Congrats on graduating. EQ is has so many minor details that get overlooked and nuances you don't see in modern games. It makes me happy to see someone as young as yourself enjoying the game. Cheers!
I was playing EverQuest when 9/11 happened. I joined the ARMY as a scout because of that, and everyone was completely shocked that I already knew how to do land navigation. It was literally FROM PLAYING EVERQUEST. Having to use sense heading / compass / read grid coordinates etc. There was no maps, but even if there was, you couldn't tab out anyways. I'm hoping one day we get another MMO that has this level of ridiculousness to it. I remember when being able to lead someone from Rivervale to Freeport was a real skill that most players didn't have.
I've been playing Pantheon rise of the fallen in alpha recently, it has some fundamental old school eq elements to it. No map, interesting navigating via landmarks and intensely social! It's in a seasons phase atm, where u can play a week each season, lots of fun
@@fullicat Pantheon is definitely starting to come along finally, but a full release is still probably very far away. Monsters and Memories is another great game coming out that is very everquest inspired and looks amazing, early access is slated to start early 2026.
I recently got into playing everquest again a month or two ago on the p99 green server and im up to lvl 28 playing a wizard. This is my first time playing everquest again in like 20 years. I think the reason why modern gaming isn't as good is because large corporations are slowly sucking the very soul out of games in the name of making as much money as possible.
The sound palette is definitely wrong. I used “midi to mp3” conversion software to add original music to EQLive years ago, and remember having to find the correct midi sound palette.
Yes. Classic UO played via uo outlands shard and EQ via project 1999 are the best games available right now, which is a shame. In 1999, I thought the gaming experience would be totally amazing by 2024. Nope.
Great nostalgia. I've not played 1999 in years or the regular game in years. It was amazing playing the Free To Play weekend in Pantheon. Lots of great memories. Thanks for the delightful video.
older games i find i can sit down and enjoy the game itself the environments characters even the soundtracks of some old games are very memorable etc whereas modern titles its like im being forced to play the game in a certain way being pushed towards certain objectives the world is not made as exciting as the objective and oh god dailies can go to hell and Fomo "play for this event or you'll never get this thing!!". theres less freedom involved. there is also the fact that game companies are a business in the end they do have to make money just how some of them do so is a bit unsavory. Apart from a few indie titles i have not bought/played/enjoyed many new releases and my pc is full of old games and its funny some stuff from the 90s still have huge followings and modding communities bringing them forward in time its really impressive
Dude, I love that you said it's all about helping each other out. So true on P99, not true on the other server. Even though nobody cares there, I still try to buff and help as a druid when I can. 🥰 Really wondering why I'm playing anywhere but P99. Congrats on your college degree!!! Please consider making P99 content.
congratulations on finishing college man! that's hard work and you earned it! would love to group up on quarm sometime got a couple characters from 8-17!
EQ has some things which I think should be brought back, but a LOT which is just terrible: Forced grouping to do basic (i.e. leveling) content for most classes unless you are twinked to the gills, ridiculous spawn timers on mobs, incredibly harsh death penalty spring to mind. All things that can and should be adjusted, but not to the extent that more modern MMOs (read: WoW) went. IMHO there's a happy medium that has yet to be realized between harsh ultra-grindy and rollercoaster themepark.
@@brianross9926 Yeah, my first EQ experience was on Oakwynd, it wasn't bad although some stuff (NPC respawns, spent a week trying to get the guy for testament of vanear, spent like 3 days farming the ancient croc) was ridiculous
@@Nobleshield I find some of that kind of stuff appealing because not only does it make it more exciting and meaningful when you accomplish something. But, it also gives some longevity to the game instead of having nothing else left to chase or do. It can certainly be frustrating in the process though so, I get it :)
I like your take on modern games sir! As on old school gamer (50 years old) I've really seen games change a lot over the years. And, not always for the best. I enjoy the TLP EQ experience although I will admit that the krono and the boxing does take away from that old original EQ feel.
