10 Reasons to Play EverQuest Right Now

[@brandonhopkins7083]

Man I wish I could just go back into walking into my dads office for the first time watching him play Ever Quest and being absolutely fascinated with the lore

[@spacechannelfiver]

I picked it up again, setup my own local server - having fun soloing a Necro in LGuk atm - still one of the best dungeons ever made (for any game).

[@computergamingyesterday]

Setting up a local server is a fun idea. I've been thinking of doing that for Asheron's Call, given the fairly spotty server scene over there.

[@FirstNameLastName-okayyoutube]

very cool!

[@amlord3826]

Train!

[@Chatrak_San]

I've been 6 boxing on my own server on and off for years... I allow myself one GM command, I set it up in a macro to #summon (name) of each party member to help with getting around. Playing one of my favorite teams now, war, clr, sha, rog, rng, and brd. But I'd recommend sha, clr, 4x mag for anyone newer to boxing that much at once. That team is easy beast mode, I've beaten all the way past Quarm with both these teams before. Very nostalgic, love it! Would recommend :)

[@davisshand3358]

What is this your own server stuff..tell me your secrets. Please

[@ericbrock5957]

Holy shit the algorithm trying to suck me back into EverQuest after not thinking about it for the past 20 years.. it knows me a little too well🤣🤣

[@NerveFlux]

I've come a long way in life wince my warrior kicked that invisibility potion habit. A lot of potion anonymous meetings and support.

[@newatlantisrepublic6844]

Same here 😅

[@Valdrex]

Great job explaining what makes EverQuest so great and different from other MMOs. I started 6 boxing on Fironia Vie a few months ago and I'm having a blast. EQ has a lot of depth I agree that the leveling is much more fun than other MMOs.

[@altarsofplague7394]

As a massive lover of eq and lifetime player i highly recommend going and trying out pantheon. It truly feels like a new everquest and everyone running around learning the game. Its been a lot of fun

[@fightingfortruth9806]

I think playing the Classic content on LIVE is still the best way to play if you have a couple friends. Level grind isn't bad at all and you get a lot of QOL.

[@JaySityEnt]

This video is bringing back memories holy shit. The best game of life. I’ve still to this day have not found a better game. I’m playing pantheon rn which I do like but eq was something else

[@jonnuncio3550]

Thanks for the great Review!! Interesting to see a Natural at his craft!! Preciate the positive vibes

[@blackthorn5709]

I never played EverQuest back in the day but started last year after getting thoroughly burned out on WoW and LotRO. I've just been slowly molo'ing my way through the Hero's Journey content on my dwarf paladin and am having an absolute blast with the game (currently just shy of level 72). As a new player, I completely agree on all of the points you've raised here.

[@loden5677]

Hell yeah - new player here and loving EQ. Indulging the jank and having a wicked time

[@nathans1787]

I was a dedicated EQ player back in the day, and have returned for the Teek TLP, and I’ve been having a blast! One of the best MMO experiences I’ve ever had. Because of the free trade loot, it’s very accessible, even for time-limited players like me. I’ve progressed further and seen more of the game in the past seven months than I did in the four years I played originally.

[@TheKetsa]

interesting, I might try it on their next tlp.

[@leslamarch]

Very well done, I really enjoyed it!!! 😁😁

[@Mr.Amazing-vx3li]

Classic EQ will always have a place in my heart. For anyone interested, Pantheon (RIP Brad McQuaid) has just launched early access. It’s very much still in development but I’ve supported this project for many years, after lots of hurdles and setbacks. Loving the game as it is currently. Hope you check it out. Happy holidays

[@jexy_marshall]

Don't cry when your toons get wiped

[@Mr.Amazing-vx3li]

@ umm I won’t. It’s happened before, it’ll happen again.

