EQII All in One Digital Download Now Available!

Grimwell · 06-22-2007, 08:02 PM

Good news! You can now get a full version of EQII in one single download at Direct2Drive! Tell your friends! /em pops the cork on some champagne.

Homesli · 06-22-2007, 08:14 PM

I know a lot of folks will be very happy to see this SMILEY

xOnaton1 · 06-22-2007, 09:19 PM

Wow! Finally we can point somewhere to get the entire game without calling every store for miles around or ordering it from Amazon etc. Othesus - Dirge - Lucan DLere Vaspar - Fury - Lucan DLere

Lauren · 06-23-2007, 09:34 PM

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you! My friend wanted me to play and I've been trying all week to find a copy in the stores. I'm a bit iffy about ordering anything online, because I live in an apartment building and it's not exactly guaranteed that I'd ever get it. Anyway, this is exactly what I was waiting for. SMILEY

Jesus1stKing · 06-24-2007, 02:14 AM

Grimwell wrote:

Good news! You can now get a full version of EQII in one single download at Direct2Drive! Tell your friends! /em pops the cork on some champagne.

So is this the original EQ2 or is it an expansion like EoF ?

Calthine · 06-24-2007, 05:04 AM

Jesus1stKing wrote:

Grimwell wrote:
Good news! You can now get a full version of EQII in one single download at Direct2Drive! Tell your friends! /em pops the cork on some champagne.
So is this the original EQ2 or is it an expansion like EoF ?

It's the base game plus all three expansions - click the link!

Bromir · 06-25-2007, 02:39 AM

Nicely done .

Now all we need is an option to download seperate updates without having to pay for the whole game .. When they come not 6 months later. I do like this but i still have a grudge on the "one expansion without any other expansions equally priced to full retail" mentality .

Yours

Brorim

venag · 07-10-2007, 08:28 AM

shame it dont work for non us buyers

Kiara- · 07-10-2007, 09:11 AM

venag wrote:

shame it dont work for non us buyers

wow, yer just a veritable cornucopia of sunshine and roses, aren't ya?

xOnaton1 · 07-10-2007, 10:35 AM

I know it's been a loooong standing issue and we, the players, don't know why the distribution is so bad for Echoes of Faydwer. http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/...topic_id=367779 http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/...topic_id=361905 You probably aren't allowed to tell us but I'm guessing it isn't worth the money to market anymore (months after its release), retailers/distributors don't want to order any more, or marketing can't/won't pay for retail shelf placement now. BUT, you should tell those people that it's the #1 seller on Direct2Drive now (7/10/2007), selling better than WoW (the base game-- they don't carry TBC) and all their other games. If Direct2Drive doesn't sell to anyone outside the US it would be really nice if someone else would. I always buy my games at the Fry's Electronics in Burbank, about 5 minutes away from my house, but it's pretty sad to read about so many people that can't buy the game anywhere. Othesus - Dirge - Lucan DLere Vaspar - Fury - Lucan DLere

Kiara- · 07-10-2007, 10:40 AM

I think a lot of it is a bias towards console games.

You have to keep in mind that the people who control what goes on the shelves in the store are the buyers for those companies.

So you've got someone who sits at a desk, may or may not play video games at all, choosing what to buy based off of market figures.

Consoles are huge right now (although I believe PC games might be picking up again). So they aren't going to give as much shelf time to anything but the hugest name out there, which, right now is WoW.

