Newb help with [bracket] NPC dialog
 

I've tried many different NPCs but none of them seem to respond when I type their bracketed words in. After I hail them I noticed what words are bracketed. I go down to the entry box and type in the bracketed word. Hit enter. Then it says that I said the word and then... no response. :(

It's been 8 years since I've played this game so I'm hoping it's something obvious I'm not doing and not a bug.

Feel free to call me an idiot if I'm not doing something obvious.

if it says" Will you deliver the [nutsack] to Halas?"

you should type:
"I will deliver the nutsack."

dont just type "nutsack"
it won't work.

Perfect example...

Yea, this is true of classic. In later on expansions developers got lazy. If the phrase was "Are you [ready] to storm the castle"

Any response will work as long as it contains ready:

Ready to quit my job

Readyifiedication

Ready for a tasty hamburger

Would all get you to the next step of the quest or whatever it is. One example of how EQ drifted away from a RP game as time went on.

Thank you very much. I guess I am just used to those old-school RPGs where you type in the one keyword. :)

I know of one exception to this. All I have to type is the bracketed text to get a flask of nitrates from Te`Anara in Surefall Glades. Using [fetch a special potion] will do. Using "I will" does not help or hurt.

So far references to my nutsack has yet to yield a response.