[@ZenoTasedro]

Loving Pantheon, most fun I've had with my buddies in an MMO in a very long time. Refreshing to jump into a game and immediately enjoy it with friends instead of some end game crunch time raid logging side job

[@CarnivoreChris89]

Pantheon is amazing. Expecting wipes, and its part of the development. Starting a new toon is fun, looking forward to that too 😊

[@libradragon]

This shows as posted 31 minutes ago. I was playing EverQuest on the Teek Server. ;p I love this game, it truly is The Game. I started in 2000 with my wife. She rolled a Mage and I played Enchanter. What fun times. (( D I N G ))

[@jong2359]

I would HIGHLY recommend playing on Project Quarm's server if you are looking for a classic-era slow rollout server. There are ~600+ active users at any given time on any given day, and there are community events to keep things interesting.

[@FirstNameLastName-okayyoutube]

Ive heard its better than p99 for those who dont demand classic. Correct me if im wrong but the npc pathing is better over there on Q vs p99

[@brettbender10]

Or play project 1999 emulator, but easie said than done cus I had to buy a copy if EQ titanium for $100 a decade ago, but never payed after that and got toons with epics

[@shivur5073]

And secrets is an alphabet freak who got kicked from p99 as a gm because he was cheating and selling services and items to people who didn't earn it

[@red_donut5894]

Started playing on Quarm around 2 weeks ago and I’m having a blast!

[@bobshagit]

600 people isnt a lot for a mmorpg ... considering most are actually boxing

[@nicknailer1749]

One thing I always love about the difficulty of EverQuest was the lack of the map. I always here people say there was no map because it was such an old game and technically limitations. That's false. Brad outright said in interviews he did it on purpose because a map makes it too easy lol

[@saejinquan]

One of the best things was printing up a map, explore and attempt to survive! The fact that you had the chance of losing everything made exploration more exhilarating especially if you were in a high level zone as a lowbie.

[@nicknailer1749]

@saejinquan for sure. I had the atless. Id be thumping through pages of maps trying to figure out where the fuck I was

[@blargblarg-jargon9607]

it's absolutely horrible game design. no wonder everquest died off after wow came out, wow buried everquest because of how strenious everything was. it was garbage, but people still defend it. boggles my mind.

[@nicknailer1749]

@blargblarg-jargon9607 somone couldn't handle it lol

[@Fanelan053]

Outstanding, thank You for the post!!!

[@subzer0pl]

Personally, I don't enjoy playing MMOs, but I like hearing about them, especially the more forgotten ones. They are a fascinating part of gaming history.

[@FirstNameLastName-okayyoutube]

There is things no one takes good videos of in my opinion of great locations. May be worth it someday to get a free account and then just boost to a higher lvl and simply run around exploring the spots

[@subzer0pl]

@@FirstNameLastName-okayyoutube I am aware. However, every time I tried to play mmo games I quickly bounced back from them. I'm not a very social person.

[@Jimmy-d7z]

oddly enough i enjoyed mmos till world of warcraft, for some reason I couldn't get into it and just wasnt having "Fun". Was a huge fan of asherons call 2.

[@erikhendrickson59]

EverQuest laid the groundwork for everything to come. They proved the viability of a subscription-based model for online games. Blizzard management made a GENIUS decision when they hired top EQ raiders of various classes to help with game design on WOW (Jeff Kaplan was one of them, for example)

[@zarroth]

would also explain why wow's group level game is horrible too.

[@TheKetsa]

@@zarroth Vanilla group dungeons were top class...

[@doomscrivener]

I am starting a project next year to play all 365 days of the year and chronicle the experience. I used to play in ‘99 but dropped off a few years later. I did play EQOA on the PS2 for a while as well.

[@blargblarg-jargon9607]

jesus that is sad

[@kamikazestriker4675]

​@@blargblarg-jargon9607what's sad? That he has a goal set for himself, something that he also happens to enjoy, is that what's sad? I think it's sad to spread negativity because seeing someone excited about something made YOU upset.

[@joshhutchins6747]

Great video!

