When was your first experience with Everquest?

[AtlasMinor]

Midway through Velious is when i started playing worked really long hours so was only able to log 60hrs game time per week. Started off buying the original disk decided to play through each expansion separately. I remember mapping zones by hand, drawing out the zone using sense heading and getting lost a lot and having to /ooc my /loc constantly so someone that knew a area could come save me from my wall hugging days [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I still have the original disk, (1) CD only half the space on it used. Came with the original map, which (imo) did no one any good it had funny continents drawn on it and the rest was up to the player to find a way through. After that i was hooked, with a 100% interactive environment i spent the next 6 years playing stopped playing after seeing LDoN release spending money on yet another expac and not feeling a sub was worth it anymore. Returned later to see the changes off and on but sorry to disappoint anyone when i say GoD was the official end for me until recently [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Locust Abortion]

First experience with it was beta, I was gaming at a buddies house. I was so used to playing super Mario, it blew my mind.

[Snrub]

I bought the game about two weeks after it came out. Unfortunately, I found out my computer at the time couldn't run it (we're talking about 2-3 FPS). So it ended up sitting on my shelf for a few months and I ended up getting a new computer around October of 1999 and picked the game back up.

[KelticKope]

Hahaha same experience here as Snrub. Crappy pc/dial up could barely handle it But I was soo intent on playing. I remember when traveling I had look directly at the path to get better FPS, >.< lol

[typhonset]

I played in the beta in 98' on a friends machine... I made a dark-elf cleric and played for the next 7 years... [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[joedirt87]

I had a friend telling me about EQ back in 6th or 7th grade. I ended up trying it out right around the time the Everquest Trilogy set was released.

[Avanah]

Beta 1998. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
I feel old now. lol

[Layne]

Right before Kunark release. Took a lot of convincing that EQ was better than ...what was the name of the MUD I was playing before I started EQ /shrug.

[Swish]

I got it around November 1999 from what I remember. The first copy I bought had an invalid CD key, so I took it back.... and again, and again.

4th try and it worked. I wonder how different life would have been if I just straight up got a refund the first time [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Arguably it was a gateway to other online games and I've had my claws in something ever since.

[gildor]

November 1999, was a 16 year old nerd racing slot cars at the local track when a guy behind the counter was playing this beautiful graphic world. Snuck the parents credit card, went to walmart bought it, ordered up DSL setup the subscription...game on.

First character..a female troll (gender button was small and trolls you can barely tell the difference) shadowknight named Djlethal (Limp Bizkit was big at the time....)

ahh nostalgia