EverQuest II: Echoes of Faydwer First Impressions

GameSpy has tossed up some first impressions of Sony Online's EverQuest II: Echoes of Faydwer, now that the expansion pack has officially been released.
The early experience for a Fae character, as mentioned, has been altogether pleasant. The moment you zone into the starting area, you're presented with quests aplenty, with robust experience rewards, and material rewards that are actually useful. As has become commonplace in the genre, the first few levels fly by, and you'll soon find yourself outgrowing the emasculating Nursery zone (some of whose quests have you finding a little girl's lost dolly) and venturing into areas more in keeping with EverQuest's high fantasy milieu.