Just some random screenshots, most of them are from 10 minutes before the server ended. I wish I had good battle shots, but as an enchanter I'm more focused on keeping people alive. Plus my graphic settings aren't the best. 
These shots probably won't be entertaining to nonEQ2 fans, but eh! Unfortunately I don't have landscape shots. I can ask a friend to see if I can share his though if anyone is interested.I like this shot just because it shows off cloth simulation.
Fallen Soldier fountain back in Freeport. It's one of my favorite ones.
Just a nice shot of a gnome woman and a kitty.
Mystic in bear form just sitting down, saying hello to people around him.
EQ2's cat stretching. Acting like a good little kitty.
Random shot, that's the magi armor spell in the background.
Nice shot of the crowd before beta servers went down. Yes we did experience raid lag. 
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Falaanla Marr had this to say about Duck Tales:
omg eq2 sux lolzerfaust
lolo
Okay in the bird shot that was a mystic in hawk form My bad
*twitches til Monday*
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There was much rejoicing when Xyrra said this:
Nice shots. I was busy earlier, and missed the end of the beta. Angst. Woe.
*twitches til Monday*
Eeee! Did you do a suicide run the last time you were on EQ2, at least? Say you did!!
I went on a mini raid to Nektulos from Antonica. Holy shit. It's so freaky there.
EDIT: And it sounds like Sweden already has EQ2 for sale! Too bad servers aren't up till the 8th or 9th. Addy fucked around with this message on 11-06-2004 at 05:38 PM.
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Xyrra thought this was the Ricky Martin Fan Club Forum and wrote:
*twitches til Monday*
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Addy came out of the closet to say:
Eeee!I went on a mini raid to Nektulos from Antonica. Holy shit. It's so freaky there.
EDIT: And it sounds like Sweden already has EQ2 for sale! Too bad servers aren't up till the 8th or 9th.
Ooo I like your new sigpic. Can actually see this one.
Addy you're a great person to come to about stuff you've beta tested. And I love those pics. I am SO jazzed about picking this up Monday.
sigpic courtesy of This Guy, original modified by me
The 30-day trial of it once it's released will decide if I get it or not.
I have dinner with the folks, but when I come back I'll post my friend's screenshots (he gave me the ok). Yeah, EQ2 really surprised me too. 
Of course, blah blah, not for everyone, blah blah. I'm definitely sticking with Freeport in release, however, Antonica reminds me of Disneyland
And yes, you CAN see me in this sigpic without cranking up the brightness. XD
to me.
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Addy was listening to Cher while typing:
I'm going through beta forum withdrawal already.
Me too
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This insanity brought to you by Arttemis:
How are swashbucklers? They sound prettyto me.
- High Damange Position-Based Attacks and Debuffs
- Mezzers
They are the constant damage of the scout line. They aren't as burst as the predator line.
Utility is pretty nice. All scouts recieve atleast one run speed buff, tracking, snare, evac ( Yes, scouts are the evaccers in EQ2 ), various self buffs and so on. Poisons are Pesco fucked around with this message on 11-06-2004 at 07:20 PM.
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There was much rejoicing when Arttemis said this:
How are swashbucklers? They sound pretty
Haven't seen, but they have some pretty spiffy abilities it looks like. I know one of their fun skills is making a group member of the opposite sex flustered with them. ;o
And Kael:
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Did you burn your eyebrows off in a freak smithing accident? D:
So mean
Anyway, here are some of my friend's screenshots. They were originally sized for another website, hence the borders.
His first character, a wood elf druid, at the Isle of Refuge. Sorta shows off the water engine.
Just a group resting before a battle 
Crafting is a lot more interactive in EQ2 than any other game I've played. With this comes some drawbacks. If you don't pay attention your character can get damaged from using the wrong ingredients, daydreaming, etc. Some people may call this stupid, I think it gives crafters a lot more immersion. Definitely more fun than clicking "combine" 500 times in a row.
***Apparently crafting was given a huge makeover. I haven't tested it recently since I'm not a crafter. Some of this information may be wrong.
Unlike Disneyland, Freeport experiences actual weather. Rain just plain rocks.
And, of course, when it rains, everything gets wet. Including your character.
Another scenery shot, this time in Thundering Steppes. With the Irish music.
It's hard to capture battle without a video. I don't think screenshots do it justice.
And, I'll link some music I've posted before. Just because I can.
