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[Lagaidh]

Originally Posted by tops419 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It's not that twinking wasn't common on live in 2000ish, its just that twinking to this degree wasn't.

on live, pre 2002ish>? maybe later
I had never seen a twink with a COF/Fungi/Tstaff. It was unheard of. on p1999 it's pretty much the only way to qualify as a twink.
For every class minus casters (which can't REALLY be twinked before velious) the degree of twinking is insane.
Epics are commonplace (minus a few) on twinks
There are almost no "oh shit" items left except for ones that were nerfed out quickly.

Maybe you didn't see it, but I can remember all sorts of early live twinking. Hell, I can remember inspecting a L9 druid with a CoF and other dragon loot before Kunark... I was playing my freshly minted newb in July of 1999.

So with the game out for a full 4 months... people were twinking alts with abandon. Hell, after I saved up and had full bronze by L10, I was accused of being a twink.

You must have played with your eyes shut really tight back in the day =)

[Arclanz]

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

...The only time I was tempted to agree was right after the hundreds of suspensions due to the showeq two boxing crap. It seemed like the server had been compromised.

My friend, the server has most definitely been very compromised. Damage is done. I don't think anyone is asking for a server wipe; they want a new, uncompromised, server. However, I was pondering the merits of a one time deletion of all coins on blue. It would not be painless, but it would go a long way towards counteracting the damage done by hacks/exploits in the past. UPDATE Characters SET P=0, G=0, S=0, C=0. There ya go. :P

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

...I can remember inspecting a L9 druid with a CoF and other dragon loot before Kunark... I was playing my freshly minted newb in July of 1999...

You must've started on a server that was old as hell and even still, I wouldnt count one case in 5,000 as "people twinking with abandon." I started on the newly launched Brell server in July 1999 and I can assure you, there were no twinks until much later. As a Paladin in my mid 40s, I began to see minor twinking (some low levels in banded or steel armor) on some of the oldest players; most of which I knew.

[Huggz]

Lagaidh, I played on Rathe too.

Tourmaline, 50 monk. Hit 50 right behind Emil Drak and Tao. I agree with the other poster above. There was only a tiny tiny population of the server that was hordcore enough to really twink back in the day. Couple of Keggers, couple of BotS guys...but seriously not that many people twinked that early...

A wiped server is just amazingly fun. Excited for EQclassic, if it drops before we all get old and grey.

[webrunner5]

A server wipe is a total waste of time. TMO would start all over and within 3 weeks half of them would be level 60 and 1/3 of them would be twinks again.

There are people on here that between them and their brother, friend, play a toon 24/7. They know every trick in the game and just want to be top dog come hell or high water.

You get 4 or 5 people grouped that know what the hell they are doing, in the right zones and the levels and gear just come very fast.