Some old design is better, most isn't. That's really the only objective answer to this question i feel. The old design centered around fostering a social atmosphere and for lack of a better term, class fantasy/identity tends to be the times when old design was better. I remember my experiences in playing a game called Dark Ages which was excellent at fostering a social atmosphere within the game with a variety of systems it had to achieve that. And Vanilla WoW was great at making you fall into the fantasy of playing your class with the class quests and certain mechanics each class had unique to them that made sense. A lot of that has been stripped away in modern mmo's. But there's also a lot of design systems that amounted to little other than time wasters or contributed to a great amount of spam that's better left in the past.
If I were to make an EverQuest 3 - I would remake the original game, use AI to help create a massive world, and use the concepts of the original with refinements made to combat so that melee characters aren't just auto attacking.
Nice druid, man! I twinked my bard a bit with some decent armor and a faster sword over on Quarm and got her to 6 whereas my necro main is halfway through 35. I also went on a cruise last week so I didn't have time for EQ but that was fun its own right. EQ is definitely a product of its time and although slightly less classic, even vanilla WoW plays differently from early EQ. Early vanilla patches are similarly hard to EQ in terms of mob difficulty from what I understand and based on servers I've seen. 2019's Classic WoW rerelease used the final vanilla patch which already had a lot of nerfs and now even Classic Era has some changes so the purists are understandably mad, especially because it didn't capture the full essence due to nerfs and things like no progressive itemization. That bell on death sounds like a MIDI bug. It's supposed to be an actual song and not just a sound like completing a quest or leveling up. It kinda makes me sad that Fortnite: Save The World is less recognized than Battle Royale because I love co-op.
I first played EQ classic 15 years after it came out...long after I had played many other, more modern MMOs. So even though there was zero nostalgia factoring into it, i still think EQ is the greatest MMORPG of all time.
OMG, I remember that. Druid was my first and looking at it now, wow, what a terrible game. LOL. How many hours were spent sitting getting mana back. After EQ I went to Dark Age of Camelot (way more fun/better graphics/wait time), then World of Warcraft for 13 years (of course the ultimate game) now Im messin around with Path of exile. Reciently I tried EQ again but I couldnt do it.
All the P99 servers are at the end of their progression, they end at Velious. P99 Red is a PvP server with very low population. P99 Blue was the original P99 server. P99 Green is the newer server that has a higher population and healthier raid scene compared to Blue. If you want to experience classic EQ Project 1999 Green is definitely the place for you. I've been playing for a few years now, 2 years I've been in a high end raiding guild and it's a ton of fun. You'll see a lot of whining and complaining that "The raid scene in P99 is toxic" bla bla bla, but it's no different than toxicity in any other game. Every competitive multiplayer game has some toxicity. P99 Green is definitely worth playing if you loved classic EQ and want to relive the nostalgia and maybe even get into raiding.
EverQuest is a terrible game. New old, makes no difference. Boring, exp gain is a complete waste of your time. Forget gear, the same garbage drops on every server and it’s to weak seriously to even use unless your killing things 5 levels lower then you are. I can go on for hours, but I’ll leave it here. Don’t waste your time, go play something fun.
Congrats on graduating. EQ is has so many minor details that get overlooked and nuances you don't see in modern games. It makes me happy to see someone as young as yourself enjoying the game. Cheers!
As someone who played WoW and other games first, I agree.
Dangerous click.... now I got the shakes
the music alone will do that to me.
I was playing EverQuest when 9/11 happened. I joined the ARMY as a scout because of that, and everyone was completely shocked that I already knew how to do land navigation. It was literally FROM PLAYING EVERQUEST. Having to use sense heading / compass / read grid coordinates etc. There was no maps, but even if there was, you couldn't tab out anyways. I'm hoping one day we get another MMO that has this level of ridiculousness to it. I remember when being able to lead someone from Rivervale to Freeport was a real skill that most players didn't have.
