Enjoying Everquest is like enjoying an old car. It doesn't have all the conveniences and creature comforts of modern cars, but it has a visceral experience that only that time period could provide. It's clunky, it's inconvenient, but sure does it feel great when you accomplish something with it.
Problem with those fancy cars.... Mo conveniences you have, mo problems you see..... Same issue with the modern games... Not to mention most are trash because they won't challenge a toddler
I remember the fist time I took the boat from FP to Butcherblock. I was level 6 or 7 I think and lagged during the boat zoning and spawned in the middle of the ocean, no boat in sight. I was killed by some fish mob (maybe a shark I can't remember) and respawned back in FP with no idea where my corpse and my gear were. The panic at the thought of losing my crappy gear and handful of gold nearly sent me into tears. Thankfully someone suggested I /petition a guide and that guide summoned my corpse because the boat zoning bug was known by that time. I was so grateful I became a guide myself eventually. I was guide Ailron in Xegony and a couple other servers in case anyone remembers. Fennin Ro was my character home server though. Hail Army of Fate and Eternal Crusaders of Norrath guilds (1999-2003). Edit: Does anyone remember the Sister Island quest with the kola nuts? I gained like four levels in a single day before Verant/SONY got wise and nerfed it to heck. Still one of my fondest memories of my early EQ days.
I loved this! Thank you for sharing and all the time this must have taken! So happy you're still making EQ content and passionate about the game and your place in it!
This brings back so many memories man... I've tried so many times to re-capture that nostalgia but it's impossible. It was pure magic for sure. No game has ever been able to do it like original EQ
What an amazing video showcasing classic EverQuest. I genuinely love everything about it. As someone that makes EQ videos as a hobby, I understand how much work this video took. I dream of the day I can create something as compelling and creative as this. Thank you again and maybe now I can teach my wife EverQuest by showing her this movie 🍿😂🎉
Man, watching your video has brought back a LOT of memories. I spent so much time playing this game when it first came out. I remember long nights just camping a particular mod in an attempt to get a particular drop. My favorite race and class was Iksar Shaman.
that crushbone story is legendary. i remember reading it waaaaay waaaay back in old EQ when i played on the tholuxe paells server. edit: man talking about crushbone made me nostalgic. blackburrow and crushbone hold some of my fondest memories. i met all of my best online friends in those 2 places, that and lower guk.
Some videos just take you back to a different time. This was one of those videos man. Awesome job! Never even played EQ, but I remember going over to a friends house around 2000. They were playing EQ and Jedi Knight. I remember them telling me how good bard was and i remember thinking "man that game must suck if BARD is the best class" lmao. They were very very poor. Plywood for walls and floors in their rooms, no joke! But somehow, they had enough for the monthly subscription which boggled my mind. That subscription was a killer for most kids like me back then. My parents weren't having that! Anyways, this is some ACTUAL content. Glad i found your channel.
I just now learned about your videos. I haven't played this game since it came out but I watched your entire vid. You have fantastic pacing, entertainment, knowledge, details and you know how to build anticipation. Thanks for taking me back to the good ol' days man.
In 1999, shortly after launch, I saw a person get their account perma banned from the game for creating trains in crushbone. Everyone rejoiced. That person had been creating trains there for a solid week straight.
Thank you Ion for keeping EQ and P99 Content Alive! I would love to have more content especially Lore related content! You and Flatts are definately my favorite Everquest Content to watch I cannot tell you how many times I have rewatched Flatts's Series
I genuinely love your bard pointers. You're the reason I started my first EQ character, chose P99, and chose to play (and love) the bard. Currently 38 and in full lambent on Green, and blaming you for how much I've been enjoying grouping.
This is genuinely one of my favorite youtube videos i’ve ever seen. And i never played EQ, only picked up P99 yesterday. Its been a blast! But your talent for these videos is absurd!
Commenting for reach for now due to the incredible praise this deserves. Your videos are the first that have ever really foucused on what makes an MMO an MMO. Asmon doesn't get it even though he only ever talks about how fun WoW was due to his social interactions (which EQ was king at). Watching the rest of this 3 hour epic later.
Had a blast playing EQ. Starting on a fresh server and leveling along every one else and building a community is something I will probably never experience again. Leveling took forever, I never made it to level 60 even after a year of playing. Loot was scarced and dying had a huge impact. Crazy times!
