EverQuest: Prophecy of Ro Preview

The guys at GamersInfo have put together a preview of EverQuest: Prophecy of Ro, after spending some firsthand time with Sony Online’s expansion pack. Check it out:

All in all, Prophecy of Ro boasts 13 new zones (6 of which are instanced) and these zones are just beautiful. My favorite was the Theater of Blood, a land of vampires with blood red skies and gothic otherworldly architecture. The devs have put a much greater attention to detail into this expansion with effects such as colored light rays coming through stained glass windows and decal effects to simulate the light hitting the wall, as well as particles of dust drifting gently through the light rays. I saw fairly high poly count monster models such as the Banshee, which also had a nice translucent shader to give her that ghostly appearance. I did happen to notice some issues such as unmerged verticals allowing you to see outside the world in a few places, but I figure these are just typical beta release issues that will be corrected before release.