[Spyryt]

Originally Posted by nosf

..Ree orcs, but the overall layout of the Commonlands doesn't mesh to well with EQ1 either. No giants, and no Griffon! Is the rest of the game like this?..."

There is a griffon (named) but he doesn't outclass the Commonlands as much as he used to and things just don't terrorize us like they did in the past. We know more now. Also the area he roams (which is actually very large) is much smaller compared to the whole zone as evidenced by the fact you never even knew he was there! Maybe a new player would get mauled if they weren't paying attention but the impact to the zone isn't there like it was before. They would need to add 4 more to the zone.

As someone else mentioned, if you really want to be reminded of EQ1 you are better off in Faydwer. Neither is a replica, but Faydwer is "more" reminiscent. Blackburrow will probably give you the most bang for your nostalgia buck in the "original" EQ2 lands. Soluseks Eye would be my vote for "not all that nostalgic but maybe even better than the original".