The pirate theme. A shorter version of this is also used as battle music. Rock.
Opening has an Irish sound, then it switches to usage of open strings. Definitely one of my favorites. Addy fucked around with this message on 11-06-2004 at 07:31 PM.
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Mortious had this to say about Robocop:
EQ2 interests me greater the more I see of it, and I used to be very critical of it and didn't like it at all.The 30-day trial of it once it's released will decide if I get it or not.
Come to WoW.
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Addy probably says this to all the girls:
That almost reminds me of Harbinger's Spire in OoW
I believe Abbi is going to go Freeport as a female Kerran mage, taking the Enchanter -> Illusionist route
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Cavalier- stopped beating up furries long enough to write:
I'll be going Freeport as a male Inkie myself, taking the Warrior -> SK route.I believe Abbi is going to go Freeport as a female Kerran mage, taking the Enchanter -> Illusionist route
Illusionist or Coercer? Illusionist is Qeynos.
I'm definitely going to be a dark elf, taking the enchanter -> coercer route. It's my destiny.
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Drysart had this to say about John Romero:
Dark Elf for Life.
Totally.
I cannot choose a hairstyle for release, though. I dunno if I want to stick with Maiden's Fancy, it almost seems like the more popular choice. Help me choose one!
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Addy came out of the closet to say:
Totally.I cannot choose a hairstyle for release, though.
I actually like the spiral myself.
I really just wish there were a few loose hair options. Xyrra fucked around with this message on 11-06-2004 at 08:52 PM. All these updos have to be hellacious to get under a helmet.
Yeah, I want a few loose hair options too!!! High elves get one. 
If this didn't have big red sticks of doom I'd be sold (EDIT: Oh, is this Torment's Grace? XD Yeah, it rocks, especially the bangs):
Addy fucked around with this message on 11-06-2004 at 08:55 PM.
or 
*Probably not though. I can never decide this crap. And looking at it more, I think I really hate the goofy-ass wings it seems to have. Xyrra fucked around with this message on 11-06-2004 at 09:08 PM.
I recommend copious amounts of flailing arms and running about. And jumping jacks. Jumping on a trampoline won't hurt, either.
It's not something people hear about.
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Dymus Arindelil had this to say about Tron:
It'd be cool if you could get scars.
You haven't played Fable, have you?
Sure, it's neat at first
"Haha, that guy caught me in the face, now I have a scar!"
But after the second, third, or twentieth time it happens, you look like.... something with a lot of scars.
Seriously, Scars are a bad idea.
Antonia Bayle
Befallen
Blackburrow
Crushbone
Guk
Mistmoore
Najena
Permafrost
Runnyeye
Storms (French)
Unrest
Valor (German)
A town crier shouts, "Aradune has fallen! Long live Aradune!"
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Lashanna had this to say about Tron:
You haven't played Fable, have you?Sure, it's neat at first
"Haha, that guy caught me in the face, now I have a scar!"But after the second, third, or twentieth time it happens, you look like.... something with a lot of scars.
Seriously,
I tried to play Fable this weekend. I really, really tried. But it was even worse than Metal Gear: Solid for interminable cut scenes and babbling narrators that talked about me in the third person that I just gave up. Before I had to break something. Since, you know, I wasn't so much playing a game as watching a really bad movie.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
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Snoota Model 2000 was programmed to say:
They didn't have an event to end the beta? Lame. The event to end EQ's beta was the bestest.A town crier shouts, "Aradune has fallen! Long live Aradune!"
They did. But only on one server. ._.
Players made up their own events.
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Bloodsage wrote, obviously thinking too hard:
I tried to play Fable this weekend. I really, really tried. But it was even worse than Metal Gear: Solid for interminable cut scenes and babbling narrators that talked about me in the third person that I just gave up. Before I had to break something. Since, you know, I wasn't so much playing a game as watching a really bad movie.
...
There's like 5 cut scenes in the whole game.
Sure, three of them are at the beginning, but then there's like one when you get married, and one when you beat the game.
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Snoota came out of the closet to say:
The event to end EQ's beta was the bestest.
I've got screenshots of Aradune from EQ beta.
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Lashanna probably says this to all the girls:
and one when you beat the game.
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Tarquinn had this to say about Punky Brewster:
Wait, what?!
I may be mistaken, but I think she said there's a cut scene when you beat the game.
