The moment you knew...

[Dunes]

I remember it well.

It was early October 1999, and I was a freshman in college. I had played several MMO's before EQ, starting with "The Realm", followed by Ultima Online, so I knew a bit about the structure and thought I knew what I was in for. So I rolled over to Best Buy, picked up a shiny new copy of EQ, rushed back to the dorm, and installed it. I guess I knew I was in for a different experience when I saw the elaborate CGI intro for the game, but it didnt really sink in at the time.

So, I rolled a barbarian shaman and journeyed out into the snow drifts of Everfrost Peaks. I found myself blinded by the snow and dark, and wandered, lost, far into the canyons around Halas (only to die to a malicious skeleton). The 3D and atmosphere was amazing, and unlike anything I had ever seen before.

So I rolled an Erudite Wizard next, and made my way to Qeynos to meet up with some friends. Eventually I found myself sitting in a group, in the Qeynos catacombs, with 4 other casters and thats when it sank in - this is something different.

Fast Forward almost 11 years, and I have played many, many MMO's over the years. Yet always, EQ has been there, lingering and beckoning me to come back and relive the challenges of early EQ. Project 1999 has given us all precisly that opportunity, and I can honestly not thank the devs and administrators enough. Thanks for all that you do guys.

[ChubbyBubbles]

It was my second day in the Everquest world. I was a druid on Vallonzek.
There was another druid that I was learning the ropes from, some random person I had made friends with in the big world. On that fateful day she gave me my first 'cracked staff' and told me I would need it where we were going. She called it a 'vacation' from the Tree city. So she invited me to group and ported us both to one of the Karanas ( i cant remember which) Just being whisked away to a completely new area did it for me. I was completely hooked. We killed some mobs and then she left and I spent the rest of the day trying to find out how to get back to gfay.


Also the day I first saw Maverness Highness on Vallonzek. The first high level magician I had ever seen. She/he absolutely demolished blackburrow to help me retrieve a corpse I had lost.

[HippoNipple]

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I remember it well.

It was early October 1999, and I was a freshman in college. I had played several MMO's before EQ, starting with "The Realm", followed by Ultima Online, so I knew a bit about the structure and thought I knew what I was in for. So I rolled over to Best Buy, picked up a shiny new copy of EQ, rushed back to the dorm, and installed it. I guess I knew I was in for a different experience when I saw the elaborate CGI intro for the game, but it didnt really sink in at the time.

So, I rolled a barbarian shaman and journeyed out into the snow drifts of Everfrost Peaks. I found myself blinded by the snow and dark, and wandered, lost, far into the canyons around Halas (only to die to a malicious skeleton). The 3D and atmosphere was amazing, and unlike anything I had ever seen before.

So I rolled an Erudite Wizard next, and made my way to Qeynos to meet up with some friends. Eventually I found myself sitting in a group, in the Qeynos catacombs, with 4 other casters and thats when it sank in - this is something different.

Fast Forward almost 11 years, and I have played many, many MMO's over the years. Yet always, EQ has been there, lingering and beckoning me to come back and relive the challenges of early EQ. Project 1999 has given us all precisly that opportunity, and I can honestly not thank the devs and administrators enough. Thanks for all that you do guys.

The Realm is what I played before Everquest. I had just gotten 5 of my accounts disabled and was pretty burnt out on the realm. A friend that played the realm said he had a rl friend playing everquest that would show me around. I also had another friend that played with me from The Realm. We made an enchanter and druid because this guy suggested it. The erudite wizards name was Meith, sound familiar?

[PhelanKA]

I was leveling in Oasis and someone had trained specters down to the beach. I can still recall the feeling of awe and dread as those grim reapers stalked us noobs across the desert to the zonelines. It was such a powerful experience that I literally had nightmares about it for weeks afterwards.

Then on my first Vox raid, and first for the Rallos Zek server, I was amazed at the amount of preperation and teamwork required. It was totally unlike anything I had ever done in a game.

[Aetherial]

The first time I had the nerve to zone from Qeynos to WKaranas... someone pulled a train of bandits to tower2, People Shouted for help and about 20 people eventually took care of all the bandits.

The rush, and the feeling of community was incredible.

[Malrubius]

The moment you knew...

The first time I played and never could find my way out of Neriak.

The second time I played and saw Kelethin.