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SirTheEvilGreenPet
When did you start playing EQ? April 2000
Do you play EQ on a laptop or desktop computer? Desktop
Do you play on dial-up, cable, or DSL? Cable
What was the race and class of your very first character? Troll Warrior
Was EQ your first online game? Yup
What is your highest level in EQ? 65 warrior
Do you prefer to solo or group? Group, when I can
What do you like the most about the class you have chosen for your main character? Nothing really... it is just the only one I have ever stuck with long enough to have a modicum of skill with
Is your main character in a guild? Yes
How many characters do you have on your main server? 8
Does your main character worship a deity? He’s agnostic
Which classes in EQ have you NOT played? I have played every class at least once, to level 20
What is the most platinum you have ever spent on purchasing a single item for one of your characters? 54kpp
What is your favorite expansion? Mine was legacy of Ykesha, then LDoN
What is your favorite zone? My favorite zone is Befallen... tho no one ever wants to go there. Second Favorite: Veksar
What is your favorite npc? Honestly? I’d have to say it would be Lucky the Beggar
Which expansion do you like the least? My least favorite was Gates of Discord, only because I have never even set foot in a single one of those zones
Which zone do you like the least? Lake of Ill Omen
Which npc do you like the least? Sergeant slate
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 crafted breastplate.... someone gave it to me for no reason at all, and i wore it up to level 55... The person helped me finish all the crafted quests and helped me start on my epic, which I still need to finish
SisslNBurn
When did you start playing EQ? I started playing EQ Christmas, 2001.
Do you play EQ on a laptop or desktop computer? Desktop.
Do you play on dial-up, cable, or DSL? Cable! I'd use DSL as well, but broadband is the way to go!
What was the race and class of your very first character? My very first character was a Gnome Wizard.
Was EQ your first online game? No
What is your highest level in EQ? My highest character is my main, Sissl N`Burn who is level 70. I'd have higher but Prathun and Zajeer won't let me. They kept mumbling something about "against the rules". Pfft! I'll work on Rashere next, and if that fails, I'll try bribing Brenlo and the other halflings with pie.
Do you prefer to solo or group? Personally I enjoy both solo and group, but if push comes to shove, even though my main is definitely good at soloing, I prefer a good group.
What do you like the most about the class you have chosen for your main character? I like the flexibility and survivability. Watching as everyone around me is dying while I (usually) remain alive and safe and around to help pick up the pieces can be a lot of fun, if you look at it with the right attitude. Necromancers are a fun class that can perform very well in a wide variety of situations from soloing things that I'm *sure* the devs never really intended us to solo, to raiding, to grouping; they're a ton of fun.
Is your main character in a guild? Yes, my guild on Prexus is Nameless Order (http://www.namelessorder.com/). Our leader is the infallible Perplex, a Gnome mage who loves to tank mobs he has no business tanking, and has a love of singing during raids.
How many characters do you have on your main server? Currently only three and the others don't really count ;) I play my main pretty much exclusively.
Does your main character worship a deity? Technically I worship Cazic Thule, however Cazic and I have had a falling out of sorts, ever since a few pals of mine came along with me to kill him and all his friends. They seem to have left the building since.
Which classes in EQ have you NOT played? I have not played a cleric, druid, paladin, warrior, or mage.
What is the most platinum you have ever spent on purchasing a single item for one of your characters? Something on the order of 140k, getting the base gem for a player crafted augment.
What is your favorite expansion? I'd have to say it's a tossup between Planes of Power, and Omens of War. I enjoyed the storyline in both.
What is your favorite zone? I'd have to say for it's time, Old Sebilis was a really, really fun zone. Of the current crop, I'd have to say Riftseeker's sanctum, just because it's so pretty.
What is your favorite npc? My absolute favorite NPC has to be Sirran the Lunatic from Plane of Sky.
Sirran the Lunatic says, 'What?! Now you've done it! The bunnies are angry! ANGRY I TELL YOU!’
A good second place would be Prince Thirneg in Plane of Growth. If you happen to have a chat with him, ask him if he has any phat lewt.....
Which expansion do you like the least? I'd have to put that as Legacy of the Ykesha. It was chock full of content that wasn't appropriate for the stage of the game I was at at the time, so I pretty much got it for the features, and not the content. It's one thing to buy an expansion that has content that you'll grow into eventually (i.e. tougher than you can currently do). It's quite another to get an expansion that has content that you've already outgrown.
Which zone do you like the least? I'll say that among the zones I liked the least were the ones that had constant non-stop trains in them. Maiden's eye comes to mind.
Which npc do you like the least? That has a sort of complicated answer. EQ was and still is full of NPC's I love to hate. I hated Dorn B'Dynn, until I returned at a later level and took great delight in killing him over and over and over.... My current object of hatred (until I can kill him repeatedly -- with help of course) would be Overlord Mata Muram.
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? I don't think that I do, but my bank seems full of junk all the time anyhow. ;)
StBern
When did you start playing EQ? In March of 2000
Do you play EQ on a laptop or desktop computer? I play solely on a desktop
Do you play on dial-up, cable, or DSL? Sorry missed this question. I started on dial-up, have played on DSL, and am currently using cable, which I like best.
What was the race and class of your very first character? My first Character was and is a Human Paladin…still my main too!
Was EQ your first online game? My first online game was Archmage, a turn based text game. I was then introduced to Lineage which was my first real online game. A coworker then introduced me to EQ which quickly became my game of choice.
What is your highest level in EQ? My highest level is still on my first character, a 58 Paladin
Do you prefer to solo or group? I prefer to group, however, due to time constraints, I find myself more often soloing.
