Calling all EQ1 fans that want to give it a try again

[KaOTiK]

Steam is having a 11th anniversary sale on EQ1 for 10 days.

It includes all 15 expansion packs as well for $2.50, free 30 days of game time for making a new EQ account as well.

 

[Saga]

Man. Last time I picked this game up I was 11 boxing previous expansion raid content.

Not sure I wanna pay 11x14.95 again. This game is foundationally built around grouping and at this point the actual leveling is the worst part (due to not being able to FIND said groups), even with the mercenaries. If I played from scratch I'd have to box again.

On the bright side when I cashed out all accounts + items netted me over 8 grand.

 

[Via]

Being a former hard core ACer, I always kind of wanted to run around Everquest for a bit to see what it was like.

Maybe this is a good chance to do that.

 

[JeffNY35]

Steam is having a 11th anniversary sale on EQ1 for 10 days.

It includes all 11 expansion packs as well for $2.50, free 30 days of game time for making a new EQ account as well.

This sends shivers down my spine. EQ1 was my first mmo and the experience was unforgettable. So much bad/good, overall the most addicting thing I ever played. I quit after the third expansion I think? or second. Wow.... there are ELEVEN expansion packs?

Not that I am going to do this - but it would be disturbingly fun to play this again with a select group of people on a brand new server that was pvp and EVERYONE had to start at level 1 again un-twinked. White Sands, Sand Giant trains and ganking....all over...again! Good lord....lets do it!!

On second thought...no.

 

[KaOTiK]

This sends shivers down my spine. EQ1 was my first mmo and the experience was unforgettable. So much bad/good, overall the most addicting thing I ever played. I quit after the third expansion I think? or second. Wow.... there are ELEVEN expansion packs?

Not that I am going to do this - but it would be disturbingly fun to play this again with a select group of people on a brand new server that was pvp and EVERYONE had to start at level 1 again un-twinked. White Sands, Sand Giant trains and ganking....all over...again! Good lord....lets do it!!

On second thought...no.

I was a bit wrong, well mixed it up rather, this is the 11th anniversary for the game but there are 15 total expansion packs included

 

[rivan]

Being a former hard core ACer, I always kind of wanted to run around Everquest for a bit to see what it was like.

Maybe this is a good chance to do that.

I (heart) the good ole days of AC. The original story arc owned, and I was a Sentinel for a short time before they shut the program down.

 

[q011519]

Man... the memories...

The East Commons trade spam...

Karnor's Castle trains...

Camping Raster and and that other guy for 200+ hrs for my monk epic weap.

Actually being one of the first people to get a piece of loot in the game and posting a pic of it on Alakazam - http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=19920


Good times...

 

[lupi]

Lol, 11 boxing it, now that's insane. Never played the EQ series, but 3 bucks to just say I've seen it does sound somewhat intriguging. If there is no time limit on when your 30 days start (I.e. I probably would not be starting soon) I may give it a go.

Besides, this would help keep my $$$ per game ratio spent on steam rather low given that this would be for 16 games.

 

[KaOTiK]

Lol, 11 boxing it, now that's insane. Never played the EQ series, but 3 bucks to just say I've seen it does sound somewhat intriguging. If there is no time limit on when your 30 days start (I.e. I probably would not be starting soon) I may give it a go.

Besides, this would help keep my $$$ per game ratio spent on steam rather low given that this would be for 16 games.

lol

The trail doesn't start till you tied the key to your station account you have to make

I bought it, figured in a few weeks I'll start it up when I know I have a slow weekend/week ahead of me, just downloading the files now so I can jump right in when ready.

 

[Lakedaimon]

If you've been craving the original EQ experience, do a search for Project 1999. Its an emulated server thats been lovingly recoded back to the original 1999 vanilla version. No beastlords, no berzerkers, old freeport etc. They plan to open up Kunark and Velious roughly after the same amount of time has passed since "launch". And they do not plan to do Luclin and beyond. They just now did the first wave of historical nerfs so manastones and rubicite no longer drop. Kunark isnt due to open until October. You just need to find a copy of EQ Titanium. No boxing is allowed, and server is averaging 250-550 people at any given time.

 

[pontifex]

If you've been craving the original EQ experience, do a search for *********. Its an emulated server thats been lovingly recoded back to the original 1999 vanilla version. No beastlords, no berzerkers, old freeport etc. They plan to open up Kunark and Velious roughly after the same amount of time has passed since "launch". And they do not plan to do Luclin and beyond. They just now did the first wave of historical nerfs so manastones and rubicite no longer drop. Kunark isnt due to open until October. You just need to find a copy of EQ Titanium. No boxing is allowed, and server is averaging 250-550 people at any given time.

pretty sure this is illegal or at least against the TOA. Besides, posting about it on the forums here is a no-no.
Funny how people here are so against piracy but emulated/free servers is ok.

