Celebrities who played Everquest

[Evia]

I was reading a thread here where people were saying Robin Williams and some of his family members played eq/p99! I guess Robin played a wood elf ranger. I don't know why, but now I'm super interested to learn of any other big names that have stomped around Norrath!

The only other one I have to add is i heard MLB player Curt Schilling was a pretty hardcore eqer.

[Rivera]

people who play EQ are not successful

so no.

[Moerne]

I'm fairly certain RW played on live back in the day, not P99. He may have family members who do, but I doubt we'll ever really know if that's true.

But... here is a collection of famous people who were on live:

https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?threads/famous-eq-players.29825/

[Spit]

Freddy Prinze Jr

[Lhancelot]

I heard Brad Pitt played a halfling female druid and called everyone "hun" back in the day.

[Tupakk]

Afeni Shakur

[skarlorn]

I'm fairly certain RW played on live back in the day, not P99. He may have family members who do, but I doubt we'll ever really know if that's true.

But... here is a collection of famous people who were on live:

https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?threads/famous-eq-players.29825/

That thread is a cringefest

[Evia]

That thread is a cringefest


Yeah I googled before I posted hoping to find a list, but only found that thread. And uh yeah it didn't really have the greatest information.

[Shrubwise]

I heard Brad Pitt played a halfling female druid and called everyone "hun" back in the day.

lol

[Peacocky]

What make you think celebrity are successful?.

https://i.imgur.com/emP37mE.gif

[Ashintar]

Coeur and Mizo are the only celebrities I know that play.

[menadwen]

Donald Trump plays.
A druid in <Dial A Port>
I saw him at the rings.

[pogs4ever]

Mlb all star pitcher curt shilling.

I remember a rumored story of how he loved going on away trips because he could play eq all day in hotels without being bothered.

Formed a video game company after retiring from baseball too

[azeth]

I played Vanguard with Curt, or Ngruk. hes a total douche bag

[loramin]

Mlb all star pitcher curt shilling.

I remember a rumored story of how he loved going on away trips because he could play eq all day in hotels without being bothered.

Formed a video game company after retiring from baseball too

Didn't they take a ton of money in government subsidies then go bankrupt or something?

[pogs4ever]

Didn't they take a ton of money in government subsidies then go bankrupt or something?

yup, in Rhode island. i read his wiki page after posting.

[Tupakk]

Donald Trump plays.
A druid in <Dial A Port>
I saw him at the rings.

That would be great. It sadly no it's not him. Although I've asked a few times

[Speedi]

Donald Trump plays.
A druid in <Dial A Port>
I saw him at the rings.

sadly no it's not him. Although I've asked a few times

What's even worse is you asked. Like that man has anytime to play p99 EQ. So naive Afeni! I am disappointed!

[Swish]

Not quite related as there seems to be quite a shortage of info, but predictably WoW's creators were former EQ players, and Tryndamere from League of Legends is named after the creator's EQ character.

[Secrets]

Todd Pratt, Doug Glanville, and Curt Schilling from MLB all played EQ. I know Curt played EQ2 as well, because he was Ngruk on Unrest.

Curt Schilling is based as fuck, he endorsed Donald Trump, played the market in EQ2, and is generally an upstanding guy just because he doesn't pretend to be nice like most EQ players do. His company went bankrupt because he brought in an all-star team for his studio, and lost most of his personal funds in the process in addition to bankrupting Rhode Island. But hey, you can't blame a man for having crazy dreams that fail.

I told my mom that I was grouping with Curt Schilling on EQ2 before. She was amazed that anyone else even bothered with games like that.

[LiQuid]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgQreqvZIYI

[Rick Sanchez]

Not quite related as there seems to be quite a shortage of info, but predictably WoW's creators were former EQ players, and Tryndamere from League of Legends is named after the creator's EQ character.


Legacy of Steel - Nameless Server

Rob Pardo
Jeff Kaplan

[Alanus]

The lead singer from an 80s one hit wonder band played on E'ci/Tunare and was in my guild

[Fauxhawk]

Jim Lee used to play. I remember reading an article how he used to play EQ and draw during downtime. Don't know if he qualifies as a celebrity, but he's a pretty amazing comic guy.

