A Newcomer To EverQuest
 

Greetings! I am a newcomer to EverQuest, though certainly not to MMORPGs. I came here after dabbling in EverQuest II: Extended... for 30 minutes. ;) I heard this game was actually worth playing, so here I am.

But I'm sure I'll learn quick, and I just thought I'd poke my head in and say hi, as community is a huge part of playing MMOs for me. If anyone thinks they'd like to hang out with "that new guy", I'm always down. :)

welcome to the suck

Welcome. This is going to be the toughest you've played. Good luck. Post your name/race/class I'll see if I have anything gathering dust you could use.

Welcome dude. You'll love this server.

My first day of EQ (1998, beta)... I create a barbarian warrior. Run around (no maps) and keep getting lost in Halas around the wolf pens. Make it to Everfrost peaks and start killing solo. After a couple hours I made level 4, had a couple gold (in silver/copper) to my name, some backpacks from goblins, and then I get to the vendors and see I have 2 cracked staves that sell for over 1pp... I am like holy shit, I am rich.

I then see the plate vendor in Halas sells stuff for hundreds of plat... and I start scheming about how to find as many cracked staves as possible.

I eventually find blackburrow and meet humans/elves/erudites who are coming from the qeynos/erudin area. I hear stories about seeing halflings and dwarves wielding "minotaur battle axes". I want one... bad.

The last day of beta, a ranger dual wielding minotaur battle axes gives me one... (level 10 at this time, no idea about grouping/health regen back then hehehe) and I get really excited.

An odd story, but this is my memory of beta, and this is what stands out. That ranger with mino battle axes and ringmail armor was the coolest sight to a cloistered barbarian from the north.

Enjoy EQ. Although some things have changed, this server keeps it classic, and it rules.

I don't know man, I used to play UO Divinity. :)
Thanks for the welcomes, I've decided to go with a Wood Elf Ranger. I'm hoping this was a good choice it usually is in EVERY other Fantasy setting. :P

this one likes punishment

You picked about the most worthless class in Classic, but are fun to play and I like to have them in my group =) Get ready for a ranger joke at every turn :)

Rangers aren't at all worthless, sometimes people just can't see their value.

Not the HIGHEST DPS? WORTHLESS
Not the BEST Tank? WORTHLESS
Not the BEST Spellcaster? WORTHLESS

Rangers are a versatile class that fit next-best in many different roles. They also are the best in the game at the Tracking skill, which is far from worthless.


And they die a lot.

Going to die...a lot. But that's true of any class. It's funny how much rangers get made fun of, yet a ranger has the best melee DPS on the server, given he's got the 2 best weapons in classic, but that's a different story.

Rangers are a fairly decent class, you should know that they do have a 40% exp penalty for being a hybrid class. You won't get your duel wield until later in life in EQ. Archery in EQ is kinda sucky too, at least until disciplines are implemented.