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08-05-2013, 09:22 AM
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oh do go on that 10kpp is waiting!!
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#2
08-05-2013, 09:24 AM
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When EQ first came out, all of my friends, (3), got the game and were rolling through exploring the world. I was unable to play because my 56k connection sucked and would never stay connected longer than 30 seconds. I would go to my friends houses and sit and watch them play and go home and dream about the game. So for a good 6 months while I didn't have an internet connection, I would boot up the EQ demo I believe it was called. It was the short training session to introduce you to EQ. I must have played that damn thing 300+ times. Between playing the demo and watching the introduction movie I was living large! Finally after 6 months, I convinced my parents to upgrade the internet so I could live my long filled destiny on Rodcet Nife. Nerd Hard!
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#3
08-05-2013, 06:11 PM
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oh do go on dont stop now you could win!!!1
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#4
08-05-2013, 09:27 PM
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^^ experiment in human nature
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#5
08-06-2013, 01:45 AM
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orly well if he did it was two years ago!
ORIGINAL POST DATE 08-24-2011, 02:36 PM Hagglebaron Sarnak Hagglebaron's Avatar Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 292 Default 10kpp Giveaway, all welcome to participate This time it's just a funny eq story competition, any good memories you have from p99 or live are fair game! ----- more incoming stories from unaware stay tuned | ||
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#6
08-06-2013, 02:05 AM
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The year was 1999.
I was 14 years old, and I randomly found Everquest at "Electronics Boutique" in the mall by chance. Not knowing what a mmorpg was, I began playing on my families extra crappy computer with an extra crappy connection in which it takes me a minute to a minute and a half to load any zone, after of course I convinced my parents to pay for a sub and that it is safe to put their credit card info onto the game. People were friendly for the most part, I made a dwarf warrior by the name Gimlis (because it was like Gimli from Lotr and I think that was taken, hey I was 14.) I eventually made my way to kelethin and fell off of kelethin then made my way to kelethin, then bound, then fell off kelethin, then fell off kelethin, then got drunk in game and fell off kelethin. A friendly person helped show me the ropes, gave me a dwarven ringmail tunic, a little plat and answered questions. Told me about the fabled "Orc Belts/Pads", and the dragoon dirk that some particularly nasty dark elf sometimes kept in his possession. So I continued on my merry way, leveling up, making my way into crushbone. I got to about level 13 and then I was told about this bazaar place called "East Commonland Tunnels" where I could buy some items and sell a few of my own. It was said that the masses congregated there in order to sling their wares. Also, gnomes danced naked for copper, which I luckily had plenty of. Wondering where this magical place was, I shouted my lungs out "How do I get to EC?" "Can someone help me get to EC?". Sure I got the "Take The boat" line, but I had no idea where anything was, and I was fearful to die in an unknown place because I got lost enough just trying to get to crushbone. At this point in the story it should be noted I had about 30 plat in the bank, I was wearing a dwarven ringmail tunic, all leather, maybe a battle bracer, SBS and had a fine steel sword. (basically I was a badass). So about the port...a wizard messaged me and said he would port me near to it for 10plat. So I run happily to the wizard spires and he ports me. Meanwhile, dark forces are afoot, as I forgot my platinum in the bank. We land in the wizard spot nearest EC and the wizard asks for his 10 plat. I then informed him that I will have to run to the bank first to get his money. Needless to say, the wizard was not happy with this. I sat there waiting for him to say more, and I noticed he began casting a spell. All the sudden the screen began to load a new zone. After about a minute of loading (remember my awesome computer/internet) I find myself in what I think was the Temple of Veeshen? I load in and see mobs. Without further notice, the wizard promptly disbands the group and ports himself out while I began to get bombarded by snake people. You know that OH SHIT moment? Yeah well, that came out my butt. Snakes biting me left and right, the venom eating away at my dwarven skull. I die... So back in kelethin, naked, no guild, no friends online...i cry. Ok well, I didn't cry, but I definitely was not happy. I shout for help, message the wizard and eventually I get some attention from some people in Kelethin that help me out. I was told to petition, and a GM got involved and I got my body back. The wizard apologized and ended up giving me 300plat for my 2 hour ordeal. I did finally end up making it to EC. I hastily spent all my monies on random items I probably didn't need. Only to rush off