3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Finally EQ is shaping up to what it should have always been!, March 10, 2003
This review is from: EverQuest: Legacy of Ykesha (CD-ROM)
LoY is really solid expansion to Everquest that updates the interfaces, adds a new playable character race, gives you access to in-game maps, doubles your bank capacity, adds an NPC journal that tracks your conversations, and has a really useful tool for handeling your guild. Some of these additions have been available in unauthorized EQ utilites for some time now, but SOE finally listened to the fans and incorporated them into the game itself. EQ is finally shaping up to be the game it should have been all along, and despite the long wait it continues to be the MMORPG to beat. The new playable Frogloks race is a real hoot to try and all in all I'd have to say it's a darn fine addition to the game. My only complaint is that the price seems a little high for this expansion considering there's only a new few additional zones included. If the expansion was several dollars cheaper I'd have given it five stars.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
You know you want it., February 28, 2003
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This review is from: EverQuest: Legacy of Ykesha (CD-ROM)
SOE is getting better and better at listening to what we as players want and putting in new features. This is a great add on. The new race, the Frogloks, look really cool and have pretty good starting stats. With this expansion you will also get twice the storage in the bank (16 total slots) a slot for your character to store charms, a mapping utility to help you keep your bearings, a journal utility so you won't have to keep info about your quests on paper or log files. This is a great addition, especially if you are new to EQ and need a little extra help getting around. The starting city for Frogloks has a lot of in game help. And the NPCs seem to be a little more dynamic in their lives than in other places in EQ.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
EQ: Legacy of Ykesha: Some nice (minor) additions to EQ, November 26, 2003
This review is from: EverQuest: Legacy of Ykesha (CD-ROM)
Note: This review is ONLY about the "Legacy of Ykesha" add-on to Everquest, and not the game itself.
When this disc was originally announced, Sony took great pains to not call it an expansion, but an extension. At the time, it seemed like they were splitting hairs, but it turns out that they were right.
While "Legacy of Ykesha" (LoY) is done well, it's short on overall content or additions to the game. This extension adds the playable froglok race, double bank space, a little-used addition to inventory (charm slot) and a handful of new zones.
The froglok race is quite nice, but at this point in the game's development, a new race isn't a cause for a lot of excitement, as previous expansions (most especially the Planes of Power) served to level the playing field, and now playing one race is a great deal like playing another, save for those people who actually roleplay in Everquest. (If you're one of these, frogloks are a lot of fun, with plenty of charm, character and lore, as well as having far more quests available to low level frogs than most races.)
The doubled bank space is nice, I suppose, but again, having the (free) ability to share two bank slots and coin between characters takes away a lot of the impact of this, as players can simply have one or more "mule" characters storing the things that would otherwise go into the doubled bank space.
And finally, there's Broken Skull Rock, home of troll pirates and the Cthulu-esque Luggalds. Everyone likes pirates, and for the most part, these zones are well-designed, beautifully appointed (some of the best models in the game, along with a few clunkers) and feature some unique events and treasure. The boss of the whole expansion, in fact, has perhaps the most interesting death animation in the whole of the game. But everything in these zones is significantly tougher of other things of their level in other parts of the game, and EQ players tend to prefer the path of least resistance so as a result, they're lightly populated at best most of the time.
LoY wasn't the flop some said it was -- for what it was, it was well-done, but it simply consists of a lot of things that are nice enough, but nothing that constitutes a "must have."
Mildly recommended for EQ players with mid- to high-level characters (levels 35-60), inveterate pack rats and those who really, really like frogloks.
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