In my opinion, the P99 subreddit is a lot more positive than these forums, and maybe more active too. For whatever reason, these forums attract some... interesting people with interesting problems. There are exceptions of course.

I really like the opening post of this thread.

I played EQ1 from 2000-2004 and then stopped. I only arrived on P1999 three months ago, also after accidently stumbling across its existence.

Like you, I have found most people either friendly or at least civil. I do like the fact that most folks seem to respect others, and in particular, most people are quite respectful of camps - XP groups and soloers alike - at least as far as I have seen so far.

Yes, I have had a couple of negative experiences. One was quite recent, with some mage who thought it was the right thing to do to try steal a camp and purposefully attack every mob that he saw me running to engage, and when I complained, he started sending me abusive tells. But there are jerks in every walk of life, their existence is inevitable.

But whilst I have not joined a guild (and I am not sure I want to, since I don't have time in my real life for raiding), the experience of the server has been pretty positive to date. Of course, I cannot say about the top ten levels of the game yet, as I have not yet experienced them on the server.

Nice opening post. :)

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Welcome home!

People complain too much about raiding on this server. You'll find a lot more toxicity, in say, Serious WoW classic raiding guilds than you will here.

There is a lot of great people in this community. Practically unmatched when it comes to helpfulness from random strangers.

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I know, when I first heard about EQ EMU I was like "WHATS?!?!?!" I dropped everything and ran to find what was going on. I missed the original guildwars eq pvp server but was able to play p99 and shards of dalaya (another EQ EMU project) in glorious early days.

Good stuff.

Stay away from RnF. That's a shithole that will just make you hate P99.

Just like your first time playing EQ 20 years ago, this will be your first time all over again, take your time, and enjoy it!! I remember when I first discovered p99 - and it was almost like that first time back in 1999- that first time experience in 99 was so fun, as is the first time experience discovering p99. Welcome back!!

Welcome! There's a ton of knowledge on the wiki, including guides for pretty much every class. We even have our own "magelo". Don't hesitate to check it out!

welcome home!

FYI- Eventually this server is supposed to get merged with the Blue, then they will start a new fresh green all over again. So you missed the initial Green launch, another one should be coming up in a year or so I believe.

Thanks for all the awesome responses! It was a pleasure reading all of them, even those warning me about the perils of raiding. In the original game, I was at most a very casual raider, and will likely be the same in this game, so I am not at all worried. So you all remember when we called the best gear "uber"? Well, I have never been drawn to "uber" gear that has to be camped for untold hours, or gained only through innumerable raids. Fun for some people, but never has been for me. I am more of the adventuring kind, enjoying checking out various dungeons, playing different alts, joining groups when I can and doing a lot of soloing as well. None of that could ever be considered "hardcore"! lol I've played MMOs where min/maxing was god, but always ignored it. The last MMO I played had an add-on that showed your damage output in NASA-like graphs, and after looking over the online info on the add-on, I made a point of never loading it.

I have had a couple of negative experiences. Twice, while in group, I have had what I assume are veteran players telling me how I should be playing my character. In one group we suffered a wipe, and a member of the group poured over the fight logs to inform me, some 10 minutes later, that the wipe was all my fault because I did such-and-such wrong. Often in groups I do feel like the total newbie playing with a group of seasoned veterans, but I'm very upfront about the fact that I have just returned to the game after a 20 year absence, and very rusty on technique. All in all, though, most of my experiences whether in groups or soloing have been a lot of fun.

My biggest struggles have been with the UI! OMG, how lazy I have become after playing all the new MMOs where everything is laid out perfectly. I once made my group window disappear, and finally had to appeal to a high level player to find out how to get it back ... (alt-p) ... and once accidently changed my point of view midfight, and was struggling to find out how to do it, while also trying not to die in the process! I was successful, but wow, that got confusing for a sec!

The wiki has been a complete godsend! I play windowed, and keep the wiki open all the time. Right now I've got 3 classes up to 20-22, as I don't really want to focus on a main just yet. Those first 20 levels are easy and fun, and I do remember what the game is like when you get to the "hell levels". I'm really enjoying just learning to play different classes, in different areas of the game, even though I know that I will have to eventually decide to make one class my main.

Highlight experiences to date? Recreating a run through Highkeep Pass at level 12, keeping my fingers crossed that my invis won't give out halfway through ... it didn't! Taking the boat through to Firiona Vie for the first time. Loads of memories!! Doing the Stein quest with my enchanter at level 12! That was sooo familiar! Being told by a high level player that if I ran from EC tunnel to Grobb, that he would sell me a Robe of the Advisor for just 75p!! So helpful and just plain kind!

I'm still learning, and still have a ton of questions, but overall it has been a really enjoyable experience.