New Players

[Thebaraddur]

I'm completely new to EQ and decided to make a cleric after healing in WoW for around 5 years. I have no idea what the Hell is going on so I just started whomping on some bats and skeletons outside Qeynos. I feel like a minnow in an ocean. This game frightens me.

[Brutal_X]

Hehe, welcome to the world of Everquest! And yes, it is indeed pretty crazy, compared to WoW. Just hang on, and you'll get used to it, its a wild ride!

[Striiker]

Its' a great server especially if you experienced EQ back in the golden era (Everquest initial to Velious). The developers have done a great job pushing to have the server be as close as possible to how live was back then..

[Nogdar]

Cleric is a tough choice for a first char of a player coming from wow, be warned...

And whoever never played dungeon keeper 1 missed out as much as whoever that would'nt have played EverQuest or p99!!! That game is a true gem which I really hold high in esteem out of my gamer career [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[rafaone]

Go for it you'll love it And great Dungeon Keeper avatar.. avatar.

Ugh I remember that one, i needed tons of that Jacuzzi big high demons to kill [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Nogdar]

Killing him is a heresy, you MUST torture him for hours until he will join your cause.. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Brutal_X]

Yeah, and you had to kill him... twice, plus a ton of other heroes and just when you thought you you won "Beware, the Lord of the Land approaches..." Ahhh... memories.

[Nogdar]

Right [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] Last level, impossible as a child, easy game as an adult.. Same goes with so many games. Try warcraft 2 now.. hehe

[Arclanz]

Food is scarce...enalrge your hatchery. Your creatures are annoyed, you cannot pay them.
I miss dungeon keeper big time. Tempted to build a windows 98 rig so I can play it.

These forums are a treasure of information. If you really want to know what your EQ experience is, dig through the forums for the past two years. Oh heck I'll find a couple of my posts from 2010 when I played here (when the pop was 880 nightly). If nothing else, it sets expectations. You will have a blast on this server at least for a while, and maybe for a long time.

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

As a lvl 14 chanter, I'll outline my experiences:

solo 1 to perhaps 7. Nice folks at the gates will give an occasional buff or even an item!

After that get in an orc camp in EC. That worked for a couple levels. After that, it's not that easy to group..I've solod the vast majority of the time. But I also haven't walked up and asked to join every group. Other than that orc camp, most groups I've seen are "guild lowbie groups." Meaning it's their twinks and others usually aren't welcome.

This is the most classic experience you will get; but you will also see plenty of PL'n and twinks here. That aside, it is still a thrill to play old EQ. And if you play a group-required class like tank or cleric then you will most certainly get more groups than I. I did meet a few cool folks to group with in befallen around lvl 8 or so; but haven't seen them online since. I'd say I bump into 1/3rd cool people and 2/3 snobs.

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

I've encountered twinks most of the time. Only rarely do I encounter a genuine low level player. I would say groups welcoming new players are infrequent (unless you mean orc1 in EC). However if you play a cleric you are almost guaranteed a group; play a tank and you should get a group. A troll/ogre sk or the like will have a harder time getting a group.

That said, it IS fun to see a good number of players in old zones.

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

As a newer player I will say it's pretty lonely. Sure it's great to see all the people in old content. But after 22 levels of pretty much soloing, I miss the type of comraderie that was abundant in original '99 EQ.

This server has too many twinks, powerleveled characters, and guild elitists :P. Which is not too welcoming an environment for new players.

/bow...I'm not worthy, etc. to the handful of super friendly elite characters. The ones who run through guk shouting free rez; or who take a few minutes to buff or say hello even. They are the reason this pop is growing consistently.

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

As a 22 chanter who has played for the last six weeks or so, I will say I have seen plenty of tanks to group with but only rarely saw a cleric.

other than that, i rarely see wizards.

lots of enchanters, necros, and druids, ogre/troll tanks, shamans

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

Welcome to the server! I had a similar experience. Lots of twinks and PL'd folks here. But you will find the occasional new person to group with; and hopefully can form a more permanent group. EC seems good for orc groups; but those won't be permament group mates. I'm surprised no one is grouping in Crushbone?? Again, welcome!

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

I would just like to add that you will sometimes meet very nice and helpful players. Maybe someone will give you a nice magic item; or give you a buff; or help you with a rez. And you sometimes get in a group that seems to know how to play; and have lots of fun for several hours.

This happens infrequently; but when it does it makes everything seem worthwhile.

Best wishes and safe travels, dragolyche!

[Tecmos Deception]

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

This game frightens me.

Some of us have been playing for over a decade, and it still scares us sometimes [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]