Finally reliving EQ as I once loved it

[ToroTake]

First and foremost I'd like to thank those who actively post on this forum as it is you who ultimately have me taking the plunge.* I have been actively perusing the boards and researching my intent over the past few months as I waited for my schedule to clear up.* The stories being shared and the overall willingness of the community to help one another instantly hooked me and reminded me why I loved this damn game so much.

Little back story (skip by if you so choose)...

I was very young when this game was released and certainly over my head.* The world was intimidatingly vast, and this being my first CPU game let alone MMO was a challenge.* I can only imagine how many group members I infuriated as my Halfling Druid truly thought he should be in the thick of things at all times.* This concept of me healing anyone other than myself was probably foreign to me in the beginning.* As the game and I matured and I adjusted myself to my actual role in a group setting I began to have a blast.* The Druid on Mithaniel Marr certainly had a lot of help on his journey, but fizzled out in the 30s as real life began to ramp up and play time took a backseat.*

I have done my best to try and recruit everyone and anyone I know to join me on this ride.* Sadly, I have never known an individual personally who played EQ and nobody seems keen on the idea of booting up a 15+ year old game when they don't have the nostalgic pulls that I do.* This shall be a solo endeavor on my part.***

My choice in class most likely will come down to one of the 2 knight hybrids (Ogre SK or Dwarf Paly).* I shifted towards tanking in EQ2 and dabbled in WoW, ultimately really enjoying the role.* I understand their limitations in large part due to their xp penalty (being removed soon???) and understand a long haul is ahead of me.* I am generally not an alt-aholic, and hope that I can find a way to make my naked knight successful without starting out with a Druid/Necro farming/solo class as so many vets advise us new players to do.* For me the pull to return is centered around grouping and the social aspects of EQ that I simply never found again in another game, and soloing in some corner of a zone night after night does not appeal to me.

I am eagerly anticipating the time that will soon be spent with the rest of you on p1999.* I shall update this post with an actual character name for my knights once I decide upon one later tonight!
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