Eq2 Gold--Overview

Genre: Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game
Platform: PC
Developer: Sony Online Entertainment
Publisher: Sony Online Entertainment

Game Description
EverQuest II is the next generation of massively multiplayer gaming, a huge online world where thousands of players come together for adventure and community. Featuring breathtaking graphics and a vast, beautiful game world to explore, EverQuest II sets the standard for graphical realism as players are immersed in the game's exciting locales and dangerous lands.

EverQuest II brings players into its world with a powerful epic storyline and gives them the power to be the hero or villain in their personal adventure. Players enter this world by creating their own unique character, choosing from 16 races and 24 classes.

Players will encounter hundreds of creatures as they travel across majestic landscapes of rolling hills, barren deserts, dense forests, and bustling cities. Thousands of items, hundreds of spells, and unlimited adventure await all who enter the world of EverQuest II.

Features

• A new, massive online world for thousands of players to explore, filled with danger, adventure and mystery
• Voices for almost every non-player character (NPC) in the game, a huge project encompassing almost 100,000 lines and 130 hours of dialog
• Unparalleled character customization capabilities. In addition to thousands of armor, weapons and items users can equip, players will be able to customize their character's facial appearance to an incredible level of detail and personalization
• 16 races, dozens of levels and 24 classes with a branching system that allows players to choose their class as they advance
• Player-owned real estate (such as apartments, homes, and guild houses)
• No race/class combination limitations, allowing players to truly choose who they want to be in game
• New user friendly game mechanics with reduced learning curve for both new and seasoned players
• More than 160 unique creature types, from Orcs and Goblins to huge dragons and menacing Living Statues
• Incentives for current EverQuest subscribers
• A state-of-the-art, cinematic quality 3D graphics engine capable of improving as hardware technology advances
• State-of-the art combat, spell and skill systems
• Trade skills available to all player classes

About Sony Online Entertainment
Sony Online Entertainment Inc. (SOE), a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Digital Inc., is a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games, with a subscriber base of over 750,000 active accounts around the globe. SOE creates, develops and provides compelling entertainment for the personal computer, online, game console and wireless markets. Known for its blockbuster franchises, EverQuest® and PlanetSide®, as well as for developing Star Wars Galaxies™: An Empire Divided™, SOE continues to redefine the business of online gaming and the creation of active player communities while introducing new genres on various entertainment platforms. Headquartered in San Diego, CA, with an additional development studio in Austin, TX, SOE has an array of cutting-edge online games in development.

EverQuest is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. SOE, the SOE logo and PlanetSide are registered trademarks of Sony Online Entertainment Inc. All other trademarks and trade names are properties of their respective owners.