Gaming News - July 2004
San Diego, CA (July 26, 2004) - Sony Online Entertainment announced
today that EverQuest: Platinum, all-inclusive collection that offers the
original game as well as the first seven expansion packs, The Ruins of Kunark,
The Scars of Velious, The Shadows of Luclin, The Planes of Power, The Legacy of
Ykesha, Lost Dungeons of Norrath, and Gates of Discord will be available in
stores tomorrow for the suggested retail price of $29.99.
“If you have yet to experience the online gaming phenomenon known as
EverQuest, now is the perfect time to do so,” said Don Vercelli, senior vice
president of sales and marketing, Sony Online Entertainment. “EverQuest:
Platinum offers players the opportunity to experience an enchanting online
fantasy world that took five years of hard work to create in one comprehensive
package at a very reasonable price.”
From SOE:
Perfect for the new player or a great addition for the current player,
EverQuest: Platinum offers a living, breathing online fantasy world filled with
hundreds of thousands of players. Journey as a fierce barbarian warrior or an
evil dark elf shadowknight, the choice is yours as you explore over 350 square
miles of virtual environments filled with over a million non-player characters
to encounter and over 40,000 unique items to discover. The world of EverQuest is
a land with no limits where adventure and excitement reign supreme.
EverQuest: Platinum features:
• EverQuest Classic: discover more than 70 perilous zones while exploring three
enormous continents in the world of Norrath
• EverQuest: The Ruins of Kunark: adventure on a new continent as the
award-winning Kunark provides 30% more gaming space, a new playable race, the
Iksar, and allows for players to exceed the level 50 character limit.
• EverQuest: The Scars of Velious: the frozen continent of Velious expands the
world of Norrath by 20% and offers 18 perilous new zones and dozens of quests
for characters level 35+
• EverQuest: The Shadows of Luclin: supported by a complete graphic overhaul,
Luclin offers more than 27 new beginner, mid-level and advanced zones including
a new starting city, enchanting moonscape of Luclin, new playable race, the Vah
Shir, and rideable horses to own, summon and ride into battle.
• EverQuest: The Planes of Power: players have access to the most powerful
deities in Norrath in the Planes of Power as the enormous planar city, the Plane
of Knowledge, provides a hub for easy travel and player interaction. More than
20 new action-packed “planes” challenge players and push teamwork abilities to
the limit and an increased level cap to 65 allows players to develop more
powerful characters than ever before.
• EverQuest: The Legacy of Ykesha: epic adventures await with all-new zones to
explore, new playable race, Frogloks, additional bank slots and a customizable
PC armor dye system enables player to personalize armor.
• EverQuest: Lost Dungeons of Norrath: “dungeon crawls” through private
instanced zones provide players with the classic RPG feeling of exploration and
action through more than 40 diverse environments.
• EverQuest: Gates of Discord: a new continent on the far side of the globe is
under assault by the forces of Chaos. This expansion opens the Berserker class,
as well as adding 20 new zones, group raiding tools, 20 new NPCs and dozens of
new spells, items and abilities.
• Comprehensive EverQuest manual
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