I've been playing Pantheon rise of the fallen in alpha recently, it has some fundamental old school eq elements to it. No map, interesting navigating via landmarks and intensely social! It's in a seasons phase atm, where u can play a week each season, lots of fun
@@fullicat Pantheon is definitely starting to come along finally, but a full release is still probably very far away. Monsters and Memories is another great game coming out that is very everquest inspired and looks amazing, early access is slated to start early 2026.
I recently got into playing everquest again a month or two ago on the p99 green server and im up to lvl 28 playing a wizard. This is my first time playing everquest again in like 20 years.
I think the reason why modern gaming isn't as good is because large corporations are slowly sucking the very soul out of games in the name of making as much money as possible.
It's incredible how much of the game design they got right from the very start.
right? you can tell they designed the game because they thought it would be cool, not necessarily just for profit
That Taco Bell death song isn’t right lol. Something is messed up with the midi.
The sound palette is definitely wrong. I used “midi to mp3” conversion software to add original music to EQLive years ago, and remember having to find the correct midi sound palette.
a new EQ time lock progression server opening next Wednsday
Yes. Classic UO played via uo outlands shard and EQ via project 1999 are the best games available right now, which is a shame. In 1999, I thought the gaming experience would be totally amazing by 2024. Nope.
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Great nostalgia. I've not played 1999 in years or the regular game in years. It was amazing playing the Free To Play weekend in Pantheon. Lots of great memories. Thanks for the delightful video.
older games i find i can sit down and enjoy the game itself the environments characters even the soundtracks of some old games are very memorable etc whereas modern titles its like im being forced to play the game in a certain way being pushed towards certain objectives the world is not made as exciting as the objective and oh god dailies can go to hell and Fomo "play for this event or you'll never get this thing!!". theres less freedom involved. there is also the fact that game companies are a business in the end they do have to make money just how some of them do so is a bit unsavory. Apart from a few indie titles i have not bought/played/enjoyed many new releases and my pc is full of old games and its funny some stuff from the 90s still have huge followings and modding communities bringing them forward in time its really impressive
Great video -- nice persecutive.
Dude, I love that you said it's all about helping each other out. So true on P99, not true on the other server. Even though nobody cares there, I still try to buff and help as a druid when I can. 🥰 Really wondering why I'm playing anywhere but P99. Congrats on your college degree!!! Please consider making P99 content.
Good lad.
congratulations on finishing college man! that's hard work and you earned it! would love to group up on quarm sometime got a couple characters from 8-17!
thank you! I'd be down to group! got a level 6 shammy atm
@@dessius i got an 8 bard in qeynos really need to free him to freeport hahq
I think both Live and P99 version of Misty Thicket are perfect
EQ has some things which I think should be brought back, but a LOT which is just terrible: Forced grouping to do basic (i.e. leveling) content for most classes unless you are twinked to the gills, ridiculous spawn timers on mobs, incredibly harsh death penalty spring to mind. All things that can and should be adjusted, but not to the extent that more modern MMOs (read: WoW) went. IMHO there's a happy medium that has yet to be realized between harsh ultra-grindy and rollercoaster themepark.
Live or TLP EQ is much more middle ground when compared to project 1999
I think with the aspects you're talking about, Classic WoW may be the closest MMO experience to balance those relatively successfully.
@@brianross9926 Yeah, my first EQ experience was on Oakwynd, it wasn't bad although some stuff (NPC respawns, spent a week trying to get the guy for testament of vanear, spent like 3 days farming the ancient croc) was ridiculous
@@Nobleshield I find some of that kind of stuff appealing because not only does it make it more exciting and meaningful when you accomplish something. But, it also gives some longevity to the game instead of having nothing else left to chase or do. It can certainly be frustrating in the process though so, I get it :)
I like your take on modern games sir! As on old school gamer (50 years old) I've really seen games change a lot over the years. And, not always for the best. I enjoy the TLP EQ experience although I will admit that the krono and the boxing does take away from that old original EQ feel.
