[fastboy21]

Originally Posted by Gimp [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

As a new player on this server (started about a week ago), this is one of the things that frustrates me the most. I have been turned away from groups that were full of ridiculous twinks, only because of my gear. What about level 11 clerics and rogues with epics is even remotely "classic"?

This server is great for many reasons, but is nearly unplayable for new characters. I have personally witnessed three or four people quit within the first week because they felt that they would never be able to step foot into a raid zone such as PoF, PoH, etc..because of the elitist and selfish play that people on this server seem to have adopted. Fortunately, I have had a few players along the way help me out here and there with plat and gear, so I may be one of the lucky ones. Even then, it is severely disheartening to load up an EQemu server sporting a "CLASSIC" tag to see people MQ'ing epics left and right, level 3 clerics with fungis, etc. I guess I partially understand that the people that have been on this server since day 1 have all the reason (and plat) in the world to twink out whatever class they want, but it turns new people away from the game, very quickly. I hope you high level people twinking and plvl'ing in exp hot spots realize this (although I'm sure you don't give a shit).

I came to this server looking for the feeling I had when I loaded up Everquest back in 2000, and in a sense, I have found that. In another sense, this "classic" nonsense that is broadcasted in the server name and description leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. This will probably go unread by 90% of people, but I would really like all of you "old school" and "uber" players to realize that completely new people are trying to join every day, and are being turned off nearly immediately when they zone into Crushbone and see a pile of Orcs standing under a level 7 rogue with a Ragebringer. Shit is just fucking ridiculous.

As of now, I love this server, but after being inspected before being invited to a group earlier today, I am severely contemplating continuing. This. Is. Not. Classic. EQ. Not even close.

/rant

You're stepping into a four year old behind the time-line classic server. It would be like rolling a new toon on live when everyone else was in planes of power gear.

Yes, it stinks having to play catch up when you want "the classic experience" but, 1) this is still closer than anything you can get anywhere else and 2) the only thing that would fix it for you is restarting the server (which wouldn't fix the issues you are describing for other new players when they stumble onto the server 4 years from now).