Boxing is Rampant on Green because of the TLP Playerbase

[RecondoJoe]

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

Why not use your GI bill to go to school for something if you don't like manual labor? And there are plenty of things where military service, regardless of what you did in the military, will give you a leg up- most federal and state jobs for example. Also very few of the kids you played with are making six figures unless you happened to play with a particularly high achieving bunch.

I did use my GI BILL to become a Paramedic. I didn't enjoy the job. I thoroughly enjoy the job I have now. It's the only job I've ever had where I actually have fun every single day I go to work. But I'm also 36 years old and very seldom see a climbing arborist over the age of 40, and have to be realistic about it.

And yeah, they were particularly high-achieving. You have to remember that most house holds in 1999 didn't have a computer, let alone internet access. Most kids who had access to a gaming computer, and their parents credit card (required to play this game) typically went on to be very successful in life. My next door neighbor is not only a pharmacist, he's over every single pharmacist in the region. My best friend who went into the Navy and became a Nuclear Engineer, got out and makes bank. Another kid is now a Psychology professor at VT and has been there long enough to have earned tenure. Another kid is a surgeon. Ironically two other friends who played with us have committed suicide since then.

I genuinely believe that EverQuest was an upper middle-class experience for most kids who were able to access it in 1999.