EQ Video Clips - 2001

[Wakanda]

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

Great find! Really enjoyed watching those videos, was happy to see the warriors using jade maces and lammys, exactly how I remembered it. Our weapons didn't need procs! *shakes cane*

I remember Lamentations and Jade Maces being a way bigger deal on classic than they are on P99 NGL. I assume it was because fast weapons = aggro.

[shovelquest]

Double lamentation was for some reason like, SUPER DOPE when I was on live in kunark. Everyone wanted them.

But like ive said in the past, we all just sucked at EQ back then [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

So probably just the idea of double lamentations is what everyone was after.

[DeathsSilkyMist]

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

Double lamentation was for some reason like, SUPER DOPE when I was on live in kunark. Everyone wanted them.

But like ive said in the past, we all just sucked at EQ back then [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

So probably just the idea of double lamentations is what everyone was after.

Fashion quest was huge on live. Everybody wanted non-generic graphics for their weapons.

That's what I remember at least. I was always envious of SK's because they got A Dark Reaver, which looks really cool. I was a Warrior on live.

[Ciderpress]

Yeah it was pretty depressing to get a wep with good stats but it just looks like a brown stick.

On the flipside of that coin, noble robe is still the best looking robe in the game, but the stats are vanilla era nonsense. Resist mods that make absolutely no difference to what happens to you and five charisma! Better than nothing I guess, but don't make it look so cool.

Exe axe was the envy of everyone for a period too, even though it kinda sucks

[Wakanda]

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

Double lamentation was for some reason like, SUPER DOPE when I was on live in kunark. Everyone wanted them.

But like ive said in the past, we all just sucked at EQ back then [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

So probably just the idea of double lamentations is what everyone was after.

I still firmly believe that players were dramatically more skilled in 1999-2001 than in 2025, and it's not even a close competition. For years I've watched players from the top guilds on P99 act like content isn't do-able without an Enchanter. In true classic I didn't even know what Enchanters were. Druids and other classes regularly used Root to CC mobs, and we didn't rely on charmed NPCs solo'ing content for us.

A significant portion of P99 players I know got PL'd to 60, refuse to play without POTG, and are insanely twinked in ways that would have been unfathomable in 2001. AFK leveling to 60 wasn't a thing. There was no dial a port. How often did players actually get a rez on true EverQuest? Probably never?

I can remember groups being insanely cutthroat because there was no PNP to protect people from toxic players (players weren't nice on real EverQuest, at least not on my server). Groups constantly stole pulls, would even follow you back to you camp to try and KS your group if you got a rare. There was no going AFK for 75% of the group, and then claiming you have to go because of wife aggro.

You sucked at EQ? You got kicked out of the group and replaced by someone who didn't. It was super easy to get blacklisted and bullied simply for being bad at the game. I honestly don't think most of these boomers would have much success if they were granted access to a time machine and sent back to 1999 and forced to play on the limited hardware of the time, and no access to wiki. I think they would get out-paced by the much younger, and much more cruel gamers, especially without a PNP to protect they furry little care bear ears.

All the cool stuff you see people do "solo" wasn't really a thing. I remember sitting at the zone-in of Sebilis surrounded by dozens of other players for hours, sometimes day LFG, hoping I could get a group. Zone was packed with at least 100 people around the clock with every nook and cranny being camped. The ability to AFK level 1-60 off of trivial content for maximum profit wasn't a thing. PNP wasn't a thing. And loot was dramatically more rare. Jade Maces cost 10K on my server. Sebilis Croaking Dirk's were 20K. I remember when I finally got mine and it was a huge deal. P99 is fun and I enjoy it immensely, but it's not classic at all.

[Zuranthium]

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

noble robe is still the best looking robe in the game, but the stats are vanilla era nonsense

One of my favorite screenshots I took back in the day was being in 4 person INT caster group with each different class and everyone having a very different look - Robe of the Elements, Oracle Robe, Shiny Metallic Robe, Green Silken Drape