remember when Centi Longswords were the Sh**?
Remember when 7K HP was unheard of?
Remember when there was 200+ people in G-fay?
Remember when town faction could actually help you?
Remember when raids would wipe no problem to Lodi , AoW , and other groupable mobs (this era groupable)
Remember when Crushbone actually had lag
Remember when the Nexus had 500 people in it
Remember when Defenders Lightblades were going for 5K
Remember when 1.0s PWNED
Remember when rangers died in an instant if they aggroed the mob
Go ahead and reply and put something in that you remember of the good old days... the days where a 75 HP item with +10 to stats was a God-item...
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centi longswords are newfangled. defenders even more so.
and anyone who wiped on lodizal ever really sucked =p he was soloable by shammies in velious.
and anyone who wiped on lodizal ever really sucked =p he was soloable by shammies in velious.
Short Sword of the Ykesha. Wakizashi of the Frozen Skies. Short Sword of Morin. MAN'S weapons.
:lol
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GBS
figured i'd add to the alphabet soup
Edited, Sun Mar 19 02:46:24 2006 by Malificio
figured i'd add to the alphabet soup
Edited, Sun Mar 19 02:46:24 2006 by Malificio
PBB
Zaharn coronet
Staff of the Observers
Highhold with so many gnolls it was a miracle getting to the keep in one piece
people actually queueing for a polished granite tomohawk
being able to sell stacks of bonechips for like a few plat each
when a plat was big bucks still
needing nearly a raid force to kill Emperor Crush
Zaharn coronet
Staff of the Observers
Highhold with so many gnolls it was a miracle getting to the keep in one piece
people actually queueing for a polished granite tomohawk
being able to sell stacks of bonechips for like a few plat each
when a plat was big bucks still
needing nearly a raid force to kill Emperor Crush
All I gotta say is....
Shiny Brass Shield!
Edit: OMG! Read the posts at the Bottom of the Page from 2001....now there's your "Remember when"!
Edited, Sun Mar 19 09:47:31 2006 by dbernor
Shiny Brass Shield!
Edit: OMG! Read the posts at the Bottom of the Page from 2001....now there's your "Remember when"!
Edited, Sun Mar 19 09:47:31 2006 by dbernor
...an expansion was more than a mere novelty dumped on the player base every handful of months and subscription prices were cheaper.
"Citing your sources isn't spoon feeding, it's basic 101 if you're making an argument."-Jophiel
PGT owned hardcore before they made it so it was hard to keep aggro when it had procced.
if expansions were released less often, the high end would lose a ton of players, like it did between pop and god.
like it or not, the highend really is what keeps EQ going.
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...an expansion was more than a mere novelty dumped on the player base every handful of months and subscription prices were cheaper
if expansions were released less often, the high end would lose a ton of players, like it did between pop and god.
like it or not, the highend really is what keeps EQ going.
Remember when there were people shouting things like "Paying for bind at the Qeynos gates"? How about the first bazaar - East Commons? Or making plat as an expert (read skill 100) blacksmith by selling banded armor at 1pp per AC? Ahhh yes, I remember it well... 
Pummeling Deceased Equine.
Myth: There were once the good 'ole days of Everquest.
Rubicite Armor
J Boots
South Ro Ancient Cyclops
Blackburrow
Crushbone
East Commlands
Greater Faydark
These were kill stealing, every man for himself, free-for-all verbal abuse spamming camps and zones back "in the day".
When the F was Everquest a Maple Story happy-go-lucky, adventuring with my buddies, share the wealth communal playland?
Whew. That felt good.
Myth: There were once the good 'ole days of Everquest.
Rubicite Armor
J Boots
South Ro Ancient Cyclops
Blackburrow
Crushbone
East Commlands
Greater Faydark
These were kill stealing, every man for himself, free-for-all verbal abuse spamming camps and zones back "in the day".
When the F was Everquest a Maple Story happy-go-lucky, adventuring with my buddies, share the wealth communal playland?
Whew. That felt good.
After 16 years, I'm not listing every friggin character.
i loved my shiny brass shield!
finding the Centuars in the South KArana's for the crafted Warrior armor, and when you got it all oyu were UBER
Fear breaks meant hours and hours of CRs.....
Training a camp, camp theives, and ninja looters were NOT the norm.
GM's actually took action and tried to stop them.
GM's actually took action and tried to stop them.
the casino in shadow haven was still in.
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Watching Meldrath kick butt on groups and anyone else unlucky enough to be nearby. Ivy Etched armor was a great quest way to see a huge amount of the original continents...Tilac
you actually saw GMs....
