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EverQuest: Original Launch Trailer a Blast From the Past

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
in News & Features Discussion

Today marks the official sixteenth anniversary of the launch of EverQuest. To celebrate, let's take a look back at the original launch trailer from 1999 (and let's party!) reposted by the EQ team in 2012.

What are some of your favorite EverQuest moments? Let us know in the comments!





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  • ThebeastttThebeasttt Member RarePosts: 1,130
    I thought that was a Project Gorgon trailer for a second there. The graphics are about the same.
  • ChewybunnyChewybunny Member UncommonPosts: 52
    Those of us that were there from the beginning, we remember. The wipes. The delevels. The corpse runs. D'Vinn appearing out of no where. Being chased by cyclops and giants across Karana. We remember.
  • Superman0XSuperman0X Member RarePosts: 2,292
    Originally posted by Chewybunny
    Those of us that were there from the beginning, we remember. The wipes. The delevels. The corpse runs. D'Vinn appearing out of no where. Being chased by cyclops and giants across Karana. We remember.

    Yea. It was a fun time.

  • TheRabidsmurfTheRabidsmurf Member UncommonPosts: 146
    Backpacks full of heads,gems, and dozens of random thing that might be or should be quest items
  • Stone_FountainStone_Fountain Member UncommonPosts: 233
    Originally posted by Chewybunny
    Those of us that were there from the beginning, we remember. The wipes. The delevels. The corpse runs. D'Vinn appearing out of no where. Being chased by cyclops and giants across Karana. We remember.

    As a Rogue, sole survivor in Hate after a wipe. Or winning the Blood of Mrylokar, a powerful dagger, at the end of the Dragon Ring Raid that took 2 days. 

     

     

    First PC Game: Pool of Radiance July 10th, 1990. First MMO: Everquest April 23, 1999

  • SavageHorizonSavageHorizon Member EpicPosts: 3,480
    Originally posted by Chewybunny
    Those of us that were there from the beginning, we remember. The wipes. The delevels. The corpse runs. D'Vinn appearing out of no where. Being chased by cyclops and giants across Karana. We remember.

    Lol, so many great and wonderful memories.

     




  • TyggsTyggs Member UncommonPosts: 456
    Trying to find all my Train corpses in Karnor's.... Then again it was my fault for camping the entrance.

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  • blastermasterblastermaster Member UncommonPosts: 259

    Pff..CGI trailers! Show some game play!!  ;)

  • pudgybunnybrypudgybunnybry Member UncommonPosts: 7
    Originally posted by Tyggs
    Trying to find all my Train corpses in Karnor's.... Then again it was my fault for camping the entrance.

    Karnor's was definitely one of my favorite places to hang out. A dangerous zone but I loved all of the trains through there.

  • EightBitNinjaEightBitNinja Member UncommonPosts: 34
    Slate to tunnel!!
  • AmjocoAmjoco Member UncommonPosts: 4,860

    Oh those days were so wonderful! They turned me into the nerd I am today!

    How about this one too! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5yeem83GrI

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  • Dreamo84Dreamo84 Member UncommonPosts: 3,713
    OMG so cartoony!? What is that?! Cartoon Network online?! Look at those goofy trolls so silly.

    /sarcasm

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  • nuttobnuttob Member Posts: 291
    I remember my early days the best.  Started a necromancer.  Did not know about medding for a couple months into the game.  Lost a corpse in the Nek forest with all my gear on it.  Endless lag, because there was mostly only dialup at the time.
  • Mills007Mills007 Member UncommonPosts: 55
    First night, started a half-elf in Surefall Glade. Ran into Qeynos Hills in the middle of the skeleton event, where higher than usual NPC skeletons overrun the low-level characters. In my mind, it was and still is one of the most epic MMO experiences I have shared in. Higher level characters were trying to fight back the skeletons at the Surefall zone line, but doing their best just to hold their ground. Shouts throughout the zone of a line of even higher level characters forming a group at Qeynos and driving like a wedge up the road toward the ruins. The Surefall group making a tight circle and pushing south to meet them (and my brand new low level toon doing my best to stay in the middle and not get hit so I can watch the battle unfold. Spells and arrows flying. Swords hacking. Dial-up stuttering. Corpse running and trying to get to the fight again (but never making it). The eventual sunrise and end of the curse/scripted event. I know I'll never have that experience --- that OMG how is this possible? --- moment again. And that makes me a little sad. But, I'm still grateful and happy to have had that moment be my introduction to online gaming.
  • RoinRoin Member RarePosts: 3,444
    Originally posted by Chewybunny
    Those of us that were there from the beginning, we remember. The wipes. The delevels. The corpse runs. D'Vinn appearing out of no where. Being chased by cyclops and giants across Karana. We remember.

    You forgot the griffens in East Commons. Though they weren't much challenge for a group of Necro's at least until they nerfed out Lifetap. image

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  • LasterbaLasterba Member UncommonPosts: 137
    Heh, thats better than most trailers for games that are coming out this year.
  • RattenmannRattenmann Member UncommonPosts: 613
    Originally posted by Lasterba
    Heh, thats better than most games that are coming out this year.

    Fixed ;-)

    MMOs finally replaced social interaction, forced grouping and standing in a line while talking to eachother.

    Now we have forced soloing, forced questing and everyone is the hero, without ever having to talk to anyone else. The evolution of multiplayer is here! We won,... right?

  • MickleMickle Member UncommonPosts: 127

    Asheron's call intro.  Ohh to be back there again.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmMtD4Zok9c

     

  • Dreamo84Dreamo84 Member UncommonPosts: 3,713
    Hehe I remember being in Awe of Asheron's call's graphics in the beta ??

