Start with this. It's for your own good. The in-game community is a lot like EQ back in 1999, very nice and helpful, however the forum community is a lot like 4chan and Reddit had a baby and that baby grew up to spend most of its time poking itself in the eye with the eraser end of a pencil. Doing the above helps negate some of that, though people often spill their crap over into other board sections. Also note that if you chose to ignore this warning, once you start you likely won't be able to stop.
From there, create the class/race combo that most appeals to you. If it's your first time playing EQ I would suggest, as previously stated, an easy class. But don't let that deter you. You gotta play the harder classes at some point to learn them.
Remember Everquest as it is today is nothing like Project 1999, just as Project 1999 isn't really like Everquest was in 1999..thus your best source of information is the P99 Wiki. Modern Allakhazam, and even archive.org's captures of Classic Allakhazam, will do you little good here. The client is modern (if you can call a 7 year old EQ box set "modern") and the content is Classic. This renders modern and Classic game resources generally untrustworthy. So we had to create our own.
Make friends as early as possible. Friends make the game much more enjoyable. While soloing is an option try not to be a recluse. Be nice to people and DON'T BEG. The thing about Everquest is the community is nice but picky. They're more than willing to throw away their time and even old items/plat for other players but they have to see you work, and struggle, for it yourself before they'll do anything. If you just log in and run up to random people and demand buffs and plat they'll give you the middle finger, likely call you a retard or a faggot, and put you on ignore. How it's always been.
Beyond that, never be afraid to ask for help. People are always willing to help. If there's anything I can do you can find me in-game. Have fun!
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05-12-2012, 02:10 AM
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