Real life first name: Tim
Forum handle: Mchaos102
Main Character name: Qindere
Server: Tunare
Guild: Grey Horizon

Where in the real life world do you live? McClave, Colorado (you should look this up on the web) We have 3 streets made of dirt. 1 gas pump. And just a few stop signs. BUT we make up for our size with our sports. Our high school girls team one their third state champ… back to back to back. They are 75-0 and hold the most winningest record of any class boys or girls.

How long have you played EQ? I started on Dec 26, 2004. This means just over 2.5 years now.

What other MMOs have you played? I have tried Worlds of Warcraft, and EQII. Just not the same as EQ.

What type of work do you do? I am a network admin for a VERY SMALL factory. I drive about 20 miles a day just to get to my job in Lamar, Colorado.

How long is your typical gaming session when playing EQ? I get home from work at about 4:15pm MST. I stay on until 12AM-1AM ish almost every night. If im off work then it is me, EQ, a pizza, and my beer =)

What does a typical EQ day consist of for you? I am the proud owner of 4 accounts. I keep 1-2 in trader mode almost 24/7. When I get home from work I will check my trader. I love to see what I have sold and how much plat I made. One of the BEST things EQ ever did was to make a virtual living economy. I will also check for key items I sell often. When I can buy low and sell high I do. If I can find some deals on uncut augs I snag em up for my Jewelry Crafting.

After I am done "playing trader" I log on my main. I check in with the guild to see what is going. If a raid target is up we head out. If not then we grind out quest tasks. Currently, I have been doing a lot of Signet camping. The signets is about the only thing holding our guild out of CoA.

Once raid is done, then I will try to find a guild group or pick up group for exp/loot. If that cant be done, I am known on my server to cast KEI /C6 for those that need it.

What was the race and class of your very first character? My first race/class was a wood-elf ranger. I was one of the one players that watched Lord of The Rings and started remembering how much fun I had with the old D&D modules. I purchased EQ and started playing to recapture that fun I had when I was a kid.

What got you into gaming and what sort of games do you like the most? I forget the name of it, but MANY hears ago before the internet became so popular, I found an ONLINE MMORPG put out by Serria-On-Line. The adventures all took place in a big volcano. They had other games like Larry Land and Red Barron, but I liked the RPG. I spent MANY hours playing this game. The problem was we didn't have a local number for Sierra. Remember, I live in boonies? I was making long distanced phone calls to Pueblo Colorado. Soon after received 2 $700 phone bills that my parents promptly grounded me for. This was when I was an 10th grader in high school. They made me get a LOAN from the local bank, and a job to pay those phone bills off. I sure did to.

What other hobbies or activities do you take part in, other then playing EverQuest? O_0 there is other stuff out there than EverQuest?? I like to shoot archer, hunt, and fish. I also enjoy web site design as I am teaching my self Flash/Swish.

What is your highest level in EQ? 70

What race and class is your main character? High Elf Enchanter.

What do you like the most about the class you have chosen for your main character? I love to charm mobs. I can solo (very slowly) when I cant find a group, Or I can tag an over pull to help out with dps.

While many feel charming is a breaking factor in the game, I love the idea and the ability.

Does your main character worship a deity? Karana. When my enchanter was made, I didn't know any thing about the class. I orignally made the toon as a "guild joke" I just picked any old deity there was. If I could, would not follow any god…but I pay for it at times. Any way, I found out I was a good chanter and it became my main.

How did you choose your main character's name? I used the random name Gen. Too many dorks using stupid names after products or sayings.

Which classes in EQ have you NOT played? I have never played a bard or rogue.

What is your favorite expansion? LDON was great for me. I loved the idea of find some lost dungeon and hunting in there. It is a shame those that be, have not done any thing with the add-on to get more player attention again.

What is your favorite zone? Thurgaden. I LOVE the city design. The graphics there are not as good as the NEW stuff, but I love the creators made the windows…. The broken window and drunk midget tossed out. The lore… the quests.. that ice city is by far the best one SOE has made if you ask me.

Which expansion do you like the least? This is kind of a hard one. When I bought the game, it was just before LDON came out. So, in my mind all the other expansions were one and the same. I would have to say, at this point, DoDH. While monster missions are a neat idea, I think they hurt the game more then they help.

Which zone do you like the least? Dawnshroud Peaks. I have spent so much time in that zone, with so many alts, that I just HATE that zone now.

Which npc do you like the least? A brownie scout. When I first started this game, I stayed in GF and Crushbone. I was afraid to go else where. I was 100% noob. I got brave one day, and zoned into LF. I took 5 steps out of tunnel and BAM Loading Please wait. I got my butt smashed fast by a brownie scout. That action alone keep me in CB untl lvl 20 something. This was back when you had to do corpse runs.

What is the most platinum you have ever spent on purchasing a single item for one of your characters? Bought an twink alt War a Blade of Carnage for 130k. That is the most I have spent on any single item.

Do you have an item you no longer use but keep around for nostalgic reasons? If so what is it and why do you keep it? For me, it would a few of the "fabled" items. The Jboots. My toon was young. I was young. It was my first SOE event. The HOURS I spent "in line" and not being able to help much because my toon was so young and gimp. They remind me how players in EQ can be very friendly. Upper lvl's staying in a raid to help kill the mob even after they got their drops. The room filling with RANDOM strangers all working to help one another. THIS made me fall in love with eq =)

Those boots will NEVER be deleted.

What do you like best about EverQuest? I like the grouping and exp'n, but I LOVE the trade skills/bazaar. I love to buy low sell high, skill up to make UBER player made item ABC and sell em for plat. It took me over a year to get my first toon above lvl 50 because I was "farming" pelts and silks and skilling up brewing.

What do you get out of playing EverQuest? Cheap, FUN, interactive entertainment.

Describe your best experience from playing EverQuest? There isn't a "best experience" The experiences I get are different each day. I may meet a noob and spend my whole day helping him do a noob quest. I could meet a jerk and spend time arguing and fighting in /ooc. I could try a NEW raid encounter, I could try a new zone….. There is no "best" there is plenty of NEW. =)

Do you run or work for an EverQuest Fan Site? No