What was your first online gaming experience?

[Destan]

Techincally my first would be Dragon Gate. MMO that precedes Ultima Online, and you paid per minute (since it precedes subscriptions as well).

It took me 22 minutes (and $22) to make my first character. I was 15 with no income, so my parents said once was enough and I never played again.

After that, I focused on cheaper endeavours with Warcraft II, Rebellion, and Heroes of Might and Magic 2 (yay email turn-by-turn play!).