[Preview] EverQuest: Travel Back In Time with the Progression Server

SBFord

Every MMO gamer knows of the title “EverQuest.” Some of you actually played it, but the rest usually listen wearily while EQ veterans wax and wane about the so-called glory days. Regardless of your position on the game, there’s no doubting that EQ fans are some of the most passionate you’ll meet, and their insatiable appetite for nostalgia goes unrivaled.

Read more of Derek McEnroe's Everquest: Ragefire Progression Server Impressions.

cmorris975

Can't wait!  Early EQ1 got gameplay right.  No instances, classes that were really different, meaningful death penatly and loot.  Reputation matters, short pauses that allow for socialization.  I miss all this stuff very much.  Thanks to Daybreak for doing this.

Avanah

I will be there.

All "WoW was my first MMO" players should try it out. Go play the reason they are playing WoW.

See what a True MMO is like without the hand holding.

Should give them appreciation for what they have today.

"SOW at ECT1...tips" (Spirit of the Wolf Speed Buff at East Commonlands Tunnel at Torch 1 for tips) :-)

PS. New players..Make sure you travel thru Kithicor Forest at night if you get a chance. There are free loot chests all over.

 

 

Nanfoodle

Trying to talk my wife into this =-

keenber

Already there and looking foward to many years of siting getting my mana back.

Avanah

Originally posted by keenber
Already there and looking foward to many years of siting getting my mana back.

 

Practicing before the wipe too?

Warlyx

gonna pass sadly , im too old for that !$!$ :P

Nightbringe1

I'll be there, already been practicing with a new shaman.

Planning on leveling in Everfrost/BB just long enough to pick up SoW before making the run to Freeport, where shaman will be less common the first few days.

Buffs for donations: tunnel entrance

 

TheHiveLeader

Need SoW.

sbfbeef

I cant wait for this either.  Most likely rolling Enchanter and Wizard.  Certainly wont mind trading you a clarity for a SoW and a few buffs!

sbfbeef

Originally posted by Avanah

I will be there.

All "WoW was my first MMO" players should try it out. Go play the reason they are playing WoW.

See what a True MMO is like without the hand holding.

Should give them appreciation for what they have today.

"SOW at ECT1...tips" (Spirit of the Wolf Speed Buff at East Commonlands Tunnel at Torch 1 for tips) :-)

PS. New players..Make sure you travel thru Kithicor Forest at night if you get a chance. There are free loot chests all over.

 

 

 

I agree that everyone should try Everquest at least once in there life.  I know many people who started during the WoW boom that just cant handle how EQ is and was.  Unfortunately WoW has changed the MMO landscape into the instant gratification and all about Me myself and I type of player.  

EQ is what all MMOs should be, and by that i mean community and making friends ( or enemies)  that you can chat with and have a good time.  I play WoW still and i cant tell you how much i dislike the attitudes i see in game.   CANT WAIT for Ragefire to go live next week 

Azoth

Already so many boxing groups running around, place gonna be crowded.

Avanah

Originally posted by TheHiveLeader
Need SoW.

1pp

goozmania

I'm curious if pet classes will completely break the game, like they did to the last TLP server. Some years ago, SoE buffed the hell out of pets, and they couldn't revert that buff for the servers, causing conjurors and necromancers to pretty much solo the entire game through velious. 

 

I was in the premier guild for Vulak, and it was kind of obnoxious how we had to wait for our conjurors before doing anything.

cmorris975

Originally posted by sbfbeef

Originally posted by Avanah

I will be there.

All "WoW was my first MMO" players should try it out. Go play the reason they are playing WoW.

See what a True MMO is like without the hand holding.

Should give them appreciation for what they have today.

"SOW at ECT1...tips" (Spirit of the Wolf Speed Buff at East Commonlands Tunnel at Torch 1 for tips) :-)

PS. New players..Make sure you travel thru Kithicor Forest at night if you get a chance. There are free loot chests all over.

 

 

 

I agree that everyone should try Everquest at least once in there life.  I know many people who started during the WoW boom that just cant handle how EQ is and was.  Unfortunately WoW has changed the MMO landscape into the instant gratification and all about Me myself and I type of player.  

