GameStop Offers Further Details of Velious
GameStop.com has further details on the EverQuest II: Destiny of Velious retail release…
The latest addition to the monumental MMORPG franchise, EverQuest® II Destiny of Velious presents an unmatched all-in-one compilation pack loaded with the groundbreaking EQII base game, seven thrilling expansions and three exciting adventure packs. New and veteran players are transported to the legendary Great Wastes of Velious, where towering dungeons, dangerous beasts and epic storylines provide the ultimate MMO experience. EverQuest II Destiny of Velious launches its adventures into the sky delivering impressive new features and gameplay, including flying mounts.
Following the events of Sentinel’s Fate, the twin Swords of Destiny, Soulfire and the Qeynos Claymore, have been drained of their powers, setting the stage for the destruction of the EverQuest universe. The prophecy known as Age’s End begins to unfold in the legendary continent of Velious and it is here where the war for Norrath will arise. For there to be any chance to save Norrath, the Swords of Destiny must be restored. Norrath’s guardians who undertake this burden will be tested by labyrinthine dungeons, the harsh Velious tundra and powerful creatures. To succeed would mean ultimate glory. To fail would mean annihilation.
- Standard of the Dain Cloak – Animated glowing hammer cloak
- Four Different Velious Portal Paintings – Paintings with teleportation powers
- 30-day subscription for new accounts
- Flying mounts – Soar high above Norrath and explore EQII like never before
- More than 1,000 new weapons and items – Customize your character and in-game home in thousands of ways
- Over 300 new quests – Follow the EQII storyline through the fabled lands of Velious
- Ten instanced dungeons – Crawl your way through 10 dangerous dungeons
- Four new Heritage Quests – Live the legacy of the EverQuest franchise and gain memorable rewards
- One massive contested dungeon – Good or evil, be the first to conquer the all-new contested dungeon
- Two overland zones – Journey into incredible unknown lands
- Four raid instances – Group up with 12-24 man raids for desirable loot
- A new Signature Quest line – Immerse yourself in EQII lore and get the goods
- Over 30 new creatures – Battle dangerous and fantastical enemies
- More than 100 new armor sets – Gear up in powerful armor sets
Four raid instances – Group up with 12-24 man raids for desirable loot? Wait…wasn’t it 6?
Do you expect any different? All I see so far from that is they think Flying Mounts actually mean anything to people.
The rest is the same drivel they expect to keep people occupied for a year for.
Looks like fun to me.
Now I’m still wondering, will we see this on sale outside of the US?
Since DC Universe online is being sold via Game stores in the UK (the biggest pure games retailer on the high street) I’m hoping we can see some copies in the shops here.
Its actually news to me too, that Game sells Sentinels fate digital download, I’m pretty sure at the launch time only steam and some other pure digital download outfit was selling it.
On the raid instances I’m guessing they’ve pushed 2 of them to later content patches, either due to dev time constraints, and/or its likely it was even intended.
Since it would seem a bit odd to me to launch everything at once allowing players to race through it, burn out and then leave the game until the next expansion (once people can do the harder instance they’re unlikely to be going back to the easier ones).
Underwhelmed by it tbh not that im shocked this could be the SF announcement tbh so I’ll think I’ll be saving my money this time round or at the least wait a slice of time and get it when its on sale frankly without a level increase i’ve got enough to keep me going.
It does sound a bit bland, about same as SF and sometimes even less (12 instances vs 10 for velious). I do hope none of the raid zones can be done in 5-10 min (lair anyone) i mean that’s hardly worth mentioning lol.
Is there going to be an aa increase, and if so any info out there about what to expect.
There will be more AAs in their own tree, as stated at Fan Faire. Probably 50? 300AA is a nice round number.