Did you actually play on 99

[Reodd]

I played in late summer of '99 all the way through the end of LDoN (with some intermittance after PoP).

You don't hit multiple 65s with gobs of AA without playing a lot for a long time. Unfortunately, I do this in all MMOs, including WoW and EVE.

[Lagaidh]

Lagaidh the 1st was born Jul 3 1999. Three great years, three more decent years.

So glad p99 exists.

[Seering]

I was in for beta and played from day one .. for almost 10 full years before leaving EQ.
I think thats called an addict [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[runlvlzero]

Wow cool to see all how far this thread has gone. I am sorry for the title.. I think I was half awake when I posted it.

I had a regular DnD group I us-to play with and half of them were in IT and had beta accounts to EQ, every time I went to dinner with them they said I had to play this game. So I think it was like a month or so after release I finally had the cash to spare on it. I think off and on this is the game I have played most, with maybe doom and quake coming in a distant 2cnd. Somehow I feel like I'll be in a nursing home sitting around a table with a bunch of other old guys on laptops running around on a museum replica server hosted by the EQ preservation society. Doing reenactments of the "first naggy raid". Lol

[Brut]

Started early 2000, played until some PoP being rubbish and neglecting purchase-duties of all the expansions popping out every 2nd month, had hiatuses of varying lengths returning to mostly run around Velious in bazaar bought armors dying to dwagons.

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

Damn I was like 17 and running around begging and screwing around for my first year or so. That was another cool thing about classic EQ though for me, when I was that annoying twerp and no one irritated me because I was lost in my own little world in the game.

Lolplz, had a buddy who rolled a female wood elf called Sweetcheaks or whatever, begged around Rivervale for ages getting brown chitin breastplates and whatnot. So not classic that people see through the "hi there hun!!!! can i haz some gear??? =)))))"-tells here!

[FatMagic]

EQ Beta 4 here. February 10th 1999. I still have the Beta 4 disc! Then got the game at/around launch and played for many years! But I was ultra casual. Never had a level capped toon.

[Krait]

Not sure if I played in 1999 but it had to be close because I was playing already when Ruins of Kunark came out.

[Zarniwooop]

Started in November 2001 (with a 4MB video card) because I had to take it easy for a week after some minor surgery. I was bored and popped in the EQ demo disc expecting nothing besides a good laugh. I played the first night for 32 straight hours. Keep in mind, prior to this, I had ridiculed anyone that would waste time playing an online game where you killed friggin rats.

That first 10 days on the trial server was the best gaming experience I will have in my life barring major changes in the PC gaming industry.

Finally retired totally burned out in early 2010.

[Giopawa]

Started during the launch of Velious.

[Haul]

2000-2007