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EverQuest Online Adventures Features - PS2

28th August 2003, 12:18pm
EverQuest® Online AdventuresTM, is designed to bring the compelling experience of an online roleplaying game to thousands of users of the PlayStation®2

Massively Multi-Player

  • Character and world persistence. This world is alive!


  • A huge, "zoneless" world that is over 50% bigger than the original EverQuestTM


  • Over 8000 simultaneous players per server


  • Distributed server architecture for increased reliability


    • Roleplaying in the EverQuest tradition

  • Focus on character development and customization


  • Choose to fight for good or evil in the land of Norrath


  • Team up with friends to beat the odds


  • Advance your character through heroism and questing


    • Expanded lands and features

  • "Online Adventures" features a "zoneless" world. Climb a mountain to enjoy the view and then delve into a dungeon with your companions. You'll never wait for zones to load as you travel around.


  • Set before EverQuest Online Adventures is a prequel that offers new content to fans of the original game.


  • The entire geography is original content designed to optimize the game experience for console players. Online Adventures will showcase a world of incredible detail.


    • Easier to learn.

  • Players will have fun without ever opening the manual. Help menus and useful descriptions will teach players about the interface. Every spell and item will have a useful description.


  • Dynamic character generation allows players to get into the game faster than ever. Players will start in small villages with an attentive guild master before journeying across Norrath.


  • Simplified rules will reduce the learning curve.


    • Compelling narrative

  • "Online Adventures" takes place early in the history of Norrath. It will chronicle all of the important events in this period.


  • Questing will be an important method of character advancement so that players can focus on the game's story.


  • Events, Quests and NPCs will be used to involve players in the fiction of the world.


  • Players will watch and participate in important historical events.


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    Developer: Sony Online Entertainment Inc
    Genre: Massively Multi-player Online Role Playing Adventure
    No. of Players: Up to 8,000 players online
    Platform: PlayStation®2
    Accessories: Network Adaptor (Ethernet) (for PlayStation®2), Analog Controller (DUALSHOCK®2), Memory Card (8MB) (for PlayStation®2), USB Keyboard
    Release Date: Q4 2003

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    About Sony Online Entertainment

    Sony Online Entertainment Inc. (SOE), a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Digital Inc., is a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games. SOE creates, develops and provides compelling entertainment for the personal computer, online, game console and wireless markets. Known for its blockbuster franchise, EverQuest®, SOE continues to redefine the business of online gaming and the creation of active player communities while introducing new genres on various entertainment platforms. Headquartered in San Diego, CA, with additional development studios in Austin, TX and St. Louis, MO, SOE has an array of cutting-edge online games in development such as PlanetSideTM, Star Wars GalaxiesTM and the highly anticipated EverQuest® II.
    by Matt Robertson