It isn't so much SOE falling down on the job... We just need to inflitrate all of the corporate offices and get EQ2 players into positions to get the shelves stocked SMILEY

venag · 07-11-2007, 08:35 AM

i played wow from start and blizzard are starting to slip up and lots of ppl i know are getting bored of the cartoon 14 year old content there implimenting and are swapping back to eq2 but they can only get the original so are lvling up without perks of expansions

i know about the distribution thingy but i think soe could at least stock it so that eu/uk buyers can get hold of it through shipment over the internet

AgravaneGM · 07-11-2007, 12:48 PM

Why didn't you announce you were putting this out? I purchaed the Digital download for EOF about 1 month ago for the same price. Now I find if had just waited a month (and i would have had there been any indication you were doing this) I would have received the other 2 xpacks. Now I am either forced to purchase the other 2 expacks or wait for ROK. Don't get me wrong, I think its great your doing this, but I can not help but feel cheated somewhat. That said, any chance of making the KOS, DOF free to download for those who purchased before this announcement?

Savanja · 07-11-2007, 05:15 PM

AgravaneGM wrote:

Why didn't you announce you were putting this out? I purchaed the Digital download for EOF about 1 month ago for the same price. Now I find if had just waited a month (and i would have had there been any indication you were doing this) I would have received the other 2 xpacks. Now I am either forced to purchase the other 2 expacks or wait for ROK. Don't get me wrong, I think its great your doing this, but I can not help but feel cheated somewhat. That said, any chance of making the KOS, DOF free to download for those who purchased before this announcement?

lol. I'm sorry but that just tickled me. Thats like asking the travel industry for a refund after purchasing tickets and finding out the price dropped the next day. Not many businesses announce a future price reduction a month ahead of time.

AgravaneGM · 07-11-2007, 06:53 PM

First it is not a price reduction. SOE is making it possible to purchase online what can not be found in stores, which is what we have been asking for. Since SOE gave no indication they were going to provide the bundle for download, those of us who could not find the retail version were forced to pay for each individual expack if we wanted the content. Had Sony been thoughtful enough to let us in on this little secret, some of us would have held off. And guess what some places do provide a refund on the difference if they lower the price on something you just purchased which is the case here. Not that expect SOE to do that, but it is done.

ke'la · 07-12-2007, 01:45 AM

AgravaneGM wrote:

First it is not a price reduction. SOE is making it possible to purchase online what can not be found in stores, which is what we have been asking for. Since SOE gave no indication they were going to provide the bundle for download, those of us who could not find the retail version were forced to pay for each individual expack if we wanted the content. Had Sony been thoughtful enough to let us in on this little secret, some of us would have held off. And guess what some places do provide a refund on the difference if they lower the price on something you just purchased which is the case here. Not that expect SOE to do that, but it is done.

When you are negosiating a contract with someone there is ALWAYS upfront a NDA to prevent unfair compition and to keep from tiping-off competitors. Infact in the US until the "Ink is Dry" on ANY agreement between companies you CAN NOT legilly(its a civil not criminal legality(unless one of the companies is publicly traded)) tell anyone about it.

fsimeta7 · 07-15-2007, 05:54 AM

I've spoke about this problem in the Trial forum where I started. I really like what they've done to EQ2 and was an avid WoW fan until I came back to this game. What saddens me is the fact that, even though the expansion all-in-one was only released recently, none of us in the UK can get this version. I've tried every online shop, local shop, drive download site I could find, and can only find a limited amount of copies in Canada, Australia (!) and the US with extremely high shipping charges. The fact is SOE, you have returning players who WANT to play, but are finding it hard to get hold of the game without going the route of paying over $100 to get all the expansions. Please, can someone at SOE read this and understand that you have a returning bunch of players (some of my friends have shown an interest, I know it's not much..but it's there!) who really want to play your game! We actually want to GIVE you money SMILEY

Hope someone from SOE reads this and understands the desire for the game you have created, we'd just love to be able to find a copy of your game somewhere...

ke'la · 07-15-2007, 06:46 AM

fsimeta7 wrote:

I've spoke about this problem in the Trial forum where I started. I really like what they've done to EQ2 and was an avid WoW fan until I came back to this game. What saddens me is the fact that, even though the expansion all-in-one was only released recently, none of us in the UK can get this version. I've tried every online shop, local shop, drive download site I could find, and can only find a limited amount of copies in Canada, Australia (!) and the US with extremely high shipping charges. The fact is SOE, you have returning players who WANT to play, but are finding it hard to get hold of the game without going the route of paying over $100 to get all the expansions. Please, can someone at SOE read this and understand that you have a returning bunch of players (some of my friends have shown an interest, I know it's not much..but it's there!) who really want to play your game! We actually want to GIVE you money Hope someone from SOE reads this and understands the desire for the game you have created, we'd just love to be able to find a copy of your game somewhere...