Bro, a good Bard wouldn't have been killed by my half elf pally (Rallos Zek). You're 100% correct on that. He'd never kill me, but I couldn't kill him either. It was a literal stalemate. Good god.... there is a lot we could talk about. I'm a pvp live early player, lots of trial and error. Bards.... yeah it seems like you played the fluffing heckling out of the class. And I've fought the crap out of you guys. Cheers! Good game :)
Man I miss the Hand Room with my Rogue….need to hop back in to P99 asappppp love this video bro pleeeeease make another playing as a different class from 1 to end game. Great content.
I’ve recently come back to p99. Used to play as a pre teen. Started up again for a little while just before Covid, and just came back again. Love your video format!
Man....what a gem of a video. At this stage in my life, i haven't allocated time for gaming but I'm constantly praying that EQ1 will still be active when I slow down / retire because quite frankly.....Everquest is my retirement plan lol. Best game of all time.
Have luved all the eq stuff you have done, it brings back so many great memories of my younger days and i have just started playing on the new tlp server to get that nostalgic hit till rl gets in the way. Hope you do some more vids , great job Ion :)
I really enjoyed Everquest back in the day. I didn't get too far, like about lvl 30, until Final Fantasy XI online and i got about 30,000 hours now and still going. Many points in this video works also in FF11. Both are pre-WOW MMO and both do an amazing job in needing to party and interact with other plays and oh yea it's so good.
The EC Bazaar! I remember buying and reselling stuff for weeks there, occasionally running out to hunt wisps to sell their ribs or whatever plat loot they dropped. I made a lot of money hustling at that EC/North Ro Tunnel.
I've been playing since beta. A 53 yo man now lol. I've experienced every story you told. Really brought me back , with lots of laughs. I'm still playing today on FV.
Man... This makes me want to play again. I was playing Bard on a time locked progression server last time I was playing and it was pretty fun. It's been about a year since I had stopped.
I couldn't say it better. I still play EQ because you have to play with others. If I do something well, I get known by other players for it. If I'm a champion, it's to other players, not some NPC. All other MMOs get it wrong.
ahh it's so crazy, I played this game for the first time recently... I will say this is probably the most fun ive had playing an MMORPG. Thanks ion for showing me how fun this can be
Oh! Bards. I recall vividly (and this is 25 years ago, mind you) the first time I saw a bad _fly by_ waaay faster than someone running with SoW, casually strumming his lute and literally gliding/hovering, legs not even moving/running; just shredding across my line of site like some wizard musician, I couldn’t fucking believe it, it was the most amazing thing I’d seen to date, and in EQ when everything new is a discovery, that was saying something. Still one of my favorite memories out of a lot of great memories from those early EQ days
Glad to see the tunnel is still being used as a spot for auctions. I loaded p99 once and played the red server (so sad it's so empty), but I want to try coming to the blue server. I'm sure it will hold my attention.
I really loved this video, watched it a few times and I wholeheartedly agree about EQ being treated sort of as a footnote in story of how today’s MMOs have become what they are; it’s just the opposite. EQ really set the standard for what a good MMO should be.
I just realized I am 42 minutes into this video and am completely invested. I really want to try this game out. I used to play WoW (which has gone to the toilet) and now I play runescape for the past 5 years, Everquest looks like a lot of fun to try out.,
EQ will always have a special place in my heart. Never played it, but I got really into Final Fantasy XI Online when it first dropped. From what I've heard it was Sakaguchi's main motive for making FFXI was his experiences with Everquest. After watching countless videos on it really makes me appreciate how impactful it has been to the MMO scene.
Love this video! After 20 years away, I’ve decided to come back to EQ and give Teek a try, thanks in large part to being inspired by your videos-thank you for that, because I’ve been having a blast! I’ll confess to stalking your character a little in /who, and saw you were 59 the other day-did you hit 60 yet? (If so, grats!!!)
I remember playing with players for weeks only to gain just a few levels together. This is one of the things that newer mmos miss. The grind and reward for putting the time in. Not to mention hell levels. Make me spend days getting one level and learn and master each skill your class gets one at a time.
