For those of you unaware, Everquest II released on November 9, 2004.  It was three years ago today when Everquest II launched and at least a quarter of a million gamers began to anxiously patch the new incarnation of SOE’s flagship product.

Now, we can rehash the mistakes and missteps that SOE’s development team took in those early, heady days of yesteryear, but I’d rather concentrate on the present.  Quite frankly, the Everquest II of 2007 is very different from the game it was at launch.  And that’s a good thing in my opinion. 

Now, maybe you’ve never touched the game before, but you’ve heard some things which intrigued you. Maybe you’ve long hold a grudge against SOE, but lately you’ve heard that with this game things aren’t quite the same. Maybe you’ve been playing World of Warcraft for a long time and you just want something similar, but different. Maybe you played the game a while ago, but you just aren’t sure if you should come back. Maybe you played Everquest and you’re curious about the new Kunark expansion coming out.

Whatever the reason, you’ve thought about playing Everquest II, but you haven’t quite committed to the idea. If you’re still sitting on the fence about whether or not you should play Everquest II, I humbly submit these ten reasons I think you should consider visiting the Shattered Lands.

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