EQ is what all MMOs should be, and by that i mean community and making friends ( or enemies)  that you can chat with and have a good time.  I play WoW still and i cant tell you how much i dislike the attitudes i see in game.   CANT WAIT for Ragefire to go live next week 

I totally forgot about the buffs that led to more interaction and made classes that much more special.  New MMOs could really learn a thing or two from EQ1.

oakthornn

Oh, how reading your quote brought back memories and a smile to my face.. i looked at the abbreviations and immediately knew the words like it were yesterday.  My main was a Human Druid, Prexus server. I remember making tons of plat porting and sowing ppl, and sitting in EC Tunnel buying and selling all day at times, lol.. Good times!

whilan

I get what the writer is saying about your character always being there with an actual server instead of a private one (emulated as they call it) but thats not entirely true about the one person thing. Granted one person could remove all your progress on a private (emulated) server, but that is also true of the professional ones. One top exec decides that the game isn't performing well enough and poof the game goes off line and there goes all your progress.

See: Matrix online, Everquest adventures, CoH.  All official, all big MMOs, all gone.

barasawa

I still say my favorite day in EQ was the one they'd totally screwed up aggro ranges. ANYTHING in the zone could aggro on you ANYWHERE in that zone. 

We had a HUGE number of players lined up in northern ro where desert turns to grass. That was our line in the sand. We were shoulder to shoulder, about 3 rows deep. Tanks in front, casters in back. Pretty much everyone was grouped up, and everyone watched out for everyone elses back without breaking ranks. We just stood there and crushed the onslaught of everything from zombies to mummies, and I don't even remember what else was in that zone. It was a crazy couple of hours before they finally downed the servers to fix it. Everyone got TONS of xp, and more than enough loot to pay for all the expenses incurred and still have a tidy profit for the day. 

I doubt I'll ever see anything that epic again, even if someone tries to plan it.

(Of course the worst was the day a GM went nuts, locked the zone, and started deathbinding and summoning all the pcs into a pool of lava. I'm lucky that I logged that character after a couple of minutes, but before he got around to burning me. Watched the rest from the sidelines of another zone with an alt. )

 

Nightbringe1

Originally posted by goozmania
I'm curious if pet classes will completely break the game, like they did to the last TLP server. Some years ago, SoE buffed the hell out of pets, and they couldn't revert that buff for the servers, causing conjurors and necromancers to pretty much solo the entire game through velious. 

 

I was in the premier guild for Vulak, and it was kind of obnoxious how we had to wait for our conjurors before doing anything.

The reason I won't be playing a magician this time.

SavageHorizon

I going with a Bard, woot can't wait.

Dreycraft

Oh man this is genius, someone please when does this start?? I've had zero desire to play EQ again until now. I can't wait to see Kaladim and hear it's great nostalgia inducing low quality music again. And Crushbone! Lol my favorite low level xp spot. Prolly gonna roll a Bard, no game has had a Bard as perfect as EQ's, playing instruments continuously for various buffs, like greatly increased run speed, I love it!

Fdzzaigl

Never played classic EQ, but might give this a go as I have an all-access sub running for PS2 anyhow.

I don't expect to really get into it, but it might be funny.

baphamet

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Originally posted by Nightbringe1
Originally posted by goozmania I'm curious if pet classes will completely break the game, like they did to the last TLP server. Some years ago, SoE buffed the hell out of pets, and they couldn't revert that buff for the servers, causing conjurors and necromancers to pretty much solo the entire game through velious.    I was in the premier guild for Vulak, and it was kind of obnoxious how we had to wait for our conjurors before doing anything.

The reason I won't be playing a magician this time.

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yeah same here, or a monk.

Vynt

Originally posted by baphamet

 

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Originally posted by Nightbringe1

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Originally posted by goozmania I'm curious if pet classes will completely break the game, like they did to the last TLP server. Some years ago, SoE buffed the hell out of pets, and they couldn't revert that buff for the servers, causing conjurors and necromancers to pretty much solo the entire game through velious.    I was in the premier guild for Vulak, and it was kind of obnoxious how we had to wait for our conjurors before doing anything.

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The reason I won't be playing a magician this time.

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yeah same here, or a monk.

You can play any melee without a weapon and get the increased damage ratio the monk has, as long as the h2h skill is high enough.

IakXastur

If I would roll a monk, never actually played one for any length of time, is the question is if money would weigh anything at this point? Or is it going to be droppable like it was originally

Toladin

Does anyone know if the original race / class xp penalties will be enforced ?