Similar yet Different (WoW & EQ)

EQ II Vs. WoW

From our studies we have found quiet more similarities then originally thought. Both games have expansion releases for Mac and PC, they are both classified under the genre of fantasy and surprisingly the age range for both games were only a few numbers off both having the average player being mid to late 20's. Both games include their own parallel universe and a few of the classes and races have a similar setting. EverQuest 2 not only have guilds but they also use the faction system which WoW has. We also learned that both games have PvP and have different realms/servers that host this kind of roleplay. It had more similarities then we had originally expected. 

Even though we have similarities we still have quiet a few differences. EverQuest I was released by Sony Online Entertainment March 16, 1996. WoW was released by Blizzard February 11, 2005. Being a much older game EverQuest I outnumbers the expansions and also has EverQuest 2 and EverQuest Next that will compete not only on a storyline level but on the graphics level as well. WoW is still pretty new so it only has a few expansions, its newest Cataclysm, and its graphics are on par with today's graphic cards. EverQuest I has a high level of races and classes it has 16 races and classes, EverQuest II adds in an additional 4 races. WoW originally had only 10 races 5 for alliance and 5 for horde but with the new Cataclysm expansion they have gained 2 extra races for each side but kept the same 10 classes. 

One game has been around much longer then the other but they still find the other quiet the competition. The one thing we can say about these games is they both have a thriving fan based population that follows them, keeping both games alive for many years to come.