An exclusive peek at EverQuest II's aerodome races

by Justin Olivetti on Feb 26th 2011 11:00AM

Fantasy, EverQuest II, Events, in-game, Expansions, Free-to-play

Flight: It's the dream of every mammal and a few unfortunate ground-bound birds. It's only through technological ingenuity that we have soared to the heavens, and we have the gnomes to thank for that.

Well, at least when it comes to EverQuest II, which is hosting the Gnomish Aerodome Races as part of the new Destiny of Velious expansion. Player pilots are invited to test their luck and skill at three challenging courses: Butcherblock (the most dangerous), Tenebrous Tangle (the longest) and Lavastorm (the trickiest).

Each race track puts players at the wheel (so to speak) of a Gnomish aircraft to maneuver around and through various obstacles in an attempt to net prizes. Winners will receive a special title and the ability to pilot the craft for a short time thereafter (although it cannot be taken out of its respective zone). Check out this one-day event in EQII and make sure to look over the vehicles and courses in our early exclusive gallery below!

EverQuest II Updates

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Reader Comments (1)

Hmmmm, races seem to be the new MMO thing :) As long as they're fun, I suppose it's good. I will probably get sucked back in to checking out EQ2 at least one more time.

I really wanted this game to be more of what I loved about EQ1 (which I'm not sure I can define anymore), but most of all I just wish it performed better (FPS). There's also something about the graphics that kind of 'depress' me. The guild halls are the most drab things.