Confession of a Everquest Player

[mokfarg]

Hello, my name is Bob and I have never made it past level 25. There I said it. I feel a heavy weight has been lifted off of me.

I have played Everquest in the past yet can't seem to get past the low levels. Maybe it's not knowing where to group. Maybe it's not being in a guild. I would love to group up with a few chaps or chapets and level in different spots.

What usually happens, I get excited in the beginning. Oh the possibilities.. the adventures to be had. No, just me searching for a group for a long time and then with afk players in boring open outdoor zones. Places like E. Commons.

No conversation at all. How did you do it? I am not very social in real life, maybe this social awkwardness is affecting in game. There is my confession. I plan to try once again, maybe I will find my way and game till maximum level for once.

[Muggens]

Baby steps

("What about Bob?" referance)

[mokfarg]

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

Baby steps

("What about Bob?" referance)

Love that movie

[iAmAbsurd]

What classes have you tried in the past? Is there one you are looking to play in particular?

[Videri]

Ideas:
•*Sounds like you might be an "explorer" type. Find a class that actually challenges you somewhat. When I started, I bounced around leveling several characters to the mid-teens, but when I read the enchanter was perhaps the hardest class to play, I was suddenly intrigued.
• Get into some dungeons, then! At 20+, you could do Upper Guk, Unrest, Mistmoore, Kerra Ridge; and soon, Highkeep, Solusek's Eye.
• Join a guild. Stream of green text to interact with. Worldwide network for groups. Consider <Castle>.

[Baler]

Have you checked out the http://wiki.project1999.com/

[Mblake81]

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

What usually happens, I get excited in the beginning. Oh the possibilities.. the adventures to be had. No, just me searching for a group for a long time and then with afk players in boring open outdoor zones. Places like E. Commons.

No conversation at all. How did you do it?

Nostalgia & min/maxing is how I do it tbh. None of the things you mentioned have changed. It is more popular due to the prevalence of console/mobile online playing to do things solo.. it is essentially single player online in massively multiplayer worlds.

I have no other games to point you to for a better time, perhaps Elder Scrolls: Online or something else modern. Of course avoid Fallout76.

I enjoyed Green during the opening week but people were too in a rush to make 50. Packed starter zones, fighting over cracked staffs and watching new&veteran eq players get raped by the EC Griffin were very enjoyable for me. The usual chat pwning of new people confused why nighttime was so dark etc..

Edit: A Topsy Turvy World of Fantasy - New players are often treated like they are made of gold and will buzz off if treated poorly. Games are a dime-per-dozen.

[mokfarg]

Thanks for the replies! I have tried a few classes. This try, I plan to make a class that is really desired in a group to hopefully cut down on LFG times and also maybe get into some dungeons and meet my new guild! See here I go again .. thinking of those adventures and possibilities.

I will choose one of these; rogue, warrior, cleric, enchanter. I have visited the Project99 wiki, very good information. Yes the modern gamer is single player minded. Though this is the place that like minded grouping players hopefully have congregated.

[Mblake81]

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

Yes the modern gamer is single player minded. Though this is the place that like minded grouping players hopefully have congregated.

Perhaps.

When EQ launched single player game experiences were the norm, EQ offered an exception to that norm which I think drove interest. The ability to play with a large number of other players.

What EQ offered has become the norm, since 360 days it has become the norm. What is interesting now is doing it single in a game like EQ, with enough twink gear and game knowledge you can do that.

Cellphone has internet multiplayer games.

[Videri]

May I suggest: enchanter, followed by any of the other three. The enchanter can level naked, exp in groups or solo, and solo named mobs for gear and plat for itself and/or another character.