How easy is it to come back? 8 year Vet

[dabrixmgp]

My WoW account just got banned out of the blue so a big Fuck You to blizzard. I always loved oldschool EQ and since I cant afford to pay for anything else figured I would return. I played from 2000-2008 and had various 70+ characters monk,mage,shaman,ranger,SK.

Im just scared the controls are gonna be awkward and I remember actually dieing to even con mobs when i first started playing EQ. Are there any leveling guilds out there that could help and old vet? I dont want plat or handouts just some groups to get the exp flowing. I will probably be online for 7-9 hours a day so lots of playtime. Havent decided on class yet but was thinking maybe wizard, SK, or necro.

[Pyrocat]

Too easy... you'll get addicted just like it was 10 years ago.

[Tseng]

Too easy... you'll get addicted just like it was 10 years ago.

^ this

[Gukag]

Out of curiosity, what did you get banned for? They don't just ban accounts without saying anything. What was their justification?

And there's no such thing as leveling guilds asaik. Best bet is just finding a regular guild and getting help from the higher lvls. I didn't join a guild til I was 20 or so, there are enough low levels around still that finding a group isn't too much of a hassle.

[Velothi]

Too easy... you'll get addicted just like it was 10 years ago.

This.

Also, there are enough people across pretty much all level ranges that you shouldn't have many problems finding a group, which makes it all that much easier to get back into the swing of things.

[Baa]

It'll be like you never left!

[dabrixmgp]

How long does leveling take? Before I quit I was able to hit level 50 in like 18 hours played just soloing using lots of damage shield pots. I guess 2-3 levels a day would be a safe bet?

[Lazortag]

It obviously can't be modeled using a linear function. I do about a level a day, but then again I haven't found a job yet.

[Examino]

How long does leveling take? Before I quit I was able to hit level 50 in like 18 hours played just soloing using lots of damage shield pots. I guess 2-3 levels a day would be a safe bet?

lol wtf.

2-3 levels a day yeah for 1-30

after 30 it takes a lot longer.

especially if stuff is still new to you.

you'll probably have at least 10 days played before you hit 50.

[eqdruid76]

lol wtf.

2-3 levels a day yeah for 1-30

after 30 it takes a lot longer.

especially if stuff is still new to you.

you'll probably have at least 10 days played before you hit 50.

Or more.

[Tseng]

lol wtf.

2-3 levels a day yeah for 1-30

after 30 it takes a lot longer.

especially if stuff is still new to you.

you'll probably have at least 10 days played before you hit 50.

EQ live nowadays has ridiculously fast leveling. 18 hours might be a stretch, but still.

[Tudana]

How long does leveling take? Before I quit I was able to hit level 50 in like 18 hours played just soloing using lots of damage shield pots. I guess 2-3 levels a day would be a safe bet?

I think your in for a rude awakening here my friend. You might be to "WOW-a-fied" to play here and stick to it.

[Kuron]

It's as easy as falling off a log... and into a dark, dark pit of eternal blackness and suffering that you'll never be able to escape from because the crushing pressures of all the inky blackness surrounding you will send you into a never-ending torpor of misery.

In other words, it's exactly as addictive as it was before, and exactly as easy as it was to get addicted again. Kiss your family, woman, pets and life goodbye. You're in our world now.

[Zordana]

everytime i have a birthday, someone has to remember me or i will forget it..
but after 10 years, when i created my ogre, i knew exactly the way to nektulos!
<3

[pickled_heretic]

Out of curiosity, what did you get banned for? They don't just ban accounts without saying anything. What was their justification?


Who cares? most of the people here have probably been banned at least once in the past from other MMO's they played. I was once banned for a day from WHO for language (even though there's a fucking language filter... LOL).

[Gukag]

Who cares? most of the people here have probably been banned at least once in the past from other MMO's they played. I was once banned for a day from WHO for language (even though there's a fucking language filter... LOL).

Well if he was banned for using 3rd party programs, macros, etc...I would find it somewhat relevant. Although given the "out of the blue" quote it's likely what you suggest, some random carebear who got butthurt because he had to read a naughty word and reported him for harassment or something. Oh and I don't think the vast majority of people playing on this server ever got banned from an MMO, but that's just opininion, like yours.

[Bodeanicus]

Who cares? most of the people here have probably been banned at least once in the past from other MMO's they played. I was once banned for a day from WHO for language (even though there's a fucking language filter... LOL).

Never been banned from any MMO. Speak for yourself.

