Experinceing the grandfather of MMOs!

[mgriff02]

Like someone else said previously, don't feel too much pressure to get to the "end-game" in EQ. I've been playing on-and-off for 16 years now, more than half my life, and I have never had a max level character either here or on the live servers. For me, and a lot of other players, it's about everything in the game besides high level raiding.

I work on my tradeskills to make things that my player doesn't need (like baking, I love doing baking).

I work on faction so my Dark Elf can tradeskill in Freeport or my Troll can be at home in Qeynos (both human cities).

I work on quests just for the sake of doing them.

I keep going to Plane of Hate, raid after raid, in the vain hope of being able to deck my Cleric out in a full suit of purple armor.

I stop by newbie areas and buff the crap out of the low level characters. I keep an eye out for actual, honest to god, new to the server newbies to give items to.

It's all so fun, and most of that doesn't require me to be a high level at all. All of that can be done in addition to the usual grouping or soloing for exp in order to advance in level.