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EverQuest II to Ship, Beta to End

[Nov 05, 2004, 9:26 pm ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

SOE sends words that the EverQuest II beta is getting set to wrap up tomorrow, as the MMORPG sequel is set to roll out on Monday:

On behalf of the entire EverQuest II team, I want to thank everyone who has participated in our beta test over the last several months on the English, French, and German servers. Your feedback has been immeasurably valuable throughout the testing process by helping us find bugs and polish our gameplay. EverQuest II wouldn't be what it is today without your involvement.

We're very excited that EverQuest II will be launching on November 8. In preparation for the release of the game, our beta test will be concluding Friday night, November 5. At midnight PST, we will be shutting down the beta servers and deleting all characters and items. Our official forums will be temporarily closing at the same time so that we can restructure the boards and be ready for a fresh start when the game goes live.

EverQuest II will begin shipping to retailers in the US on Monday, November 8, with dozens of servers awaiting the arrival of thousands of players into a brand new world. The European versions of EverQuest II will begin shipping across Europe on November 11, with French and German language servers ready for play.

Update: Due to overwhelming demand, the EverQuest II Beta will be extended for an additional 12 hours, until Saturday, November 6th at noon PST

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Nov 6, 2004, 01:33

Cheese

People who are veterans of EQ/AC/DAOC and other challenging MMORPGs are already bored with the game and have lost interest because they've already done everything that the game has to offer. And while Blizzard promises raid content post-release, people will blow through it very quickly. Considering the length of time it took Blizzard to add non-raid content during the beta, it doesn't look promising that they can keep up with the rate that even moderate gamers go through content. WoW is fun if it's played casually. If you consider yourself anywhere between a moderate and hardcore gamer, you're going to be disappointed in the long run. Unlike what many fanboys want you to believe, WoW is not the greatest thing since sliced bread. WoW fills a niche in the MMORPG market, but unless you only play for 30 minutes a day, you're not going to be playing it for as long as you've played previous MMORPGs. I couldnt agree more with this cause i was in beta and got to lvl 30 in like 3 days LOL and then i got bored with it all and uninstalled.

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