how/why do you play everquest? Am I playing it right?

[Donruss]

EQ is one of the hardest games to start from scratch. Getting to max level is an obvious first goal, did that. I don't think anyone can level a druid to 60 without starting a twink, did that.

My monk is now lvl55 and I am looking forward to grouping in sebelis with him the rest of the way. This first twink was fun because his weapons went wu's staffs, then a quivering staff, then jade mace / kd. Now he uses ac/sos. I have had a blast working on his epic up to this point. I have killed eejag with the help of my guild, and quested all my own ROTWF. Making this character my main until he is lvl60 seems like an obvious choice, I just have not been motivated to do it for some reason. I have not logged on this character in months.

So what have I been doing when I log on? Honestly, making money on my druid... but why? (Have a fungi already) I want to do the monk epic instead of buy it.

The most fun part of my eq expierence the last couple months has been playing untwinked characters with my rl friend. We are running cleric / mage so gear is not that important. We both have < 2k in gear, I would guess he has less than 1k in gear. Why is this so much fun? Is it because we hunt in super classic places? Permafrost, upper guk, oasis, najeena, Karanas etc? Or is it fun because I am not steamrolling content?

At this point I am considering making another twink and am starting to question why I play this game / how to get the most enjoyment out of it. Do I make another monk? Iksar this time, with fungi, epic, tstaff etc? Would be fun to truly rail content like I never got the chance to on my monk the first time. Or do I make a ranger and run around with a sword of Morin acting like one of those classic everquest snobs? Tough call.

[Nightbear]

I would say the company you play with is the best part of this game. I recently started a new character with my brother who is playing for the first time and we are having a blast. Him experiencing the content for the first time, and me reliving it.

[Donruss]

I feel ya. I wish I had known about this server a while ago. I never got to really expierence classic. I was lvl25ish when kunark dropped on live. Maybe that is why I have been enjoying the classic low level stuff. Also, you are right about the company. Playing with real life friends is fun at any lvl.

I just don't have the motivation to try to take over the world in North this time around.

[iruinedyourday]

haha I literetly typed a thread like this, and deleted it cus I thought it sounded stupid.

I noticed that what I thought I loved about EQ was getting 1 character to 60, then wandering around killing random greens and doing quests.

But shortly after I get any character to 60.. I re-roll after doing some cool shit, and start again.

So I think I play to level characters.

I also really enjoy camping nameds solo.

But since I always want to get 60, then spend months camping namdes and then just roll a new character. Ive learned, that I think the reason I play eq is to level characters while I watch Sliders on Netflix.

[polishanarchy]

Do you have to take over the world to enjoy the game?

Sometimes it's fun to just run around different newbie zones and help people out. And druids are amazing at that! It depends on what you like doing, but making someone else's day can be great.

[Donruss]

Iruined, when you are leveling up new characters... are they super twinked and crushing content on their way to 60? Or are they under-equipped and struggling a little bit?

[Donruss]

I left that out, I spent a ton of time doing just that. Plvling g random people in unrest / crushbone. I have probably given away 30 green silken drapes and other newb gear that I have acquired.

You bring up a good point though. I have to bang out these trade skills in preparation for the shawl quests, I could do that and hand out the stuff I make. Could probably kill at least a weekend, maybe a week doing that.

[iruinedyourday]

Originally Posted by Donruss [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Iruined, when you are leveling up new characters... are they super twinked and crushing content on their way to 60? Or are they under-equipped and struggling a little bit?

depends, I wouldnt say super twinked.. right now my monk has a fungi a Wu's Quivering staff and 2 peices from Dalners, the arms and gloves. Hes got nothing else.

My last character had some pretty decent gear, but was missing a back slot face, and a couple others for, well hes 60 and still missing a back slot heh.

I get some clutch gear, that makes me stronger than EQ would prefer me to be.. but i dont look like im on fire and shit hehe

Altho I did make a rogue that looked pretty redonk with an epic at level 1 once.. but I only got him to 35 and stripped him haha

*edit* I should by no means make you think that im out there skipping around doing random old quests, and wearing bloodstone eyepatches on my shamans... I definitely am racing to 60 every time...

[Clark]

Originally Posted by polishanarchy [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Do you have to take over the world to enjoy the game?

Sometimes it's fun to just run around different newbie zones and help people out. And druids are amazing at that! It depends on what you like doing, but making someone else's day can be great.

for sure that is one of my favorite things to do the last year+

[Donruss]

Interesting... fungi but wqs. I have a fungi as well but I have not played a twink with one yet.

I don't know, I feel like I would either go balls out on my next character or only spend 2k again like this one.