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Rating:  - Something for everyone
Lots of people regard this expansion as only for high level characters. I am not one of them, however this expansion is not for those new to EQ. You CAN install this stand-alone, but you should start off with the original version (can be downloaded free from Sony), learn gameplay, and then consider this expansion. For those familiar with the game this expansion adds some very useful things indeed. The pedestals you have seen appear in the zones lead to the Plane of Knowledge. This leads to almost every city or zone in the game. No more begging Wizzies or Druids for a port :) There is also a Soulbinder and a bank in PoK. Getting the idea here? I bind my characters here to make corpse looting safer and quicker. If you're capable of binding yourself this is trivial, but to those of us that can't bind, it's pretty nice. All the other Planes in this expansion require your character to be level 46+, but the PoK makes it nice for lower levels, and is one of the best additions to the game.
Rating:  - Oh man you call these reviews?
How can these people call this a review of planes of power when all they are doing is complaning about fixes that are made to balance the game? And what does customer srvice have to do with this product?Ok here is the low down. Planes of Power introduces a new method of travelling for all the players of EverQuest. Now you can get to any city in the game without having to pay for a port or wander around in huge zones looking to get to the nexus. With Planes of Power comes teh Plane of Knowledge and the ability to get ported right to the city of your choice. THis plane is neutral so no you will not get killed by going there. Also in this expansion are new spells for ALL LEVELS of classes that use magic. Also, there is the new 75 person RAID XP, so that when you and your guild (you are in a guild right?) go on a raid, everyone gets XP and in the latest patch they increased the amount you get (as of 11/19/02) Planes of Power offers alot to the whole community, and its an EQ expansion. So why play without the full game. Do not listen to a bunch of angry monks that finally got toned down to teh level they were supposed to be when this game started. Base the review off level headed players. And the customer service does not [stink]. .... I ahve played EQ for 3 years and never had to ask for help more than 4 times, at which time each response was answered promptly. Planes of Power is a great expansion that adds even more to do to the endless universe that is EQ.
Rating: - I find this game still fun, if no longer quite as addicting
This game is truly wonderful. It is a shared experience in fantasy swords-n-sorcery role-playing where you can team up with others from across the world. The graphics are very nice, the music now works well and the character models are quite detailed. Most of the quests have quite a bit of thought put into them. And the classes are getting more balanced. (Don't listen to some of the long-time players who have become disenfranchised. While the content design and class balance decisions may not be popular with the classes being "nerfed", I feel Verant is doing a fair job of balancing availability against quality.)I do have some minor complaints: laggy zones, over-equipped alternate characters (this a real problem in PvP servers), and some unrealistic NPCs. For example, vendors are always open and always available and always have the same core set of wares. Also there are no regular townsfolk and few young NPCs. As a role-playing vehicle, the environment is still intriguing. Unfortunately every server seems to have a few immature players who don't even try to roleplay, or worse talk out of character to the whole zone regularly. Even with its shortcomings, I plan on playing this game for the next couple of years until I tire of it. I don't think I'll tire of it soon.
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