Most of you are too young to remember this, but in classic EverQuest

[RecondoJoe]

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

Also, from launch up till about I'm guessing 4 or 5 months in did you know that the Short Sword of the Ykesha had a different look? It wasn't that lame looking kukri type knife that you all know now, it was much different and cooler looking. But for the life of me I cannot find any screenshots of what it used to look like. Anyone remember this and/or able to find the old look of it?

I forgot about that until you just now mentioned it... although admittedly... I don't know if I ever saw it, or if I did see it... if I had any idea what I was looking at.. I remember thinking it was so cool the first time I saw one.. but wanting the EBW even more... at that time on Tunare, people considered EBW more valuable than SSOY... ironically the EBW is so much more cheap when green launched, I guess because literally anyone could solo camp fangs in 2020...

I would like to see original SSOY though.. going to check google and see if I find anything

[Sizar]

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

I forgot about that until you just now mentioned it... although admittedly... I don't know if I ever saw it, or if I did see it... if I had any idea what I was looking at.. I remember thinking it was so cool the first time I saw one.. but wanting the EBW even more... at that time on Tunare, people considered EBW more valuable than SSOY... ironically the EBW is so much more cheap when green launched, I guess because literally anyone could solo camp fangs in 2020...

I would like to see original SSOY though.. going to check google and see if I find anything

So it was a straight sword, I think a gold handle. It started like a normal sword at the hilt then grew wider as it got to the point of the sword

[RecondoJoe]

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

So it was a straight sword, I think a gold handle. It started like a normal sword at the hilt then grew wider as it got to the point of the sword

was it this...

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[Sizar]

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

was it this...

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That does look like it yep

[Izmael]

One of the big reasons classic EQ back then was different from our experience today on P99 is the hardware differences.

I think most of the people ran EQ in 800x600 back then, some probably did 640x480 because their 3D card was just too bad. 15" CRT was the norm, 17" was not really maintstream yet IIRC.

Most were using 28, 33, or 56kbps dialup. Some people played on 14,4 modems (I did), no doubt some played on 9600 or whatever. Today kids dont even know what I'm talking about. Basically uphill both ways in a snow storm.


15 FPS was a great framerate for EQ, in some Kunark outdoor zones with all the shitty trees, it often dropped down to like 3 FPS, if that.

Also we had no wiki (but had everlore, allakhazam and such).

For some reason, nonwithstanding said difficulties, we still were all playing like crazies, raids of 80+ people were no problem, all mobs always died.

[RecondoJoe]

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

Also we had no wiki (but had everlore, allakhazam and such).

but you also couldnt really access any of that in game... i personally never wanted to log off to look anything up because of how slow the game loaded lol..

also a lot of false information existed on the internet back then.. i remember when I was camping a Cazic Quill in the Karanas.. for weeks.. now... I think there's no evidence to suggest that that item has ever dropped in the Karanas, but it was toted as fact on thesafehouse back in the day.

[Mblake1981]

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

One of the big reasons classic EQ back then was different from our experience today on P99 is the hardware differences.

This is true. It was also us, the people. Marketed towards young males, like it should be, when it was much better.

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[Toxigen]

Originally Posted by Mblake1981 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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what in the hell?

[Mblake1981]

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

what in the hell?

Wrong answer, wuss [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Mblake1981]

Excuse me, in my haste I forgot to add an even more important detail. Young American males. Not the queer eye for the straight guy kind either.