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HyperCoffee
03-24-2014, 05:36 PM
Hey everyone! I played up until Ykesha back in high school. A week ago I felt the strange itch to get back into EQ and did some research on the official forums. I was sad to see much of what I loved about the original EverQuest was taken away. Luckily, I found a post that lead me here. I'm ready to go!


But wait..

Of course I gave up video games for Lent (TLDR: Religious thing, can't play until Easter..incredible timing) and I have to say it's proving to be pretty difficult to keep from double clicking the EQ icon. I mean..I found my old guidebooks and have been re-reading all of the awesome stories about Boomba the Big, Fuzzbeard, and the others to get my fix. So that's where I'm at.

Just a couple more weeks. Must...hold...out...
sanforce
03-24-2014, 05:41 PM
Must ... give .... in. Everquest is not a video game, it's real life (to some).
HyperCoffee
03-24-2014, 05:47 PM
STAHP! Don't tempt me.

I must say it's been a long damn time since I've been this excited to play a video game. Vanguard, LOTRO, WoW; I've played all of them and though VG left an impression (especially the crafting system) none have close in terms of what EQ had. I've been keeping an eye on Pantheon as well and so far really like what I see. Here's hoping that works out.
whitebandit
03-24-2014, 05:48 PM
everquest > religion of any kind bro.
baloen
03-24-2014, 05:51 PM
Focus on painful exp loss and time lost on a corpse run. Might help you get to Easter. I gave up caffeine for lent, feel your pain =).
Leeyuuduu
03-24-2014, 05:59 PM
What class are you gonna make

If you can't EverQuest you might as well ForumQuest
lecompte
03-24-2014, 06:04 PM
Of course I gave up video games for Lent (TLDR: Religious thing, can't play until Easter..incredible timing) and I have to say it's proving to be pretty difficult to keep from double clicking the EQ icon. I mean..I found my old guidebooks and have been re-reading all of the awesome stories about Boomba the Big, Fuzzbeard, and the others to get my fix. So that's where I'm at.

Just a couple more weeks. Must...hold...out...



I gave up wheat. Be reasonable man.
HyperCoffee
03-24-2014, 06:05 PM
Focus on painful exp loss and time lost on a corpse run. Might help you get to Easter. I gave up caffeine for lent, feel your pain =).

I think giving up caffeine would be just as bad. I can't go without coffee especially with my 6 week old daughter. Good luck to you.

What class are you gonna make

If you can't EverQuest you might as well ForumQuest

Haha, alright. One of my first race/class combos was a High Elf Magician so that's what I'm going with. I can't friggin wait to walk through Felwithe and Gfay again. That first bat wing....

I have a couple of friends that will be joining the server as well!
lecompte
03-24-2014, 06:08 PM
Mages are good but the pet agro will NOT be like you remember it. just a heads up :)
sanforce
03-24-2014, 06:10 PM
Also, if your pet does the majority of the damage, you get half exp!
lecompte
03-24-2014, 06:10 PM
And if your pet does all the damage, you get 10% of the exp!
Leeyuuduu
03-24-2014, 06:13 PM
^Yeah I was not a big fan of that change.

However in groups I think as long as one of the group members hits the mob then the pet takes no XP, so if you like playing your magician in groups (which I suggest you do since the population at all levels is pretty active and the community is very nice) then it won't be a problem.
HyperCoffee
03-24-2014, 06:14 PM
Mages are good but the pet agro will NOT be like you remember it. just a heads up :)

I don't remember much of the actual gameplay in detail, just the wonder of walking through the zones and the adventures I had with the people I met. Which I guess isn't surprising since it's really what I loved about the game in the first place.

What do I need to know about the aggro, if you don't mind me asking?

NINJA EDIT: Yea I knew about the exp penalties. Greedy little guys.
lecompte
03-24-2014, 06:16 PM
Just pet agro growth is far under where most of us remember it being. Used to have to wait until mob was around 90% or 85% life before you opened fire (get it?) but on P99 you need to wait until 65% life before launching a nuke.
HyperCoffee
03-24-2014, 06:30 PM
Is the Warrens still a good place to level or was it ever? One of my last memories was with my Wizard and my friend's Cleric killing Muglwump. And I'm pretty sure my Enchanter is still camped outside the Sarnak fortress in Lake of Ill Omen.

Why did I ever stop playing this game?
Leeyuuduu
03-24-2014, 06:32 PM
I don't think the Warrens exists..that came with Luclin didn't it??
JayFiveAlive
03-24-2014, 06:52 PM
Yes they did, no warrens in p99 :)
HyperCoffee
03-24-2014, 07:32 PM
Oh well.

Is there a more widely used UI or is the normal one generally used? I seem to remember more of the classic UI with the window. I'd love to use it and saw the thread where it was recreated, but my monitor only goes as low as 800x600 so I think that one is out.
mtb tripper
03-24-2014, 09:57 PM
Hey man welcome to p99! :) You should play both servers since you can at the same time. In downtime while you are lfg or medding or something you can switch tabs to red server and play there, or vice versa. Hope you enjoy it and have fun! I actually just rolled a character on the pvp server. Send me a pm if you are interested in starting up with me