EverQuest II Preview

Gaming Horizons has put together a preview of EverQuest II, based upon some firsthand time with the MMORPG sequel. Check it out:

As for fighting monsters that you do want to be engaged with, there have been some changes in the buffs that can be performed to make your group stronger some you may like, some you may not. One thing that has been modified about using buffs is that you cannot perform one on anyone that is not in your group. So, all of those clerics that were sitting around EQ doing nothing but making money by performing spells are out of business. What sucked even more about those people is that the spells they did to you didn’t even last as long as you wish they would have. Which brings me to a plus side about the buff changes. Any buffs that are performed to your group in EQII are permanent until the group disbands. So, gamers will no longer need to worry about their little icons blinking away. Once a cleric or enchanter casts a buff on your character, you’ll keep those affects active until you leave your current group sweet deal, eh?