Well, looks like the best kept plans are out! PVP is coming with 2 new US servers rolling out for it. No namby pamby safe zones either. Just a 8 lvl rule and go for it:Freeport vs Qeynos.<
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SoE has realized perhaps that they will never have a large market share of MMPORG players in EQ2. They are still adding content to EQ1 for christ's sake, even after everyone was saying it was doomed after the server mergers. By better utilizing their resources, they can hopefully cut overhead and get the stuff fixed that is
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Havent had a chance to play since the patch yesterday, but I expect the game to be awesome. Im in favor of the server merges. Name problems are the only problem I see with it. I am very happy about the merges. The population is way too spread out. These zones are fricking huge!!!! Each zone has more space than West Karana had and tons of content in each one. <
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I just cant see that game being PvP at all. It just felt way too clunky. Moreso than ever, anybody with a stun in that game will win easilly, unlike World of Warcraft.<
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