My name is Dave Kosak, and I'm a dirty rat.

Not in real life, of course (unless you've been talking to my bookie). For the last several hours I've been playing a Ratunga, one of the little rat people in the upcoming massively multiplayer sequel EverQuest II. Although the game is still in pre-alpha, it's very playable and relatively stable. The big task for the developers now is to stock the world with content -- tons of content -- in preparation for release.

Meanwhile, we got to cruise around what's already in place.