I know of a handful of almost totally undiscovered secrets on this server, and nobody knows what else might still be hidden out there waiting to be discovered. My play time these days when I'm not running my shop consists of about 95% aimless wandering and 5% corpse runs.
The fact that p99 is a custom server of sorts (still some non-classic stuff that gets discovered/patched every once in a while) opens up these possibilities even more. I still have an Arctic Scallop from when it was in the forage table somewhere early-on in p99's history. I have been clutching onto that thing like it's my eq security blanket.
Typically, only players who take the time to deeply explore the world on their own come across these things. As Duckwalk perfectly put it.. you need to explore these "random nooks and corners of EQ." Sure, usually it's just for fun/lore/imagination, but every once in a while you come across a vendor with something really cool or rare, or you see an NPC with an interesting and seemingly unfinished series of dialogue.
For example: the "
Ice Cream is Good" books, and the "
Generic Coffee Beans"
I wanna know what the hell those do! It's as if the EQ developers put these items into the game to tempt us, but I really don't think there is any way to actually MAKE coffee or ice cream in classic EQ. That makes me sad, but also at the same time it inspires me with hope that some day I might discover some undocumented "long lost recipe" or something...
...And don't get me started on "
Ogre Marinade"
Gotta keep that dream alive!