Memory Lane!

[Alleusion]

My very first character was a hald elf ranger. I died by falling into the pit in Blackburrow at level 6. I was so mad when I couldn't get my body back because I'd spent a week getting her to 6 and she had the guild tunic already. I made a wood elf, fell off the platforms in GFay, attacked my guildmaster, and lost countless corpses under the platforms.

I remember later as an enchanter, being terrified going into evil zones in illusion form to finish my stein quest.

And the boat to Timorous was pretty impressive seeing it for the first time.

[Spud]

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

My very first character was a hald elf ranger. I died by falling into the pit in Blackburrow at level 6. I was so mad when I couldn't get my body back because I'd spent a week getting her to 6 and she had the guild tunic already. I made a wood elf, fell off the platforms in GFay, attacked my guildmaster, and lost countless corpses under the platforms.

haha my first char was a half elf rogue and I died by falling into the blackburrow pit the same way... never got his corpse back. RIP my half elf rogue.

One of my funner memories was cybering with this chick in one of the side buildings at the Inn in East Commons. This Gnome kept opening the door and bugging us... JK

Originally Posted by km2783 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This chick one time in fironia vie, shortly after kunark launched, we were in a hut and i was trying to buy from a merchant. suddenly her character starts ducking repeatedly in front of mine, and then she emoted that she wiped her chin.

at the time i was mortified, but now it's pure hilarity. I never did find out if it was a chick or a dude, but either way it was some funny shit.

it was a dude.

[Taxi]

I tried EQ for the first time on a friends account, on the Prexus Server. I rolled a human wiz. Once i figured out stats making, i decided to buy the game and roll an erudite instead, on a pvp server, Rallos Zek.

Now the zone i know best is Freeport, so id like to level there, and im explaining this to a lvl5 chanter (im a lvl4 wiz) in front of Erudin while we killin kobolds. So he asks me if i want to walk there, and i say sure, lets do it.

So me and this lvl5 chanter proceeded to take the boat, bind in Queynos, and walk all the way from Queynos to Freeport, and on the way explaining to me the zones and and what lvls i would be leveling there. Saw my first wizard spire in NK and we died in EK when invis dropped and were killed by a lion.

To cut the story short, we finally arrived in freeport, we bind, and im hooked to EQ, bad.

[Alleusion]

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

...Once i figured out stats making...

My first enchanter was the strongest dark elf I'd ever met.

[Aprio]

Made a cleric, got it to 14, was soloing (very slowly) in NK near the guards. Was chatting to a random player in NK, he mentioned that clerics were great in groups. I thought to myself 'You can group?!'

[gprater]

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

Made a cleric, got it to 14, was soloing (very slowly) in NK near the guards. Was chatting to a random player in NK, he mentioned that clerics were great in groups. I thought to myself 'You can group?!'

I like this one[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] we have a winner.. /end thread

[Xenephex]

A few things:

1st - We all remember the cross-Antonica run; for me it was Freeport to Qeynos - I don't remember what level, but couldn't have been more than level 5. What I have always very specifically remembered was running along the shore in West Karanas and realizing that my heart was literally pounding. Later on, I can remember telling someone, after some thought, that the only penalty the game can exert on a player is... time. And then realizing as the game 'progressed', that they were doing everything they could to remove that penalty, and thus removing all the excitement involved with all the things you could do that could end up costing you a lot of time if you screwed up.

2nd - Being a poor young newbie in East Commonlands - opening a vendor to sell whatever I had looted and having the vendor say, "Greetings Xenephex, you look like you could use a High Quality Bear Skin." I was rich!

3rd - In Crushbone, tanking a group outside the castle when someone called a train from the castle, but called it too late. Most of my group got out but one person got aggro and I ran over and pulled aggro off them so they could run for the zone. I was never a role-player, but I did have very specific beliefs about tanks, which was that they would stand and fight rather than run. Very shortly I had a pile of mobs on me, almost all of which were yellow or red to me. I knew I was going to die, but then realized that someone was healing me. Turned out there was a higher level druid in the zone; she sent me a tell and said - "stick with it - I'll heal you." So I did. I have no idea how long it went on. It seemed like ages. I was on the last mob when she told me, "oom", and I killed it with my own health at about 15 percent. It felt epic. It was only much later that it dawned on me that she could have killed or even tanked some or most of those mobs herself, but she chose to let me fight and just healed me, as if she sensed the drama of the moment. It was great.

4th - the first time I got in a really GOOD group; in High Pass early one Saturday morning. It went on for 3 hours or so; very little talking - just everyone doing their jobs efficiently. It was the first time I had an inkling of how wonderful the game could be with a group of strangers who all knew what they were doing.

Those are the things I remember.

[Kailo]

I remember hitting lvl twenty on a character doing aviaks myself and it was totally bitch'n.

Training Sand Giants.

First dragon loot.

Server split.

Bard/melee groups in sebilis.
Getting that Truncheon of Doom i was looking for off of the Armsman.

Convincing a warrior to borrow my bloodfire(sweet DOT) for the warrior BOTB and then him ripping up the competition to win it on our server.

[Myth]

My first run from iceclad ocean to thurgadin was epic. This was back when you had to collect the ground spawn at the circles before you could get a port there.

First trip from BB to Freeport to group with friends I met in CB who had moved to Nro.

Getting a tell from A character called Dectala (ranger) to group with him in Lake Rathe. Not knowing where lake rathe was and having him give
men directions from Oasis to get there.

There are a lot more but at the moment these are the few that stand out

[stormlord]

For me it was a monk. His named started with an X. I met him on Rallos Zek during the first few months of launch in 1999. I remember playing with him in the sewers killing smugglers and thugs. I remember him dueling a member of a role-playing guild in north karana. He was bound in Qeynos. He could have declined to save us time. The opposing guild member was a couple levels higher than him. He accepted the duel and fought proudly. It was the most amazing act of courage and loyalty to a cause I had ever seen in a multiplayer game up to that point. I actually cried it affected me so much. It was just a dumb game, but that moment proved to me that just like a movie, a game can make a grown man cry. If people play it right, it's like a work of art.

In modern EQ it was a mid-tier raid guild that underlined for me how awesome teamwork can be. How amazing a win can be after several failed attempts. It's an incredible feeling when you finally come out on top. I really cannot express it here well enough with a few short words. I remember it clearly. Just, wow!

Ever since that moment in 1999, i've found it very difficult not to take the rpgs I play seriously. Every friend, every moment, every place, is a chance to make a meaningful memory. It's just like life. Moments pass us by and everything becomes history. It only happens once but it can last a lifetime.

What you do can make an impression even though it's just a game. Just like a movie or a book.

Whether you do it here, in rl or elsewhere, make a name for yourself! Make an impression.