EQ2 known issues

[Clowns]

Yup some glitches remain...

EverQuest II Known Issues


Un-installing Beta – If you were a participant in the EQ 2 beta, then please make sure you uninstall the complete beta, and delete any folders that may have been created by the game. The only folder you will want to save is the saved_customizations folder. This folder will need to be saved to another location if you took advantage of the Character Creation Tool.

Character Creation Tool – If you have used the CCT, then please make sure you uninstall this prior to installing the retail version of the game. If you would like to export your character you created over, then you need to copy your Saved_Customizations folder. This folder can be found at the location you installed the CCT to. To export your character to the live server, copy over the Saved_Customizations folder to the directory you install EQ2 into. (ex. C: Program Files / EverQuest 2)

Invalid Pre-Order keys – When trying to register your account key for the Pre-Order JBoots, you need to first setup your EverQuest 2 account and activate billing. Once this is done, click on “Account” from the EQ2 LaunchPad, then “Edit Billing” for EQ2. You will then have a “Add JBoots” button you can click on to register your key. The link you may have been given to register the JBoots, will no longer work.

Invalid Account key issues – Your account key may come up as being invalid. If this is the case, then please make sure you try swapping 1’s or L’s and O’ or Zero’s.

Installation Issues – If you are having problems installing the game, make sure you are using a DVD ROM drive to install the DVD version, and a CD Rom drive to install the CD version. Using a DVD drive on the CD version may cause issues.

Disconnection Issues – You may encounter disconnection issues at any point in the game. If you are running a firewall or router, then please refer to our Firewall and Proxy Info page, Router Support page, and our Dial Up and Broadband troubleshooting pages.

Graphical glitches with shadows if enabled – You may experience some graphical glitches if you have shadows enabled. There is currently no fix to this issue, and you would need to turn off the shadows in the options menu.

Unsupported Geforce cards - The following Geforce cards will not work with EverQuest II MX100/200/400/420/440/460. The game requires a video card that is Vertex and Pixel Shader capable, and these cards do not have those features.

DirectX 9.0c – If you do not have Direct X 9.0c then you the following error “EverQuest II requires Direct X 9.0c”. You can download this at www.microsoft.com/directx

Launchpad Crashes - Game will close between LaunchPad and entering into game if you do not have a supported card. There will be no error messages, so please make sure that you view our Supported Video Card page and have a supported card with EverQuest 2.

Texture tearing on 6xxx nVidia based cards – Due to improper drivers. Check the Supported Video Card page for the latest available supported driver.

Refresh rate problems - The game may list higher refresh rates than your video card/monitor will allow. This is due to having Plug and Play drivers for your monitor installed. You can resolve this by installing the proper drivers for your monitor through the device manager. For further instruction on this, please refer to your monitor manufacturer.

Color Depth - Having your desktop at one color depth and the game another will not allow the game to run. Both the desktop and the game must be set to 32bit. Critical Error EverQuest2 requires 32bit color depth. Please change the color the color depth in your display settings to 32bit. For further instruction on this, please refer to your monitor manufacturer.

Hanging while loading to character select - If your computer hangs or pauses while attempting to go to character select this could possibly be due that you have a software firewall and there is warning window from your firewall software waiting for an acceptance or denial. You can ALT + TAB out, to see if this has popped up, and then accept the game on your firewall.


So I need two version of the game now?? One for my DVD drive and one for my CDRW drive on my notebook?

[Contemptor]

You don't have a cd drive on your main pc?

[Dokomo]

Yay, I can't even play EQ2 unless I get a new video card!

[Nevergone]

The GeForce issue has been known about for quite some time now, they've warned people for the past 6 months - at least.

On a lighter note, why would anyone want to play the game in the first place?

[Fluffya]

Originally posted by Contemptor
You don't have a cd drive on your main pc?

The CD version works on CD drives but not properly on CD/DVD drives ; I guess he only has a DVD drive on his home computer hence the problems he's encountering if he wants to install the game both on his PC and on his laptop.

[Camerous]

Nevergone says:

On a lighter note, why would anyone want to play the game in the first place?

um...cause...I know this might be a stretch...but they want to? Not everyone finds the kiddy game WoW to be what they want out of an online game. If I wanted to go play alone in a game I can beat in a couple of weeks I'll go play a console game.

[Nevergone]

Seems like a fair assertion. C&BT is supposedly real big among EQ2 fans too.

Go figure.

[Vaclav]

C&BT?

Cranium and Bowel Tension?

Not familiar with that abbreviation.

[xilsharn]

"Cocks & Big Testicles"

[Vamael]

Originally posted by xilsharn
"Cocks & Big Testicles"

Not quite, the "T" stands for torture, I'll let you figure out the rest.

[Morb]

I'd imagine the CD-version install would work from a DVD drive if you didn't also have a CD drive. The problems probably surface if you have both... some corporate install packages autodetect the types of drives you have and incorrectly assume which drive is in use.

For example, recently I had a piece of software I couldn't install on one of my computers because for some reason the install package was trying to install from my USB removable-drive instead of the CD, and wouldn't give me an option to change it. I still cannot install that software on that particular computer.

Oh and about the shaders... even if it supported shaders, you'd be nuts to try to play EQ2 with a GeForce 2.

[Kolle]

Hm well you could hardly 'beat' WoW in a few weeks. And you aren't forced to solo. Considering the last patch you'd be better off grouping post 30 anyway. On all my characters I loved grouping and did plenty of it.

But...as I understand EQ2 is just more of a grind. Longer downtimes and longer lvls. Don't see how that involves more skill or anything like it.


anyway let the cock waving begin

[Vaclav]

Originally posted by Kolle
But...as I understand EQ2 is just more of a grind. Longer downtimes and longer lvls. Don't see how that involves more skill or anything like it.

I agree with you that this patch for WoW in alot of ways was a step in the right direction to unpussifying it. It really has me straddling the fence on which title I prefer now - I definitely will be keeping my eye on WoW changes in the next few weeks before release.

But as for EQ2 being more of a grind.... well... truthfully it can be, and for alot of people, that's what they choose to do - but if you want to be adventuresome and delve deep into dungeons, from my experiences doing it, it's quite fast paced and exciting and nets what seemed to be better XP the few opportunities I got to do it. (unfortunately not too many random beta groups were adventuresome - and the healerless ones me and my friends tried a few times were...... not so profitable...)

[Warrik]

Originally posted by Kolle
Hm well you could hardly 'beat' WoW in a few weeks. And you aren't forced to solo. Considering the last patch you'd be better off grouping post 30 anyway. On all my characters I loved grouping and did plenty of it.

But...as I understand EQ2 is just more of a grind. Longer downtimes and longer lvls. Don't see how that involves more skill or anything like it.


anyway let the cock waving begin

Is it so hard for you to grasp that some ppl may want to play EQ2? Why the fuck do we have to always compare the two. I plan on playing both. Maybe you need to spend less time waving your cock around...or playing with your cock in general.

[Jait]

Originally posted by Warrik
Is it so hard for you to grasp that some ppl may want to play EQ2? Why the fuck do we have to always compare the two. I plan on playing both. Maybe you need to spend less time waving your cock around...or playing with your cock in general.

I plan on both as well. But guessing from the 100k pre-orders Sony announced for EQ2, I'm betting they make up a good part of the preorders WoW will get. So were not unique, just honest. Maybe 5 years down the road if they're both around they can finally have the expansion ala Batman vs Superman, and the question can finally be answered.




Now that they're out, the whining and comparisons are moot anyway: Less bitching, more xp'ing.