EverQuest: Trilogy

by Sony

Product Details

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• ASIN: B00005KFSF
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 7.2 x 1 inches ; 4.8 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: September 18, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (79 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,475 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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EverQuest: Trilogy is an anthology that includes the original EverQuest game and its two expansion packs. It offers prospective EverQuest fans one of the largest online fantasy worlds in a single, all-encompassing package. EverQuest is a 3-D, massively multiplayer, fantasy role-playing game. An enormous virtual environment, it offers an entire world with its own diverse species, economic systems, alliances, and politics. Choose from a variety of races and classes, and begin your quest in any number of cities or villages throughout several continents. From there, equip yourself for adventure, seek allies and knowledge, and head out into a rich world of dungeons, towers, crypts, and evil abbeys. Learn skills, earn experience, acquire treasure and equipment, meet friends, and encounter enemies. A multitude of quests and adventures await; where you choose your role, you define your destiny.

The trilogy gives players five enormous continents, 13 races, and more than 400 supporting characters, allowing for unlimited hours of gameplay.

EverQuest: Trilogy features:

• EverQuest game
• EverQuest: The Ruins of Kunark expansion pack
• EverQuest: The Scars of Velious expansion pack
• Collectible map of Norrath

EverQuest is a multiplayer online game you play via the Internet. A stable Internet connection is required to play. Sony Online Entertainment charges a small monthly fee for this game, separate from your Internet service provider access charges. The first month of this fee is included in the purchase price of this package. You must provide a valid credit card to register and play. After your first month, you can use your credit card to buy more time.

Product Description

EverQuest: Trilogy is an anthology that includes the original EverQuest game and its two expansion packs. It offers prospective EverQuest fans one of the largest online fantasy worlds in a single, all-encompassing package. EverQuest is a 3-D, massively multiplayer, fantasy role-playing game. An enormous virtual environment, it offers an entire world with its own diverse species, economic systems, alliances, and politics. Choose from a variety of races and classes, and begin your quest in any number of cities or villages throughout several continents. From there, equip yourself for adventure, seek allies and knowledge, and head out into a rich world of dungeons, towers, crypts, and evil abbeys. Learn skills, earn experience, acquire treasure and equipment, meet friends, and encounter enemies. A multitude of quests and adventures await; where you choose your role, you define your destiny.

The trilogy gives players five enormous continents, 13 races, and more than 400 supporting characters, allowing for unlimited hours of gameplay.

EverQuest: Trilogy features:

• EverQuest game
• EverQuest: The Ruins of Kunark expansion pack
• EverQuest: The Scars of Velious expansion pack
• Collectible map of Norrath
• Two collectible EverQuest figurines

Customer Reviews

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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The ultimate online multi-player fantasy game, January 12, 2002

By 

Indra Sunrise Geerts (Buffalo, New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: EverQuest: Trilogy (CD-ROM)

I grew up exposed to role-playing games, and my major problem was that I could never find anyone to play with. Especially since a game required 4-6 hours a week, every week. I wanted to play, I read a lot, sometimes I even started campaigns. But, unfortunately, I could never find enough other people to get involved.

Everquest is the solution to that problem. In the old days, you had one person who built the world (a DM or GM), and four to eight people who played in it, when they were all available. Now we have a company that builds the world, and 400 thousand players who play when they want to, for as long as they want to.
Finally, you can get out and play, and play whenever you have time.

The worlds are huge, they are beautiful, and there are both other players to meet and places to adventure.

Downside? Well, if you've never played a fantasy game, you are going to be massively confused.
If you've never played a first-person shooter, you are going to have some trouble.

If you have a 56k modem, or an older system, this will be pretty hard for you, the game works much much better on a powerful system with DSL or Cable modem.

When you play the tutorial, you might be tempted to put the disk back in the box and ask for a refund.
Don't. It defaults to some really crummy graphics (pre Doom quality), but those can be turned up and improved. Once you get into the game, you are going to want to use F10 to get the full-screen view of the world.
Now is when things start to shine. On a good system, in full-screen mode, the game is visually on a par with quake.
If you get the expansion pack (shadows of luclin), your graphics will be much better, but you'll need a better system.
It moves fast on my DSL (internet connection speed makes more difference than system speed, and graphics card makes more difference than ram), I suspect it would be a drag on a 56k modem.

The best things about the game?
1) Lots of choices for class and racial type, including evil ones like drow, trolls and ogres
2) Great graphics, when your system can support them.
3) LOTS of other people playing.
4) Play when you want to, for as long as you want to.
5) HUGE worlds.
6) A lot of online sites that have maps, discussion boards, etc. Good player support network.
7) A company that is CONSTANTLY releasing patches and updates. They patch this game every week!
They put a TON of work into keeping this game running, and running smoothly.

