Completely new to EQ!

Griffo76 · #1 08-21-2021, 10:33 AM

Good afternoon all,

I just thought I'd drop a quick hello and gather people's thoughts on the best place for a newbie to start? Blue? Green? I'm from the UK, I do hope there's an EU player base as well as a US?

In the late 90's early 00's, Asheron's Call and Ultima Online always took precedence in my MMO world. I have never played EQ in any form. I feel as though I've missed out and I want to come and experience EQ in it's classic form. I have no doubt the learning curve for EQ will be steep (something I'm really looking forward to, I had trouble answering the question on Forum registration! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.])

Thanks in advance for any replies and I look forward to seeing some of you in Norrath when I get started!

A Knight · #2 08-21-2021, 06:03 PM

I barely played Asheron's Call and I knew enough about UO, to know they were decent competitors in their own rights. I'm not sure how much different EQ will be.

Starting off the game, EQ classic is mostly just a gambling machine, to see if your character will die or not. I can understand someone not enjoying it, or saying it requires no skill but its still my favorite game. /shrugs

A Knight · #3 08-21-2021, 06:38 PM

Oh I forgot to say welcome! And necro and mage are easiest.

Griffo76 · #4 08-21-2021, 07:29 PM

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Oh I forgot to say welcome! And necro and mage are easiest.

Thank you for the welcome Knight. Necro has taken my fancy I think [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Ooloo · #5 08-22-2021, 01:03 PM

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Starting off the game, EQ classic is mostly just a gambling machine, to see if your character will die or not. I can understand someone not enjoying it, or saying it requires no skill but its still my favorite game. /shrugs

Yeah the first time I played live EQ back in 99, I think I rolled a human wizard and immediately died like ten times in a row and gave up and went back to playing UO for like three months. Eventually came back to EQ and made a barb shaman and by the time I made it to level 5 I was hooked.

Lots of generous people here though who can hook him up with some starting plat and maybe a decent weapon which makes the first few levels much more bearable.

A Knight · #6 08-22-2021, 08:01 PM

Yea I quit the game the first time I played. I wonder if there was a general population marketed MMO out at the time, if I would have never played EQ, and experience the real of an MMO.

Braselton · #7 08-21-2021, 09:16 PM

Just started on blue. Hahah was just as fun as I remember.

LloydHunxHun · #8 08-22-2021, 01:14 AM

Hello friend! Welcome [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

unleashedd · #9 08-22-2021, 05:30 AM

As Necro, be prepared to have faction issues. Press C every time you target someone in a town - if it says threateningly or scowls, you are not welcome

Izmael · #10 08-22-2021, 07:52 AM

I would recommend starting on Green. The server is a lot younger than Blue and isn't as "corrupted" by mudflation and top-heaviness (on Blue, most people play the high level game, as they had a lot of time to level up).

Without hesitation - go Green and don't rush to the high level game, enjoy every bit of the trip.