Hello! (New Player Introduction)

[Yacoby44]

Hey guys. First off I want to thank you for taking the time to read my thread. Due to real life I had to postpone getting started on P99 a while back and have realized that I still have not lost my love for the game of Everquest. So I figured I would just let everyone know that I have plans to come back and try my hardest to become a valued member of the community and make some new friends this time around.

So basically as I do whenever I am starting out from scratch, I am looking to you guys for suggestions and any help I can possibly get. So let me lay out my plans and my goals here to let you all know what I want to get out of this game.

My main goal is to eventually play a warrior as my main. I have done a lot of research and realize that playing a warrior or most any tank class for that matter makes you extremely gear dependent which means you need to have plat to gear one up satisfactorily. So for that reason I think it would be in my best interest to maybe forgo a tank as my first character and to roll a caster that I can play to high enough level that I can farm enough plat to buy my warrior a set of gear.

So I basically am looking for whatever help I can get in the form of friends, groups, newbie items or maybe some start up plat if possible. I really don't like to ask for too much help, but from past experiences on live I have realized how much easier the first 20 levels or so can be with a little bit of platinum to start. So if anyone was willing to take me under their wing and possibly help me get started it would really mean a lot to me. I would also be willing to pay back whatever possible small loan I could get or give back any loaned newbie items when I outgrow them, but if that doesn't happen I am totally fine with finding a way to grind out my first couple weeks the hard way.

Most of all at the top of the list, I just hope to meet some cool people and have a good time while I am at it. I will be creating a character most likely in the next day or so, if not, definitely Friday will be the day that I start. I figured it would be worth it to post a thread first to see if I can get a head start instead of just creating my character and not knowing anybody at all, as I said the kind people that have helped me in the past always made a huge difference in my playing experience.

So after I level up a first character and have enough plat to finance my warrior, then my end game goal is to hopefully end up tanking for one of the premier guilds on the server.

Everquest and tanking has always been a part of my DNA, nerdy as it is. When other kids at school were talking about growing up to be a rock star or some Hollywood celebrity, I was going to bed at night hoping to one day be a skilled enough gamer to be main tanking Everquest endgame for whatever guild would believe in me.

Nerdiest story I am sure a lot of you have heard in a while I am sure, so I expect the flames and trolls. Luckily for me a hard life and negative people have not taken away my love for what I see as the greatest game of all time.

Well that is basically it. Thank you for whoever took the time to read my post and I hope to meet some of you this weekend. Also, remember not to ever lose your love for this amazing game, no matter what! I hope to meet some of you awesome people soon. Have a great day / evening everyone.

[Halfelfbard]

What?

[Danyelle]

Internet

[azxten]

You can just read the first sentence of these posts...

Hey guys. First off I want to thank you for taking the time to read my thread. So basically as I do whenever I am starting out from scratch, I am looking to you guys for suggestions and any help I can possibly get. My main goal is to eventually play a warrior as my main. So I basically am looking for whatever help I can get in the form of friends, groups, newbie items or maybe some start up plat if possible. Most of all at the top of the list, I just hope to meet some cool people and have a good time while I am at it. So after I level up a first character and have enough plat to finance my warrior, then my end game goal is to hopefully end up tanking for one of the premier guilds on the server. Everquest and tanking has always been a part of my DNA, nerdy as it is. Nerdiest story I am sure a lot of you have heard in a while I am sure, so I expect the flames and trolls. Well that is basically it.

tl;dr looking for whatever help I can get in the form of ... items or ... plat

[godbox]

holy smokes i couldnt read that got up to "call me ishmael"
for real though make a necro there fun great solo but also sought for groups require literally no gear to start and you can solo take down any named u decide u want drops from. ull never see ur epic but i always thought EoT was the necro epic clicky when i played live so there ya go

and if u absolutly gotta tank from the get go. naked paladins get alot of handouts ive noticed

[Snagglepuss]

Welcome!

And do it the way any self-respecting wanna be tank starts out. Roll a Mage/ Necro/ Druid and grind to your 50s in a few weeks and then farm some cash and twink a warrior.

[SomberSunday]

Welcome!

And do it the way any self-respecting wanna be tank starts out. Roll a Mage/ Necro/ Druid and grind to your 50s in a few weeks and then farm some cash and twink a warrior.

Hah, glad to see this advice. That's what I'm doing right now!

[Yacoby44]

What has happened to people in general and the Everquest community as a whole? My post was'nt really that long or hard to read and I wasn't forcing anyone to read it if they weren't interested in another newbie post. If you have trouble concentrating long enough to read my thread then you probably haven't read many books in your life and most likely failed English class in high school. This was just discouraging to say the least.

The whole reason I posted this was because I thought just maybe I would meet ONE person that would be willing to take me under their wing and that would of been all worth it.

