It's very tempting to travel out of n00bville to join your friends (even as a dark race). Still, sometimes it's best to move slowly or just start toons of the same race. Humans, gnomes, dark elves, etc. They all have quite a few class combos.
Truth is hard EQ is fun EQ. People who don't appreciate the nostalgia probably will think the graphics are garbage too. The easier you make it to play or get powerful (like AA's) the quicker you take skill out of the picture. I remember crappy players simply never got to some zones because they 1.) Couldn't solo due to skill. 2.) Had such a childish rep they never got groups.
Think EQ is cutthroat? In Ultima Online traveling you would run into a random Player Killer (PK) who would murder you. He/She would then kill your horse, take all of your gear, cut up your body and spread the parts around while wearing your hat. If you had the key to your house they would find a way to get back there and rob it.
Corpse runs and exp deaths are child's play
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