This is why I loved (and still love) Everquest

[Supaskillz]

Interestingly ring of the combines is just s velious spell, so you could not port there until 34 during kunark. Though at 34 you still don’t really belong there.

The epic nature of things you encounter and are totally out of your reach as you level was part of the appeal. I suspect tons of people are like me and remember runnng into s sand giant in oasis or a city guard and thinking anyone who could kill it was basically an eq god.