I quote from various messages, an ongoing theme it seems.
<q> If I can't switch my lvl 60 character to EQ2, I'm going to go play a new game!
Hrmmm, now tell me exactly how this would be different than starting on EQ2 with a new character? I mean really, do you think they will let you transfer your lvl 60 Everquest Ranger to DAOC? or Shadowbane? I highly doubt it, so basically whether you play EQ2 or some other MMORPG you will be starting over. This makes no sense to me, and do these people posting this think VI is going to read this boarad and go....whoa guys!!!....we got to totally scrap the stuff we been working on for the last year, and make the game engine the same as in EQ so these folks can transfer their characters. But wait, then in effect wouldn't this just be another expansion? And not a whole new Game?
Well yes, poppa VI it would.
Rumors Swirl on EQ2
In the recent EQ newsletter, Sony put in a puzzle that led to two websites: www.nektulos.com and www.wailingcaves.com. (Congratulations to the gang at the safehouse for solving the riddle). Each site brings up an image and the Nektulos one mentions an announcement coming up in May. May is of course when E3 is held. This is the biggest gaming convention of the year, and game companies typically try to save their biggest announcements for the large group of press that comes to E3 each year.
So what is Sony going to announce in May? It may be something like a single player game based upon Everquest, or the release of some new zones. However, do not be surprised if it is the launch of Everquest 2. I don't have any positive information on this and am really just speculating, but since they already announced the PS2 version of the game and the Planes of Power expansion, it seems logical that this is not related to either of them. Why make a teaser for something everyone already knows about? And they have never put this type of effort into announcing free content for the game. EQ2, however, would be a huge announcement. In addition, I have been told that the latest version of PC Gamer mentions EQ2 (I have not read it -- I'll try to track down a copy). Plus, Sony has had www.everquest2.com registered for quite a while. So the announcement Sony plans to make in May could well be that they are making EQ2. Or they could just be announcing another expansion or something related to the PS2 version of the game or even something completely unrelated to Everquest. We will be in Los Angeles for E3, so as soon as we find out more, we'll let you know.
In the meantime, some of our visitors managed to piece together the murky pictures you see in the two sites.
Wailing Caves Full Image
Nektulos Full Image
Feel free to throw in your own thoughts about what this means.
UPDATE (Again): Link already dead.