and die again and again. That dwarf never did get past 29 in the 6 months I played him. I learned my lesson that day: Make sure you have money to pay your port fee when you receive a port. Temple of veeshen=bad. So I have returned after many years, older, slightly smarter; paying my port fees up front and hoping to maybe possibly find and kill those snakethings that killed me oh so long ago. (Maybe they were dragons and not snakes, but they were definitely big. Maybe it wasn't temple of veeshen.) ---------------- That that's my story. My initiation into the mmo world, and specifically Everquest. A second story however was brewing on the Team pvp server, in which an innocent dwarf is told that in order to start getting a ghoulbane, he must first travel to Lava Storm and talk to the people in the Temple of Ro in which this particular dwarf undertook. (Trolls chasing me for days!) (And I don't think this "giveaway" is still going on, but other's stories were funny so if igured I would share.) | ||
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#7
08-25-2013, 03:33 PM
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My best friend played a female necro when he started, he soon made friends with a guy who became his sugar daddy, Now he had never started out denying being a man he just never told the guy the difference. After a few months out of the blue the guy shows up to where we work looking for my buddy to take "her" on a surprise "date". Ya, after having to be the bad guy and run interference I finally told the guy "she" was really paranoid and shy about people in the real world and maybe they should try and take it slow.
So not only did he keep taking gifts from this guy but karma came along and hit him with the ol nerf bat. His fiancé at the time started playing EQ also and soon dumped him for a guy she had met in the game. What goes around comes around I guess. (10 some odd years later and his wife of 7 years divorces him to be with a guy they were friends with in WoW...talk about a kick in the nutz.) | ||
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#8
08-25-2013, 04:09 PM
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Marathe
A long time ago on a ghetto server far away a Halfling was born, and shortly after dropped on his head. His parents knew not that the midwife had dropped this poor baby and she did well to hide it. It became apparent after only a short while that Marathe was not like the other halflings in Rivervale; Marathe was not like anyone at all...
Anyone who graced the lands of Sullon Zek would soon find an adversary quite different to the other players here. Marathe received training from the elder druids near Rivervale and they did not have the heart to tell him he was several sammiches short of a picnic and instead advanced him to graduation at an early time, surely he would not get into trouble and spend his days gardening or partaking of the spirits in the local tavern. This was not the case! Marathe had the heart of a lion and believing he was a fully trained druid of the circle he ventured from Rivervale spreading the word of justice throughout the lands! He threw himself at orc and goblin alike, but alas his injury gave him a lack of power and he fell on the swords of his enemies over and over... Folks from the neutral races tried to help gear him as best we could because we could not talk him out of fighting the evil that was rising in power on antonica. We tried to come to his aid on the battle field but he was in what some may call a berserker rage and charged headlong into battle no matter where it lie. The evil races soon learned of Marathe and his unshakable will to join battle at all times, some even avoided the poor soul not wanting to stain their blade with his blood for fear his disease might be contagious. I think everyone who played Sullon Zek had seen Marather or his corpse because he had several in each zone. Many speculated he was mentally challenged in the real world, I like to think he was a young boy living out his everquest life as champion for justice. I have never heard him out of character as long as I played...ever. So whatever the case may be this character while extremely poorly played embodied everything we the player base wanted from a game...the chance to be a champion for some cause or another. To be that unwavering voice of justice, or evil whatever your desire but to be pure... I tried to follow his code even when crazycloud used his xteaming alts to camp me because of a disagreement over a spawn. I always fought for my guild and for my team even several levels below and severely undergeared I showed up and played against Hate every day and I got kills... Marathe no matter how annoying was the soul of gaming and the reason many of us strap on our gear day in, day out. Pure, like a child before they grow and their innocence fades... Sincerely, Kegstand McFarland Loyal Servent of Kulu Champion of "Urbanum Mortum" | ||
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#9
08-25-2013, 10:59 PM
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#10
08-25-2013, 04:16 PM
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I don't care if there really is any money involved, Sullon Zek made so many memories for so many people it should be written somewhere! Maybe sometime ill tell the story of my first Pyzjin camp...it still gives me nightmares!
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