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Wow, where to begin, theres so much to our beloved everquest, most people who read this prolly think the same thing : D But I am going to try my best to give a brief description of the game, and why it is so unique.

The game is very immersive, which is something that I will probably say 100 times. The feel of the game is very unique because of how dynamic it is. You can do almost anything that you want to, from dropping items on the ground, attacking almost any npcs, dieing and losing your corpse, to kill stealing other players. You have a lot of freedom in this game, which doesn't exist in a lot of other games that I have played.

The game itself is a very social game, because you rely so much on other players, something that is also lacking in other video games. At some points, it is a necessity to have certain classes to accomplish a certain task, theres pretty much a class for everyone, and every class has its unique advantages and disadvantages. (as with all video games, players are brought together to accomplish similar tasks, but it is especially cool on this server, because everyone is here to experience classic eq again, so its really easy to make friends, and create strong bonds with people)

Back to some more immersion factors. You can only talk to the people in a zone with you ( you can send a tell though to anyone in game ), theres no global channles or anything ( any more ) this creates a lot of immersion. There are certain zones, and certain spots in zones, where people will gather, because of the location. For instances, the East Commonlands is the trading hub on the server, it is the most populated zone. There are other popular zones for specific levels, because over time people have discovered that these are the best spots. South Karana is always full of level 20s, oasis is always full of characters in their teens, and so on and so forth. On the other hand, there are zones that are out of the way, or really difficult for their level, and usually empty, like West Karana ( very large zone ), or Kedge Keep ( the zone is underwater ). When you are in a zone like West Karana you feel very alone, and there's usually no chat. On the other hand, East Commons is bustling with activity, and can have more than a hundred people in it. The same can be said for cities as well. Erudin and Qeynos are really out of the way, and usually only have a handfull people in them, but Neriak and Freeport, can be full of people ( they are right next to EC : ). All of this creates a very special feel that ive never seen in another game.

Someone already mentioned factions, but they are very unique, and important in this game. The race you pick greatly effects how you play the game. Evil races are generally kill on sight in neutral or good races cities, and likewise good races aren't welcomed in evil cities. It is safe to say an ogre and a human have different views on how easy or difficult the game is. ( of course there are always ways around stuff, like invisibility, or alternative routes )

Npc's can be quite unique in Everquest. Some creatures are highly resistant to magic, some creatures will assist each other if attacked, some will see through invisibility spells, some have low hit points. The interesting thing is that in Everquest none of this is told to you. You just have to adventure, and figure things out, and learn. Some people previously said that the game has a big learning curve, and this is very true. I personally don't even think of this stuff as I play anymore, because I know the game so well, but just starting out, there is a lot to learn. The game is so dynamic and interesting, especially some of the lore, to this day i'm still learning things about classes and mechanics that I didn't know. I didn't really even scratch the surface here, and this was a long winded, not to informative post : D but if you start playing you'll get to travel down the road that everyone else here has gone down, and will figure it all out for yourself.

I think the real difficulty will be getting through levels 1 - 10. You have very poor skills in casting and melee, you'll miss a lot, and leveling just seems really slow. But outside of that the game starts to pick up and I think you'd be hooked at that point : D i think you would benefit from playing in the region near East commonlands, you could always have questions and get them answered there, and there's a lot of people to help you out if you needed it. If you do start playing just send me a tell and id be happy to help you with anything, hope to see you in game!.