I tried to like it... I really tried...advice?

[Heavydrop]

Keep at it. This is EQ. Its supposed to be hard.
That's what makes it good.

[Kieu]

You could get a group in FM doing the giant fort. I found that to be the easiest place to get a group when MM was mega packed. Could also solo guards in HHK. There are a lot of options, you just have to be ready to travel, and be patient. Nothing in this game is fast.

Besides level 1.

[Genedin]

Haha why are people thinking I want a haste item and fungi tunic?

Anyway thanks for the constructive criticism from those of you who offered.

I find it most interesting that other players from Tarrew-Marr had a similar experience and see the stark contrast between the communities.

I understand the factors that lead to these differences but didn't realize that other servers in classic were more like this one.

I'm going to solider on hope to see you in game.

/w Gorthold if you want to bitch at me in real-time [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[LizardNecro]

epicemu.com might be what you are looking for. Just started, no twinks, and there's raid tokens so the raid content won't be blocked.

[Safon]

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

epicemu.com might be what you are looking for. Just started, no twinks, and there's raid tokens so the raid content won't be blocked.

That server is for boxers and the banned of P99, hell it was founded by a banned cheater

[Kope]

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

Well, it's funny you comment this because you are one of the reasons I started feeling this way Guido.

I duo'd with your Necro killing Aviaks. Very friendly btw not blaming you for anything.

However, it seemed to put me in the mindset that even if I grind out for the next few months and level to 60 I still won't be 1/50th as elite as most of the people playing this game due to the fact that I'm coming in so late. And what's the point of playing everquest if you cant show off a little.

When I started playing again I had such a nostalgia burst, my biggest motivation was leveling to 50 so I could kill Nafagen again. I get on these forums and read about how pretty much everything is perma-camped and there is really no room for casual players end game at all.

Hey, maybe I am mistaken but that's the perspective I have gained this far and it's holding me back.

I realize I do kind of sound like a bitch, but it is what it is.

It's truly up to you as to what's important in this 14 year old game. If you want to be the 1% you need to put the hours in (just like on live). If you want to enjoy the casual scene, you can do that without putting those hours in but you won't be "the uber 1%."

I have a couple of main perspectives you should take into account:

1) Everyone came to this server to do their own thing, relive the EQ experience and in one way or another do things they weren't able to do. For a lot of people this means raiding high end stuff, so yea the end raids are overcamped right now.

2) No one knows when velious will come out, but Kunark has been out for...2...3? years now? When on live it was out for like 8 months? Don't worry about "how far you're behind" or "how uber everyone else is." You can get incredibly uber gear compared to what you had on live incredibly easy. Because this server is so weighted towards the high end everything else is next to worthless for people. Comparatively every character I have is 200X more geared than I was on live.

Enjoy the game for what it is imo, but play it how you want. Don't worry about what every other person is doing, get groups and enjoy dungeons.

I make new characters and yea I gear them out pretty well but I only do that to go enjoy the dungeons with people again. I know others do as well (may not be a majority but just keep grouping and you'll find a good group of like-minded individuals.

[Tecmos Deception]

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

No one knows when velious will come out

Sirken said Velious beta should be this year.

[webrunner5]

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

Sirken said Velious beta should be this year.

I think someone said the same thing last year. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] As u can see from my picture I am pretty old. I would like to live long enough to see it happen.

[quido]

Hit me up if you wanna team up with my necro again sometime! I really hope his extreme twinkieness didn't discourage you... most people don't have 3 million plat twinks =P

[Barkingturtle]

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

Hit me up if you wanna team up with my necro again sometime! I really hope his extreme twinkieness didn't discourage you... most people don't have 3 million plat twinks =P

How's it make you feel to know someone grouped with you and then was like, "Damn, if I want to be that cool I'm gonna need to neglect all of my real-world responsibilities"? I am reminded of that mantra from TRAINSPOTTING: "Choose Life".

Not meaning to offend; genuinely curious.