[zanderklocke]

Jim Lee used to play. I remember reading an article how he used to play EQ and draw during downtime. Don't know if he qualifies as a celebrity, but he's a pretty amazing comic guy.

X-Men 1 and all its variant covers forming a mural was awesome. I have them framed on my wall and was able to come by a Jim Lee signed copy on the Collossus/Rogue/Psylocke/Gambit cover.

https://m.imgur.com/7xToN

[Cecily]

I was in a Lineage II clan with a guy named Maynard who also liked Tool. And after watching some interviews... That guy sounded an awful lot like Maynard. Was a cool dude.

[Shrubwise]

I've hung out with Fansy twice IRL and he's as cool of a guy as you would think.

[loramin]

Jim Lee used to play. I remember reading an article how he used to play EQ and draw during downtime. Don't know if he qualifies as a celebrity, but he's a pretty amazing comic guy.

The first comic I ever bought:

https://i.imgur.com/hM5nGEq.jpg

Definitely qualifies as a celebrity to me.

[Troxx]

people who play EQ are not successful

so no.

Depends how you define "successful"

I have personally known more than 2 dozen lawyers/drs/engineers/PHDs who played/play eq including p99. If your definition of "successful" is limited to celebrity status - I only know of RW.

[Goodest]

Todd Pratt, Doug Glanville, and Curt Schilling from MLB all played EQ. I know Curt played EQ2 as well, because he was Ngruk on Unrest.

Curt Schilling is based as fuck, he endorsed Donald Trump, played the market in EQ2, and is generally an upstanding guy just because he doesn't pretend to be nice like most EQ players do. His company went bankrupt because he brought in an all-star team for his studio, and lost most of his personal funds in the process in addition to bankrupting Rhode Island. But hey, you can't blame a man for having crazy dreams that fail.

I told my mom that I was grouping with Curt Schilling on EQ2 before. She was amazed that anyone else even bothered with games like that.

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

i have it on xbox 360 its a really good game stories a little shallow but the fighting is hack and slash with combos some are very hard to pull off but fun to try.

[arsenalpow]

The rumor way back when on Vallon Zek was Tank Abbott the MMA fighter played a barbarian rogue in the barbican only guild (Shanks)

[Jazzy]

Asia carrera was in my guild on live

[Muggens]

^She was in my vcr player alot too

[Boyblunder]

Anthony Cumia played, was in Cats in Hats on Drinal until the 12 year GL booted him for lack of raiding.

[SamwiseRed]

Fred Savage played on red for a bit.

[Swish]

The rumor way back when on Vallon Zek was Tank Abbott the MMA fighter played a barbarian rogue in the barbican only guild (Shanks)

I hope he was better at EQ pvp than he was at MMA

[Jazzy]

Fred Savage played on red for a bit.

[salimoneus]

The rumor way back when on Vallon Zek was Tank Abbott the MMA fighter played a barbarian rogue in the barbican only guild (Shanks)

Tank was hilarious as a guest analyst back in the day, I always wished they would have brought him in for more live events.

[CHusk2]

When I was in college, Ben Stein was the keynote speaker at my university's state-of-the-university address.

He spent a solid 35 minutes ranting about Everquest. Now, I know that EQ basically destroyed his son's life, and I don't necessarily disagree with him about the harmful effects of playing EQ all the time. But, this was in 2010 and he was addressing a room full of mostly 18-22 year olds. I'm 100% certain I was one of maybe 4 or 5 people in that room who even knew what EQ was. If he had mentioned World of Warcraft, I think his point would have been more accurately conveyed.

He spent the rest of his time pandering to southerners and defending Richard Nixon.

It was a weird night.

[Tankdan]

Schilling wasnt hardcore he was a 46 monk stuck in the grind forevs.. I remember.

[Gamkek]

I was in a Lineage II clan with a guy named Maynard who also liked Tool. And after watching some interviews... That guy sounded an awful lot like Maynard. Was a cool dude.

I cannot imagine MJK ever wasting time on something like a MMORPG. Not that I consider it a waste of time - nothing you enjoy spending time on is ever a waste. But it seems like the antithesis of who he is as a person, based on his life, his upbringing, his memoir, and every (serious) interview he's ever done on how he operates and creates.

