Those things which ignite those first day feelings!

[shovelquest]

One of my favorite memories was being lost in Gfay on my level 7 first character. I realized.. I had no idea where I was. All these tree's looked the same. The dark fog, was everywhere. Kelthin, or another player hadn't been seen in I have no clue how long... I was just exploring!

I knew if a random orc jumped out at me, I'd never see any of my loot again. I was petrified.

[Goregasmic]

Made an erudite wizard. Man, I was super ecstatic getting my first port spells and hella nervous to use them not knowing what was gonna wait for me on the other side.

Dungeon crawling in places like Sol A where random stuff could see invis was very nerve wracking too if you weren't massively overleveled. It still does it to this day with my enchanter but the toolset they have to manage getting found out is ridiculous. Zoning into HS as a solo wizard was... interesting.

Now today there is so much data available you can track the BIS gear and make an efficient leveling route before character creation. Back then you'd just wing it and discover the existance of new gear all the time. Hell when I came to p99 and used the wiki I found gear I didn't know it even existed. Back then the overall knowledge level was much lower and while it is nice in a way, it does take some of the magic out.

[shovelquest]

Make it so on p99 - there is a 1% chance your character and loot is auto deleted upon death on p99... and we'll be all walking around scared all the time again maybe.

[Jimjam]

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

Make it so on p99 - there is a 1% chance your character and loot is auto deleted upon death on p99... and we'll be all walking around scared all the time again maybe.

Each time you take a port there is a 1% chance you get dumped in Ocean of Tears where the boats zone in instead of your intended destination.

[Swish]

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[shovelquest]

charms max duration was only 8 minuets in classic [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Duik]

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

Make it so on p99 - there is a 1% chance your character and loot is auto deleted upon death on p99... and we'll be all walking around scared all the time again maybe.

Originally ports in AD&D had a % chance to come in high or low if i recall correctly. Ill check my players handbook when im home from the wheel. Dependimg on the casters relative knowledge of the destination.

[WarpathEQ]

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

I remember when the boats were totally unstable, so everyone would put all their hard-fought newbie gear into the bank before taking the boat, so you'd see a boat from Faydwer to Freeport with 50 naked people onboard.

And it was a smart thing to do also, because our first boat trip crashed at the BB/OOT zone and it dumped everyone in the water. GMs came to rescue, but one of my friends swam to one of the islands, grabbed a canoe, and paddled his way across OOT.

Do the canoes work in P99? every once and awhile I see one and want to take a ride but I can't remember how to make them function. Some good nostalgia for sure!

[Jimjam]

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

Do the canoes work in P99? every once and awhile I see one and want to take a ride but I can't remember how to make them function. Some good nostalgia for sure!

Right click and “you have the helm, captain”!

[shovelquest]

I was just thinking that the "old days" of p99 were just fun, not, not repeatable.

Like, I knew this guy that used to talk about VZTZ all the time, and it sounds like "those were the good old days" of emu eq.

Although I wish I could be on p99 during that time when nobody knew how to spawn quillmain....

I have a feeling there will be another mod that years gone by people will be bummed they didnt hop on earlier (quarm??!)