[@SmokeyirishX]

I can't play right now because I'm watching the video & after the video it will not be right now any longer, in fact the moment has passed. Goodbye

[@nitrodad5775]

Just started playing on The Heroes Journey EMU and it’s been extremely fun especially for us older EQ players who only has a limited amount of time to play and need to jump off at a moments notice. I.E. Wife calls for me…. There is no death penalty on this server and as long as you’re out of combat, you can always click back to the Bazar. In the Bazar you can port all over Norrath and gain access to even more port locations as you come across them. It’s a strict 1 box server but it’s a multi-class server where you can play up to three classes in one toon and immediately have access to some of those classes AA’s. You also be given some good starting gear for those 3 classes you choose. I’m running a Paladin / Bard / Ranger. Loads of fun. Come check it out. ❤

[@jaygerlach6884]

i recovered my 24 y/o eq account after playing AoC alpha test

[@veksar]

Hey at 17.46 you sampled my video!!! haha. Cool i'm famous! Nice vid man.

[@computergamingyesterday]

nice quad kiting :)

[@veksar]

@@computergamingyesterday I might have to make a new video. Watching that now I see how far I've come :p

[@HectorYague]

Best game in history, period!

[@williamlaprarie3007]

Was live in 1999, some of us started in november of 98. The biggest problem with everquest is 60 gigs of unused data because half the content is obsolete, they need to revamp the system for dynamic zone leveling.

[@YevrahHavard]

My dad bought me this game after we went to watch the first lord of the rings. I never really got far, but man did it emersed my young imagination and blew my mind.

[@ZykoMike]

Been playing Pantheon for a few days now and I feel like all it's doing is making me nostalgic for EQ. I played thousands of hours from Kunark through PoP, then on and off over the years... but man I kinda really want to give it a shot again.

[@bobthor9647]

Id recommend Project Quarm for anyone looking to try the classic game, but its also a great time to try Classic World of warcraft, or get involved in some betas of Ashes of creation, Pantheon, or EverCraft 😊

[@loganwhite6173]

I'll never forget being 10-12 years old and playing this whenever my dad wasnt and making me fall into the pit of ARPGs. I want to get back into just for the memories, but i just feel like the new games have spoiled me too much to enjoy this now

[@sandisastradiwirya8943]

anyone remember "mangina" term back in the day?

[@blargblarg-jargon9607]

yeah it's what i used to call eq players. that and no life losers.

[@kamikazestriker4675]

​@@blargblarg-jargon9607and now you get called that in the unemployment line 😂

[@FirstNameLastName-okayyoutube]

There's also a flip side to the high difficulty as well. You can also enjoy an easier time and basically let loose a maniacal laugh as you destroy dragons and gods with two characters. EQ on a low population server makes for a legal place to toy with something like a bot or heavy macro tools, and go through the content without breaking the rules and hurting other people. Allowing you to enjoy setting up a few accounts and working on things like the Epic Quests and clearing achievements while you play on another computer. I love how there's so many different servers that encourage so many different play styles and allow you to really get into exploring how to play the game I've taken max level characters and just sat down in newbie areas and one time this yead actually was able to help somebody out. Unlike eq2 wherd you as a higher level person can't get loot and can't do several things

[@Blakkrazor69]

I miss my old family in Undivided Faith. Much love from old Faydar/Faydyn.

[@BoofsBoofington]

As far as your reasoning for class/race optimization, the reality is most important stats get maxed easy, and the only things left that matter for race are: Looks Good or Evil Ogre not getting frontal stun Troll/Iksar regen Starting home for the Origin ability (on retail).

[@tippysvids]

I played in 99 and the ambience noise of some of those zones will always live on in my memory. That on the skeleton laugh lol.

[@computergamingyesterday]

The skeleton laugh is a classic.

[@marzix427]

Still play after starting in 2001 about 6 days before PoP. It took me almost a year and a half before i even purchased PoP expansion and that was at about 53 or 54 after spending almost the entire time in Kunark zones.

[@seabhacgra517]

I loved this game.. 20 years ago. Now it's like a nostalgic museum piece. I can recall all the fun I had but I have no desire to go back to 8 bit graphics (I know, it's an exaggeration but you get the point).

[@leespiderpod]

I agree. It’s so ugly compared to newer games it’s unplayable

[@kamikazestriker4675]

​@@leespiderpodyeah everyone knows graphics are the only thing that matters in games! Not the social aspect, the gameplay, how much fun you have, nope. Just graphics 🤦‍♂️

[@Imatallguy1]

Just picked up p99. Join the green server y'all! We're having a blast out there.

