Continuing on in EQ2, I explored a few more of the game systems.

The banks are much like EQ1’s, except for holding fewer bags. In fact, space in general is at more of a premium than I’m used to, and most of my packs so far are only 4-slot. While there I also found out how to get my house and set up items within it, though it’s pretty bare at the moment. It comes with a convenient access point to the EQ2 equivalent to the auction house, at least.

I also did the crafting tutorial quests while running around the Peat Bog and finishing off the other quests for that area. Crafting involves harvesting materials from a variety of sources (bushes, logs, rocks, etc.) and then combining them at the appropriate crafting station. That’s fairly similar to other games, but the one big difference is that while performing the crafting, you have to play a little minigame where you have to keep the item’s durability rating up while reacting to various flaw events that pop up while the item is being crafted. If you fail to respond with the appropriate hotkey, the item’s durability can suffer, increasing the chance of failure, and you can even take damage. It definitely makes it a lot more interesting than the usual sit-n-wait systems.

Next up, I need to finish off one last quest in the Peat Bog and then start nosing around the rest of Qeynos for more quests…