What do you like the most about the class you have chosen for your main character? I like the Paladin because of its versatility and utility to be able to tank solo or in groups. The healing isn’t great but it allows me to solo and back-up heal in groups. I have capable buffs to throw out an emergency HP or AC buff and can save the day with my LoH. I like being thought of as the moral class and try to play the role.
Is your main character in a guild? StBern is a member of the Guardians of the Throne on Maelin Starpyre
How many characters do you have on your main server? I currently have 7 characters on my main server.
Does your main character worship a deity? StBern worships Mithaniel Marr
Which classes in EQ have you NOT played? I have yet to play a Bard or a Mage, and have just recently started an enchanter with the new tutorial.
What is the most platinum you have ever spent on purchasing a single item for one of your characters? I think the most I spent so far is 7K on an Architect's Bejeweled Chestplate
What is your favorite expansion? I liked the content that the Luclin expansion delivered, but I enjoyed LDoN the most so far.
What is your favorite zone? By far, I’ve enjoyed Unrest the most. I have spent time there with almost every one of my characters.
What is your favorite npc? I can honestly say, I don’t have a favorite.
Which expansion do you like the least? GoD, I bought the expansion and have never used any of the content.
Which zone do you like the least? My least favorite zone is without a doubt, west Karana. All I can ever remember is the drudgery of running through that zone and also the monotony of killing bandits to get sashes for faction turn-ins to proceed with my epic.
Which npc do you like the least? Again, no one that really comes to mind.
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? The velium claidhmore that was given to my paladin when he was very young still sits in my bank. Sure I could sell it or give it away, but it was the first ‘uber’ weapon that I held in my early pally teens. I guess I’m still looking for the original character who gave it to me to return.
WingRider_01
When did you start playing EQ? the first time I entered Norrath was July of 1998, I was one of the original few to see Norrath. Still have the CD that was sent to me for testing. My first real character was created march 19, 1999
Do you play EQ on a laptop or desktop computer? Desktop
Do you play on dial-up, cable, or DSL? Cable modem
What was the race and class of your very first character? Human Mage, still playing him as main
Was EQ your first online game? Yes
What is your highest level in EQ? Level 70
Do you prefer to solo or group? Group
What do you like the most about the class you have chosen for your main character? I still enjoy the versatility of the mage and goner my faithful sidekick
Is your main character in a guild? Yes he is
How many characters do you have on your main server? 15 currently
Does your main character worship a deity? Yes - Erollisi Marr
Which classes in EQ have you NOT played? Shadow Knight and Berzerker - yet
What is the most platinum you have ever spent on purchasing a single item for one of your characters? 100k PP for the chain bridle
What is your favorite expansion? Luclin
What is your favorite zone? Vex Thall
What is your favorite npc? Dorn, love to kill him when ever I run by the derv camp
Which expansion do you like the least? Velious
Which zone do you like the least? Akheva
Which npc do you like the least? Cazic Thule
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? Staff of Writhing, was given to me by the first person I met in Everquest, he has since passed away in real life.
Zikkar
When did you start playing EQ? July of 01
Do you play EQ on a laptop or desktop computer? Mainly on my Desktop but have played it on a laptop from time to time.
Do you play on dial-up, cable, or DSL? Cable
What was the race and class of your very first character? Very first character i ever tried was a woodelf druid.
Was EQ your first online game? Nope played Diablo and Diablo 2 for a while first.
What is your highest level in EQ? 70
Do you prefer to solo or group? I am more of a group kind of player more fun that way.
What do you like the most about the class you have chosen for your main character? Always something i can do to help the group out in some little way.
Is your main character in a guild? Yes
How many characters do you have on your main server? 1 because we can only have 1 on FV unfortunately.
Does your main character worship a deity? Yep Cazic...because i had to.
Which classes in EQ have you NOT played? Never tried Paladin, cleric, or chanter.
What is the most platinum you have ever spent on purchasing a single item for one of your characters? 500k
What is your favorite expansion? DoN
What is your favorite zone? Ruined City of Dranik
What is your favorite npc? Can’t say I have one
Which expansion do you like the least? Luclin
Which zone do you like the least? VT for some reason...probably due to too much time spent there and getting those shards.
Which npc do you like the least? Bertrand Bibblesworth...stands right next to my guilds tree and we don’t like him there *grins*
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 Epic 1.0 eh just seems like it would be stupid to destroy it.
Mhyrrin
When did you start playing EQ? February 2000
Do you play EQ on a laptop or desktop computer? Desktop, I have played on a laptop when on deployment.
Do you play on dial-up, cable, or DSL? Cable
What was the race and class of your very first character? High Elf cleric.
Was EQ your first online game? First online game was Quake TF.
What is your highest level in EQ? 70
Do you prefer to solo or group? Group and raiding.
What do you like the most about the class you have chosen for your main character? The ability to help people.
Is your main character in a guild? Yes
How many characters do you have on your main server? 6, primarily play one.
Does your main character worship a deity? Of course, the Goddess Tunare.
Which classes in EQ have you NOT played? Rogue
What is the most platinum you have ever spent on purchasing a single item for one of your characters? 10,000
What is your favorite expansion? Kunark for the dungeons, Velious for the new character models.
What is your favorite zone? Katta Castellum. I love the castles and the zone layout.
What is your favorite npc? Xegony, I've spent so much time with her.
Which expansion do you like the least? Planes of Power.
Which zone do you like the least? Plane of Time.
Which npc do you like the least? Xegony, I've spent so much time with her.
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? Fuzzlecutter!