Awesome video! And I’m not just saying that cause I got a little cameo spot 😂 seriously, perfect thesis; the BIGGEST reason EQ is great is the community and content creators are a huge part of that and of course @ionblaze is the best around. Prior to 2020 I hadn’t played EQ since I first quit during original era right before GoD dropped in 2004 I think, and your videos brought me back. Thank you for continuing the awesome videos. Right now I’m playing on the Teek TLP since I never got to play on mischief early on, still playing an enchanter Svengali but went DE this time cause they’ve always been my fav. Hope to see you around Norrath again!
Ooooh shit well I gotta find you. I’m working on getting my keyboard repaired since it’s attached to the computer and isn’t working right then Ill be back on asap
Monk is the best class because you can intentionally train mobs on people by using feign death. Then when the GM comes to talk to you, you just keep pretending to be dead to avoid ban.
You missed out on an epic battle in OOT one night. we asked you to help us jump Quag , you suggested it was a suicide mission… necro & enc pulled it off at 45 ish. I wish you would have joined because it was quite memorable.
I was a bard, starting around early 2000, on Talon Zek PVP server in the guild Pandemonium! I just started EQ2 Origins. Never played EQ2, but trying a Dirge! When I first started we would run to Cazic Thule, and buy steel weapons which dropped off monsters from people farming there, and run them all the way back to Freeport to sell them for a profit.
@@IonBlaze1 Yeah :). It was fun and dangerous. Both people and mobs could wreck you along the way. It made it really exciting Remember, there was no UA-cam back then. You had to figure everything out on your own. You couldn't get any "how to's" or "best exp" or "best money" videos to go by. You had to figure everything out yourself, and this was our newbie get rich quick scheme
I remember being quite good with my Rogue way back in the day, when Rogues had _juuuust_ been discovered were OP at higher levels. Being a bad ass at group corpse retrieval from deep dungeons was bith a source of pride and a giant pain in the ass, but the Pride absolutely outweighed the frustration of being one of the only people around able to do so.
dude, ive been watching your videos for the past 2 years to learn how to bard better and everyone, i feel, mentions Yelinak. Idk what it is with that server you have but you gotta let it go. Come to Tormax, im behind everyone but i got a 40 druid i can assist you with getting some levels. Tormax is nice because of its low pop, you have to get your own gear(for the most part). With how much you've helped me learn, i think i own it to you.
You are correct man. The whole point of a MMO is the community and people playing together. Every class able to solo and queuing up for dungeons destroyed MMO's
My face when i never played EQ and im a solo enjoyer, but i only like playing old golden age mmo's, so much so that i love watching EQ videos and maybe someday play it.
I don't even know that one bard.... but he was a beast among men.... back in the day he was optimized. I agree. Its a NONSTOP click class. I'm glad you know
Everquest is so interesting to me, I have none of the nostalgia for it because I never played but I love the idea others have painted of it. So now I'm going to try Project 1999. I already struggle enough with the menu minigame called "where the hell even is anything?!" on Everquest live, am I in for a rough ride? Haha.
I am so ready for an EQ1 remaster If that were done well - keeping the original style of graphics but higher poly/res (one of the dudes that works on M&M has beautiful renditions of the troll and froglok) Update combat a little to make melee more interesting and there you go
If you played AD&D with your friends in the 80s like I did, and you had a DM that played by the rules and didn't give away everything, with rich story telling and a bit of mystery with secrets kept until discovered and kept well then you'll like EQ! In the original eq had a sense of mystery to it. Before the nerf and level limits you could get powerful weapons and items at lower levs that were very rare in game because they were kept secret or on the hush hush. You could gather bits and pieces of info on how to obtain these items through conversations you over hear or have with others. Players were good at keeping secrets and so was EQ. Eq did not tolerate cheating and 1 person playing more than one account at a time back in those days was considered cheating. Expensive way to cheat at that. EQ did not tolerate that crap and neither did most the players!
at those low levels, the exp loss is next to negligible. You get that exp back in like 5 to 10 mobs in a group. Also charmed pets can't take aggro if a player is within melee proximity of the mob. It always focuses on the player.
something people dont realize. Im 99% sure the down time to recover Health/mana was planned because it encourages talking to your party Edit: just got to ep.2 and omg dial up was so bad where I lived at 1 time was a party line so that 56kbps was like 6kbps or something. i remember an update once took me like 3 weeks because it tied up the phone couldn't just keep it running
When i played a bard in year 2000, dial-up, basic mouse making me not able to chit-chat during fights, but in the down time (probably we killed all the mobs near camp).
