2 Years of Project 1999 EverQuest

[@covemitchell7110]

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!

[@IonBlaze1]

Oh thank you so much. Working on even bigger stuff but it'll be a long time in the works :)

[@ClassNCool]

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 🍿😂🎉

[@IonBlaze1]

Oh thank you so much for the support. I got even bigger stuff planned but it'll be awhile. Classic to PoP movie :)

[@oldsalty3d122]

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.

[@IonBlaze1]

Iksar Shaman is a beast! Thank you so much for watching

[@lordcorgi6481]

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.

[@Youtubegrt]

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.

[@IonBlaze1]

@@KZbingrt oh 100% Thank you for the support

[@Icedale666]

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

[@jared6680]

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.

[@lifted110]

Had fun watching that. Thanks for posting.

[@IonBlaze1]

Thank you :)

[@kurticusmaximus]

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.

[@ryuoki1]

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

[@johnisdead]

Glad to have more vids homie! I always enjoy your uploads ❤

[@IonBlaze1]

Thank you :)

[@SoyAntonioGaming]

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.

[@MysticMike]

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.

[@Motorboatasaurus]

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.

[@nethervvoid]

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.

[@nelsoncabrera6464]

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.

[@dsawyer8]

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.

[@McKnabbZ]

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.

[@robwiztv]

just discovered this channel and love your videos, thanks king

[@markusmeldo5006]

Love your content, keep up the good work!

[@IonBlaze1]

Thank you :)

[@nethervvoid]

He had a Paw?!!!? Damn. That's dedication. I mean if it's the original quest spawn timers, item rarity etc.

[@SuperLuccian]

You hit Daicha with the "Do you know who I am?" lol Great video, thanks for making it

[@IonBlaze1]

Haha thank you so much :)

[@astockalypse7500]

Awesome video! That was quite a ride. I can tell you put a lot of work into that. You make the best Everquest videos!

[@anelpasic5232]

Felby looks like a heavy metal band member from the early 80's.

[@nathans1787]

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!!!)

[@IonBlaze1]

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!

[@Noblemetalfabrication]

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.

[@cliffhangerPtr]

"Everquest FORCES you to interact with others" Yes, yes. Yes. That's it.

[@dsawyer8]

Awesome video. Absolutely loved it. Would like very much to game with you some day.

[@KB_13247]

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.

[@jaykay8388]

Always a good day when Ayonic posts

[@IonBlaze1]

@@jaykay8388 hahaha thank you!

[@Goatyoey]

Top Tier video man. Can tell a lot of work was put in! Perfect for a lazy sunday to listen to. :)

[@jayr7613]

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.

[@mattschultz4111]

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 :)

[@hiroshima19]

Sainy's Claw... "Thank you Yahweh, for selling it" lmfao

[@TheOldOak-2023ad]

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!

[@mimicxt]

This was really cool nice vid

[@kmstrickloneranger570]

I love this video, watching this while I'm grouping in Teek.

[@antondovydaitis2261]

Blaze: I just found a copy the D20 Core Rule Book for the EverQuest Roleplaying Game. Basically D&D in Norrath. If you're interested, let's figure out how to exchange information, and I can mail it to you.

[@IonBlaze1]

Oh it's all good Anton but thank you regardless. I think Zaide uses those for the extra lore addendums

[@kanfanchan4934]

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

[@IonBlaze1]

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?

[@LesageSinging]

Man... Dvinn... That SoB merced me so many times when i was a kid.

[@dugiker]

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.

[@TheOrkishslave]

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.

[@quinlamintheshaman9222]

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

[@nethervvoid]

"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!

[@wolfguar9864]

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 :)

[@IonBlaze1]

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

[@MSDGAMEZ]

Im stupid. Ive tried to get into the game but the user interface and all the menus doesnt feel good for me. Im going to try again soon

[@IonBlaze1]

Hahaha good luck with it :)

[@Zeziliath]

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!

