<s>
EverQuest	B-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
The	I-Protocol
Ruins	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Kunark	I-Protocol
(	O
RoK	O
,	O
Kunark	O
,	O
or	O
simply	O
the	O
Kunark	O
expansion'''	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
expansion	O
to	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
,	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
14	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
The	B-Protocol
Ruins	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Kunark	I-Protocol
had	O
a	O
very	O
different	O
visual	O
feel	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
zones	O
in	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
:	O
the	O
color	O
palette	O
was	O
more	O
vibrant	O
and	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
models	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
monsters	O
were	O
more	O
detailed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
detail	O
was	O
most	O
evident	O
in	O
the	O
Iksar	B-Protocol
,	O
a	O
new	O
playable	O
race	O
of	O
lizard	O
people	O
introduced	O
with	O
the	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Iksar	B-Protocol
had	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
racial	O
advantages	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
stay	O
underwater	O
for	O
longer	O
periods	O
of	O
time	O
,	O
additional	O
regenerative	O
powers	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
armor	O
bonus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
notable	O
of	O
these	O
was	O
Veeshan	O
's	O
Peak	O
,	O
a	O
zone	O
populated	O
by	O
dragons	O
that	O
was	O
,	O
at	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
declared	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
hardest	O
zone	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
put	O
into	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thereafter	O
,	O
most	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
expansions	O
were	O
either	O
available	O
in	O
local	O
stores	O
,	O
or	O
downloaded	O
directly	O
from	O
Verant	O
,	O
many	O
weeks	O
before	O
the	O
official	O
opening	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
The	B-Protocol
Ruins	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Kunark	I-Protocol
sold	O
92,172	O
units	O
between	O
February	O
2001	O
through	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
November	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Desslock	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
The	O
Scars	O
of	O
Velious	O
"	O
sold	O
well	O
early	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
but	O
sales	O
evaporated	O
during	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
summer	O
,	O
especially	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Camelot	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	B-Protocol
Ruins	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Kunark	I-Protocol
holds	O
a	O
89%	O
rating	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
Baguley	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
World	O
said	O
"	O
Elfin	O
magic	O
,	O
fierce	O
foes	O
,	O
online	O
action	O
–	O
they	O
're	O
all	O
in	O
here.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Alex	O
Handy	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
said	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
hard	O
to	O
find	O
problems	O
with	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
even	O
harder	O
to	O
find	O
problems	O
with	O
Ruins	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Kunark	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
expansion	O
for	O
the	O
wildly	O
successful	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
that	O
has	O
destroyed	O
the	O
lives	O
of	O
thousands.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Anderson	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
Zone	O
said	O
"	O
While	O
Kunark	O
does	O
n't	O
radically	O
change	O
EQs	O
gameplay	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
enough	O
to	O
justify	O
upgrading	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
extra	O
space	O
afforded	O
on	O
each	O
server	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
partial	O
exodus	O
to	O
Kunark	O
makes	O
it	O
far	O
more	O
appealing.	O
"	O
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