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Originally Posted by Saladus
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Greetings all! Old school hardcore raiding veteran here who quit around 2005. I had just posted to my old server’s Facebook group about the nostalgia surrounding the game and how much I miss it. While I don’t ever expect that level of fun again, nevertheless I have an itch to try this out. I have yet to start reading through the thread, but my question is now that it’s nearly 20 years later, a lot has changed including now being a parent. If I were to have just 3 or so hours maybe a few nights a week, is this worth a shot? Or is that a bit on the casual side for this project that I wouldn’t enjoy the experience?
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Any of the current Old school EQ servers would love to have you given the times you listed. Yes, you would be able to be able to progress and relive your EQ experiences all over again. A lot of where to play comes down to your playstyle preferences. Some play on multiple servers:
1. P99 Blue - Is the oldest Old School EQ Server. Has been up and running for 14 going on 15 years. Raid scene is done by UN ruleset in Discord. Loot is inexpensive to purchase but economy has slowed due to slightly lower population than Green. Currently locked forever in Velious with level 60 max level. One box server.
2. P99 Green - Five year old Old School Eq Server. Newest server and highest population server on p99. Raid scene is done by UN ruleset in Discord. Economy is relatively strong and easier to move items than on Blue. Currently locked forever in Velious with level 60 max level. One box server.
In the past devs on p99 said there would be a merger eventually between Blue and Green, but there hasn't been an update for a while on that from the devs here. It is possible this merger could still happen in the future but the players don't know when or if it will still happen.
3. TAKP - This is a separate server that is also approx five years old that is done by a separate dev team than p99. A great place if you want expansions past Velious. Another feature that some like is boxing. Most p99ers don't like boxing while many from EQ Live and/or TLP do. Probably the easiest server to get into the high end Raid scene, which is done by rotations. Currently locked forever in Planes of Power with level 65 max level. Three box allowed server, but approx 1/3 players one box.
4. Project Quarm - Newest released server release three weeks ago. Also a separate dev team than p99. Uses the TAKP client and has some backend connections to TAKP dev team. Secrets is the dev that runs this server. Raid scene will be rotation based. Currently server is in Classic era with level 50 max level. Expansions released every 9 months up through Planes of Power. One box server.
There are other less popular servers out there, but I can personally attest to the dedication of the p99 devs, the TAKP devs, and Project Quarm devs.
Good luck fellow Old school EQer