I'm finally getting back in once again...
It's EQ, Classic EQ... meaning that to be successful you pretty much need to group. On EQ Live you can have mercenaries, but on P99, you really need to group. Also considering you can't run multiple instances of EQ on the same machine / play on multiple accounts at once... it's really in everyone's benefit to group up! That's what I love about EQ that I hate that newer games like WoW have done... eliminate the true need for group play and social play. EQ2 is also starting to be a frustration to me because it isn't like it once was, to me grouping up and making new friends is all what MMORPG's are about!
Well, as far as a social community... you've found the forum! Everyone on the forum is rather social from my perspective, and these are the people you'll be playing with... so I wouldn't worry there. I got on truly for the first time again in a long time, I proudly announced I'm restarting EQ and am rather confused, and someone came over and gave me some cloth armor that he had looted.
The game play... new MMO's like WoW give you that instant gratification, I suspect it's to keep these young kids on there. Classic EQ (P99)... it takes time, skill, effort, and once again... some quality group play at times. It gives a challenge at times, and can be a frustration at times, but the game play is involved and its very worth it. It's not simple - there is more involved than you would think... and it isn't fast paced. I like to think of it as being around letting you enjoy your experience. You're not going to stay up all night for a week and be max level, at least I doubt it. Some other MMO's... you may be able to do that on. Maybe even EQ Live now, but I doubt it on P99. Having an EQ Live subscription, I've taken a huge break from P99 other than my occasional wanting to get on, and then having frustrations starting out because of that reason... its not simple. But I've decided to come back, my true EQEmu starting experience was when the Planes of Power client worked. I actually still have my PoP disks along with others like my gates of discord, I had a lot more but I lost them over time. But yes, I do have my Titanium disks.
Classes... that I'm not sure.
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