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It never fails Just when you think you've got your whole world explored, some gung-ho gnomish explorer goes off and finds a whole new continent, and suddenly, BAM - you're right back where you started with your past creeping up behind you, a whole lot of God-knows-what lurking up ahead, and a malicious black hole of role playing sucking up all your free time. With the upcoming release of The Scars of Velious, the second EverQuest expansion pack, the already expansive online world of Norrath is gearing up to get even more mind-blowingly huge.
The Scars of Velious expansion pack adds on an entirely new continent for vigilant EverQuesters to explore, containing over 16 new zones and a host of new creatures, towns, enemies, and NPCs to interact with. In addition to the new people and places, the Velious expansion pack also boasts more detailed settings with a pumped-up polygon count and new, more fluid character gestures and animations.
While Velious is a harsh land for newcomers, the continent has been designed specifically with the EverQuest veteran in mind, providing new spells and new abilities to existing character classes, and setting up some all-new proving grounds where level 30+ characters can try out their assortment of new abilities. You'll arrive on Velious via the giant gnomish ship The Icebreaker, landing on the Fingers of the Iceclad Ocean, where gnome pirates and the looming Tower of Frozen Shadow await. From there, you'll move west across the icy landscape, through the Eastern Wastes and past the orc-infested Crystal Caverns, to the fortified Dwarven city of Thurgadin and the ominous graveyard of the distant Dragon Necropolis. We've taken our first few steps into this brave New World - check out these screen shots for an icy taste of what's in store on the continent of Velious.-- Sean Molloy / GamePro
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