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Title: I never got to connect long enough to play the real thing
Review: I bought EQ because I wanted a change from Ultima Online and other Online games. Installation was easy, the documentation sufficient, and the offline Tutorial whetted my appetite for the real thing. I like the first-person VP and the graphics are very nice. Compared to the mouse-driven UO, the keyboard controls of EQ are clunky, but, hey, I can learn new tricks. Setting up an account was slow. Then, finally, I got to connect to a server. Very, very slow. I entered the character creation screen--and got disconnected within 10 seconds by the server. Tried many servers many times. Same story. (Note that I have DSL, and no connection problems with other games.) Information on web was scarce, didn't get even an automated reply to my email, and couldn't get through to anyone on phone support. I am returning the game. I don't expect perfection, but I do expect to be able to play.
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