People did not brag about how long they had been playing, or sit around remembering the good ol days when they walked 5 miles back and forth to school uphill both ways.
I agree we tend to think back on the good old days as a lost paradise and everything was great, and it wasn't always that way.
I think I remember a more helpful attitude from more people back then. I was always impressed when a character that was 5 levels higher than me would run by and help me with a camp or mob I was having problems with. People did go more out of their way to help others then. One of my best memories of EQ was back in 99 when a higher lvl player gave me some armor/weapon pieces that I thought were "ubber" just to be nice. I hadn't asked for them in anyway.
Now there is a bigger divide between new players and high level players. Back when everyone started, only a few levels seperated us all. But those few levels really meant a lot in terms of power and gear. Plus they're were a lot fewer zones to explore so the higher level players were still around the low level players geographically.
/shrug
I still love the game, and I'm definetly "old school". I stick to the older world zones and do older quests that really have no big rewards or purpose, but they keep me in the zones I love.
As far as fond memories go...
-Being a lvl 17 Warrior in all Bronze armor and everyone thinking you were godlike.
-Orc Highway.
-The old zones being full of people.
-Killing gnolls in High Keep.
-Camping the Treants in EK (think it was EK).
-Lodizal.....raids.
-Running all the way to The Great Divide to pick up a black stone on the ground, just so you could be ported there in the future.
-The East Commonlands Bazaar.. /ooc "Selling all on me at 1st torch".
-Buying ports from a druid or wizard rather than clicking on a book.
I think I remember a more helpful attitude from more people back then. I was always impressed when a character that was 5 levels higher than me would run by and help me with a camp or mob I was having problems with. People did go more out of their way to help others then. One of my best memories of EQ was back in 99 when a higher lvl player gave me some armor/weapon pieces that I thought were "ubber" just to be nice. I hadn't asked for them in anyway.
Now there is a bigger divide between new players and high level players. Back when everyone started, only a few levels seperated us all. But those few levels really meant a lot in terms of power and gear. Plus they're were a lot fewer zones to explore so the higher level players were still around the low level players geographically.
/shrug
I still love the game, and I'm definetly "old school". I stick to the older world zones and do older quests that really have no big rewards or purpose, but they keep me in the zones I love.
As far as fond memories go...
-Being a lvl 17 Warrior in all Bronze armor and everyone thinking you were godlike.
-Orc Highway.
-The old zones being full of people.
-Killing gnolls in High Keep.
-Camping the Treants in EK (think it was EK).
-Lodizal.....raids.
-Running all the way to The Great Divide to pick up a black stone on the ground, just so you could be ported there in the future.
-The East Commonlands Bazaar.. /ooc "Selling all on me at 1st torch".
-Buying ports from a druid or wizard rather than clicking on a book.
Groogle wrote:
PGT owned hardcore before they made it so it was hard to keep aggro when it had procced.
if expansions were released less often, the high end would lose a ton of players, like it did between pop and god.
like it or not, the highend really is what keeps EQ going.
Quote:
...an expansion was more than a mere novelty dumped on the player base every handful of months and subscription prices were cheaper
if expansions were released less often, the high end would lose a ton of players, like it did between pop and god.
like it or not, the highend really is what keeps EQ going.
I do agree that highend raid content is what keepos EQ going but, how can you attract new people to the game with the same old drab newbie stuff. For this game to have a future, it needs to attract young blood.IMHO
Remember when you could get KEI at level 1...
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how can you attract new people to the game with the same old drab newbie stuff
Drab? I have always and still enjoy the newbie content, it's awesome, then and now. People don't want lower level content. They hit a few places and try to go up as fast as they can. And that is much easier now. The big problem is getting groups at a lower level, for those who do wish to experience the content. They aren't there.
I think if SOE would have more promotion/advertising, more "try it for free" offers, I think new people could still be attracted. Put Titanium in stores and advertise a bit. Fix the loot tables in old world content (would help you level faster, without ruining the fun). Some people will scoff at the graphics, but that has never been my main concern (although I think the graphics are good, not great). Given a choice of content or graphics, I choose content, so would a lot of people, especially those who can't afford a state of the art PC every 6 months.
If they would mix new "free" people in with the rest of us I think new life could be put back in the lower levels and it could be fun again.
Edited, Mon Mar 20 17:51:25 2006 by Kelti
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I do agree that highend raid content is what keepos EQ going but, how can you attract new people to the game with the same old drab newbie stuff. For this game to have a future, it needs to attract young blood.IMHO
the problem is too much newbie content, not too little.
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