Everquest was good because it was revolutionary for its time. It basically made D&D come alive, which was a dream come true for some people. However, it only had about 500k active accounts which by today's standards is pretty low. I go back to it for that reason, the nostalgia. I play for a bit then I stop playing for a year. The biggest problem with the game itself was the time sink. This game was a MASSIVE time sink. It took forever to level, mobs had crazy respawn timers like 28 min and some raid mobs were week spawns. The "reward" was showing off to people. When you got that robe or weapon nobody had from say nagafen, and you ran into a group of people, they were all asking what that was, where do I get it. Looking back, the game was poorly designed and really was more like an addicting drug which targeted those who would get addicted easy. People who had little to no social life. Those people would poopsock all day, get batphones at 3am and be ready to go. I do not think many people would play a game like that today if it released. I think if it were not for the massive time sink with ultra rare spawns which could take you months to farm, it could have done way better, but that put off many people from playing because you needed to put in 40+ hours a week to be "good".
Pantheon rise of the fallen is an old school EQ inspired indy mmo, most classes have first 50 hours, more chill players are wanted to test now and early access in December 2024. $50 gets you in the game now, +all of EA and full game. Cool music and ok graphics. EQ programmer Steve C is on the project.
Kelin's Lugubrious Lament - A sad song that calms the aggressive nature of many creatures. Pacifies creatures up to level 60. that should be Stringed , you twist it by drum . that's why it keep fail i believe
Enjoying Everquest is like enjoying an old car. It doesn't have all the conveniences and creature comforts of modern cars, but it has a visceral experience that only that time period could provide. It's clunky, it's inconvenient, but sure does it feel great when you accomplish something with it.
Problem with those fancy cars.... Mo conveniences you have, mo problems you see.....
Same issue with the modern games... Not to mention most are trash because they won't challenge a toddler
I remember the fist time I took the boat from FP to Butcherblock. I was level 6 or 7 I think and lagged during the boat zoning and spawned in the middle of the ocean, no boat in sight. I was killed by some fish mob (maybe a shark I can't remember) and respawned back in FP with no idea where my corpse and my gear were. The panic at the thought of losing my crappy gear and handful of gold nearly sent me into tears. Thankfully someone suggested I /petition a guide and that guide summoned my corpse because the boat zoning bug was known by that time. I was so grateful I became a guide myself eventually. I was guide Ailron in Xegony and a couple other servers in case anyone remembers. Fennin Ro was my character home server though. Hail Army of Fate and Eternal Crusaders of Norrath guilds (1999-2003).
Edit: Does anyone remember the Sister Island quest with the kola nuts? I gained like four levels in a single day before Verant/SONY got wise and nerfed it to heck. Still one of my fondest memories of my early EQ days.
I loved this! Thank you for sharing and all the time this must have taken! So happy you're still making EQ content and passionate about the game and your place in it!
Oh thank you so much. Working on even bigger stuff but it'll be a long time in the works :)
This brings back so many memories man... I've tried so many times to re-capture that nostalgia but it's impossible. It was pure magic for sure. No game has ever been able to do it like original EQ
What an amazing video showcasing classic EverQuest. I genuinely love everything about it. As someone that makes EQ videos as a hobby, I understand how much work this video took. I dream of the day I can create something as compelling and creative as this. Thank you again and maybe now I can teach my wife EverQuest by showing her this movie 🍿😂🎉
Oh thank you so much for the support. I got even bigger stuff planned but it'll be awhile. Classic to PoP movie :)
Man, watching your video has brought back a LOT of memories. I spent so much time playing this game when it first came out. I remember long nights just camping a particular mod in an attempt to get a particular drop. My favorite race and class was Iksar Shaman.
Iksar Shaman is a beast! Thank you so much for watching
that crushbone story is legendary. i remember reading it waaaaay waaaay back in old EQ when i played on the tholuxe paells server.
edit: man talking about crushbone made me nostalgic. blackburrow and crushbone hold some of my fondest memories. i met all of my best online friends in those 2 places, that and lower guk.
