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That was beautiful t0lkien

You captured all the joy i had with EQ when i started back then. I think a game needs to have dangers, that are unavoidable. Anyone who has played EQ knows that death is only one mistake away, and that mistake can cost you hours to recover from. I never lost my toons completely, i always found a way to get my corpse back after dying even in the hole, when i too took the plunge into it. I guess the joy of EQ is just that, it has a small sense of real life in it, the wandering, the fighting, the learning your way around.

EQ wasnt a game that gave you anything easy back in the day. Today we have years of data, that has been gathered by players, that makes the game way easier, but still you have to go out and play it to know that it still isnt a cake walk.
After starting in P99 i already had a plan lay'd out of how i was gonna succeed, but if you would of seen me when i first booted up EQ back in 99, i was a scared little rabbit, i had no idea what was gonna happen next. Even then P99 still gives me that feeling that i dont know whats gonna happen next, i could be dead, another hour wasted, or i could be dinging getting my new spells and finding another grind spot.

For us EQ nuts, we can talk about the game over and over again, like you said, it is a part of our life. We experienced joys, misery, and anger... the game has a effect on you if you see beyond the dated graphics. EQ also scares me a bit, it takes away time from RL, it has ended many relationships, it can become and addiction if you let it. I wish upon anyone who plays this game, the joy of experiencing all the highs and lows of EQ, just remember its a game. Like t0lkien noted, his toon will always be at the ready, ever vigilant to keep adventuring. So if you need to go do something in RL, go do it, your virtual self, will be here waiting for you.