Can old players still play with their old accounts on F2P ?

Ganger · 12-08-2011, 11:51 AM

I started playing everquest II back when it first came out. I haven't played the game for years now. Can someone comfirm that I can still play my old characters with this new F2P system ?

dave_ · 12-08-2011, 12:10 PM

I was wondering that, too.

captain_video · 12-08-2011, 12:25 PM

As long as you remember your Station ID and PW, yes. There have been server merges over the last few years, so if your characters were on a server which no longer exists, you may need to call SOE's support # to figure out where they were moved. Anyone who was ever previously subscribed will have the equivalent of "Silver" status on one of the F2P servers. This will affect how many character slots you have.

dawn_patrol · 12-08-2011, 03:06 PM

If you're like me, then every character was locked due to being a race or class that free players aren't allowed to use. Additionally, you can only have 4 character slots. I didn't even bother deleting old characters to try it out. Uninstalled for good.

Zorlac · 12-08-2011, 03:34 PM

Yes you can.

captain_video · 12-08-2011, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dawn_patrol

If you're like me, then every character was locked due to being a race or class that free players aren't allowed to use. Additionally, you can only have 4 character slots. I didn't even bother deleting old characters to try it out. Uninstalled for good.

For a while they were grandfathering in the right to play any character you rolled while subscribed, regardless of his/her race, but perhaps they have stopped doing that now. You would get four (4) free character slots, yes. The unlocked characters would default to the ones you played most recently. If you contact SOE support they can switch those around for returning players on a one-time basis. Additional character slots can be purchased without subscribing; they're cheap when you get them on sale and use double or triple Station Cash to pay for them.

Booty_Juice · 12-08-2011, 05:15 PM

I played EQ2 for a little while when it 1st came out. I downloaded the F2P version and logged on with my old station ID and PW, and my toons were still there but I can't play them without paying to unlock those races (Vah Shir and Rat - I can't remember what they are called)

BBQsauce1 · 12-08-2011, 06:35 PM

wow.. all of my 3 characters are a restricted class.. Guess I cant play for free after all. Nice try EQ2, but you guys failed.. when you lock out an entire account, you are losing potential money. I'll uninstall. peace out ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

captain_video · 12-08-2011, 07:55 PM

I did further research, and the locked characters are a mistake, SOE does intend to allow all characters rolled on previously-subscribed accounts to be played without having to buy any class or race packs. See this link for reference:

http://www.everquest2.com/news/artic...urrent&id=5068

The silver accounts are still limited to four free character slots, so if you have more old characters than that, you'll either have to make some choices or buy more slots.

taoareyou · 12-08-2011, 08:49 PM

I have characters on Crushbone server. So I can plan those old characters or will I only be able to play characters on their special free to play servers only?

captain_video · 12-08-2011, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by taoareyou

I have characters on Crushbone server. So I can plan those old characters or will I only be able to play characters on their special free to play servers only?

All servers are now the same, so yes you can.

Zorlac · 12-09-2011, 04:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BBQsauce1

wow.. all of my 3 characters are a restricted class.. Guess I cant play for free after all. Nice try EQ2, but you guys failed.. when you lock out an entire account, you are losing potential money. I'll uninstall. peace out ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

They're fixing this so you can play them now.

BBQsauce1 · 12-09-2011, 02:32 PM

Guess we will see if they actually allow old characters to play. If they fix it, I'll give it another spin.. just wish I hadn't uninstalled it ROFL oh well. serves em right.

12-09-2011, 02:35 PM

Yeah I just now logged in with my old Ratonga Necromancer without buying the race or class pack. And 9 out of my 11 characters are playable - without buying extra slots. Sweet!

Its too bad they didn't have that in place on the first day though - I'm sure a lot of vets logged in, saw the restrictions, and won't bother looking at it again.

Honethite · 12-11-2011, 01:21 PM

Yep, was able to log in and play my very old characters back from 2006, nice to see I have all the expansions enabled except the last 2, plenty of content to do and see.

12-08-2011, 11:51 AM	#1
Ganger Join Date: Mar 2008 Reputation: 255 Posts: 2,461	Can old players still play with their old accounts on F2P ? I started playing everquest II back when it first came out. I haven't played the game for years now. Can someone comfirm that I can still play my old characters with this new F2P system ?

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12-08-2011, 12:10 PM	#2
dave_ Join Date: Dec 2010 Reputation: 34 Posts: 458	I was wondering that, too.

12-08-2011, 12:25 PM	#3
captain_video Join Date: Aug 2010 Reputation: 203 Posts: 1,254	As long as you remember your Station ID and PW, yes. There have been server merges over the last few years, so if your characters were on a server which no longer exists, you may need to call SOE's support # to figure out where they were moved. Anyone who was ever previously subscribed will have the equivalent of "Silver" status on one of the F2P servers. This will affect how many character slots you have.

12-08-2011, 03:06 PM	#4
dawn_patrol Join Date: Sep 2009 Reputation: 1 Posts: 38	If you're like me, then every character was locked due to being a race or class that free players aren't allowed to use. Additionally, you can only have 4 character slots. I didn't even bother deleting old characters to try it out. Uninstalled for good.

12-08-2011, 03:34 PM	#5
Zorlac Join Date: Jul 2008 Reputation: 267 Posts: 3,664	Yes you can.

12-08-2011, 05:15 PM	#7
Booty_Juice Join Date: Sep 2010 Reputation: 5 Posts: 11	I played EQ2 for a little while when it 1st came out. I downloaded the F2P version and logged on with my old station ID and PW, and my toons were still there but I can't play them without paying to unlock those races (Vah Shir and Rat - I can't remember what they are called)

12-08-2011, 06:35 PM	#8
BBQsauce1 Join Date: Nov 2011 Reputation: 2 Posts: 18	wow.. all of my 3 characters are a restricted class.. Guess I cant play for free after all. Nice try EQ2, but you guys failed.. when you lock out an entire account, you are losing potential money. I'll uninstall. peace out ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

12-08-2011, 07:55 PM	#9
captain_video Join Date: Aug 2010 Reputation: 203 Posts: 1,254	I did further research, and the locked characters are a mistake, SOE does intend to allow all characters rolled on previously-subscribed accounts to be played without having to buy any class or race packs. See this link for reference: http://www.everquest2.com/news/artic...urrent&id=5068 The silver accounts are still limited to four free character slots, so if you have more old characters than that, you'll either have to make some choices or buy more slots.

12-08-2011, 08:49 PM	#10
taoareyou Join Date: May 2011 Reputation: 4 Posts: 13	I have characters on Crushbone server. So I can plan those old characters or will I only be able to play characters on their special free to play servers only?

12-09-2011, 02:32 PM	#13
BBQsauce1 Join Date: Nov 2011 Reputation: 2 Posts: 18	Guess we will see if they actually allow old characters to play. If they fix it, I'll give it another spin.. just wish I hadn't uninstalled it ROFL oh well. serves em right.

12-09-2011, 02:35 PM	#14
Myrkrel Guest Posts: n/a	Yeah I just now logged in with my old Ratonga Necromancer without buying the race or class pack. And 9 out of my 11 characters are playable - without buying extra slots. Sweet! Its too bad they didn't have that in place on the first day though - I'm sure a lot of vets logged in, saw the restrictions, and won't bother looking at it again.

12-11-2011, 01:21 PM	#15
Honethite Join Date: Jul 2006 Reputation: 67 Posts: 370	Yep, was able to log in and play my very old characters back from 2006, nice to see I have all the expansions enabled except the last 2, plenty of content to do and see.