I was thinking of a big run from qeynos to freeport on EQ 20th birthday.

[Cen]

I was going to start trying to speed run it then I realized its almost 20th anni and maybe a big ass server group run together across antonica would be cool on Saturday March 16th! Whos down? From dock to dock!

[utenan]

You have my horns

https://i.imgur.com/x5Ijcr7.jpg

[Jauna]

level 1 gnomes
pvp enabled
ak'anon to the hole
checkpoints to see if anyone gets there too early from outside buffs

[d3r14k]

You have my horns

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

[garfo]

yaaaas

[Bardp1999]

For the true classic experience you need to level a character to about 12 then make the run.

I am in full support of this effort. Tekilya Wu'Tang will lend his fist and run as a guard to make sure the party makes it safely though the treacherous HHP

[Taer]

I did a gnome run on VZ waay back akkanon to kerra isle in tox. Risked running through Runneye and Beholders maze instead of HHP.

If I'm able at the time, I'm in.

[Xap]

You have my horns

https://i.imgur.com/x5Ijcr7.jpg

That picture is hysterical lol

[azeth]

Man I did the Qeynos -> Freeport run as a true 1999 newbie and really got that legit experience. Here's a fun nostalgic story:

I was a human ranger named Onusin, I rolled to begin in Surefall glade. Over my first month I spent my time grinding decaying skeletons, skeletons, gnoll pups and getting destroyed at the entrance to Blackburrow.

One day a level 40 something bard zoned into Qeynos Hills and shouted "free noobie gear to the first response!". I couldn't believe it when he responded to me, "you're first, meet me at Surefall entrance". He handed me 2 full backpacks of Small Brass equipment that I couldn't wear, but was able to sell immediately for a couple hundred platinum.

I was level 6 flush with ~500 plat, and made my first purchase - a Polished Granite Tomahawk. The seller was a female erudite magician who was very excited to hand off the weapon to a noobie. So excited in fact that she mentioned that her and her friend could help me pair it with a weapon they heard of - Short Sword of Morin - https://wiki.project1999.com/Morin%27s_Sword.

I wasn't aware of the weapon, or that it was a mini-introductory epic quest for rangers. Suddenly at level 6 I was being escorted outside the safety of Qeynos Hills and into the dangerous lands of West Karana. We ran across the zone, trying to keep me safe and invisible til eventually we found what we were looking for, the Ghoul Messenger.

My comrades dispatched the Ghoul Messenger, I looted the contents and was told "the rest is on you. Head to Kithicor Forest and hand Morin the map you looted." Well, "what is and where is Kithicor forest" I asked, and they hinted "its on the way to Freeport". They could have escorted me, but gifted me the opportunity

They departed West Karana and left me where I stood over the Ghoul's corpse. I shouted "which way to Kithicor?" and was given brief compass-based directions from the players in zone.

Over the next few hours I methodically worked my through the Karanas, soliciting help from every passerby in form of SOW and invis. Eventually I made my way up the aggrocrag of Eastern Karana and zoned into Highpass. Again I shouted "which way to kithicor" and again was met with nothing but help from other players.

I zoned into Kithicor at night to find a paladin and cleric duoing at the entrance to Highpass. Upon observing I was a cloth-clad level 6 ranger, they stopped me, invited me to their group and cast invis versus undead on me. My target, Morin, was on track and I set foot out of the entrance only to again be stopped and told to hug the left wall.

Eventually I made my way to Morin, turned in my map and was awarded the Short Sword of Morin. I immediately tried to equip the sword in my offhand to pair with my PGT, only to discover the level 13 dual wield requirement for the first time.

So here I was in a dangerous high-level zone, far away from my home and bind point. "Should I head back?" I thought. I decided instead to shout for directions to Freeport to see this massive city I had heard about. I followed the Kith wall all the way to Western Commonlands.

I zoned into WC and following the directions I had received from a player earlier began running straight across the zone.