The worst things about the game?
1) Really hard to get started. Everything from default graphics, to figuring out how to do stuff, this game is rough on the beginner.
2) The game does seriously focus on going out and killing things. Alternatives like quests exist, and they are pretty extensive, but most quests are "go kills something and bring me the body" quests.
3) Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. This game is seriously addictive, and if you aren't careful, may start to cause problems.
4) You will spend more time playing than for most games.
5) Can run on a lower-end platform, but really isn't worth it. Will make you want to upgrade.
6) DSL or Cable a must.

This is the original game and the first two expansions, packaged together. I'd definitely recommend it over the jewel-case only version, which is just the main game. The graphics improvements that came with the expansion make it worth the extra cash up-front. Everquest has a small monthly fee, which is per user, so if a couple people in the household want to play, that fee can add up.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EverQuest: Bane of Social Life, February 12, 2002

By 

Tim Elameer (Wales, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: EverQuest: Trilogy (CD-ROM)

Now, I suppose I am not qualified to write this review since I do not actually own the Trilogy set, and therefore I am playing vanilla EverQuest, a game with neither of the expansions featured in the Trilogy set.

However, I am writing to illustrate a point - the point that I rate a game 5 stars on it's own, when there are two add-ons available right before your eyes - add-ons which only serve to improve the game, set the level limit a little higher, add more items and two new continents - new quests, playable races and NPC's to interact with. Whilst I have none of these additional features, I rate this game above all others.

EverQuest is a game based in the fantasy world of Norrath. For those of you unfamiliar with fantasy games or books in general, you play in a fantastic world - a world of powerful Dragons, dark, sprawling Dungeons and potent and destructive Magic. In short, you are part of a world of adventure. For a beginner, this game can be tough - one of only a few criticisms that can be aimed at it. A beginning player will find him or herself strapped for cash and unable to kill a very, very large percentage of the creatures that populate the world of Norrath. All is not lost, however, as Bats and Wasps populate some zones - easy pickings for even the lowest level characters.

It is not long before you reach level 10, and from there onwards things become more interesting - you are killing more powerful foes and gaining at least some treasure of value. However, it is not until you reach level 30 that you can really begin to experience the wealth of options this game has to offer. Hitting level 30 is a process that will not take you long, with the huge number of helpful people on any given server, willing to help you out graciously and generously - this was not something I expected, having been treated to taunts on many other online games as a newbie (someone new to the game).

The one biggest criticism I have to aim at the game is the fact that it is addictive to the point of being outlawed for the same reasons as narcotics - this game is capable of single-handedly reducing a social/work life to ruin. This, however, is only a minor issue provided you can keep in touch with reality as well as the infinitely more appealing world generated by EverQuest. Another problem with the game is that of money - whilst the $10 a month (or roughly £6.90 for UK users) is perfectly reasonable, considering the money and time spent on new games. What is slightly demanding, however, is the fact that gamers are forced to pay a lump sum upon purchasing the software that should really be free. The reason I do not own Trilogy is that I cannot afford to spend the money, considering the number of months I would put into it after having bought it. I also think it is unacceptable for Verant not to include the new Shadows of Luclin expansion with the Trilogy pack - forcing people to fork out money to the tune of $45 as well as an additional monthly charge of $10 for the priviledge of playing a computer game is ever-so-slightly demonic - but the fact of the matter is that Verant can afford to, as players are unlikely to stop playing the game once addicted - and the $45 to start does not seem like much until you add it to the $120 you spend on playing for a year (assuming you renew every month - the most expensive option - instead of renewing every 3 or 6 months).

All in all, EverQuest is a fantastic game and a must-buy for all interested. It's pro's far outweigh it's con's provided you can stomach the threat to your life in the real world.

24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Kit for New Players, September 20, 2001

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"[e-mail]" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: EverQuest: Trilogy (CD-ROM)

This package is great for new players just entering the world of Norrath. Not only do you get all the expansions, you also get a newbie guide, a map (very useful, this place is HUGE!), and action figures! These features make this package really shine. When I began playing EverQuest, I needed a lot of help since I was a bit confused at times. This guide makes the game easy to learn. I bought it as a present for my friend and he loves it. When we first told him about EverQuest, he said, "Why would you pay 10 dollars a month to play?" He quickly found out why. EverQuest is like having cable television, you pay for it's great features and such. My suggestion to a newer player is to ask around and see if anyone you know plays the game. Once you get to a higher level, you can go on quests and raids with them! You'd be surprised how many people you know play...