Several months after its initial release, apart from being a good deal more attractive on the eye, the word on the street is that EverQuest II offers much the same sort of experience as the original game. Whatever the truth in these often-misinformed summations (I've barely played it myself), this may not be a bad thing. However, having played Lineage II, I can categorically state that apart from being a good deal more attractive, Lineage II probably has more of the original EverQuest about it than the official sequel, and not in a good way either.