Everquest II: Desert of Flames | 
 enlarge | From: Sony Creative Software
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 15850
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows Xp, Windows 98
Genre: role_playing_games
ESRB: Teen
Media: CD-ROM
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Windows 2000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0.1 x 0.1
MPN: 40892
Model: 40892
UPC: 814582408921
EAN: 0814582408921
ASIN: B000AA87C8
Release Date: September 12, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Expansion pack for online role-playing game EverQuest II | | • | Adds more than 40 new creatures and exotic landscapes from the Desert of Ro | | • | Play up to level 60 | | • | Climb up cliffs and over obstacles | | • | Requires the full version of EverQuest II and an Internet connection |
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Product Description
EverQuest II: Desert of Flames is the first expansion pack for the massively multiplayer online game EverQuest II. Explore the world with two incredible new features: PvP action for EQ II,and the ability to move vertically. Continue the quest for exciting, ever-shifting adventure in the exotic Desert of Flames, where 8 new zones and more than twenty new epic encounters combine to challenge and exhilarate players of all levels. Test your combat skills in battles with over 40 new fearsome creatures
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
 It's EQ2.... whoo hoo?? November 22, 2008
M. Jobbagy (Florida)
Added lots of nice new content to the game. Got stale for me after awhile, the whole EQ2 thing, not just this expansion. I got really peeved at their expansion every couple months, plus Bonus packs, plus this plus that..... You pay a monthly fee already, yet they drain your wallet even more for add ons every other month or so.....
 Don't buy this expansion June 13, 2008
C. Prematillake (Marlborough, MA United States)
EQ2 is a great game. But, it has a new expansion called Rise of Kunark, which comes with all the previous expansions, adventure packs and the original game (ALL IN ONE). Therefore, don't waste your money on this old expansion, instead only buy the RoK expansion.
What is said by all the reviewers here are true. The first couple of reviews are true as well. That was the state of the game 4 years ago. Now the game has changed a lot and it has got better and better over the years. Now, I consider it to be the best MMORPG in the market today.
Another thing, as some reviewers has mentioned, it is not a hard core game. It is a very casual game. You can get from level 1 to 80 (max) in just a couple of weeks. And, you can solo all the way from level 1 to 80 if you want.
 This is one of the better games out there. August 2, 2006
Dominio (Florida)
Im a veteran of MMORPG's.
I own every one that have been released in the last 7 years.
I hop about from game to game at times, but in content, and quality, EQ II is better than WOW. Ive returned twice to WOW just to be sure. Its true.
Impressive Expansion July 19, 2006
Russell M. Van Tassell (Mountain View, CA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
First of all, I'm impressed with all the WOW loyalists that seem to want to review/bash this product, obviously having most likely barely even played the trial version of the game, if they even bothered to go that far (meaning that they've never made it in to this part of the world to see/explore this content).
For the most part, it's true that this content is largely aimed at the 40+ characters. It's the same segment of the world that the famed "Carpet Quests" (Aka CQ1 through CQ5) are found and completed. And no, for such a valuable item, it's not going to be soloable, unfortunately (and those types of items are flagged "no trade").
However, to date, this is some of the most impressive content in the game (pre-KoS). I don't want to spoil all the surprises, but in this part of the world you'll find climbable walls, carpet transportation (instead of griffins), and an beautiful and interactive environment that will surely astound you -- just watch out for the dust storms. If you long for the lands like the "Deserts of Ro" again, this is a must-have... plenty of caiman, orc, genie, spectre, desert madman and spiders - just to name a few. Like most of the expansions, you don't necessarily need them in order to get some of the items from the area... but you'll need it in order to get to those items first-hand.
For reference (addressing a previous post): I'm currently running EQ2 running in moderate-to-high detail on a 3GHz box with 1GB of RAM and a 256MB ATI Radeon 9800 Pro at 1920x1024 (32bpp) on a 20 inch wide screen flat panel... and it's simply a gorgeous game. My zone times are still typically in the 10-15 second range, if not less... occassionally (mostly busy city zones), I may have a long zone time (30s to 1m), but it's a pretty rare. I've been told that simply bumping RAM to 2GB really helps in that regard, as well. For the time I purchased it (around game launch), that was quite-a-bit of machine... the likes of which only really required by games such as Doom III or Far Cry -- these days my machine's no longer really "high end" anymore.
Yes, it really IS that good June 12, 2006
Starke Ravinmad (Tampa, FL)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
After reading reviews posted here for this game, I wanted to give my opinion. There is definately a feeling of competition between EQ players and WoW players, and I think the negative reviews here are either from WoW players trying to discredit EQ2 or just uninformed people.
The only problem with EQ2 is that there is a lot of stuff that there seems to be no documentation for. However, the internet is full of sites with tons of info for anyone who takes the time to look for it. Also, any time you have a question you can simply ask in game on the "out of character" chat channel and you'll get an answer. The players are pretty good about that. I haven't played any other MMORPs except the original Everquest and I like this one WAY better. There's a lot less camping here and the graphics are the best I've ever seen in a game. Enough quests to keep you busy no matter what your level is or how much time you spend playing. The next update is due in a couple days and it will take the tedium out of tradeskilling up to level 50. I honestly couldn't recommend this game higher and haven't regretted buying it for a moment.
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