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Meet
Rentia Fyreblade

Server: Test Server
Guild: Zen Cabal


Where in the real life world do you live?
St. Louis, Mo.

How long have you played EQ?
I first logged in on The Rathe in fall of 1999

What other MMOs have you played?
AC, SWG, EQII, Vanguard, Jumpgate, CoH, Guild Wars, plus others I can't recall, or never went gold

What type of work do you do?
I own a small IT business.

How long is your typical gaming session when playing EQ?
4 hours

What does a typical EQ day consist of for you?
It's still different every day. We raid 4 days a week, and afterwards will sometimes do an aa grind group. Other days I may go solo or duo/trio stuff for fun and profit, or perhaps some fun in SoF zones with a guild group. Others times might be quest or faction days.

What was the race and class of your very first character?
Barbarian Warrior

What got you into gaming and what sort of games do you like the most?
Went from wargamming to D%D and other RPGS back in the late 70's. The 80's brought me an Apple II and got me in to computer gaming. RPG's have always been a big hit with me including early MUD's and MUSH's.

What other hobbies or activities do you take part in, other then playing EverQuest?
Disc Golf (golf played with frisbee like discs). I am also on a softball team, and a few of us do a trivia night once a week. I enjoy music as well and play guitar, bass and drums.

What is your highest level in EQ?
80

What race and class is your main character?
Barbarian Warrior

What do you like the most about the class you have chosen for your main character?
I like being up close to the mobs we are fighting, whether solo, group or raid. On raids, I love having the mob concentrate on me while the raid force does its thing.

Does your main character worship a deity?
She is agnostic

How did you choose your main character's name?
Character after character I have created, I get to the point where everything is done except the name. I'll sit there staring at the blinking cursor until something comes to mind.

Which classes in EQ have you NOT played?
I have never played a Berserker seriously, but have played most other classes at least to the 50's.

What is your favorite expansion?
I think SoF was one of the best expansions for Warriors. Kunark was great because it was the first one. I also liked Velious, as it made my barbarian feel quite at home with all the snow.

What is your favorite zone?
I have many, but will just name one from each expansion. Everfrost, Old Sebilis, Tower of Frozen Shadow, Acrylia Caverns, Torden the Bastion of Thunder, Dulak's harbor, none from LDoN or GoD, Wall of Slaughter, Thundercrest Isles, The Hive, Devastation, Icefall Glacier, Jewel of Atiiki, S.H.I.P. Workshop.

What is your favorite NPC?
Fippy! That boy is determined!

Which expansion do you like the least?
GoD

Which zone do you like the least?
OOT… in the old days you were either on a boat, bored; or swimming to an isle for some drop you needed, bored.

Which NPC do you like the least?
Any wandering KOS mob, that was overpowered for the area....Vengeful skellies in Everfrost Newbie area, Kizdean Gix in WC, etc....They usually found you while you were already fighting something level appropriate, but taught you to always have SoW on.

What is the most platinum you have ever spent on purchasing a single item for one of your characters?
103K for a fast horse

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?
My 1.0 light sabres.

What do you like best about EverQuest?
The people on Test Server. I left the game shortly after PoP came out, and a friend convinced me to come to Test back in 2006. Best community ever. Simply fantastic people who really know the game.

What do you get out of playing EverQuest?
Cheap entertainment, meeting great people, and being part of a large group of people working to win a hard raid event. Like the first time we dropped Vish, that was just plain fun and amazing.

Describe your best experience from playing EverQuest?
Back in fall of 99, being fairly new to game with a group of 6 mid teens in crap gear holding Flag Room in Permafrost. I think at the time, I had like one piece of Bronze, a couple pieces of Banded Mail, a couple sharpened rusty weapons, and the rest was patchwork armor. It wasn't our gear, and everything was even con to red to us. It was our teamwork that let us hold that area.

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