[@andrewsegers7942]

I had a big box copy of this back in the day but never could get it to work on the old family pc.

[@keurh475]

You have any experience with meridian 59? I would love to see a deep dive on it one day. The only major coverage it's ever had is josh hayes. He did a very light graze of it actually. I was unaware of this because I had never heard of the game before his video about it. Its been a year or two since I have started playing it so I now see just how little effort was put into his play through. I personally would never review a game if I haven't allowed the game to consume me in some way. I have found games I considered unplayable and that the same time had long time players walk right past me in game. Apparently our thoughts and feelings are local only. I think people forget that.

[@Riiyan]

Look up the The Hero's Journey and come play. It's Everquest classic but it plays like a ARPG game.

[@FirstNameLastName-okayyoutube]

Of all the 12,000 hours or more ive never done it and want to sometime next year. I think i lost the compass thing because i went looking for it and couldnt find it and just opted to do a TLP instead

[@michaelderouen8144]

The end game is dominated by Krono and it feels next to impossible to level 90+ without spending real cash on Xp potions. Mobs have way too many Hitpoints and gives too little xp. Not worth the time.

[@shimapanzer9930]

I wish EQ Live actually did make old content relevant, but sadly the defiant gear has pretty much removed any reason to actually go after old content outside of blitzing through it till you hit 85, where XP rates drop off a cliff in favor of missions (also where you kind of hit a wall without friends since multiboxing is so common on live)

[@bobthor9647]

Pantheon: Rise if the Fallen is now in Early Access on steam , an indy mmo inspired by EQ and other classic mmos . Vibrant colorful zones, a focus on group play, and you're impacting how the game develops. Contains Ogres

[@jexy_marshall]

Only suckers are playing Pantheon right now, they will all lose their toons to wipes before final release

[@Winter420]

Pantheon is bad

[@SillyOne90]

Its just not good no matter what people post and say. We needed that 6 years ago....but now the world needs a real EVERQUEST and a true MMO...nothing Pantheon...Rise of the 6 years to late.

[@Mr.Amazing-vx3li]

@@SillyOne90 the reviews on steam are largely positive. Have you played it? Nothing has change fron 6 years ago. you’re still begging to play EQ.. go play it then. Play p99 or a TLP.

[@Mr.Amazing-vx3li]

@@Winter420 what is bad about it?

[@brentritchie6199]

To log in for the first time I’m 1999 was mind blowing the games up to that point were just rubbish in comparison especially the fact it was first person (well that is how I played it and still do). It was brutal but rewarding and grouping was often a terrible waste of time but when it clicked and you got a good group it was just fantastic. Bard and Enchanter classes are not in WOW and they really stand out. The developers just did everything right.

[@maveryk]

I played classic eq when it first dropped and I picked it up during covid on vanilla servers. It was as good as ever and the add ons were fun to discover

[@TheAustinDelgado]

this video wants me to try EQ again- i actually tried it like a week or two ago but JEEZE the controls are so wack! Also is the camera always stuck on a fixed position? Is camera scrolling not an option? I actually love the look of it, if lacking in some animations. Had always wanted to play ever since we got a sample CD WAY back in the 90s - no computer in my house could handle the graphics lol

[@althrox]

F9 cycles through the different camera views, also in first person view the mouse wheel scrolls the camera back for like a chase view.

[@TheAustinDelgado]

@ muchas gracias

[@FirstNameLastName-okayyoutube]

Keep toying with it you will figure it out! I hated the graphics and windows years ago on a return... but then that feeling just disapeared

[@TheAustinDelgado]

@@FirstNameLastName-okayyoutube hahah i tried last night again after watching this and the entire time I was just messing with the UI which had SHRANK- I couldn't read the text. I will try again but I was laughing to myself by the end of it.

[@Baoran]

Main thing I see on live servers nowadays. All old content zones are pretty much empty of other players. If I go to freeport area of faydark area you dont find anyone to play with when you make a new character. If you want to play with others from the start you need to pay the subscription to get one of the progression servers when they launch.