Some old design is better, most isn't. That's really the only objective answer to this question i feel. The old design centered around fostering a social atmosphere and for lack of a better term, class fantasy/identity tends to be the times when old design was better. I remember my experiences in playing a game called Dark Ages which was excellent at fostering a social atmosphere within the game with a variety of systems it had to achieve that. And Vanilla WoW was great at making you fall into the fantasy of playing your class with the class quests and certain mechanics each class had unique to them that made sense.
A lot of that has been stripped away in modern mmo's. But there's also a lot of design systems that amounted to little other than time wasters or contributed to a great amount of spam that's better left in the past.
If I were to make an EverQuest 3 - I would remake the original game, use AI to help create a massive world, and use the concepts of the original with refinements made to combat so that melee characters aren't just auto attacking.
Nice druid, man! I twinked my bard a bit with some decent armor and a faster sword over on Quarm and got her to 6 whereas my necro main is halfway through 35. I also went on a cruise last week so I didn't have time for EQ but that was fun its own right. EQ is definitely a product of its time and although slightly less classic, even vanilla WoW plays differently from early EQ. Early vanilla patches are similarly hard to EQ in terms of mob difficulty from what I understand and based on servers I've seen. 2019's Classic WoW rerelease used the final vanilla patch which already had a lot of nerfs and now even Classic Era has some changes so the purists are understandably mad, especially because it didn't capture the full essence due to nerfs and things like no progressive itemization. That bell on death sounds like a MIDI bug. It's supposed to be an actual song and not just a sound like completing a quest or leveling up. It kinda makes me sad that Fortnite: Save The World is less recognized than Battle Royale because I love co-op.
I first played EQ classic 15 years after it came out...long after I had played many other, more modern MMOs. So even though there was zero nostalgia factoring into it, i still think EQ is the greatest MMORPG of all time.
thanks for sharing! I've been trying to have an unbiased view of EQ without the nostalgia goggles but it's tough, so I appreciate your insight.
Wether you play p99 or retail theres a very good reason people still play everquest in 2024,
The best survival game on the market.
exactly!
Congratulations on graduating! That sound, did you set a play timer?
Thank you! and I don't think so, but I'm not opposed to the taco bell sound effect if I die lol
I’m wanting to play P99 but can’t figure out how to download it.
If you look up project 1999 download guide on UA-cam I think there's a guy who has a link for a google drive to download the client.
yes.
OMG, I remember that. Druid was my first and looking at it now, wow, what a terrible game. LOL. How many hours were spent sitting getting mana back. After EQ I went to Dark Age of Camelot (way more fun/better graphics/wait time), then World of Warcraft for 13 years (of course the ultimate game) now Im messin around with Path of exile. Reciently I tried EQ again but I couldnt do it.
Whats the main difference between the p1999 servers? And what expansion are they on?
All the P99 servers are at the end of their progression, they end at Velious. P99 Red is a PvP server with very low population. P99 Blue was the original P99 server. P99 Green is the newer server that has a higher population and healthier raid scene compared to Blue.
If you want to experience classic EQ Project 1999 Green is definitely the place for you. I've been playing for a few years now, 2 years I've been in a high end raiding guild and it's a ton of fun. You'll see a lot of whining and complaining that "The raid scene in P99 is toxic" bla bla bla, but it's no different than toxicity in any other game. Every competitive multiplayer game has some toxicity. P99 Green is definitely worth playing if you loved classic EQ and want to relive the nostalgia and maybe even get into raiding.
EverQuest is a terrible game. New old, makes no difference. Boring, exp gain is a complete waste of your time. Forget gear, the same garbage drops on every server and it’s to weak seriously to even use unless your killing things 5 levels lower then you are. I can go on for hours, but I’ll leave it here. Don’t waste your time, go play something fun.