Some videos just take you back to a different time. This was one of those videos man. Awesome job! Never even played EQ, but I remember going over to a friends house around 2000. They were playing EQ and Jedi Knight. I remember them telling me how good bard was and i remember thinking "man that game must suck if BARD is the best class" lmao. They were very very poor. Plywood for walls and floors in their rooms, no joke! But somehow, they had enough for the monthly subscription which boggled my mind. That subscription was a killer for most kids like me back then. My parents weren't having that! Anyways, this is some ACTUAL content. Glad i found your channel.
I just now learned about your videos. I haven't played this game since it came out but I watched your entire vid. You have fantastic pacing, entertainment, knowledge, details and you know how to build anticipation. Thanks for taking me back to the good ol' days man.
Awesome video! That was quite a ride. I can tell you put a lot of work into that. You make the best Everquest videos!
In 1999, shortly after launch, I saw a person get their account perma banned from the game for creating trains in crushbone. Everyone rejoiced. That person had been creating trains there for a solid week straight.
Thank you Ion for keeping EQ and P99 Content Alive! I would love to have more content especially Lore related content! You and Flatts are definately my favorite Everquest Content to watch I cannot tell you how many times I have rewatched Flatts's Series
Enjoyed every minute! I missed the first 23 years and am just now enjoying the game at age 60. I hope I see you around, in some form, in the future. ❤
I genuinely love your bard pointers. You're the reason I started my first EQ character, chose P99, and chose to play (and love) the bard. Currently 38 and in full lambent on Green, and blaming you for how much I've been enjoying grouping.
Top Tier video man. Can tell a lot of work was put in! Perfect for a lazy sunday to listen to. :)
Always a good day when Ayonic posts
@@jaykay8388 hahaha thank you!
This is genuinely one of my favorite youtube videos i’ve ever seen. And i never played EQ, only picked up P99 yesterday. Its been a blast!
But your talent for these videos is absurd!
Commenting for reach for now due to the incredible praise this deserves. Your videos are the first that have ever really foucused on what makes an MMO an MMO. Asmon doesn't get it even though he only ever talks about how fun WoW was due to his social interactions (which EQ was king at). Watching the rest of this 3 hour epic later.
@@UA-camgrt oh 100% Thank you for the support
Had a blast playing EQ. Starting on a fresh server and leveling along every one else and building a community is something I will probably never experience again. Leveling took forever, I never made it to level 60 even after a year of playing. Loot was scarced and dying had a huge impact. Crazy times!
Bro, a good Bard wouldn't have been killed by my half elf pally (Rallos Zek). You're 100% correct on that. He'd never kill me, but I couldn't kill him either. It was a literal stalemate. Good god.... there is a lot we could talk about. I'm a pvp live early player, lots of trial and error. Bards.... yeah it seems like you played the fluffing heckling out of the class.
And I've fought the crap out of you guys.
Cheers! Good game :)
nothing beat this game when the servers were packed. great memories from your video. I had a high level bard back then also
Man I miss the Hand Room with my Rogue….need to hop back in to P99 asappppp love this video bro pleeeeease make another playing as a different class from 1 to end game. Great content.
I’ve recently come back to p99. Used to play as a pre teen. Started up again for a little while just before Covid, and just came back again. Love your video format!
Man....what a gem of a video. At this stage in my life, i haven't allocated time for gaming but I'm constantly praying that EQ1 will still be active when I slow down / retire because quite frankly.....Everquest is my retirement plan lol. Best game of all time.
Have luved all the eq stuff you have done, it brings back so many great memories of my younger days and i have just started playing on the new tlp server to get that nostalgic hit till rl gets in the way. Hope you do some more vids , great job Ion :)
Thank you so much! I'm glad you're having a fun time. Definitely more stuff planned. A velious guide is coming out before it launches in august
I really enjoyed Everquest back in the day. I didn't get too far, like about lvl 30, until Final Fantasy XI online and i got about 30,000 hours now and still going. Many points in this video works also in FF11. Both are pre-WOW MMO and both do an amazing job in needing to party and interact with other plays and oh yea it's so good.
The EC Bazaar! I remember buying and reselling stuff for weeks there, occasionally running out to hunt wisps to sell their ribs or whatever plat loot they dropped. I made a lot of money hustling at that EC/North Ro Tunnel.
