE PORTAL? Gah… I have to remember not to post while listening to X Minus One… (Time and Time Again by H. Beam Piper ftw). I started getting these odd tells from officers when … Read more