[@timothyleonard2869]

He must not remember the skelly wars that would pop up around the holidays that had items that you would never see again I’ll never forget my first procing weapon was from those events

[@o0oGaryo0o]

I vaguely remember events like these but like any server wide event, it was mostly geared towards max level or raid geared players so I didn't participate. Thus, I remember trying some singles and being immediately demolished and never returning lol

[@timothyleonard2869]

@ I was the same way I was a kid in middle school at the time so no raids for me lol but the skelly wars were low enough for everybody I think my sk was only level 20 to 30ish

[@Nananea]

Good reasons!

[@Degarth]

I forgot how bad the graphics were they seemed so amazing back then. What I remember most was "pulling" how you usually had one dedicated guy, usually a monk for feign death skill, that would "pull" the mobs to the rest of your group to have a safe place to fight so you wouldn't get adds. Not really something I see in modern games.

[@computergamingyesterday]

I think party dynamics in EverQuest is maybe the biggest thing modern MMOs have missed out on. I suppose that is by design because it wasn't very intuitive, but today's tank-and-spank is just not as exciting and also puts too much pressure on tanks and healers.

[@cycopl]

I played EQ back in 1999 when I was 15. I played a gnome necro and leveled up killing skeletons by the dinosaur bones outside Ak'anon. I didn't realize at the time but this killed my faction standing with the gnome necro guild hall. I couldn't train abilities because I was kill-on-sight by the class trainer. I decided to try to get to Neriak so I could train at dark elf necro class hall. I got to nektulos forest but couldn't see anything because gnomes can't see in the dark. Think I tried to just follow the road and accidentally wandered into a druid camp and they killed me and my naked body popped at Steamfont mountains. That's when I quit the game lol.

[@fightingfortruth9806]

I thought hard about buying Pantheon...but then I realized EQ already does the same thing...but with 26 more years of content.

[@LordEriolTolkien]

Was grinding in Velks just not long ago on Teek

[@CarnivoreChris89]

Never played EQ, sadly. But In deep into Pantheon rise of the fallen right now, and I'm in love with it. Great video though, these games deserves attention. At least to compare how games have developed since then. 😊

[@newatlantisrepublic6844]

This is freaky I was recently feeling nostalgia for EQ and then all these videos about EQ start popping up. In the current world we are in full of politics and tribalism, I miss the days gone by when my greatest concern was not going link dead in the middle of a big pull 😅 I do miss those days.

[@ElShogoso]

The only reason I don't play EverQuest right now is because FFXI exists (follows similar philosophies but I like the class system in that one more)

[@Geminias]

Just gonna stop you right there... Defiant Armor essentially gives you lvl 60 raid gear by lvl 15-20. As long as you stay in the old world, regardless of class, you or your merc can petty much level you to 60 in a weekend. If you want the difficulty aspect, gotta go to a progression server or p99.

[@TheQxx]

The "11th" reason is *always*: It is the FIRST 3d, 1st person MMO ever made. It's a living artifact. It is the "Super Mario Bros" of MMOs and you can still go discover why every game that came after it used EverQuest as it's foundation/framework. In a way, EverQuest, and more specifically the Project1999 server, is a living museum of the first true modern MMO. To be able to play it still, 25 years later, in its pure original form on p99 is a blessing for video game nerds. Just be warned, even though its 25 years old, it'll still suck you in and you'll be forever addicted to it like a bad ex girlfriend.

[@roamingrino]

Is there a way to play this on my iPad?

[@TheAustinDelgado]

Watching further, I don't agree that WoW pushes "fomo"- it's just a constantly evolving world and there's classic options nowadays for people who want an older experience.

[@ColinPoole]

I farmed Ghoulbane for 3 months and quit the game - level 30-something paladin lol. I preferred the free-skill MMOs like Meridian 59, Ultima Online, Asheron's Call etc purely from a mechanics standpoint - but WoW is what stole me away from every other MMO for a solid span of years. First time wandering Elwyn (spelling?) Forest and the gentle music that played and I was in that world - it was a second "first" as I hadn't felt that since Meridian 59 and that was immersive purely because it was the first ever.