Have you tried Direct 2 Drive, not shure if they sell overseas but if they do you can get it there. Just don't follow the link on the Trial Page it goes to EQ2:Classic wich D2D no longer sells, instead Brouse to the MMO listing and look for EQ2 all in one pack. The all in one pack was ONLY release thru Direct 2 Drive itself, the only other way to get it is to get the Retail Box version of the expaintion wich has been out for nearly a year and is even getting hard to find at many game shops here in the US though Best Buy and Fry's Electronics always seems to have a few copies.

fsimeta7 · 07-15-2007, 10:45 AM

Yeah I tried Direct2Drive but I don't think it is for us UK customers as it comes up with an error message. Nonetheless a new guildmate told me of this site today, and I got my key for EOF today! And am downloading as I type SMILEY

http://dlgamer.com/buy-cdkey-everqu...dkey-p-287.html So happy again SMILEY

Fsimeta

Grimwell · 07-15-2007, 01:49 PM

Awesome find! You cannot quote me as officially stating the gospel, but I *think* the D2D package is/was sort of an exclusive lead-in for people. Which means it could roll out to more and more online retailers after the agreement (which I'm not sure of, or the terms) ends. Like I said, don't quote me...

ke'la · 07-15-2007, 06:09 PM

Grimwell wrote:

Awesome find! You cannot quote me as officially stating the gospel, but I *think* the D2D package is/was sort of an exclusive lead-in for people. Which means it could roll out to more and more online retailers after the agreement (which I'm not sure of, or the terms) ends. Like I said, don't quote me...

I don't know if you know this or not grim but if you click on the Direct 2 Drive button on your Buy it now page, off of the Play the Fae trial page you get this error from D2D. I think its because it's trying to link to EQ2:Classic wich it does not appear D2D is selling anymore, it should link to this page instead, I think thats where most of the complants about D2D being "out" or getting an "error" is comming from.

tashanin · 07-16-2007, 12:30 PM

This brings up a good point. Is there anywhere that people can download the installation files for the game without having to buy a from D2D or any other retailer? I've bought the game but would like to house the install files on my file server so I don't lose the media. (Serves as a backup) I know that I can just make a copy of my EQ2 dir and use that, but I'm a bit "Monkish" about my installs. Thanks,

Calthine · 07-16-2007, 02:15 PM

Gladius@Najena wrote:

This brings up a good point. Is there anywhere that people can download the installation files for the game without having to buy a from D2D or any other retailer? I've bought the game but would like to house the install files on my file server so I don't lose the media. (Serves as a backup) I know that I can just make a copy of my EQ2 dir and use that, but I'm a bit "Monkish" about my installs. Thanks,

Only thing I can think of is Where can I download the installer?

tashanin · 07-16-2007, 07:55 PM

Calthine wrote:

Only thing I can think of is Where can I download the installer?

Thanks, if that's all that is available, then that'll have to do. I wouldn't mind finding a full download of all the installation files for individual expansion packs. Heck, they should make it a torrent or something similar. Since you must have an account key to play one would think that it wouldn't be an issue.

06-22-2007, 08:14 PM	#2
Homesli General Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: England Posts: 140	I know a lot of folks will be very happy to see this __________________

06-24-2007, 02:14 AM	#5
Jesus1stKing Loremaster Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 30	Grimwell wrote: Good news! You can now get a full version of EQII in one single download at Direct2Drive! Tell your friends! /em pops the cork on some champagne. So is this the original EQ2 or is it an expansion like EoF ?

