Everquest 90-DAY Prepaid Game Card

Note that this card is not a game, and does not contain the EverQuest software.

Firstly, if you don't have every expansion, then Sony will attempt to get you to buy that expansion with a pop up window. Never mind that you are already paying them to play their game. Friend of mine got all but the latest expansion and got harassed immediately the day he signed up. Current expansion (Omens of War) doesn't come out until August. They started harassing us 2 or 3 weeks ago about it. This will continue on a daily basis and there is no way to play the game without dealing with it. You can't ignore it or escape out of it. There is no way to turn the solicitation off. Not Sonys policy. Glad my playstation doesn't do the same thing.

Secondly, bugs can take weeks or never to be fixed. Sony has been prioritizing releasing expansions and making changes to the game instead of fixing the bugs that have been present for some time. For example, boats were a long standing problem (years) that never worked properly. Boats are a method of travel through zones and sometimes the only way to get into a zone. With Gates of Discord what do they add? MORE BOATS. Yup, these didn't work either. Go fig.

Customer service. Well if your having issues in game, it will take anywhere from hours to weeks to get assistance. The only way to receive help is to stay logged into the game until you get a response (and hopefully you will be looking at your screen at that time). If you log out, your request will be deleted. They tend to have many loopholes as far as player assistance is concerned. Like not having 'exact' verbage for example. Also, if you need outside technical help, the employees working for Sony will either tell you to petition in game (see the beginning of this paragraph for how effective that is) or tell you to check the online help file. In game help is a strictly volunteer basis (ie they are not paid employees) so they have no obligation to log in frequently.

Now if all those problems don't detour you, here are the benefits. Other people I have met online can be a joy to work with. EQ is a game designed for grouping and it is strongly encouraged. Many zones to explore with various mobs to fight. Quests are fun for items or faction (exp is always negliable). There is tradeskilling, which can be tiresome but also a good way to bring in income. It is a hack and slash game though. Don't you think otherwise. Thats the only way to get any exp to level.


For Exp'd EQ users   May 15, 2004
Ok the game card is VERY nice, because EQ constantly harasses its customers to buy/pre-order expansions when logging into the account, if they have your credit card and you push 'OK' then they quickly charge you in 1/10 of a second, no confrimation required, but if your using the game card they would have to ask you for the credit card number. I hate dealing with Sony!


Perfection   May 28, 2003
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For anyone who doesn't have or doesn't want to use a credit card to play Everquest, this item is absolutely perfect. With 90 days, if you're a new player it's enough time to get a firm grasp of the game and decide if you want to continue.. it's not so short that you run out of time before you realize, and it's priced pretty close to what you'd be paying with a credit card.

The only thing I don't like is I haven't found a place where I can check how many days I have left.. I am unsure if this is because I haven't looked hard enough, or if it doesn't exist.. but I wish it were easier to find.

Until then, I just count by marking the dates on my calender, and then return to loving this item.