Posted 16 December 2004 - 12:02 AM
Here we go with another of Phi's Answer Ambushes!
1. EQ2 is nowhere near free; it's at least $50 (depending on whether you get CD, DVD, or DVD Special Edition). And $15/ month.
2. If it works the same as EQ1, the only downloads would be patches after the game is initially installed. I heard it's ~2 GB, but I could be wrong (as I do not own it yet).
3. As I understand... yes.
4. matt damon
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Meanwhile, I have questions of my own. Firstly... I currently have an AMD Athlon 1.1 GHz, 512 MB of RAM, and DSL. This computer was designed to run the original EverQuest with Shadows of Luclin, and it ran fine (at full graphic quality even!) with no lag except in crowded places (The Bazaar especially). Ironically, I quit soon after. But back to my question. With this setup, I assume I'll be running EQ2 slowly, uglily, or both. My mainboard can support up to 1 GB RAM with an AMD Athlon XP 2600+... should I make the upgrade, or will I still get bad slowdowns afterward?
Also, I won't make the upgrade (for EQ2 anyway) without a proper answer to my next question. I know the system requirements, but what about the life requirements? Even with the original EQ, I could handle the "addiction" problem. My issue is simply free time (I usually have ~1 hour on weekdays, more on weekends). Is this enough to play EQ2, and would it be worth the monthly fee?
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