Bringing an EQ virgin to play

[valdi313]

I can say that I can completely new to EQ, but I am a MMO veteran. I started with DAOC, and moved on to almost every game that was offered, including the dreade WoW, which I played from launch.
No matter what some say about what WoW has become, I am happy to say that I leveled a druid to 60 as a resto spec, which was the fastest spec at launch for those that were around.
I am loving my time in EQ so far. I picked a mage as a starting class. Better to learn as DPS than a tank or healer I always say.
The learning curve is steep, but I am loving the brutal nature of the gameplay. Having consequences from death is awesome in my book. I'm still looking for the game that makes you reroll upon death, but I guess that is even too hardcore even for this EQ community.