New Expansions Announced for EQ & EQII
For EverQuest, the Seeds of Destruction expansion will be available October 21st, marking the 15th expansion for that game, and also coming up on its tenth anniversary as a gaming franchise. Stuff to watch for in the new expansion:
EverQuest Seeds of Destruction Feature Set:
- Mercenaries: Player-controlled NPCs are now available and will not only scale to the appropriate level, but also think and act for themselves with limited player guidance. Designed for extra support or extra muscle in PvE encounters, mercenary archetypes include a variety of classes from all playable races.
- Level Cap Increase: Players can now achieve level 85 with new high-level item sets, new alternate advancement ability lines and new spells.
- 20 New Zones: Features re-imagined classic content and brand-new realms for adventurers to explore, including the eerie wasteland of the Void, the Battle of Rathe on the Plane of Earth and the ultimate Heart of Darkness in the Plane of Discord.
- Access to All Previous Content - Includes all features and content from the 14 previous expansion packs.
- Legends of Norrath: Includes strategic online trading card game, digital starter deck, booster pack and loot item.
EverQuest II fans shouldn’t feel left out. Your fifth expansion, called The Shadow Odyssey (oooo!) should be available mid-November and include such nifty things as:
- New Zones: Journey through more than 20 new zones, including the new overland zone, Innothule Swamp.
- Dungeon Adventures: Experience nostalgic EverQuest dungeon themes, such as Najena, Mistmoore and The Sebilisian Empire, and adventure through more than 18 goal-based dungeons, such as Ruins of Guk and Befallen.
- Achievement Point: An achievement level cap increase to 200 that offers new achievements for class-specific lines.
- Dungeon Delving: A new mission system for players to replay content with new and different experiences.
- Heritage Quests: Five new quests with unique rewards being added.
- Shard Reward System: A new, mysterious group of erudites with powerful new armor and equipment will barter for void shards earned during players’ encounters
- Epic Tales: Stories told through battles with dozens of new creatures and hundreds of new quests.
- New Deities: Rodcet Nife and Anashti Sul are introduced into Norrath.
- Access to All Previous Content: Includes all previous expansion packs and adventure packs.
- Legends of Norrath: Includes strategic online trading card game, digital starter deck and booster pack.
I had no idea they had more Everquest expansions in the works, nor am I particularly sure why they would bother putting all that time, effort, and more importantly money into the picture. According to stats compiled on MMO market share by subscriptions, both Everquests combined make up 2.3% of the overall scene. That’s less than EVE, less than Dofus, FFXI, either Lineage…and so forth.
Perhaps it’s an attempt to rectify the plummeting active subscription numbers for Everquest, which seems to be in a bit of a tailspin ever since about 2005, or to stabilize the erratic semi-popularity of Everquest II.
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