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EverQuest II The Shadow Odyssey is the fifth expansion for the critically acclaimed EverQuest II franchise. This all-in-one compilation pack follows the award-winning and best-selling Rise of KunarkTM expansion. New players and veterans alike will journey through a massive amount of exquisite content unlike anything ever before seen in EverQuest II. The Shadow Odyssey stretches well beyond the fantasy realm and propels the EverQuest II world into a new era of excitement and adventure.Story:In an age long passed a band of extraordinary heroes embarked on an epic journey to free Norrath from the clutches of a shrouded threat. Their enduring quest would take them to the far reaches of the globe delving deep into the most dangerous dungeons and undertaking many daunting trials. This was the Shadow Odyssey and the heroes were known as the Ethernauts. In their time this epic quest came to an end and Norrath was saved. But now ... history is repeating. It is time for a new generation of Ethernauts to retrace the steps of their honored predecessors through the ruined rancorous and twisting regions of Norrath to rid the world of the invading scourge and destroy the renewed evil of the Shadowmen.Features:Includes the new expansion pack plu

R3TZJZA4DYS3J5The person who said EQ2 had a crappy interface doesn't realize - unlike WOW, you can CUSTOMIZE your interface. Not only can you download pre-made customized interfaces (from [...]) but you can make your own, save them, and then load them on every character you make from then on. Or you can make as many customized interfaces as you want depending on character class, and load them on the appropriate characters. I've known people who have different interfaces saved for Raids, Groups, and Solo, and they simply load the interfaces that they've made themselves depending on what they're doing. It is VERY easy to do; it doesn't take a PhD to figure out how to do it.

WOW is for children, with its non-customizable (and extremely limited) interface; EQ2 is for adults, with its flexible and powerful interface capabilities.

I've tried other MMORPGs many times in the last three years, and each time have felt extremely disappointed. I kept comparing them to EQ2, and it just consistently fell flat. Not just graphics (the graphics in WOW, for instance, look incredibly childish and immature, overly bright and colorful, like a little kid who overdid the crayons) but playability. None were as fun, had as much variety, or were as well-planned and well thought out as EQ2.

The same person said the newbie areas suck; what newbie areas was he in? Neriak is awesome; the other newbie areas are also a lot of fun. It sounds like he may have actually skipped the newbie areas (left the islands of Qeynos or Freeport before he did those quests) and then headed back to Freeport or Qeynos to try to do the newbie areas there. In which case, he's right; those are really NOT designed for level 1 characters, and I don't think they're as fun to do as the islands.

I have never been bored of EQ2, even after five years of playing. They have special events going on almost all the time; the monthly city festivals, the monthly Moonlight events, and holidays throughout the year. There are rarely NOT any special events going on, which can keep you busy trying to keep up with them, in fact.

Tradeskilling is also a lot of fun. When EQ2 first came out it was complicated and cumbersome; they've streamlined it so that it's actually fun to do now. Almost every holiday has special event crafting items you can make as well; most of the items you can continue to craft throughout the year, but the items used to create them are only available for harvesting during the holiday event.

One of the most enjoyable features of EQ2 is the Appearance slots a character has. Once you hit level 20, you can put different gear in the same slots you have for your standard armor, but they're for your appearance. This allows you to wear armor that is great for your stats (but may look mismatched together or simply be very ugly) and then have something else in your appearance slots that make you look the way you want to look. This customizes the feel of characters throughout EQ2, allowing for more roleplay options and more variety in the characters you will meet in your journey on that world. That person wearing the pink robe over there and apparently carrying a greatstaff? It may be a Shadowknight wearing platemail and carrying a two-handed sword! The options are endless and often highly amusing.

And then there are the shinies, the collection quests that allow you to gain additional (usually no-trade) armor or house items in the game. Shinies are addictive, and often people are highly competitive for them! They are a lot of fun to gather and collect, and rares can sell for incredibly high amounts on the broker.

EQ2 is the best MMO RPG out there; I've tried many, but always come back to EQ2. It isn't really designed for children, however, or people who want an easy out for things. If you want to be spoon-fed and not have any options for customizing, or if you want a game that has you "grind" your way to the top instead of playing for content and doing quests, by all means, choose a different RPG. EQ2 allows you to customize almost everything in the game, allowing you to have the experience YOU want to have.

I liked the first Everquest and have played Everquest II since it came out and have liked that game as well. I get bored every now and then but with 12 character and having to do the same quests for each character gets repetitious but I like all my characters just the same. I have yet to play this new expansion but my main complaint is not about the game. I ordered 2 of the game expansions packs, one for myself and one for my girlfriend and have found that my norton antivirus detects a trojan viras on both of the disc 2's. When I enter the first disc it comes up with a window that has the option to Modify, Repair or Uninstall. I tried the Modify but didnt seem to do anything so then tried the repair which seemed to reinstall all the previous versions of EQ2 as well as the expansion. So, I did get the whole thing installed but there is a trojan virus on the 2nd disc which, again, norton did detect and did no harm to my computer but I wonder how many other expansion discs out there may have the same problem and the unexpecting person doesnt have an antivirus to detect it and may infect their computers. All I can say is that it seem like there is a bad batch of EQ2 expansions out there people should be aware that there may be a virus on disc 2.

I had played the game in 2007 and decided to purchase the expansion and catch up with some old friends. I am glad I went back, the game is dynamic and I enjoy it even more than I did in 2007 when I stopped playing.

Everquest has such a wide variety of things to do that it accommodates a very wide range of play styles. I like to think of Everquest as WOW for grownups.

I paid for the game, entered the code that came with the game and then nothing. The game advertised that it came with one month of play time included with purchase and after I uploaded it the service wanted me to purchase time to play the game. I am so upset the game is in the garbage and the money is gone. I do not recommend buying this game. There are many other MMO's out there to try.

I wish I could give a negative rating as I am negative money for trying this service from Sony.