Glad to have more vids homie! I always enjoy your uploads ❤
Thank you :)
Had fun watching that. Thanks for posting.
Thank you :)
I've been playing since beta. A 53 yo man now lol. I've experienced every story you told. Really brought me back , with lots of laughs. I'm still playing today on FV.
Man... This makes me want to play again. I was playing Bard on a time locked progression server last time I was playing and it was pretty fun. It's been about a year since I had stopped.
I couldn't say it better. I still play EQ because you have to play with others. If I do something well, I get known by other players for it. If I'm a champion, it's to other players, not some NPC. All other MMOs get it wrong.
ahh it's so crazy, I played this game for the first time recently... I will say this is probably the most fun ive had playing an MMORPG. Thanks ion for showing me how fun this can be
Oh! Bards. I recall vividly (and this is 25 years ago, mind you) the first time I saw a bad _fly by_ waaay faster than someone running with SoW, casually strumming his lute and literally gliding/hovering, legs not even moving/running; just shredding across my line of site like some wizard musician, I couldn’t fucking believe it, it was the most amazing thing I’d seen to date, and in EQ when everything new is a discovery, that was saying something.
Still one of my favorite memories out of a lot of great memories from those early EQ days
It was wild to see myself show up in the video in Episode 2. Neat.
love these videos this really brings me back. I played EQ for 10 years long live Triality!! -Maelin Starpyre - Symbri Et'Diem
just discovered this channel and love your videos, thanks king
"Why do you want to play a game that's this hard?" Cause the achievements are bigger, even simply getting those first bags. Nice vid!
Glad to see the tunnel is still being used as a spot for auctions. I loaded p99 once and played the red server (so sad it's so empty), but I want to try coming to the blue server. I'm sure it will hold my attention.
I really loved this video, watched it a few times and I wholeheartedly agree about EQ being treated sort of as a footnote in story of how today’s MMOs have become what they are; it’s just the opposite. EQ really set the standard for what a good MMO should be.
I just realized I am 42 minutes into this video and am completely invested. I really want to try this game out. I used to play WoW (which has gone to the toilet) and now I play runescape for the past 5 years, Everquest looks like a lot of fun to try out.,
EQ will always have a special place in my heart. Never played it, but I got really into Final Fantasy XI Online when it first dropped. From what I've heard it was Sakaguchi's main motive for making FFXI was his experiences with Everquest. After watching countless videos on it really makes me appreciate how impactful it has been to the MMO scene.
Awesome video. Absolutely loved it. Would like very much to game with you some day.
Man... Dvinn... That SoB merced me so many times when i was a kid.
You hit Daicha with the "Do you know who I am?" lol
Great video, thanks for making it
Haha thank you so much :)
Love this video! After 20 years away, I’ve decided to come back to EQ and give Teek a try, thanks in large part to being inspired by your videos-thank you for that, because I’ve been having a blast! I’ll confess to stalking your character a little in /who, and saw you were 59 the other day-did you hit 60 yet? (If so, grats!!!)
Thank you so much for the support! Yup I hit 60. I'm working on basically the teek version of this video. It's gonna be from Classic to Pop though!
100% about the EQ influence in wow, and wow classic was spectacular!. I tell people this all the time (when playing wow).
Oh yeah definitely. They took the best parts
He had a Paw?!!!? Damn. That's dedication. I mean if it's the original quest spawn timers, item rarity etc.
I remember playing with players for weeks only to gain just a few levels together. This is one of the things that newer mmos miss. The grind and reward for putting the time in. Not to mention hell levels. Make me spend days getting one level and learn and master each skill your class gets one at a time.
Awesome video! And I’m not just saying that cause I got a little cameo spot 😂 seriously, perfect thesis; the BIGGEST reason EQ is great is the community and content creators are a huge part of that and of course @ionblaze is the best around. Prior to 2020 I hadn’t played EQ since I first quit during original era right before GoD dropped in 2004 I think, and your videos brought me back. Thank you for continuing the awesome videos. Right now I’m playing on the Teek TLP since I never got to play on mischief early on, still playing an enchanter Svengali but went DE this time cause they’ve always been my fav. Hope to see you around Norrath again!