[@TheAustinDelgado]

@ big wow player myself so I get that .

[@TheKetsa]

Everquest needs a serious UI facelift and new character models. They could have way more subs.

[@computergamingyesterday]

100% agree on the UI facelift. Unfortunately this seems to be difficult as multiple older MMORPGs have this problem (LOTRO, for example, being another one in desperate need of it).

[@bobthor9647]

Cool video

[@VRIceblast]

There is pretty much no video made of EQ that makes combat look good, even though, EQ has one of the best combat mechanics in MMO's. Combat always looks so boring in a video, but not when your playing the characters yourself. Then combat is so much faster. There is just so much going on. EQ is pretty loose for grouping, when it combats to combat in the lower level, below say, level 60, but once you hit 60+, EQ shifts, and fighting as a group becomes really important. Needing a Tank, Healer, and Crowd Control becomes extremely important, almost to the point that if you don't have these key classes in your group, that it's really going to be hard to fight mobs, because the mobs are just that much more powerful, and will kill you quickly if you don't slow them, don't have a tank, or healer. Lacking any one of those classes, really reduces the odds of you surviving. There is nothing better than a group of players that know how to fight the mobs in EQ. You get into a good group, and you don't ever want to log off. I've had too many groups, where I played 16+ hours, and was just having the time of my life. We would have players fall asleep playing. You can tell because their character would stop moving, and they stopped responding in chat. We would either keep them in the group, and just protected their character, and they would usually wake up, and start moving in 15 to 30 mins, and if not, we would remove them from the group, and but still protect their character. A friend and I use to play together. I had 2 computers in a network, which both computer shared a single 36k Baud Modem, and EQ ran just fine with so little bandwidth, which is freaking amazing really. I was pretty addicted to the game back then, I even changed the tire on my car, while playing. :) I also only played EQ while at work. Customers sometime had to wait for me to kill a Named mob, if they came in at the wrong time. My group had to wait sometimes while I had to wait on customers. It was a small grocery store, like a quick stop really. So, most customers where in and out in 60 seconds. I use to multi-box, I literally used 3 computers, keyboards, and mice. I was a Shadow Knight, Cleric, and Enchanter. I use to have a waiting list of players that wanted to join my group if I had a open space available. If there were no players available, I would just loaded up my mercenaries, and have a full group, but I would always welcome any players that wanted to join my group, and just shutdown a mercenary. EQ is the best MMO ever made. If it had a Modern day graphics engine, it would be the biggest game. It would be cool, if A.I. got good enough, that you could feed the source code into one, and it would recode the game for say Unreal or something like that.

[@Earwaxeater88]

New takp tlp server coming in January! Check it out!

[@bobshagit]

where can you read about that

[@daledelatte9607]

I played EQ for 14 years until a health issue forced me away for a while, the Daybreak ruined it by not allowing me to keep my AA without purchasing a subscription. I played on P99 for a year until I grew weary of their predatory practices and gate keeping by GMs. Would love to pick it up again, but no thanks for the current options!!

[@jeffreyBlose]

I played EQ day one hour one! The thing that destroyed the game over time as it does all MMO is the catering to whinners who want the Monty Hall treasures given to them with no effort and the want to kill the big bad guy with a single hit so they can feel powerful (they can't stand to lose and will do anything not to lie, cheat and whine). It took about a month in EQ for the whinners to start and has never stopped since then in any game that comes out. I often wonder why some people play the game, they want max level at the start of the game with max gear, with all titles and abilities so, what are they playing for if they are given everything?

[@bobshagit]

lets be honest.... its about 300 people logging into 1500 characters LOL

[@ScottiefromBMW]

Yes you are right on this, i had a friend that could do raids solo with his Box army on live. Its pretty cool but pretty sad how it killed the environment . i went to P99 its a much better product.

[@bobshagit]

@@ScottiefromBMW even P99 is boxers.... I have boxed on it myself with 3 computers.... you cant "true box" but its easy AF to box with Synergy and a few computers

[@turinhorse]

wrong. multiboxing is antithetical to all that is good and truly EverQuest. it is an atrocity that deserves to be mocked into oblivion

[@Walican132]

Yeah when I think of multi boxing I only think of Eve online.