 

[Lakedaimon]

If Sony made a proper classic server - the kind people have been clamoring for - id gladly play it. But they seem to refuse to admit that at some point the game lost its way.

I even played on that Progressive server a few years back but all they really did was lock out the expansions they left all sorts of overpowered gear/hot zones etc in the game.

I bought a legitimate copy of EQ Titanium to use it, and no one pays the folks running the server a dime.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

I agree nothing us wrong here, it's a legitimate purchase who says it has to connect to Sony?

 

[laezyre]

I was an original EQ1 player that played for 2.5 years. It was my first MMO and I was very addicted. So many good and bad memories... I could write for hours about this game. IMO WOW is simply EQ II. It pretty much came down to EQ vs real life, so I quit.

I'd love to spend a few hours with former EQ 1 addicts playing the first EQ. All the expansions made the game too hectic. I wonder what happened to my former guildies. Does anyone know of a good website to reconnect to former EQ players? What the heck is boxing?

 

[Lakedaimon]

boxing (e.g. 2 boxing, 3 boxing etc) is when people play multiple characters at once - like the poster above who said they ran 11 (!) at once. I feel like I struggle just keeping one character from screwing up I couldnt imagine any more than that. Back in the day EQ wouldnt run in windowed mode, and you couldnt even Alt+Tab out, so you would set up multiple computers to do it, hence boxes. I knew a guy who 4 boxed pretty well (warrior, shaman, cleric, rogue) but he still slipped up and had deaths. I had a monk at the time and id pull Karnor's basement or something for him.

Ive seen people doing crazy stuff like 60 boxing in EVE (ice mining) or in Wow (all Shamans)

 

[BlueWeasel]

I (heart) the good ole days of AC. The original story arc owned, and I was a Sentinel for a short time before they shut the program down.

Wow, nice. I got into AC1 a little late, but man was it addicting. Was a hybrid UA that got up to around level 100.

 

[laezyre]

When you buy the $2.50 version with all 15 expansions, are all the zones available to you at once or is there a progression over time to open them up? I would rather go back to the days of project 1999 then spend all the time catching up with 15 expansions.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

JeffNY you almost had me, this was by far my favorite game ever played for about 18 months. Lack of broadband and time killed it for me. I still wonder if I would find it fun again. I like the challange and the world seemed HUGE but I think the long down times to heal and taking the boat to travel could be irritating now.

 

[Newbian]

Jesus...15 expansions.

I am glad I quit after being able to play when only the original game was out for a long time before the first expansion took things down the drain.

 

[KaOTiK]

Jesus...15 expansions.

I am glad I quit after being able to play when only the original game was out for a long time before the first expansion took things down the drain.

The first expansion ruins of kunark was pretty good, but the second scars of velious was imo the best one out of all the ones I have played and heard about. SoV was a great expansion having to pick a faction and stuff.

 

[Via]

I think I'm going to get it; this could be my Summer gaming project.

Even if I can't get into it, $2.50 isn't really a huge investment.

I wonder if this special could somewhat repopulate the the game with people who never played. It would be cool to start from scratch with other noobs.

The only game I ever started right at launch was AC2, and I met some pretty coool people while playing and figuring things out. Being friends with Tumeroks was kind of weird.

 

[Dumac]

Man, if only the 30 days could be applied to old accounts.

I guess EQ is a bit old, anyway. I shouldn't get sucked back into it.

 

[Koudelka]

I played for a solid 4+ years i think. I wouldnt dare try the game again.

With so many more expansions since I left, I imagine 98% of the game is absolutely dead and un-used content now.

I couldnt imagine picking this up and starting over again. Would feel like a wasteland.

 

[Markbnj]

Somebody do it and let me know how long it takes to download 15 expansions + the main game over Steam. Wondering if I would live long enough to play it.

 

[laezyre]

It doesn't seem worth it to try to catch up with 15 expansions.

I'm going for the project 1999. Check it out. It simulates the real time frame of events as they unfolded with the game's release. It will only go up to 2 expansions total. The game has been out for several months and won't use kunark until the fall-just like the original time frame.

I checked the forums and the game has very positive reviews from the players. The programmers are very involved and communicate regularly on the forums. They have a Rants section with people flaming each other for training or camp stealing, just like the old days.