I didn't play EQ back in the day. Hell, I didn't even bother getting a home computer until 2003, and then I got sucked into FFXI with some friends and didn't even think about other MMOs for years.
Several months ago I'd finally had it with FFXIV after years of trying to find some depth in it. I went back to XI for a while, trying to recapture some of the magic I felt back in 2003-2010, but the game is so different now and there wasn't any mystery for me left. So I decided to give retail EQ a try.
I played it for maybe a day or two and found it pretty clunky, and also incredibly barren (I wasn't playing on a TLP server). I started encountering videos about P99 when searching youtube for EQ vids, and most of the comments were pretty positive so I decided to give it a try.
It's mostly been ok. I get frustrated sometimes by how little I really understand the game, and I've struggled a bit to find a class I really enjoy. However the world and gameplay really interests me, so I just keep plugging away. I keep trying to get other people interested so that maybe I'll have someone to play with, but that hasn't really happened for me.
I created my account back in June, but didn't play for a few weeks after my first day, and then couldn't make up my mind what class to play, so I still have no real levels. I have a semi-abandoned level 20 Paladin, and a baby Enchanter and Cleric that I'm enjoying, but haven't grouped with yet.
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