I had a brief (like 2-week) trial with WoW several years ago, and it sucked. That was the extent of my MMO experience prior to a friend turning me on to P99. He helped me get around and power-leveled my original character for a bit. I made an alt and ran around soloing only to find folks out there willing to dote upon a new player with no ties otherwise than that of "paying it forward".
I am nowhere near end-game or on any specific track for such things. I just enjoy being in-game, seeing the characters, trying not to die and helping folks when I can. I usually hang out around West Freeport and bind any folks traveling that way who need it.
I have been playing this since March casually and truly enjoy the community and the game play. I don't need my character to look like he/she is a real living entity, and I never wanted a game to hold my hand and guide me through a quest (like in other modern games - I did try EQ2 after being in P99 for a bit - mistake). I will say, dying after level 10 is heart-wrenching, but the glory of hearing that DING, especially when new abilities/spells become available, is so worth the grind.
In the end, you must choose if it is worth it for you. Neither I nor anyone else can make that decision for you.
My name is Ssessth. I am an Iksar Necro, and I haunt the outskirts of West Freeport.
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