06-24-2007, 05:04 AM	#6
Calthine ZAM EQII Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 7,439	Jesus1stKing wrote: Grimwell wrote: Good news! You can now get a full version of EQII in one single download at Direct2Drive! Tell your friends! /em pops the cork on some champagne. So is this the original EQ2 or is it an expansion like EoF ? It's the base game plus all three expansions - click the link! __________________ Please visit my non-gaming Blog! or follow me on Twitter!

07-10-2007, 09:11 AM	#9
Kiara- Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Neriak, baby! Posts: 595	venag wrote: shame it dont work for non us buyers wow, yer just a veritable cornucopia of sunshine and roses, aren't ya? __________________

07-10-2007, 10:40 AM	#11
Kiara- Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Neriak, baby! Posts: 595	I think a lot of it is a bias towards console games. You have to keep in mind that the people who control what goes on the shelves in the store are the buyers for those companies. So you've got someone who sits at a desk, may or may not play video games at all, choosing what to buy based off of market figures. Consoles are huge right now (although I believe PC games might be picking up again). So they aren't going to give as much shelf time to anything but the hugest name out there, which, right now is WoW. It isn't so much SOE falling down on the job... We just need to inflitrate all of the corporate offices and get EQ2 players into positions to get the shelves stocked __________________

06-22-2007, 08:02 PM	#1
Grimwell Community Relations Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,062	Good news! You can now get a full version of EQII in one single download at Direct2Drive! Tell your friends! /em pops the cork on some champagne.

06-22-2007, 09:19 PM	#3
xOnaton1 Loremaster Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 829	Wow! Finally we can point somewhere to get the entire game without calling every store for miles around or ordering it from Amazon etc. Othesus - Dirge - Lucan DLere Vaspar - Fury - Lucan DLere

06-23-2007, 09:34 PM	#4
Lauren Apprentice Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2	Thank you. Thank you. Thank you! My friend wanted me to play and I've been trying all week to find a copy in the stores. I'm a bit iffy about ordering anything online, because I live in an apartment building and it's not exactly guaranteed that I'd ever get it. Anyway, this is exactly what I was waiting for.

06-25-2007, 02:39 AM	#7
Bromir Server: Runnyeye Guild: The Blackhand Rank: Member Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 189	Nicely done . Now all we need is an option to download seperate updates without having to pay for the whole game .. When they come not 6 months later. I do like this but i still have a grudge on the "one expansion without any other expansions equally priced to full retail" mentality . Yours Brorim

07-10-2007, 08:28 AM	#8
venag Champion Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4	shame it dont work for non us buyers

07-10-2007, 10:35 AM	#10
xOnaton1 Loremaster Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 829	I know it's been a loooong standing issue and we, the players, don't know why the distribution is so bad for Echoes of Faydwer. http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/...topic_id=367779 http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/...topic_id=361905 You probably aren't allowed to tell us but I'm guessing it isn't worth the money to market anymore (months after its release), retailers/distributors don't want to order any more, or marketing can't/won't pay for retail shelf placement now. BUT, you should tell those people that it's the #1 seller on Direct2Drive now (7/10/2007), selling better than WoW (the base game-- they don't carry TBC) and all their other games. If Direct2Drive doesn't sell to anyone outside the US it would be really nice if someone else would. I always buy my games at the Fry's Electronics in Burbank, about 5 minutes away from my house, but it's pretty sad to read about so many people that can't buy the game anywhere. Othesus - Dirge - Lucan DLere Vaspar - Fury - Lucan DLere

07-11-2007, 08:35 AM	#12
venag Champion Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4	i played wow from start and blizzard are starting to slip up and lots of ppl i know are getting bored of the cartoon 14 year old content there implimenting and are swapping back to eq2 but they can only get the original so are lvling up without perks of expansions i know about the distribution thingy but i think soe could at least stock it so that eu/uk buyers can get hold of it through shipment over the internet