[@CiphecDec]

Lol before you said some classic eq player was going to say something about something. Lol this whole time to that point I was, why are we seeing live content on a video called 2 years of project 1999 :D

[@grandoccultist9887]

100% about the EQ influence in wow, and wow classic was spectacular!. I tell people this all the time (when playing wow).

[@IonBlaze1]

Oh yeah definitely. They took the best parts

[@lallemuuh]

i wish i knew anyone playing this game still.

[@TheWickerShireProject]

We play for free on "Shards of Dalaya" Small server and everything is custom and rewritten.

[@xbon1]

plenty of mmos still force social interaction, DOFUS, ESO, WoW Retail (yes you are forced to work with others to progress properly in Mythic+, even normal+ raids need coordination), etc. Anyone who says modern WoW doesn't encourage group play hasn't played modern WoW. For ESO it's the fact all things like crafting/trading are so manual & no central AH. Endgame in almost all MMOs forces interaction they just kill the boring grind and repetition things like the "need to bind" somewhere, that isn't good gameplay forcing social interaction. you can still have cool stuff like warlocks summoning players to a dungeon but that's just a "nice to have" not "need to have"

[@lolwhatidk]

the no map thing is what instantly kills my interest in this version of the game

[@IonBlaze1]

Oh yeah it makes it a lot harder

[@NaturalHalfling]

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.

[@ichrismoku]

"How you play really matters to other people, REAL people" oh BRO. Playing an Enchanter all the way to 60 and on some raids? I felt that. Yeah there are some meddling assholes who give you a hard time (i only played an ENC that 1 time through to 60, it was a real learning curve - i DID suck early on but i got really good in the end) but boy, there were some groups I got in where we MELTED mobs for 8 hours straight. Where if I, the Enchanter, made a mistake? Yeah the whole group was done. Are Encs a bit OP? Probably. But the feeling of being a really *competent* Enchanter in a group of people that value your presence is just gold. No other game does it right.

[@rodneybray5827]

The idea of killing yourself to save time pre level 6 seems a little odd. I can't imagine you save that much time, depending on the level. Assuming you leave "noob" area by level 4, you'd have about 120 hit points +/-. At 2 hit points per tick (6 seconds) and assuming most of the time you heal up from at no lower than 40% health to make sure you don't get adds you can't handle, which would be a waste of time since you'd have to run to a guard to scrape them off, then 3.5 minutes is the heal time to full. But you wouldn't heal to full because you don't need full health in the noob zone. So realistically, you only need 2 to 2.5 minutes. If you play a healing class, then you can likely cut recovery time as some mana can be used to heal. Now, if you are dying on purpose at 40%, that may technically work. or pressing yourself lower since you plan on dying anyway. You'd still have wasted time running to pick up your stuff and relearning spells. So I will concede that, overall, some time might be saved. But I would think that resting up would also give you time to actually pay attention to chat and set up UI elements and other things outside of EQ. Especially for those that have a lot to learn about the game. Interesting point to discuss. I'm more interested in the idea of whether it's better to group at low level and not have any down time. Sheer lack of money makes it feel pointless as no one gets the money they need and levels come fast enough players are always needing to run and buy more stuff or sell stuff.

[@TheOldOak-2023ad]

Eq spoiled me when it came to online MMO computer games. I played it for over 20 years. In my mind, other MMOs are child's play and easy compared to EQ. Easy is boring and doesn't interest me for long. I zipped through other MMOs I played quest lines like a breeze and end game and boss mobs without much effort which made them boring compared to EQ.

[@mattschultz4111]

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

[@Fickled_65]

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

[@vilegoat1401]

Love the video.

[@ojgaming2573]

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

[@sgtxstayxgrind5854]

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.

[@Gammastrahlenblitz]

I have never played Everquest (Started MMOs with WoW 2005 - I know, shocking) but I feel the itch now to play Everquest.

[@ehliaskarim1520]

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.

[@Nananea]

"Bards can do all three, but with a twist" - I see what you did there.

[@chefnstrike]

Run through kithicore forest to high hold keep. Some crazy times.

