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Everquest 2 Premium Services Preview

Posted by Zonk on from the more-bang-for-your-plat dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "SOE has launched a beta preview of their EQ2 Premium Player Services, for current Beta Players. There are a few articles available that describe the services at GamePro, IGN, and GamerGod." An interesting feature, the services include guild websites, character stats, tons of in-game information, and leader boards. Probably part of their final gear up for the November 8th ship date.

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  1. This game is not ready, plain and simple by sgant · · Score: 3, Informative

    I wish all the luck to SOE and the people that buy and play EQ2, but the simple fact is, this game is in NO shape to ship yet. This in fact is in worse shape than SWG was when it shipped, and you know how that fiasco finally turned out, they're STILL trying to fix things in it.

    Honestly, they need at LEAST another 6 months on this game before shipping. But we all know it's marketing that's forcing them to ship early.

    Again, I wish the best, but be warned.

    --

    "Leo Fender was in a 'state of grace' when he designed the Stratocaster." -- Paul Reed Smith
  2. Re:This is a great service actually.. by fireduck · · Score: 2, Informative

    I hope WoW will offer a competitive service.

    I imagine they will have something similar, at least in terms of the premium content EQ2 is offering. For War3, Blizz implemented a fairly slick ranking system with web-based searches for an insane amount of detail (which race does player use most often, which hero, how many times has a player played an arranged team game on a certain map and how long did it take them to win, etc.) They've already built an excellent tool for the task and modifying it for WoW shouldn't be much of a problem. The real question is whether Blizzard trumps SOE by releasing it for free...

  3. Already done FOR FREE in WoW by Moo+Moo+Cow+of+Death · · Score: 4, Informative

    http://www.thottbot.com/

    Check it out, it's already done for FREE in WoW by the most dedicated guild out there from EQ, Afterlife. Not only does Thot have a good system up and running with this program, he has WAY more stat tracking and creativity than SOE ever showed, and his dedication to games along with his technical skills outweighs anything they can throw his way (except maybe a couple million dollars :P).

    That's right, ONE person outdid all that SOE is trying to do at the last minute (copycat of what he already did if you ask me).