Idea for pre-order or game demos

[Gnae]

I was thinking the other day about what would be a really cool pre-order game.  And I was also thinking about how new players could view the classes in EQ2.  So my idea would be to make an offline character creator tool.  In essence it would be a minigame.  You can make your basic character, design your avatar like you can currently in EQ2.  Then you can sample your character in higher level or class specific gear.  Then best of all you can take a test run of your class in three purpose build encounters. I would create a basic zone which would have some solo, group and raid content.  You can join an NPC group or an NPC raid and go through a raid round with a high level NPC with your class.  The offline zone can be played again and again as you try out different classes as well as their class spells.  This will give you the ultimate taste of what your class is like and what goodies are waiting for you in the future.  I think it would really wet new players appetites so they stick it out in the lower levels.

[Sinful One]

hmmm yes and no... the NPCs could make it seem like a dream to be a certain class, whereas they could also make it feel like hell, same with normal game Example the NPCs could know how to use buffs etc, but no agro control wheras in real game the tank might insist on using offence stance and keep dying.. so differant things for liking your class all in all it would be cool imo

[Deadrus]

EQ2 before in launcehd had a CD program that you got with pre order wher you could customize your race and save it to load into the game when it came out but that was it. But many of us who will be geting kunark already have the game so the onlthing the preorder for kunark would give us is Sarnak. And the npc raid thing just i dont think it would work. Because its not a feel for the game because when you play the game your playing with people that can talk to you and who act differntly in differnt situations.