Thank you so much Ehlias. You're playing on Teek. I gotta keep an eye out for ya. That's my main server right now. I got my name :)
Ooooh shit well I gotta find you. I’m working on getting my keyboard repaired since it’s attached to the computer and isn’t working right then Ill be back on asap
Monk is the best class because you can intentionally train mobs on people by using feign death. Then when the GM comes to talk to you, you just keep pretending to be dead to avoid ban.
You missed out on an epic battle in OOT one night. we asked you to help us jump Quag , you suggested it was a suicide mission… necro & enc pulled it off at 45 ish. I wish you would have joined because it was quite memorable.
Love your content, keep up the good work!
Thank you :)
i gotta get on this one day. most of my classic wow characters have been named after everquest npc's
I was a bard, starting around early 2000, on Talon Zek PVP server in the guild Pandemonium! I just started EQ2 Origins. Never played EQ2, but trying a Dirge!
When I first started we would run to Cazic Thule, and buy steel weapons which dropped off monsters from people farming there, and run them all the way back to Freeport to sell them for a profit.
@@kingknossosthebull9796 that was a long time ago wow. I never seen anybody do that for fine steel
EQ2 origin sounds cool - I've never gotten into Everquest at all but the origin eq2 realms seem very promising. Is it a good entry point?
@@IonBlaze1 Yeah :). It was fun and dangerous. Both people and mobs could wreck you along the way. It made it really exciting
Remember, there was no UA-cam back then. You had to figure everything out on your own. You couldn't get any "how to's" or "best exp" or "best money" videos to go by.
You had to figure everything out yourself, and this was our newbie get rich quick scheme
I remember being quite good with my Rogue way back in the day, when Rogues had _juuuust_ been discovered were OP at higher levels. Being a bad ass at group corpse retrieval from deep dungeons was bith a source of pride and a giant pain in the ass, but the Pride absolutely outweighed the frustration of being one of the only people around able to do so.
This channel never disappoints
Funnily enough, went to sleep last night with the playlist on, so thanks for this! :D also first...
@@KDKalvinDrake oh thank you so much for watching :)
@@IonBlaze1 I'm obsessed with a game I never got to play as a kid what can I say?
Dude 2 minutes in you spoke the truth good vid!
Sainy's Claw... "Thank you Yahweh, for selling it" lmfao
I got a good laugh from the CB train story again. I remember that video from before and liked it then too.
dude, ive been watching your videos for the past 2 years to learn how to bard better and everyone, i feel, mentions Yelinak. Idk what it is with that server you have but you gotta let it go. Come to Tormax, im behind everyone but i got a 40 druid i can assist you with getting some levels. Tormax is nice because of its low pop, you have to get your own gear(for the most part).
With how much you've helped me learn, i think i own it to you.
You need to make that intro part where you talk about what made EverQuest successful and a great game into a separate video!
You are correct man. The whole point of a MMO is the community and people playing together. Every class able to solo and queuing up for dungeons destroyed MMO's
You nailed it! Awesome video
My face when i never played EQ and im a solo enjoyer, but i only like playing old golden age mmo's, so much so that i love watching EQ videos and maybe someday play it.
I don't even know that one bard.... but he was a beast among men.... back in the day he was optimized. I agree. Its a NONSTOP click class. I'm glad you know
"Bards can do all three, but with a twist" - I see what you did there.
Definitely appreciate your videos!
Everquest is so interesting to me, I have none of the nostalgia for it because I never played but I love the idea others have painted of it. So now I'm going to try Project 1999. I already struggle enough with the menu minigame called "where the hell even is anything?!" on Everquest live, am I in for a rough ride? Haha.
I am so ready for an EQ1 remaster
If that were done well - keeping the original style of graphics but higher poly/res (one of the dudes that works on M&M has beautiful renditions of the troll and froglok)
Update combat a little to make melee more interesting and there you go
I love this video, watching this while I'm grouping in Teek.
This is the best stuff to fall asleep to
Great job with this my dude
I have never played Everquest (Started MMOs with WoW 2005 - I know, shocking) but I feel the itch now to play Everquest.
i wish i knew anyone playing this game still.
