Coming back after 15 years, Need some UPDATES PLZ!!

[SpyritDarksong]

I had been looking into P1999 also since I was a beta tester in 1998 (I think it was) and then played for many years. I left shortly after Kunarak was released.

I made a new account on the "Live" servers and wanted to play again, and it starts you in a cave. VERY disappointing, now at level 6 STILL in this cave. Is 1999 like the original? Barbarians starting in the Snowy Mountains, Trolls in Fearott? ETC? I might consider paying the ridiculous prices to get the box set if I know WHERE I will start and if it will be like old days.

[jakerees]

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

I had been looking into P1999 also since I was a beta tester in 1998 (I think it was) and then played for many years. I left shortly after Kunarak was released.

I made a new account on the "Live" servers and wanted to play again, and it starts you in a cave. VERY disappointing, now at level 6 STILL in this cave. Is 1999 like the original? Barbarians starting in the Snowy Mountains, Trolls in Fearott? ETC? I might consider paying the ridiculous prices to get the box set if I know WHERE I will start and if it will be like old days.

You don't have to start in the cave tutorial on the live servers.

I wouldn't get too invested in p99. Recently stopped playing on here because I didn't want to put in all the time to level up into the 50s only to get caught up in the toxic raid scene here. You can still give yourself a good eq experience starting from scratch on live and forgoing the tutorial and all the quick and easy high experience quests they give to newbies to level them up quicker; all for free.

[teai]

Felt like I was playing for the first time again. Amazing server, and what really makes p99 shine is the excellent community.

1-45 (my highest so far) has only been a great experience. I even had a bard apologize for almost training me, then just invited me to group for a few pulls.

Feel very good whenever I roll an alt and see randoms just buffing new players and being friendly. Its nice.


As far as Titanium Box Set. Do not buy overpriced original box sets. If you are having a hard time locating a copy please send me a PM when you can, i have access to lots of discs

[mattitude]

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

Felt like I was playing for the first time again. Amazing server, and what really makes p99 shine is the excellent community.

1-45 (my highest so far) has only been a great experience. I even had a bard apologize for almost training me, then just invited me to group for a few pulls.

Feel very good whenever I roll an alt and see randoms just buffing new players and being friendly. Its nice.


As far as Titanium Box Set. Do not buy overpriced original box sets. If you are having a hard time locating a copy please send me a PM when you can, i have access to lots of discs

Still happen to have some extra discs?? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Expediency]

P99 owns and is the best/most classic eq experience on the internet right now 1-59. If you are a new player many people will be nice and help you, flat out tell them you are new. The game looks and plays exactly like you remember during kunark/velious. Raiding rules are different here than live, but the toxicity is a more on the forums than on the server. The forums are full of people who dont play here anymore, but love to troll or trash p99. sort of like this guy, who didnt even try raiding but was somehow expert enough to recommend you move on:

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

I wouldn't get too invested in p99. Recently stopped playing on here because I didn't want to put in all the time to level up into the 50s only to get caught up in the toxic raid scene here..

[Sonark]

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

I had been looking into P1999 also since I was a beta tester in 1998 (I think it was) and then played for many years. I left shortly after Kunarak was released.

I made a new account on the "Live" servers and wanted to play again, and it starts you in a cave. VERY disappointing, now at level 6 STILL in this cave. Is 1999 like the original? Barbarians starting in the Snowy Mountains, Trolls in Fearott? ETC? I might consider paying the ridiculous prices to get the box set if I know WHERE I will start and if it will be like old days.

You can skip the tutorial dungeon, which the game starts you off in if you don't click off that option during character creation, but if you do it you get some decent gear for the level (though nothing approaching a decent weapon) and can get to 15 in really not very long at all.

But unless you have an actual subscription, your home city will be Crescent Reach, the new Drakkin race home city. Which...isn't an issue, really, especially since if you don't have maps. you can easily get them.

[Expediency]

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

I had been looking into P1999 also since I was a beta tester in 1998 (I think it was) and then played for many years. I left shortly after Kunarak was released.

I made a new account on the "Live" servers and wanted to play again, and it starts you in a cave. VERY disappointing, now at level 6 STILL in this cave. Is 1999 like the original? Barbarians starting in the Snowy Mountains, Trolls in Fearott? ETC? I might consider paying the ridiculous prices to get the box set if I know WHERE I will start and if it will be like old days.

All that is here. Barbs start in everfrost (hardest newb zone in game) trolls are in ferrott, etc. You dont have to buy that box set either, there are people in this thread who have offered to help you if you PM them. Odds are you already paid retail price once for eq/kunark/velious 15 years ago, no reason to buy it again.

I dont even know what cave you are talking about, that sounds awful. There are no mounts here, no AAs, no bazaar, no port books, level 60 cap, this is 2001 everquest. Try it!

[Neko404]

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

I had been looking into P1999 also since I was a beta tester in 1998 (I think it was) and then played for many years. I left shortly after Kunarak was released.

I made a new account on the "Live" servers and wanted to play again, and it starts you in a cave. VERY disappointing, now at level 6 STILL in this cave. Is 1999 like the original? Barbarians starting in the Snowy Mountains, Trolls in Fearott? ETC? I might consider paying the ridiculous prices to get the box set if I know WHERE I will start and if it will be like old days.

This is correct. They kept it as close to the orginal as possible. So as a human you either star in Qeynos or Freeport. If you a Wood elf you are starting out in Faydark.

[mgriff02]

Everything's as close to original EQ as possible. Zones all have their original textures. You start off in your newbie city with a weapon, a note, and no idea what to do.

[SpyritDarksong]

The cave I was referring to is the Tutorial I found out. Just waiting for my discs to get here. Think I am as excited to start again as the OP of this thread. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]