[@Florence00pi]

Well, just for next time this happens to you or someone else (maybe someone without gate, who could easily, you know ... not make trains longer in crushbone by not -just gating-), that person could then -just sit, /camp- and wipe all aggrolists more safely for their fellow zonedwellers in an attemt to lessen the zones reputation as "infamous" for trains.

[@xoresgaminghub5412]

Hello mate! Im trying to get into the game but im still getting DB error - invalid password.. i have both forum account and ingame account, using correct name, using correct passwrod ..halp .. cant get help

[@Malvinthus]

I guess back then trading was kind of like trading in RuneScape back in 2007 😂 Everyone interacting with eachother and trading amongst eachother

[@esperensnare]

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.

[@kiljaedyn]

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.

[@beebop90]

My biggest problem is not knowing the map. I got teleported to KFC and can't figure out how to go anywhere else 😂😂

[@Unlychosis]

Traveler's backpacks is out for 1.21. I added it manually for a backpack mod. Not sure if ATM will or not.

[@leoyan8028]

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).

[@kirthooper4625]

Ya p99 is great. 60s on green and blue. Probably will come back again at some point. Greatest mmo of all time

[@DagothDaddy]

My MMO hot take is that the graphics in games like Everquest or Asherons call is as good as an MMOs graphics need to be even today.

[@blurtling]

thank you

[@kingknossosthebull9796]

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]

@@kingknossosthebull9796 that was a long time ago wow. I never seen anybody do that for fine steel

[@christopherdevers2836]

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?

[@kingknossosthebull9796]

@@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 KZbin 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

[@wowdude4377]

How'd you get that UI in episode 4? It looks so clean and sharp. Like the xp and health and stats all look so good

[@foulbred]

One of my favorite mmorpgs. Up there with SWG, before SOE ruined it.

[@djbvck]

i gotta get on this one day. most of my classic wow characters have been named after everquest npc's

[@theowornbegd7]

blasphemy. Im a dedicated enchanter! Get that under par bard CC out of here!!!

[@jeremiahcomer]

You could have used invisibility vs animals when sitting near the Druid rings! 😂

[@CantuLG]

I had 75 bard on ffxi I got it to 75 in like a month every party with me was over powered lol

[@stephendickinson9929]

I got a good laugh from the CB train story again. I remember that video from before and liked it then too.

[@vargvikernes6366]

Great video

[@IonBlaze1]

Thank you :)

[@bhvrd]

36:25 Love it or hate it, this is ultimately what made me LOVE Crushbone 😆

[@NonExclusive6669]

Totally agree best game evar played since i was 11 off / on since 1999 😊

[@KDKalvinDrake]

Funnily enough, went to sleep last night with the playlist on, so thanks for this! :D also first...

[@IonBlaze1]

@@KDKalvinDrake oh thank you so much for watching :)

[@KDKalvinDrake]

@@IonBlaze1 I'm obsessed with a game I never got to play as a kid what can I say?

[@adcaptandumvulgus4252]

The same reason someone redid Star wars galaxies good game stick around for a reason.

[@CommanderVibral]

It was wild to see myself show up in the video in Episode 2. Neat.

[@sadizz455]

great video. are you still playing p99 or quarm?

[@IonBlaze1]

Thank you for watching. Teek! I'm in Zaide's guild :)

[@zakisslackin995]

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.

[@soundboyeric2276]

An ad every 5 minutes on a 3 hour long video yea that's fun

[@sfabok]

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!

[@Lethalmax]

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.,

[@Wade-1]

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

[@MichaelPerlmanjr]

lol episode 2 story is a clasic crushbone one for sure

[@MichaelPerlmanjr]

that is true in the new expackks and when this game first came out. but the now is with solo play

[@toddnathan822]

love these videos this really brings me back. I played EQ for 10 years long live Triality!! -Maelin Starpyre - Symbri Et'Diem

[@MatthewCenance]

You need to make that intro part where you talk about what made EverQuest successful and a great game into a separate video!