P1999 Questions
 

I've never played EQ and I was told by a friend that Project 1999 would be more fun than playing the official servers. The problem is that I have not a clue how to play EQ (specifically the 1999 version). I'm not sure what stats I need, what skills I need, or any general knowledge of the game.

My other question is where is this server hosted? It would suck if I downloaded the game only to find out I have 200ms.

http://wiki.project1999.org/index.php/Main_Page

Read it. Love it.


I would specifically recommend reading:
http://wiki.project1999.org/Jval2529...om_Modern_MMOs
http://wiki.project1999.org/Players:Newbie
http://wiki.project1999.org/Loraen%2...election_Guide
http://wiki.project1999.org/Choosing..._Playing_Style

... in that order. Also read all of the specific race and class pages to try to get an idea of what class you'd like to make. After you do that, come back here and ask any specific questions you come up with along the ay.


And a ping of 200 would be just fine. This isn't counterstrike, it's not even WoW. It was designed to be played with a 56k (at best) connection and pings of probably 300+.

A lot of people would be jealous, I'd love to start this game again without any knowledge of anything...some of my best experiences included running from Felwithe to Kelethin along the path in the dark in a world that seemed so vast and unpredictable, praying not to see an orc pawn along the way, those atmospheric sounds, the rain...

I'd never have dared to stray off the path, who knew what could be lurking there :p

Thank you for the list! I don't have time to read them at the moment so I'm curious, do they cover builds/guides for classes or is that something I should find elsewhere?

I know exactly what you're talking about. I'm going to try to savor every moment of my first week because the best part of any game is when you first discover it. Hopefully the graphics don't ruin the immersion for me.

play some NES or Atari games for a week, then play EQ

problem solved

Two of the links kind of go into a general overview of how each different class works and the strengths and weaknesses of each class. There aren't really builds in EQ though; you can pick your gear and, if you're a caster, select which 8 spells of all the spells you know you wish to have ready to cast at any given moment, but that's the extent of customization really. Fortunately there ARE a bunch of classes that are each very distinct from any other, and the way you put your class's gear choices and abilities to work is huge in determining how effective it is.

EQ is not a game that is "balanced" in the modern MMO sense of the word. Every class has situations in which it works (or shines), but some classes overall are just better than others.

Those guides + each specific class page on the wiki will give you a pretty good idea of the general capabilities and playstyles of each class though.

This isn't necessarily related to my post but when I try to go the installation guide it links me to the forum, not a forum post. I'm not sure how to get my everquest client to connect to this server.

You are talking about the link on this page, right?

http://www.project1999.org/forums/showthread.php?t=2651

don't click on the actual link, just scroll down the page some more. links are broken

I think you can get all the getting-started info you need at http://www.project1999.org/forums/showthread.php?t=2651

Now I feel dumb.