These cosmetic changes include the ability to see the inventory while in full screen. A new experience meter also helps. These are not the only changes that have been made, but these come to the fore as they increase playability. I also noticed a distinct winter theme throughout the first few areas explored. The realism has been increased, and driving snow now reduces visibility quite a bit more than previously.
New creatures are everywhere.
I quickly found that many of them are very dangerous. The frost giants here are more than a match for the ice giants on the mainland of Everquest. The graphics really did not impress me much compared with all the new games I have been playing lately. Well, that is until I walked across a huge bridge made of the spine of a dragon. This bridge is impressive enough the first time encountered to make the expansion worth buying.