[birdsofprey]

Easy. Hardest part is getting the client.

[Zordana]

Never been banned from any MMO. Speak for yourself.

me neither

[Jagsman32]

How long does leveling take? Before I quit I was able to hit level 50 in like 18 hours played just soloing using lots of damage shield pots. I guess 2-3 levels a day would be a safe bet?

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/506/ohwaityourserious.jpg

If you are an 8 year vet, you should know that leveling isn't a walk in the park prior to PoP.

[Cydex]

everytime i have a birthday, someone has to remember me or i will forget it..
but after 10 years, when i created my ogre, i knew exactly the way to nektulos!
<3


Rofl, this is so true!

[Nedala]

Never been banned from any MMO. Speak for yourself.

Never been banned and i know like 1-2 poeple out of 50+ who ever got banned.
I really dont think the majority of long time mmo players ever got banned, and im also curious why he got banned in wow.

[kariden]

Why would his ban from another game be of any relevance to you here?
Its very easy to get a ban from any number of games / servers for tiny teeny things to really big things.

[Myth]

Or you could be level 18 after a year and a half.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r2TINAsN0M - 2:17!!

[Phallax]

Never been banned and i know like 1-2 poeple out of 50+ who ever got banned.
I really dont think the majority of long time mmo players ever got banned, and im also curious why he got banned in wow.

After I quit WoW i started getting lots of emails about my account being investigated becasue it was comprimised. Ever since Blizzard went to the battle.net login with emails instead of usernames account comprimising became alot easier and to often. Worse thing they ever done.

After the hack I got all my shit back and restored. Still wasnt playing, account got comprimised AGAIN even after changing info. Said fuck it the hacker can have the account lol havnt touched it since.

[Lill-Leif]

I had a friend that got banned from Wow for racial harassment after calling someone a 'retard'. In his defense he said "Since when is retard a race?"

[Kuldiin]

I had a friend that got banned from Wow for racial harassment after calling someone a 'retard'. In his defense he said "Since when is retard a race?"

Its an upcoming race in a wow expansion.

[Tudana]

I had a friend that got banned from Wow for racial harassment after calling someone a 'retard'. In his defense he said "Since when is retard a race?"

It's a whole new human species, only seen in MMOS.

Don’t get them confused with the RL Mentally Challenged individuals that ave more heart, integrity, intelligence and personality then any MMO Retard in existence.

[Senadin]

It's so easy that i took 2 of my banked OT days off to play!

It's been a LONG time since i took any days off to geek out!

[pickled_heretic]

GMs in new MMOs will ban anyone for anything. Most of the time when two parties have an incident it's a race to see who can bait the other person into saying something mildly offensive and then /reporting them.

[Sslaesha]

How long does leveling take? Before I quit I was able to hit level 50 in like 18 hours played just soloing using lots of damage shield pots. I guess 2-3 levels a day would be a safe bet?

I LOLed!!!!! :D
I doubt you'll even be level 15 in 18 hours.

[Tallenn]

After I quit WoW i started getting lots of emails about my account being investigated becasue it was comprimised. Ever since Blizzard went to the battle.net login with emails instead of usernames account comprimising became alot easier and to often. Worse thing they ever done.

After the hack I got all my shit back and restored. Still wasnt playing, account got comprimised AGAIN even after changing info. Said fuck it the hacker can have the account lol havnt touched it since.

I am going through this myself now. I quit playing WoW some time last year (not sure when, but it was 2009 definitely). I was messing around looking at armory, and noticed one of my characters had picked up an achievement on 4/15/2010. I also noticed my main seems to only have about half of his gear. :/ I stil haven't re-subbed, so no idea what else has been done to my characters.

What gets me is that I use good passwords- they are random character and number sequences that have nothing to do with anything. I don't get how someone could hack my account.

I also got a notification that my account was hacked around the same time. I also found out my account is locked. I sent a webform email asking about it, but still haven't heard back.

[Skaff]

Why would his ban from another game be of any relevance to you here?
Its very easy to get a ban from any number of games / servers for tiny teeny things to really big things.

First, the OP brought up the ban. Does it really have any relevance to his future in project1999? I doubt it. However, the OP bringing it up gives more than enough reason for people to question it in my book.

Second, you really have to work at it to get a perma ban from WOW. You can do a fuckton of stupid "minor" things and you will constantly a slap on the wrist. You will rarely see an out right "ban" for something trivial and generally it has justification.