New to the server/game

[FearlessTeapot]

First night is in the books. My dark elf enchanter' Malakhai, made it to level 3. I couldnt believe I lost my first fight one on one with an even conn snake. Sure is a different world than current live eq. I also had to relearn some lessons. Like typing /l BEFORE you die. Also, only buy the spells you absolutely need, lest you run out of food heh. Good to be back.

[Xer0]

Aha, it's bittersweet isn't it :P I quit eq shortly after LDON, started playing a couple months before luclin.. started playing WoW in it's closed beta in august of 04, and played for almost 8 consecutive years..t aking 1 or 2 two to six month breaks in 8 years.. and after going back to this I feel like I'm mentally handicapped :P

[Swish]

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

Swish, torrents are NOT classic!

Neither is playing on a broadband connection, if you're using a 56k dialup modem, I salute you! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Spoonerism]

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

Neither is playing on a broadband connection, if you're using a 56k dialup modem, I salute you! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

lol touche'.

How about a 150kbs connection? lol Wait..maybe it gets up to 300kbs sometimes...


"Mom, quit picking up the phone, you keep disconnecting me!"

[Vellatri]

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

I couldnt believe I lost my first fight one on one with an even conn snake. Sure is a different world than current live eq. I also had to relearn some lessons. Like typing /l BEFORE you die. Also, only buy the spells you absolutely need, lest you run out of food heh. Good to be back.

Awesome, isn't it?

I decided to try P99 with a friend. This friend was a WoW veteran of several years and never played another MMORPG. Over lunch, I'd tell tales of the good old days when our characters walked uphill both ways through 6 feet of snow to exchange our silver for plat at the bank. After traveling naked from the bank to the middle of a dungeon on a corpse recovery. (Corpse recovery? What the hell?)

This friend had an awesome time starting out. She took so long figuring out what's what in kelethin that she ran out of food. Then she kept dying to mobs because she was starving, and couldn't get the money she needed for food, much less spells or gear. She also lost a corpse because she had no clue where that orc killed her in Gfay. After she eventually overcame that hurdle, I arrived via boat with a set of studded that I crafted, which made life a bit easier. Her druid is now level 14, so she's thrilled to have a decent DoT, SoW, and Bind.

My friend actually likes the fact that EQ is pretty hardcore, and doesn't hold your hand. It's a lot harder to have a successful evening if your group isn't coordinated. Aggro and crowd management actually means something in this game. I'm finding that there are a lot of teeny details I didn't notice before, like the fact that almost anything you loot can be used for something, whether it be a tradeskill or a ridiculously useless quest. There's so much subtle content in this game.

You might see the pair of us running around. (I'm a 16 DE Shadowknight.) I think we'll be headed to Highpass soon. Be sure to say "Hi" to Vellatri and Velivia.

- Vellatri, Knight of the Temple of the Dead

[gotrocks]

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

[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

THIS!

**headdesk**

Originally Posted by Vellatri

I decided to try P99 with a friend. This friend was a WoW veteran of several years and never played another MMORPG. Over lunch, I'd tell tales of the good old days when our characters walked uphill both ways through 6 feet of snow to exchange our silver for plat at the bank. After traveling naked from the bank to the middle of a dungeon on a corpse recovery. (Corpse recovery? What the hell?)

This friend had an awesome time starting out. She took so long figuring out what's what in kelethin that she ran out of food. Then she kept dying to mobs because she was starving, and couldn't get the money she needed for food, much less spells or gear. She also lost a corpse because she had no clue where that orc killed her in Gfay. After she eventually overcame that hurdle, I arrived via boat with a set of studded that I crafted, which made life a bit easier. Her druid is now level 14, so she's thrilled to have a decent DoT, SoW, and Bind.

My friend actually likes the fact that EQ is pretty hardcore, and doesn't hold your hand. It's a lot harder to have a successful evening if your group isn't coordinated. Aggro and crowd management actually means something in this game. I'm finding that there are a lot of teeny details I didn't notice before, like the fact that almost anything you loot can be used for something, whether it be a tradeskill or a ridiculously useless quest. There's so much subtle content in this game.

You might see the pair of us running around. (I'm a 16 DE Shadowknight.) I think we'll be headed to Highpass soon. Be sure to say "Hi" to Vellatri and Velivia.

Glad you guys are having fun. Send a tell to gotrocks next time your on and ill see if i have anything lying around my bank you could use. at the very least i know i have a bit of pp to help you guys out with spells. Same goes for the other guy in this thread who said he was just starting out!

welcome to the game!

~~gotrocks

[eqravenprince]

Originally Posted by Xer0 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Aha, it's bittersweet isn't it :P I quit eq shortly after LDON, started playing a couple months before luclin.. started playing WoW in it's closed beta in august of 04, and played for almost 8 consecutive years..t aking 1 or 2 two to six month breaks in 8 years.. and after going back to this I feel like I'm mentally handicapped :P

I laughed out loud. I shared this with a a coworker of mine whose first MMO was WoW and he talks about WoW all the time. And I tell him about EQ. Neither one of us can get the other to switch games. I can't blame him for not wanting to switch from WoW, especially since it was his first MMO, just like EQ was my first. But I think this unofficially proves that EQ > WoW when it comes to challenge =)