Join me on Thursday, July 31st for a chat with the SOE EQ2 Development Team on Allakhazam!

Click Here for info on how you can participate!

If you have any questions that you'd like to present the Development team with, send them to calthine@allakhazam.com or if they are PvP oriented, shoot me an email at spyderbite@allakhazam.com.

Hope to see everyone there!

-Spyder

What do WoW players do when they've done everything there is to do in World of Warcraft and there is still 14 months to wait out before the next expansion is released?

They play other games of course! We get our share of WoW Immigrants in EverQuest2 of course. And, they are as predictable as the second hand on a watch.

Allow me to introduce the "Top 10 Questions WoW Players Ask On EQ2 Forums"

10. "Where's the auction? How do you people trade with each other?"

9. "My mods aren't working. Can somebody help me get them to work in this game?"

8. "Where's the Battlegrounds? I tried a PvP server but people kept killing me"

7. "Why am I so weak? I can barely kill 8 mobs at one time without nearly dying"

6. "I love how different this game is from WoW! Oh, how come EQ2 doesn't have [Insert WoW Exclusive Feature]?"

5. "I'm new to EQ2 from WoW. I've been playing for two days now and leveled to 50. Is there a faster way to level?"

4. "How come this game runs really slow on my computer? It ran fine in WoW. I have great computer with a P4 processor and 512 megs of RAM"

3. "I paid somebody to power level my character for me and now I can't access my account. What's up with that?"

2. "I'm still waiting for the game to download. What classes are most needed for end game raiding?"

And.. the #1 Question Asked By WoW Immigrants:

1. "Is there a difficulty setting for this game? I can't seem to find the Easy Mode"

Special thanks to Rijacki of EQ2Alchemy for the inspiration this morning. :)

- Spyder

Everybody has concerns with the game they are playing. Some people adapt and play the game regardless. Others however, feel it necessary to take their complaints to the official forums.

Instead of posting their concerns in a polite and constructive manner; they choose to allow emotion take over. As a result, their posts often sound condescending, insulting and sometimes vile or offensive.

In defense of these communication and socially handicapped folks.. they're right.

The Developers are ALWAYS wrong!

Here is a list of their demands:

* Every game should be playable at highest quality on any system; even a 286 with 256k of RAM.

* Every new player should be able to play the game using only one button. Learning how to play the game is an unnecessary inconvenience.

* Levels are a waste of time. There should only be one level and that is "End Game".

* There should only be one class. Mine. And, it should always be the most powerful class.

* Any travel that takes longer than 5 minutes ruins my game. Allow me to teleport by simply imagining my destination.
* I want to PvP. But, only if I win every single time.

* I want to do Raids but I don't want to join a guild. Make all raids solo friendly. And again, I must win every time.

* If I experience lag or any other game altering issue; I expect a SOE employee to come to my home and troubleshoot the issue. Cause its not my fault the code is bad.. nor is it my fault that my computer is a POS.

* Any MMO that doesn't produce a new Expansion every 12 days is obviously suffering financial hardship and should hire 200 more developers. My boredom has nothing to do with my resitance to exploring new areas, trying all the quests, ignoring Tradeskills, or my hyperspeed launch towards End Game.

* Reality in a game is stupid. I want to be able to carry 10 tons of equipment on my 70 pound Elf.

* I pay $19.95/month for the best Internet connection in the world. I fully expect my 5 megabit connection which is shared by 3 city blocks of people to download all new content in less than 20 minutes.

* I should be able to name my character whatever I want regardless of how offensive it is. GM's who change my name should be dragged outside and beaten silly.

* When I post a demand in the forum I am using profane language and insults to emphasize my points. You will listen. You will make the changes I ask for. And, you will update me personally via courier pigeon with your progress.

* Finally, my $15/month guarantees me a seat on the board of directors so I expect a luncheon invitation to discuss all future development plans. Please be sure that the President of SOE is present and ready to take notes.

Obviously, this is complete jest and an attempt to make even a few people feel slightly stupid.

What can I say? It's what I do. ;)

-SpyderBite

Among many other changes, fixes and the new and improved Runnyeye raid instance; we also get some eye candy to share with people outside of game and on the gaming forums we might haunt.

Player Crests! Click Here for an introduction and explanation on how you, as an EQ2 player, can setup your own Crest!

In the meantime.. here's a sample of my own that I whipped together today from my own characters.

In the last installment I went over the all too commonly asked questions: What's the best class? & Which class is most popular?

This week I'll cover three more common inquiries by those new to Norrath in hopes that I'll save a few people the time they would normally spend typing out their questions and awaiting the answers. Time which should preferably spent Questing and Adventuring in Norrath!

Read on!