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Old 01-16-2019, 06:35 PM
Zabbix Zabbix is offline
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Old 01-18-2019, 01:13 AM
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To incentivize them, provide a list of non-op items and let each person choose one. Nothing that will trivialize the early content, just enough to differentiate themselves with style and have a fighting chance should they venture out on their own later. (Ex.: Robe of the Oracle, Ebony Bladed Sword, Brown Chitin Protector, Skull of Jhen'tra, Fighting Baton.)

Arrange schedules so everyone plays together once or twice a week.

Agree on a location and commit to it, accommodating those who want to play a specific race. Kunark or the Qeynos/Erudin side of Norrath would be ideal imo, as there will be more than enough mobs/camps to choose from regardless of your play time.

Assign a specific target for the group to kill, like a named. Once that target is killed, the group receives a new list of slight upgrades to choose from. Upon reaching a certain level, they get that item.

Something to that effect. Get creative with it though. Act as a quest-giver and send them out into the world.

From there they should have a handle on how the game works and can take the training wheels off by creating alts and testing out new zones on their own time.
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Old 01-16-2019, 07:13 PM
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So most of us are here because we used to play on live years ago. The game is amazing but part of the allure is nostalgia.

I am wondering if anyone has had success convincing friends or family to play who have not played EQ before. I have several MMO fans in my life, but they are apprehensive to try such an old game. I am fairly confident that if they actually gave the game a try they would be into it. But that initial few hours of play is where I struggle to get them excited.

Any tips or tricks? great videos? huge selling points I am missing?

Thanks in advance!
The biggest selling point is you. You can look up youtube videos on waking the sleeper or some guild killing a big raid mob to try to get them excited about an ultimate end game. But at the end of the day you have to convince them that playing this game along side you will be fun and exciting.

Problem is those first 6-7 levels can be a boring XP grind as people don't normally start grouping till after that. What might be a good start is look for a newbie quest that the two of you can do. Walk them through the quest and let them receive the item or XP that is rewarded. Then take them out and XP grind with them. Tell them after a few levels you can do a better quest with a better reward. Gives them something to look forward to.

You can also take them to see something cool like the wood elf city in the trees or go fishing in a lake to show them the game has other things besides just killing mobs. Buy them an ale or stout at the bar in east freeport.

Get creative.
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Old 01-17-2019, 05:59 PM
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I'm a high school AP Literature and Psych teacher. I've considered starting up an extra-curricular MMORPG club next year as an anti-club, as my school is nationally ranked in just about every competitive academic club out there.

My goal, of course, is to establish a love for communal gaming, as so many of the online games my students play are, well, you know, the reason why I play p99 exclusively...

I'd love to have all of my students in the same guild, doing ridiculous 14-person newbie raids on Crushbone, the Warrens, etc. and twitching the experience the whole time - or whatever that 'live streaming gamer cam' thing is. I doubt any of my students would have the wherewithal to actually commit to 60, but it'd be super fun to have a two-group raid of toons in the 30s to go hit some of the goofy content. Holding down Royals in Sol B, or breaking into BR in LGuk, would probably be harder for them than anything they're currently doing in gaming... haha.
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Old 01-17-2019, 06:12 PM
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Get to level 2, take them on a journey to kaladim to turn in cb belts to level 4. Get them a sword of skyfire or something. Hit crushbone a bit, have them help you find a port to WC but tell them to be careful. Say you guys need to stop at EC to buy something real quick. Take boat back to kaladim.

Just dungeon master that shit.
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Old 01-17-2019, 06:33 PM
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Get to level 2, take them on a journey to kaladim to turn in cb belts to level 4. Get them a sword of skyfire or something. Hit crushbone a bit, have them help you find a port to WC but tell them to be careful. Say you guys need to stop at EC to buy something real quick. Take boat back to kaladim.

Just dungeon master that shit.
I've found that you need to schedule time with friends and family and they will play. Don't expect then to do it all alone. This is a social game, soloing is a lonely boring life. Also severely restrict handouts. The game doesn't start are 60. It's the journey and upgrades they get along the way with the RL groupthat will keep then coming back.
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Old 01-17-2019, 06:29 PM
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Why would you do something as depraved as addicting family and friends to classic everquest? what kind of monster are you?
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Old 01-18-2019, 01:50 AM
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either way... it's hard to get people to try the game when the login servers keeps messing up.! kk thx bye
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Old 01-18-2019, 02:25 AM
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The only way to get someone into EQ who's never played it before is to twink them out from level 1. If they're starting the game fresh with no gear, they won't get attached to it. Level 1-20 sucks ass when you're naked.

Don't get me wrong, I loved the struggle...but that is 100% nostalgia. A modern gamer who's used to hand-holding MMO's won't enjoy it.
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Old 01-19-2019, 03:56 AM
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The only way to get someone into EQ who's never played it before is to twink them out from level 1. If they're starting the game fresh with no gear, they won't get attached to it. Level 1-20 sucks ass when you're naked.

Don't get me wrong, I loved the struggle...but that is 100% nostalgia. A modern gamer who's used to hand-holding MMO's won't enjoy it.
i think you should let them explore and xp naked for 2 to 3 hours, THEN you twink him

this should get them into the mentality of what ifs. what if i level to xx? what if i acquire this and that? what if i get into groups or raids? what if i go to dungeons?
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