What was it like in 1999

[Striiker]

Hmm, in 1999 I can recall many things..

When I entered the world for the first time, I appeared in the Qeynos Newbie yard. It took a minute to figure out which were the players and which were the NPC's. I remember wondering what this line was that was floating along the ground.. I then read the name above it and saw that it was a snake. :-) That's my first memory of the game (I got in at launch). A friend had been playing the beta so he helped explain a few things later when he got on.. Some other great memories of those initial days..

I was fighting a fire beetle and suddenly I heard this loud clang/ding sound. I was like WTF was that?! I think I asked in ooc or shout and someone told me I just leveled up.. I then read the text and realized that's what it was.. I soon came to love that sound!

I remember my first trip out of Qeynos to Qeynos Hills.. I was scared, it was dark and I had a blast..

It was great that banded armor was worth something..

I made the same old mistake of hitting the A key while trying to talk to a merchant :-)

Getting killed by a guard for trying the begging skill..

Video cards at the time couldn't render too far out so there was always this grey wall where you couldn't see far. I remember later upgrading to a new graphics engine / new video card and I could suddenly see FAR off.. This was particularly weird in Qeynos Hills for me..


Best of all.. the sense of wonder and awe of exploring this massive world with over 2000 players on it. Exploring into the unknown.. Seeing the wizard spires, stone bridge and wooden bridge for the first time in North Karana...