[@bobshagit]

if it weren't for multiboxing no one would play it

[@jong2359]

100% agree, multiboxing as a concept is abysmal and ruins the game.

[@bobshagit]

@@jong2359 if it werent for multiboxing the game would have died years ago its impossible to find a group 90% of the time.... even when you are max level

[@jong2359]

@@bobshagit You haven't played on Quarm

[@planeofmischiefdotcom]

woooooo

[@The.Man.WithAPlan]

I would love to however for my play style game is ruined. Pay store, mercenary, buying level 85 or 100 characters, you can sit there for day's if you're below level 100 you're not getting groups. I perfer real people teaming, exploring content not just rush to end game.

[@Chrysophylax-I]

Bring back EQOA!

[@jong2359]

It has already been brought back, homie. Google EQOA Sandstorm.

[@williamcase426]

oh yea gonna multibox this nonsense ftw

[@FirstNameLastName-okayyoutube]

yeah EQ is cool with how it can be fun to multibox.

[@larsgary]

Why I quit: I played for 24 years and had lifetime account. But the Bots got too bad, so I petitioned . 12-36 player Bots camped all the popular spots and preventing our huge raid. When I submitted a complaint they banned my lifetime account (not the bots). That's crazy... so chargedback $780 and quit. For other players who are fed up with the bots and the horrible GM rule enforcement, make sure to chargeback as much as you can ASAP because you can only go back so far... but be aware its a one way trip (whatever company owns Everquest won't let you back without paying). Reply

[@INFJ-ThaneTr]

Lol at thinking EQ was ever the GOAT mmorpg. That's rich, you must be a senior citizen thinking like that

[@dravinlancaster6800]

This may have been the game to play 25 years ago.. but it did not age well at all.. and all I could see EverQuest giving players and myself is nostalgia.. there is no such thing as a good MMO in 2025.. unless the Dev's were to remaster it I don't see myself coming back to ever play EverQuest again.. it's clunky, bad UI placements, and awful graphics.. I guess some players seem to like playing these old polygonish games.. but for someone that's been playing for 35+ years for myself these types of games was good for it's time.. not 25+ years later..

[@ELLLLLLDriiiiitch]

i have a better idea. go p;laY PANTHEON RISE OF THE FALLEN you will get the same or BETTER experience with a living player base ,Pantheon was started by original everquest dev Brad Mcquade . everquest is a shadow of its old self, help Pantheon thrive and stop feeding the idiot company that killed all their projects with stupid decisions and greed

[@RobotronOG]

They ruined RPGs introducing the carebear pve garbage .

[@chriskirby9408]

25 years later, and still ugly. 😉

[@undeadducky7729]

It really isnt great, rose tinted goggles these old mmo nerds have on, i picked it up and played. Everyone metagaming in these old ass mmos looking for perfect builds etc, modern gaming has infected these old games gameplay and most of the people on these servers are so used to playing alone they multibox accounts to essentaily masturbate with their own nostalgia and pretend they have friends. The stats in this game do not even do anything yet the whole point of this game is to chase end game gear with minimal effect, the main thing that changes the gameplay is your level so you are constantly just grinding to get to endgame and expect to take 3 months if you are playing on any of the classic servers. If you want to experience this masterpiece in 2024 just start up your own server, give yourself the best gear, and run around each dungeon and kill everything, any sense of community or what actually made these games is dead and died long ago and if you play on the servers you will see it right away, everyone is expected to get on discord or be a part of some larger community and wholly expect to communicate on chat if you intend to do any kind of endgame because if you think these guys also simulate the chat spam of the old days think again. Old school gaming died long, the playing field is polluted with mods and tools that automate or negate entire mechanics of the game, there is also no cheat detection so lengthy investigations from gms needs to occur before anyone actually gets banned. IDK ive seen a lot of these vids pop up recently and its definitely weak nostalgia bait.

[@o0oGaryo0o]

You lost me at masturbating nostalgia

[@Erodice]

Great video!

[@computergamingyesterday]

thanks!