Everquest II Starter Kit - Part 2

"You always get what you pay for", is an old dictum I use sometimes when discussing the quality of free and budget games. I just tend to forget that sometimes it also holds true in cases where you paid more than you wanted: Ordered on Thursday evening, my Everquest II Starter Kit arrived on Monday at noon, shipped from South Dakota to Europe in less than 2 business days.

At least I know now why it costs $33 to ship. The speed is impressive. And I'm actually looking forward to getting Everquest II itself shipped the same way when it comes out. Although that might still be some time ahead. Earlier expectations of end September have been too optimistic. SOE now targets a release date of somewhere in November. Which happens to be the same as the release date of World of Warcraft. With not much chance of any of those 2 dates slipping much further, because obviously they have to be out in time for christmas shopping. It will be a clash of the titans come November, and I'll probably play them on a first come, first serve basis. Still hoping to an invite to the open beta for both as well, so I can put up a review here in time once the NDA is lifted.

- posted by Tobold @ 1:30 PM Permanent Link