07-11-2007, 12:48 PM	#13
AgravaneGM Lorekeeper Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 5	Why didn't you announce you were putting this out? I purchaed the Digital download for EOF about 1 month ago for the same price. Now I find if had just waited a month (and i would have had there been any indication you were doing this) I would have received the other 2 xpacks. Now I am either forced to purchase the other 2 expacks or wait for ROK. Don't get me wrong, I think its great your doing this, but I can not help but feel cheated somewhat. That said, any chance of making the KOS, DOF free to download for those who purchased before this announcement?

07-11-2007, 05:15 PM	#14
Savanja Fansite Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 397	AgravaneGM wrote: Why didn't you announce you were putting this out? I purchaed the Digital download for EOF about 1 month ago for the same price. Now I find if had just waited a month (and i would have had there been any indication you were doing this) I would have received the other 2 xpacks. Now I am either forced to purchase the other 2 expacks or wait for ROK. Don't get me wrong, I think its great your doing this, but I can not help but feel cheated somewhat. That said, any chance of making the KOS, DOF free to download for those who purchased before this announcement? lol. I'm sorry but that just tickled me. Thats like asking the travel industry for a refund after purchasing tickets and finding out the price dropped the next day. Not many businesses announce a future price reduction a month ahead of time. __________________ ~Savanja~

07-11-2007, 06:53 PM	#15
AgravaneGM Lorekeeper Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 5	First it is not a price reduction. SOE is making it possible to purchase online what can not be found in stores, which is what we have been asking for. Since SOE gave no indication they were going to provide the bundle for download, those of us who could not find the retail version were forced to pay for each individual expack if we wanted the content. Had Sony been thoughtful enough to let us in on this little secret, some of us would have held off. And guess what some places do provide a refund on the difference if they lower the price on something you just purchased which is the case here. Not that expect SOE to do that, but it is done.

07-12-2007, 01:45 AM	#16
ke'la Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,445	AgravaneGM wrote: First it is not a price reduction. SOE is making it possible to purchase online what can not be found in stores, which is what we have been asking for. Since SOE gave no indication they were going to provide the bundle for download, those of us who could not find the retail version were forced to pay for each individual expack if we wanted the content. Had Sony been thoughtful enough to let us in on this little secret, some of us would have held off. And guess what some places do provide a refund on the difference if they lower the price on something you just purchased which is the case here. Not that expect SOE to do that, but it is done. When you are negosiating a contract with someone there is ALWAYS upfront a NDA to prevent unfair compition and to keep from tiping-off competitors. Infact in the US until the "Ink is Dry" on ANY agreement between companies you CAN NOT legilly(its a civil not criminal legality(unless one of the companies is publicly traded)) tell anyone about it. __________________

07-15-2007, 05:54 AM	#17
fsimeta7 Loremaster Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2	I've spoke about this problem in the Trial forum where I started. I really like what they've done to EQ2 and was an avid WoW fan until I came back to this game. What saddens me is the fact that, even though the expansion all-in-one was only released recently, none of us in the UK can get this version. I've tried every online shop, local shop, drive download site I could find, and can only find a limited amount of copies in Canada, Australia (!) and the US with extremely high shipping charges. The fact is SOE, you have returning players who WANT to play, but are finding it hard to get hold of the game without going the route of paying over $100 to get all the expansions. Please, can someone at SOE read this and understand that you have a returning bunch of players (some of my friends have shown an interest, I know it's not much..but it's there!) who really want to play your game! We actually want to GIVE you money Hope someone from SOE reads this and understands the desire for the game you have created, we'd just love to be able to find a copy of your game somewhere...

