10kpp Giveaway, all welcome to participate

[Fate]

I remember back when kunark was released I had a 60 necro and just got arch lich/emissary of thule and I celebrated by going into oasis during prime time and running around with all the spectres (making sure not to train anyone mind you) while my friend from my guild was yelling in /ooc that the GM's spawned a special event. Had a good laugh for 2 hours or so as there was probably 100 or so people in the zone trying to follow me around.

[Knuckle]

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

Try looking here http://web.archive.org/web/200304021...es/default.asp

not bad i can actually pull up some stories haha, ill have ZERO chance of finding any of mine, I cant search by author name =( like a needle in a haystack


ooo heres a news update:



Alan VanCouvering on the EQ naming policy
Catalyst [12/3/2000-5:37:46 PM] Comments[68]

Name Nazi's Out of Control on P99
Well it worked. The name police turned out in force. So now, that I know of, 2 level 60's on our server have decided to quit playing because their name got changed. They've had the names for over a year, they were not offensive in any way, but the name nazis decided it's never too late to annoy the customers.

For example, one of the players was named "Knuckle". That's been his identity. Here's someone who's a well known high level, who's helped kill Trakanon several times, and now his name has been changed for no good reason. (Those who know me from P99 know I'm no fan of Knuckle or his guild, but seeing someone quit the game because CUSTOMER SERVICE (lol) decided it was time to screw them over for something as stupid as a name is just ludicrous.

If you want to discuss our name policies, I'm all for it. But not with the kind of language and name calling that has been used in this thread.

Alan

[Tiggles]

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

back on Tallon Zek when I started back in 2000, I was struggling as a new player. I didn't really have any friends to play with or any equipment to get started (Barbarian Warrior). Eventually I caught a lucky break - some a$$hole ran an ice giant train on me and killed me. That doesn't sound very lucky, but the guy that did it felt really bad, and he went into permafrost and got me some large bronze pieces.

he told me about a place called Gfay - where the newb wood elfs start out, and mentioned it was the auction zone and constantly had hundreds of people in it bartering at all times. I wasn't happy with the bronze armor alone, the game was still really tough to solo in. I made my way to gfay to do some buying and selling.

I sold all of my bronze armor - 2pp per AC. while I did that, I kept an eye on low end items from people in a hurry to make a sale, or just in general what the items were going for. I bought and resold a couple of items I was comfortable taking the gamble on. the big money maker was the stein of moggok, easy to sell and people were churning out the quest to sell them. eventually I did enough buying/reselling to acquire a full set of crafted armor and a blade of xalgoz.

anyways, after I had geared up some and leveled up some in the area, I happened to be by a GM that was resolving an issue for a player near the kelethin bank. he went linkdead - I hadn't ever seen a GM go linkdead before.. being a PvP server, for shits and giggles, I decided to see if it would allow me to attack him.. sure enough, it let me attack him, and he wasn't hitting me back for any damage.

I pk'ed a GM in the middle of all the usual traders and people hanging out in Gfay .. started telling everyone about the armor and weapons he was wearing and what kind of stats/effects they had on em .. it was utterly hilarious. I don't think I ever saw someone else PK a GM on EQ live. I became extremely paranoid that I'd be banned and went into hiding.. he confronted me when he logged back in. all was good, though, he thought it was kind of funny himself, and he wasn't very upset about the #zone corpse run.

TL[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]R, pk'ed a linkdead GM on live. not all that hilarious, but one of my fondest.

Hate killed the head GM on Sullon in Ntov when he got Dragon feared and went LD.

[GiavannaSK]

Heres my 2cp

Back when i Played on live i would hold the kelethin high jump contests and offer people upto 500pp if they could survive a jump off of some of the platforms in kelethin (asshole move i know) So i would shout to the zone to come to the Gfay bank and meet me there to lead people up the ramp by the bank(if not higher) to jump off to see if they could survive the landing for PP and or items. For some people i would invite them to a group and split upto 1000 copper..... oh man great times, lots of deaths and funny times.

[Demetrium]

When I started playing EQ I was like 13-14 and had no sense of morals. After griefing tons of people with /consent scams and crap the GMs had the last straw after several people reported me shouting racial profanities about sand giants in Oasis.

I was chilling out in Kelethin by my bro poopy pants Banker Willaen in full rubicite like a hot shit when GM Tunso decided the party was over. He started telling me that he was going to suspend my account and I did the most logical thing --- I started to run and try to jump off the side of Kelethin. He rooted me and said "where do you think you're going?" and then I saw "you have been disconnected". Then I had two weeks to think about how my actions were a personal affront to all he stood for.

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[Marglar]

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

Hate killed the head GM on Sullon in Ntov when he got Dragon feared and went LD.

Oh I bet it happened many times - I am just saying I hadn't seen it happen at another time personally.

[Grahm]

lol, i did it as a joke hence the [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

yeah its sk8er gnome or whatever and its really funny if you read it

[citizen1080]

So...