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  • itchmonitchmon Member RarePosts: 1,999

    Epic weapon quest that took 2 weeks (and mine was one of the shorter ones- spear of fate).

     

    the biggest sense of the accomplishment i've ever had in an MMO.  Server firsts in WoW be damned.

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  • SavageHorizonSavageHorizon Member EpicPosts: 3,480
    Originally posted by Rhoklaw

    Due to the advances of the internet and the commonplace of strategy guides and walkthroughs. We will never see another EQ until a truly dynamic MMO is developed. One with ever changing landscapes, quests and an AI that is smart enough to evolve on it's own. Imagine a world where every day is actually a different day. A goblin stronghold recently wiped clean may become a rebuilt stronghold of players in that area or a prime target for an even more sinister group of creatures. Random events and quests which will never be repeated. This would bring back the same feeling of old school EQ. Until than, it's grinding through the same static worlds in every MMO.

    New MMO's need...

    1) Season cycles

    2) True day and night cycles ( where night time actually is night time depending on moon phases for illumination )

    3) Food and drink a viable resource for increased health and mana regen

    4) Encumberance ( this was removed with just inventory space being the defining factor of when to return home )

    5) Limited fast travel ( instead give the ability to summon players an actually class ability as well as teleportation spells )

    6) Huge world ( because there are people who enjoy exploration )

    7) Random events ( I don't mean random repeatable events, I mean, random one time events )

    8) Unique quests ( dependent on what is going on in the area, such as rumors of creatures that may be living in a nearby cave and once they are removed, the cave may lie dormant for a very long time or occupied quickly depending on current factors of random world events )

    9) True crafting ( such as crafters controlling what stats go on an items, up to and including visual effects )

    10) Random resources ( such as mineral nodes that popup until harvested and then are gone forever with varying grades of quality )

    11) Social AI ( creatures with high intelligence or socialist behavior may group up and form warbands, scouting parties and even evolve into a civilization depending on how long they survive. Creatures would also be able to collect loot from players they kill to increase their difficulty )

    Will a game like this ever exists? Probably not, but this is what the new generation of MMO's would require to bring back the excitement that was day one in EverQuest.

     

    Ryzom. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryzom

     

    The only thing it lacks is top end graphics. 

     

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  • PrayrPrayr Member UncommonPosts: 267
    Being KOS in some towns as I played a DE SK on Rodcet Nife!! Then rerolled to a Barb Shaman, he was the bomb, Tenedorm Soulcollector, still remember the name. Coming out of Halas working my way to Freeport what a trip.
     

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  • RattenmannRattenmann Member UncommonPosts: 613
    Originally posted by itchmon

    Epic weapon quest that took 2 weeks (and mine was one of the shorter ones- spear of fate).

     

    the biggest sense of the accomplishment i've ever had in an MMO.  Server firsts in WoW be damned.

    2 weeks?

    It took me 9 months and i have been in the Nr 2 guild on my server. Necro tho, the spear was a bit easier, but still. 2 weeks? Damn.

    I agree tho. If someone asks me what i think about questing i ALWAYS come up with epic quests in EQ. I love those, i HATE all the rest. Leave me alone with questing, give me camps. I want to get to know new people and not just run past them while i solo my way to victory, thanks.

    MMOs finally replaced social interaction, forced grouping and standing in a line while talking to eachother.

    Now we have forced soloing, forced questing and everyone is the hero, without ever having to talk to anyone else. The evolution of multiplayer is here! We won,... right?

  • AkumawraithAkumawraith Member UncommonPosts: 370
    Originally posted by Rhoklaw

    Due to the advances of the internet and the commonplace of strategy guides and walkthroughs. We will never see another EQ until a truly dynamic MMO is developed. One with ever changing landscapes, quests and an AI that is smart enough to evolve on it's own. Imagine a world where every day is actually a different day. A goblin stronghold recently wiped clean may become a rebuilt stronghold of players in that area or a prime target for an even more sinister group of creatures. Random events and quests which will never be repeated. This would bring back the same feeling of old school EQ. Until than, it's grinding through the same static worlds in every MMO.

    New MMO's need...

    1) Season cycles

    2) True day and night cycles ( where night time actually is night time depending on moon phases for illumination )

    3) Food and drink a viable resource for increased health and mana regen

    4) Encumberance ( this was removed with just inventory space being the defining factor of when to return home )

    5) Limited fast travel ( instead give the ability to summon players an actually class ability as well as teleportation spells )

    6) Huge world ( because there are people who enjoy exploration )

    7) Random events ( I don't mean random repeatable events, I mean, random one time events )

    8) Unique quests ( dependent on what is going on in the area, such as rumors of creatures that may be living in a nearby cave and once they are removed, the cave may lie dormant for a very long time or occupied quickly depending on current factors of random world events )

    9) True crafting ( such as crafters controlling what stats go on an items, up to and including visual effects )

    10) Random resources ( such as mineral nodes that popup until harvested and then are gone forever with varying grades of quality )

    11) Social AI ( creatures with high intelligence or socialist behavior may group up and form warbands, scouting parties and even evolve into a civilization depending on how long they survive. Creatures would also be able to collect loot from players they kill to increase their difficulty )

    Will a game like this ever exists? Probably not, but this is what the new generation of MMO's would require to bring back the excitement that was day one in EverQuest.

    Citadel of Sorcery is about the closest you are going to get at this stage.

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    Playing: The Secret World until Citadel of Sorcery goes into Alpha testing.

    Tired of: Linear quest games, dailies, and dumbed down games

    Anticipating:Citadel of Sorcery

  • DullahanDullahan Member EpicPosts: 4,536
    Day 1 of EQ.  Drowned on my high elf wizard near the entrance to felwithe.  First game I ever played with rmb to mouse look.  Fun times.


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