07-15-2007, 06:46 AM	#18
ke'la Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,445	fsimeta7 wrote: I've spoke about this problem in the Trial forum where I started. I really like what they've done to EQ2 and was an avid WoW fan until I came back to this game. What saddens me is the fact that, even though the expansion all-in-one was only released recently, none of us in the UK can get this version. I've tried every online shop, local shop, drive download site I could find, and can only find a limited amount of copies in Canada, Australia (!) and the US with extremely high shipping charges. The fact is SOE, you have returning players who WANT to play, but are finding it hard to get hold of the game without going the route of paying over $100 to get all the expansions. Please, can someone at SOE read this and understand that you have a returning bunch of players (some of my friends have shown an interest, I know it's not much..but it's there!) who really want to play your game! We actually want to GIVE you money Hope someone from SOE reads this and understands the desire for the game you have created, we'd just love to be able to find a copy of your game somewhere... Have you tried Direct 2 Drive, not shure if they sell overseas but if they do you can get it there. Just don't follow the link on the Trial Page it goes to EQ2:Classic wich D2D no longer sells, instead Brouse to the MMO listing and look for EQ2 all in one pack. The all in one pack was ONLY release thru Direct 2 Drive itself, the only other way to get it is to get the Retail Box version of the expaintion wich has been out for nearly a year and is even getting hard to find at many game shops here in the US though Best Buy and Fry's Electronics always seems to have a few copies. __________________

07-15-2007, 10:45 AM	#19
fsimeta7 Loremaster Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2	Yeah I tried Direct2Drive but I don't think it is for us UK customers as it comes up with an error message. Nonetheless a new guildmate told me of this site today, and I got my key for EOF today! And am downloading as I type http://dlgamer.com/buy-cdkey-everqu...dkey-p-287.html So happy again Fsimeta

07-15-2007, 01:49 PM	#20
Grimwell Community Relations Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,062	Awesome find! You cannot quote me as officially stating the gospel, but I think the D2D package is/was sort of an exclusive lead-in for people. Which means it could roll out to more and more online retailers after the agreement (which I'm not sure of, or the terms) ends. Like I said, don't quote me...

07-15-2007, 06:09 PM	#21
ke'la Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,445	Grimwell wrote: Awesome find! You cannot quote me as officially stating the gospel, but I think the D2D package is/was sort of an exclusive lead-in for people. Which means it could roll out to more and more online retailers after the agreement (which I'm not sure of, or the terms) ends. Like I said, don't quote me... I don't know if you know this or not grim but if you click on the Direct 2 Drive button on your Buy it now page, off of the Play the Fae trial page you get this error from D2D. I think its because it's trying to link to EQ2:Classic wich it does not appear D2D is selling anymore, it should link to this page instead, I think thats where most of the complants about D2D being "out" or getting an "error" is comming from. __________________

07-16-2007, 12:30 PM	#22
tashanin Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 44	This brings up a good point. Is there anywhere that people can download the installation files for the game without having to buy a from D2D or any other retailer? I've bought the game but would like to house the install files on my file server so I don't lose the media. (Serves as a backup) I know that I can just make a copy of my EQ2 dir and use that, but I'm a bit "Monkish" about my installs. Thanks,

07-16-2007, 02:15 PM	#23
Calthine ZAM EQII Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 7,439	Gladius@Najena wrote: This brings up a good point. Is there anywhere that people can download the installation files for the game without having to buy a from D2D or any other retailer? I've bought the game but would like to house the install files on my file server so I don't lose the media. (Serves as a backup) I know that I can just make a copy of my EQ2 dir and use that, but I'm a bit "Monkish" about my installs. Thanks, Only thing I can think of is Where can I download the installer? __________________ Please visit my non-gaming Blog! or follow me on Twitter!

07-16-2007, 07:55 PM	#24
tashanin Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 44	Calthine wrote: Only thing I can think of is Where can I download the installer? Thanks, if that's all that is available, then that'll have to do. I wouldn't mind finding a full download of all the installation files for individual expansion packs. Heck, they should make it a torrent or something similar. Since you must have an account key to play one would think that it wouldn't be an issue.