Back when they implemented the feature where you could spawn as a mob and run around and attack people I had a low lvl wizard that for whatever reason was in Gfay at the time.

Being bored out of my skull, as wizard usually led me to be, I decided to try and have some fun with this new feature.

I started shouting in zone "The Wood Elves have repressed us for too long my minions! Come to me at the druid stones and we shall assault them in force and the trees shall be stained red with their blood!"

After 30mins or so of this shouting I had gathered a group of 40 or so Players who had spawned as orc's and other assorted mobs.

I proceeded to tell them how the plan is to run around and slay any noobies we can find.

We gathered on a hill above one of the lifts.

"Do not charge till you see the whites of their eyes my minions!!" I shouted

A lift started to descend and the mob of minions started to inch forward in anticipation of the slaughter.







Right before the lift hit the ground I cast my PBAOE and one shotted them all.



True Story

[Hivolt]

OMG Grahm that is so funny! That story rocks. My first dude was a monk back in 1999 and it took me a while to figure that out too, not quite as dramatic but killer story, thanks!

[Trelaboon]

I'll never forget the day I was introduced to EverQuest, I was spending the night at a friends house when he insisted I had to see this new game he had just bought. After watching him play for what seemed like an eternity, I decided to give this interesting new game a shot. I rolled a Human Warrior and soon set off on my journey into this new, unexplored and terrifying land. After nearly 4 hours of playing, I had finally reached the heroic level 3 and was prepared to move into the East Commonlands with my newbie sword, tunic and random cloth pieces to terrorize orcs, wolves and whatever else I may find. Another several hours and numerous deaths later, I was finally level 6; I felt like a true hero, nothing could touch me, I could do as I pleased, the creatures surrounding me were all cowering in my sight and I had my way with them whenever I pleased, that was, until......I decided to camp.

Caught up in this mystical world, I was finally broken from my trance as I heard my friends dad venture down into the basement. By this time, I had neglected my friend for nearly 7 hours, a teenage boy of only 15 had left the boring planet earth to join Norrath, and for the time, only that mattered. Furious that I had been on his computer, at his house, for nearly 7 hours, he insisted that I log off immediately, "Close down that game now and come upstairs, for the love of God!". Maybe he was right, perhaps it was time to log and try my hand at reality once more, so I did as I was instructed 7 hours earlier, entered the inn, clicked camp, and waited for the timer to tick down as I watched my character sway gently in his indian style seated position. "Orc stom, Orc kill, Orc weapons your blood will spill!" I WAS BEING ATTACKED...I had to stand up and defend myself, I couldn't camp with something on me, I knew that by now! After killing the Orc, I tried camping again, 15 seconds into the process, I heard the loud barking of a wolf and the cracking of my very bones, I WAS BEING ATTACKED....I had to stand up and defend myself, I couldn't camp with something on me, I knew that by now!

My friends father entered the computer room again, furious that I had denied his request for me to log and instead, heard me slaying Orcs and wolves. I tried defending my position, letting him know that you can't camp while being attacked, but alas, his foolish earthly understanding had no clue; still, I complied and agreed to camp. I clicked 'sit, camp' again, and waited patiently as the timer began to tick once again. 5 seconds left, my journey was coming to an end when I heard the familiar cackle of a skeleton who had seen his flesh covered victim, it was so real, I nearly felt his bony fist hit my skull! I WAS BEING ATTACKED...I had to stand up and defend myself, I couldn't camp with something on me, I knew that by now! So I stood back to my feet and began the battle with the familiar decaying skeleton that had been my enemy many times before.

By this time, if you hadn't guessed, my friends father was irate, he had no idea, the seriousness of this situation! This was war! Literally! A WAR! AND HE HAD NO CONCERN FOR MY LIVELY-HOOD! I angrily insisted there was NO WAY to camp while being attacked and tried to camp in front of him, of course, this process failed as yet another Orc stormed the doorway of the Inn and proceeded to make mincemeat of me. My friends dad was furious, even with him standing over my shoulder, I had appeared to disregard his wish and stood again to fight the devilish green beast. At this time, he reached to the computer, angrily hit the power button and stormed off....and at that very moment, my war in Norrath ended, just as quickly as it had started. The next time I logged on, I simply couldn't find that inn again, it might as well have been a 1000 mile forest with only one house in it, I swear, it didn't exist anymore, and I eventually determined that the things I once wore were no more. Looking back on it now, I realize the inn I was in, seems to be practically in plain sight, and that the middle of EC wasn't the best place to camp. I'll never forget the day my friends dad wanted to kill me over a game, or how terrible of a friend I was to my buddy for that whole day. 12 years later, and we're still friends, exploring the same world together as we did in 1999, thanks to a server, created by people who had a love for the game the same way we did.

Whether I win any of the plat matters not, i'm glad I get to read other peoples first experiences into EQ and will never forget my own! Happy hunting!!

Borion Winces
35 Shaman