West side of Antonica

[jakerees]

Yes that is true that it is time to discuss the area from Qeynos to the high pass and from Permafrost down to the Rathe region as I am not sure how much attention this vast region gets and I don't mean the overworked areas around paw or the giants of rathe or even the giants of ice but I know in my first travels to this region was by way of the high pass and it always made me feel like I was walking slower after I entered into the eastern plains of karana and came down the mountain but I'm sure it was always just an optical illusion caused by the openness of this region compared to the east as you travel through the commonlands and kithicor forest. As an aside it should be noted that optical illusion is being used in the scientific way and not as a slang term to refer to genitalia as it is often used here but I believe we all can agree that the necessity exists to distinguish between the two. I marvel that there exists in this world the half horse half man creature of the karanas and it would of course be nice if they existed as a playable race but alas as the old live everquest went downhill and decided to introduce cat people and then frog people they ignored the overwhelming demand to be able to play as horse people. Also to play as elephants. And so we find ourselves dodging cyclops in the karanas and we can even roleplay to our hearts desire at one of the many farms that dot these lands that we have gone the way of Cincinnatus and thrown down our weapons and our leadership and return to a simpler life. I know I have found myself equipping a shovel in my day and tending the fields, and have even taken to a farmer's daughter (or wife?) that I found in the farm house, much akin to your normal way of life in rural Kansas, or Nebraska as we again find that p99 can imitate real life so well.

I have to admit that I was somewhat disappointed in the Barbarian town of Halas and its lack of lively entertainment, not entertainment in general just lively entertainment, but it is a good place to rest before you make your way across the frozen tundra to the place that is called Permafrost. It has been said that the gateway to this dungeon home of ice goblins is guarded by giants made of ice, but alas I do not believe the tales as the only thing that greets me as I pass through these gates is a druid in the form of a dog that seems to be staring at nothing, or a pile of bones hovering above the ground, and it makes me sad that skeletons cannot just sit down like normal people and that they have to just collapse and disguise themselves as the cache of bones kept horded by a common junkyard dog, and sometimes I try to loot these bones but it just shows me items that a weak person might wear, much as if they were a common bum wandering the roads or railyards, and that of course leads you to draw parallels between trains at the railyards and trains in the land of Norrath, and the biggest similarity between them is that they both have a conductor who can ruin your life if they want to unless they just go ahead and let themselves die. The best part of your trip to the west region of Antonica however would have to be the isolation and serenity that is afforded from a visit to the large lake in the Rathe region as you can utilize a cabin tucked in to the mountains that surround the lake for peace and quiet and just remove yourself from your cares as you grab a canoe to traverse the lake for good fishing and perhaps go for a swim after removing your armor just like that time you spent at a summer camp in real life before it was interrupted by some hockey mask machete wielding freak and I assure you that it will not happen here unless I happen by in a dented brass mask with a trust 1hs weapon but I won't do that unless I do but you won't see it coming unless you do. Just don't do a / who while you are there to keep it a surprise. WTB Shaman Epic 6k

[Bardolap]

I couldn't make it past the first sentence.

In fact, I gave up before I found the end of the first sentence.

Could you rewrite this so that it makes sense?

[MiRo2]

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

As an aside it should be noted that optical illusion is being used in the scientific way and not as a slang term to refer to genitalia as it is often used here but I believe we all can agree that the necessity exists to distinguish between the two.

This is a thing?

[Nagoya]

Are we trying to play an online game here or just sharing our mental illness together in some kind of altar to madness?

English is not my native language and i can still assure you 100% that none of that post makes any kind of grammatical sense; it is a complete mess to read.

This is not poetry this is the closest version of /yell we have in real life.

May the force be with you fellow otaku.

[Canelek]

I think our friend here is on a bender.

Fly high, pal!

[rollin5k]

i totally agree OP

[fadetree]

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

I couldn't make it past the first sentence.

In fact, I gave up before I found the end of the first sentence.

Could you rewrite this so that it makes sense?

You miss the point entirely. It does make a kind of sideways sense. It's 'stream-of-consciousness' writing style and there are some jokes in there too. It's not bad. Here it is re-written-

'Yknow, I think that the whole western side of Antonica is kind of underused. I remember how huge it seemed when I first crossed down from high pass. I kind of feel nostalgic about it, and there's some stuff you don't see anywhere else, like the ice giants and the centaurs. They were obviously shooting for a kind of 'great plains' idea and they hit it pretty closely. Although, Halas is kind of boring and as far as the ice giants go, all I ever see is a necro or druid waiting for the next one to spawn. The Rathetear lake region is pretty cool too, but you really never see anyone down there. It's just sad that all these areas get so underused. Oh well. I'd really like my shaman epic but I'm poor.'

See? that's boring compared.

[Muggens]

I fuckin love these jakerees travellers tales around antonica - best eq scribbler atm 5 stars

[Evia]

Western Antonica is pretty great for all the reasons mentioned in this thread.

[skarlorn]

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

I fuckin love these jakerees travellers tales around antonica - best eq scribbler atm 5 stars

This 1 is electrifying