[Arrngrim79]

It is what you want it to be friend.

From what little I've seen on p99, they've captured the original essence of EQ. From what I've read on the boards, people are raging at each other about the raiding, but this is really how it was in those days. It was...chaotic. Even on the servers where people organized, things were still hectic sometimes. About the time investment, oh yes, I can remember years of my life flushed down the drain that is EQ. Was it a waste? Of course not, memories I hold dear still of this game have brought me back here to p99.

For those of us with social obligations, sure it's probably possible to play casually here, even at 57 with the raid scene. Just don't expect to make every raid and the leveling will be slow.

Just...enjoy it. With all the new MMO's, they've honed down the players to want to drive and crave the newest loot, the newest shiny. They've forgotten what the true spirit of EQ was about. Just having fun, exploring a new area with friends, CAMPING a SINGLE spot for days/weeks on end. The magic has been lost with the new gen MMO's and the younger crowd who demand instant gratification on everything.

One of my fondest memories of EQ, being an early 20's shaman camping at the zone to "The Arena" slowly killing the two aviak guards that would spawn and just looking out at the in game mountains watching the digital sun set. Egg timers ftw. That was the magic of the game.

And now, I've had a GREAT day frolicking through Blackburrow just like the old days. Dying a couple times in hard to reach areas, spotting Lord Elgnub and the Master Brewer and "duck & covering" asap.

Can I give you good examples of p99 at your current stage in the game? Naturally not, but I refer you back to my first statement in this response.

It is what you want it to be friend.