"a nightfall giant crushes YOU for 116 points of damage"
"You have died."

I woke up naked in Qeynos Hills.

[TripleLegit]

I was going to start trying to speed run it then I realized its almost 20th anni and maybe a big ass server group run together across antonica would be cool on Saturday March 16th! Whos down? From dock to dock!

Sounds like a blast!

[kjs86z]

I have never made this run before.

Would gladly participate. Be kinda fun if the GMs could get involved w/ some kind of event for this historic date.

[mumpz]

I zoned into WC and following the directions I had received from a player earlier began running straight across the zone.

"a nightfall giant crushes YOU for 116 points of damage"
"You have died."

I woke up naked in Qeynos Hills.

Great story!!! Did you go back?

[azeth]

Great story!!! Did you go back?

no, my corpse rotted haha. Literally the moment the nightfall slayed me, my dad yelled upstairs "bud you ready to go?!".... We then left for a weeklong camping trip

[Jlpstrtkng]

You have my horns

https://i.imgur.com/x5Ijcr7.jpg

I swear I just finished watching your fun run video from a recommended video suggestion and this pops up on the forums.

[Bbeta]

I'll be there!

[stebbins99]

LOL Skarlorn! Good to see ya. And yes this run sounds fun as hell

[booter]

For the true classic experience you need to level a character to about 12 then make the run.

I am in full support of this effort. Tekilya Wu'Tang will lend his fist and run as a guard to make sure the party makes it safely though the treacherous HHP

I remember making the run from Greater Faydark to Qeynos on my mage at level 8 because some higher level mage told me I could get a sick dagger (giant snake fang or something) from BB. That run across Antonica was so epic -- felt like a true adventure. I had my crappy invis I think, and found a mid-20s Paladin who guided me through the Karanas.

I'll never forget it. I was a very immersed teenager.

And I did get that dagger, and it did help out quite a lot in TYOOL 1999.

[loramin]

LOL Skarlorn! Good to see ya. And yes this run sounds fun as hell

[mcoy]

The first guild I joined in classic had 1 requirement - you had to make this run in order to join. "Viatores Norrathae" was the name I think. Guildleader was an Erudite Wiz named Zapo. Now I feel nostalgic.

-Mcoy

[jazzman_so_fresh]

I would have been upset if the story didn't end that way. Never heard of a nightfall giant though.

[Cen]

Ill make sure to make some noise about this as the day closes in :)

[Cen]

Bumping for more visibility every once in awhile :)

[Pringles]

sounds fun i guess

i could drop some items as prizes if you wanna spice it up

[Nagoya]

Ak'anon to BB docks is very very uneventful and everyone is just gonna take the first boat to arrive hehe. Same goes for Odus to Qeynos. And if you make it from Qeynos to Ak'anon then you're again stuck with a very uneventful BB to Ak'anon to the first person arriving at Freeport docks will have to wait for next boat and then all the front runners will arrive at BB simultaneously and the fastest PC to Zone between zones will win.

I think Freeport to Qeynos or Qeynos to Freeport is really the way to do it, unfortunately for the other two other classic islands.

Depending on the timing, I might want to participate! Definitely do bump it from time to time :) Try posting it on r/Porject1999 as well when we get closer to the event /o/

[Iksar_with_a_plan]

Sooo close to ST pattys day... Can we say its the 17th and get really drunk too?

[Cen]

I'm thinking. 5PM eastern 2pm pacific? Make a lowbie and meet at the docks and we can shove off at 5. We can split off or change up to one of the three main routes. If you die pop a guy over in Freeport and watch people roll in :p

[Cen]

Bump, this will be on saturday at 5pm eastern 2pm pacific! March 16th. Look for Cenon!

[Cen]

last bump since its today

[Gustoo]

Free rebump for a great idea and good fun. walking on land in game is the best part of EQ.

[Prostatus]

gotta be lv 5 to leave noobie zones

[Cen]

run starts at docks not gate :D