Also what is up with the first 2 replies? "What?" and "Internet"

I have seen Danyelle on these forums for a while now, I wouldn't have expected that from them.

Anyway, still considering coming back, just have had a lot to deal with IRL lately. Its just really sad that if this were 10 years ago my thread would of helped me find at least a couple people to help get me through the first 10 levels of the game. Oh well.

[subatis]

whether or not you're discouraged by the response, you're probably better off just logging in and playing.

[djstaid]

I have said this in a few other new player threads, but there are a lot of people willing to help with all aspects of the newbie life. People willing to give gear, money, buffs or just advice/info are all over the place that I have seen. Best way to find them is to start like everyone else did and just play and be social.

You are not begging in your OP (so no offense), but some people don't really like it when a new player shows up immediately asking for a PL, plats, buffs or gear. I don't think you are trying to ask for a free ride, but you had to have figured that the post might have annoyed some people.

I am not slamming you, just try to see it from the other side before getting frustrated with those posts.

Welcome to the game btw... friend me in game and let me know if you have any questions. I just recently came back as well, so I may be able to help.

[lawll]

Anyway, still considering coming back, just have had a lot to deal with IRL lately. Its just really sad that if this were 10 years ago my thread would of helped me find at least a couple people to help get me through the first 10 levels of the game. Oh well.

This server only has the raiders from old school EQ. It's missing the noobs, RPers, beggars and any other stereotype mmo player that isn't a raider (a big reason why this server doesn't feel classic). What does all this mean? You will only find min-max minded people that want to cock block named and call everyone a noob. You are most likely better off on the EQmac server since most people don't even raid or give a shit about endgame (you will find more like minded people).

[webrunner5]

Pretty much sounded to me like begging. There are a ton of people on here that never have raided and never will. And we all at first needed help. But to just ask outright for it in a thread. Comes across as begging the way I see it.

Get in a group and ask questions. Get to EC tunnel and people will probably give you buffs, plat and gear if you DON'T beg. Just ask for some buffs and be happy with whats comes after that. It is a nice game but don't expect a lot of stuff for free.

I was in a Unreast group a few days ago and half of the level 16 to 18 peeps were happy as heck to be looting the Ringmail gear in there. Better than they had. And it is just AC stuff. So great gear does not grow on trees here.

[Aceofcups]

Yacoby44: Your skill in begging has leveled up(6). Well, my first and really only character is a warrior, which is rough. But if your still making a warrior and not some wimpy caster i can probably toss you some starter stuff. Just toss Fuegan on your friends list

Also btw, if ya didn't know in the good old world of EQ, begging can get you 3 things. PP/Items, nothing, or death. Just sayin, Ikky guildmasters don't like beggers.

[Striiker]

The reality of the forums is that there are many who have fun picking on people. Some times they say things intending to be funny but it can be interpreted as being mean. Your best bet is to get in the game and start playing. Find some people to group with and ask for advice. When I enter a new zone or camp in a group, I always let the person inviting me or the group know that I am not familiar with the camp / zone so that they know what they are getting from me. I have never had this be an issue and I learn the finer points of that camp. The same can be said of classes. If you join a group, let them know you're new to the game or the class and I am sure they'll give you advice (probably they have other characters of the same class and can really be helpful). It's better to learn "under fire" than any kind of formal type of mentoring in this game.

Welcome to the server and remember the most important thing is to have fun! It will be challenging and slow at times but the overall experience should be fun.

[Growlers]

I didn't think the post was that bad. But...When I started on the server the first thing I thought about was not that I needed help to get through the first 20 levels. It was, oh cool I get to grind out the first 20 levels just like in classic EQ. But I'm a masochist.

[falkun]

I didn't think the post was that bad. But...When I started on the server the first thing I thought about was not that I needed help to get through the first 20 levels. It was, oh cool I get to grind out the first 20 levels just like in classic EQ. But I'm a masochist.

I wouldn't call you a masochist, I'd just state you realize the journey is the destination. If people weren't so worried about getting to raiding, or getting pixels, they'd enjoy the time and work they put in to obtaining those levels and pixels. Enjoying time is really the only thing a game should be about anyways. It's not like I'll take my Singing Short Sword to the beach with me.

[Thana8088]

Anyway, still considering coming back, just have had a lot to deal with IRL lately. Its just really sad that if this were 10 years ago my thread would of helped me find at least a couple people to help get me through the first 10 levels of the game. Oh well.

WELCOME!

Don't get too discouraged. In general, people in-game are very different from people on the forums. You can usually hang around EC tunnel and get buffs and the occasional hand-me-down or a few plat. There does seem to be a lot of new people starting lately (Reddit?), so I think you'll find groups and make friends easily.

P99 raiding, however, is not for the faint of heart. Go big or go.....EQmac?