It’s been a while now since Sentinel’s Fate was released and as you can see from previous posts I’ve been exploring the first zone while questing and crafting.
I am now at the point where I’m not far from finishing the quests in Sundered Frontier and I have enjoyed the quests so far. I think the main reason for this is unlike the Ruins of Kunark expansion I’ve been taking things a bit slower. When RoK the last level increase expansion was released my main character Yetian was my entire focus and as a result I rose through the levels pretty quickly.
This time around with Sentinel’s Fate I am playing both Yetian and my Warlock Naitey. Yetian as you know is questing through Sentinel’s Fate while Naitey is currently questing in the Moors of Ykesha. I only quested through the Moors on Yetian and as a result it’s still fresh enough to make it a new experience almost with Naitey.
As a result both characters are going through the levels at a slower pace and I’m happier with this, returning to my old way of playing characters. I’m also playing both of them in guild groups depending on what character is needed.
Sure there is the disadvantage of possibly falling behind other guild healers and then not getting Yetian in groups as often, but to be honest with the amount of higher level healers we have, that happens anyway to give everyone a fair chance.
Yetian is currently level 84 with Naitey behind on level 81 so both have plenty of questing and grouping to go. I haven’t even reached the second zone Stonebrunt Highlands yet.
How about the rest of you EQ2′ers? How are you finding the new expansion after a month or so of playing?
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I find the new expansion "all right". By that I mean it's not a big change, just a few more levels and zones, but that really was expected. It's not bad tho.
My problem however is, I'm running out of stuff to do.
I play mostly at odd hours, sometimes being the only member of my guild online, and therefore like soloing and taking my time. My main is like Yetian a lvl 84 warden, but for some reason the two new zones I have seen, Sundered Frontier and Stonebrunt Highlands, have no more quests for me to do.
I am not saying the quests are not there, they're just not available to me.
I don't spend much time searching for hints or walkthrus, and therefore probably miss a lot, but I like to go were the game takes me. For some reason it has taken me to a place with not much to do.
I have heard lots of players telling of running out of quests, but that is normally at lvl 87 or 88 I think, so running low already at lvl 84 is a bit unsatisfying.
Anyways, I hope something will pop up, or I fear my enjoyment of playing EQ2 will be reduced a lot.
the problem soloers have with the new expansion is the inability to solo to max level on just the solo content, usually run out of things to do at around level 87, which forces you to get exp groups, which wouldn't be an issue if you don't play at odd hours.