[Cecily]

Yeah, I'm allowing for the possibility that I'm totally wrong. But if I'm right that's pretty cool. Tool got me through a lot of hard times.

[Shrubwise]

When I was in college, Ben Stein was the keynote speaker at my university's state-of-the-university address.

He spent a solid 35 minutes ranting about Everquest. Now, I know that EQ basically destroyed his son's life, and I don't necessarily disagree with him about the harmful effects of playing EQ all the time. But, this was in 2010 and he was addressing a room full of mostly 18-22 year olds. I'm 100% certain I was one of maybe 4 or 5 people in that room who even knew what EQ was. If he had mentioned World of Warcraft, I think his point would have been more accurately conveyed.

He spent the rest of his time pandering to southerners and defending Richard Nixon.

It was a weird night.

What happened to Ben Stein's son? Did he get pixel fever?

He didn't off himself after he lost his corpse like that one dude, did he? Google search yields no results related to Tom Stein's EverQuest habits.

[Lhancelot]

Yeah, I'm allowing for the possibility that I'm totally wrong. But if I'm right that's pretty cool. Tool got me through a lot of hard times.

MJK is one of my favorite artists alive now. Music-wise I think he has only gotten better particularly if you consider what he is producing with his band Puscifer.

Puscifer's cover of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" has got to be the best cover of this song, ever. The video also is supremely entertaining! (link of video of Youtube below)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LoiblDKBDc

[Brandonian10]

What happened to Ben Stein's son? Did he get pixel fever?

He didn't off himself after he lost his corpse like that one dude, did he? Google search yields no results related to Tom Stein's EverQuest habits.

This article mentions it a bit:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/addicted-everquest-overload/

[loramin]

"It's a game. But it's a game that's a dangerous game. This one is different. This one is so intoxicating, so seductive," he says.

Ben Stein says his son regularly stayed up all night playing. "It was as if he had a demon living inside him. I mean, it was as if he had some kind of evil spirit living inside him," he says.

[Raavak]

The lead singer from an 80s one hit wonder band played on E'ci/Tunare and was in my guildWho was that?

[Zekayy]

We have a celeb who play's p99 his name is necrious.... he never talks in ts at all he doesnt want us to know who he is....

[Lhancelot]

We have a celeb who play's p99 his name is necrious.... he never talks in ts at all he doesnt want us to know who he is....

Must be someone famous with a really distinctive voice... Morgan Freeman IRL, maybe?

[Raavak]

I think he may be Marcel Marceau.

[Zade]

I remember stories that RA Salvatore played p99 for a while early days.

[stormlord]

I was reading a thread here where people were saying Robin Williams and some of his family members played eq/p99! I guess Robin played a wood elf ranger. I don't know why, but now I'm super interested to learn of any other big names that have stomped around Norrath!

The only other one I have to add is i heard MLB player Curt Schilling was a pretty hardcore eqer.
When I was playing on live, somebody had direct relations to Ron Perlman. Not quite the same thing, but...

[Reguiy]

Jeff Kaplan and Marc Merrill were both leaders of large guilds in Everquest. Jeff is the lead designer for Overwatch and Marc Merrill co-founded League of Legends. Not your typical celebrities but they're both definitely celebrities in the communities in which they occupy. They're also rich as fuck.

[Priceline]

Jeff Kaplan...Overwatch...

Jeff was lead designer of the best WoW expansion ever, Overwatch is a dog shit achievement compared to that.

[Lojik]

I remember stories that RA Salvatore played p99 for a while early days.

Did he petition to allow the name Drizzt?

[Faiding]

As long as you're distinguishing between played vs excelled then sure. But "celebrity" is a super relative term.

But to generalize down to high-earners I know that sit in the 1-10% income bracket (250k+) per year:
-I don't know many that game in general
-I know a few that might log on occasionally here and there
-I don't know any that would conceive of logging in at 4am to kill a boss or sit at a spawn for several hours/days

There are also dozens of engineer/science-types on P99 that have flexible schedules.

[Breeziyo]

Matt Mercer from Critical Role and Jeremy from Pure Pwnage both played. Jeremy's story about BotB as a Wizard is heartbreaking. Mercer played an Enchanter.

[Jimjam]

Rygar is Hole legend Courtney Love by the way.

Sorry for outing you.