EverQuest II released at about the same time as World of Warcraft... well, maybe three weeks earlier, in November of 2004.

Since then, EQII Devs have produced three very good quality expansions*, three great little adventure packs+, and a lot of additional free content, including the recent free Estate of Unrest and Neriak/Arasai downloads.

In that time, WoW has managed one expansion, "Burning Crusade". O-N-E in the same two-and-a-half years. It is no surprise that people have already "finished" it.

I like WoW, quite a lot. Not as much as I like EQII, but heck, we all have our favorites. Part of why I like WoW is because I HAVEN'T finished it yet, but when I run my alts, it's the same ol', same ol'... unlike in EQII, where there are still SO many zones that I have never seen or adventured in.

So what is it that makes WoW so popular with the masses? My own buddies in the InnMates have a small but strong guild there, headed up by a great player and friend named Tyraenna.

I have posted her "state of the game" report for World of Warcraft, and then in the coming days, we'll talk about how our site is going to expand just a little to cover this game too... there are already a HUGE number of WoW sites, so our focus will be a little different and very personal in approach.

Till then, have a beer!
;-)#
Brasse
(who is even shorter, green-haired and warlocky in WoW)

* Desert of Flames, Kingdom of Sky and Echoes of Faydwer
+ Bloodline Chronicles, Splitpaw Saga and Fallen Dynasty.