If you played AD&D with your friends in the 80s like I did, and you had a DM that played by the rules and didn't give away everything, with rich story telling and a bit of mystery with secrets kept until discovered and kept well then you'll like EQ! In the original eq had a sense of mystery to it. Before the nerf and level limits you could get powerful weapons and items at lower levs that were very rare in game because they were kept secret or on the hush hush. You could gather bits and pieces of info on how to obtain these items through conversations you over hear or have with others. Players were good at keeping secrets and so was EQ. Eq did not tolerate cheating and 1 person playing more than one account at a time back in those days was considered cheating. Expensive way to cheat at that. EQ did not tolerate that crap and neither did most the players!
Ion is BACK BABY!
Haha thank you! It's been on teek so far
at those low levels, the exp loss is next to negligible. You get that exp back in like 5 to 10 mobs in a group. Also charmed pets can't take aggro if a player is within melee proximity of the mob. It always focuses on the player.
Felby looks like a heavy metal band member from the early 80's.
Ever camp the Treants? I think you can do most of your 20’s there… used to be a group that had a list of folks waiting to join back in the day.
Great video
Thank you :)
something people dont realize. Im 99% sure the down time to recover Health/mana was planned because it encourages talking to your party Edit: just got to ep.2 and omg dial up was so bad where I lived at 1 time was a party line so that 56kbps was like 6kbps or something. i remember an update once took me like 3 weeks because it tied up the phone couldn't just keep it running
This is probably the 11th time Iv watched this video now and I still love it.
Oh my god lol! Thank you so much. Yeah I'm working on a Classic-PoP one. But it's gonna take awhile :)
@@IonBlaze1 You put in some great work. 👍🏻 the Jboots video and also the videos on the multi-boxer are my favorite. Keep it up 🤘🏻
ty this was so nostalgic
"Everquest FORCES you to interact with others"
Yes, yes. Yes. That's it.
When i played a bard in year 2000, dial-up, basic mouse making me not able to chit-chat during fights, but in the down time (probably we killed all the mobs near camp).
bro i have been playing eq while watching this and i keep getting jumpscared by the sound of the enemies you are swarming's walking sound
An ad every 5 minutes on a 3 hour long video yea that's fun
Everquest was good because it was revolutionary for its time. It basically made D&D come alive, which was a dream come true for some people. However, it only had about 500k active accounts which by today's standards is pretty low.
I go back to it for that reason, the nostalgia. I play for a bit then I stop playing for a year. The biggest problem with the game itself was the time sink. This game was a MASSIVE time sink. It took forever to level, mobs had crazy respawn timers like 28 min and some raid mobs were week spawns. The "reward" was showing off to people. When you got that robe or weapon nobody had from say nagafen, and you ran into a group of people, they were all asking what that was, where do I get it.
Looking back, the game was poorly designed and really was more like an addicting drug which targeted those who would get addicted easy. People who had little to no social life. Those people would poopsock all day, get batphones at 3am and be ready to go. I do not think many people would play a game like that today if it released. I think if it were not for the massive time sink with ultra rare spawns which could take you months to farm, it could have done way better, but that put off many people from playing because you needed to put in 40+ hours a week to be "good".
36:25 Love it or hate it, this is ultimately what made me LOVE Crushbone 😆
Woah! Being in my 40s, I would still giggle like a school girl bringing a train into Freeport tunnels!
Traveler's backpacks is out for 1.21. I added it manually for a backpack mod. Not sure if ATM will or not.
Pantheon rise of the fallen is an old school EQ inspired indy mmo, most classes have first 50 hours, more chill players are wanted to test now and early access in December 2024. $50 gets you in the game now, +all of EA and full game. Cool music and ok graphics. EQ programmer Steve C is on the project.
I guess back then trading was kind of like trading in RuneScape back in 2007 😂 Everyone interacting with eachother and trading amongst eachother
Run through kithicore forest to high hold keep. Some crazy times.
Kelin's Lugubrious Lament - A sad song that calms the aggressive nature of many creatures. Pacifies creatures up to level 60. that should be Stringed , you twist it by drum . that's why it keep fail i believe
Yeah it definitely is string. Not sure if the instrument modifier matters though. It's like mez works off of wind. Not like you can mez harder per se?
I was a bard on Xegony. I make 50k plat soloing the Rygorr fort in eastern wastes in vellios. I felt like a Rygorr master and a rich one at that.
Thanks for this
This was really cool nice vid