I HATE THIS CLASS in Classic EverQuest

[@Kellett781]

The added lore bits are a great addition to the video. The self hatred for playing on a classic server is still a mystery to me. I do know some of your suffering however, as I leveled a bard in 2000 to 50. He was a twink however, was still wearing the gear he had from 1 to 50 when I logged him in 3 years ago and started working on him again.

[@IonBlaze1]

Thank you for watching Kellett :) hard game for sure

[@Random49558]

These narrated adventures are amazing. Love it!

[@IonBlaze1]

Thank you Random :)

[@Greynth]

Ok this is definitely the best video you’ve made in a long time. I love the half hour video time, the editing has improved, your volume is perfect, and the lore/background bits are very “Flatts-like”. Great work. Looking forward to following this series!

[@IonBlaze1]

Thank you for all the kind words James :)

[@SMOGDOGG949]

I agree 100%. Skipped very little prolly watched 25 of the 30 mins. Entertained the entire time esp the end where u stay true to the Death punishment. A very eq way to interact n connect with your subscribers, I love it! Becoming more of a fan every vid u drop! Keep it up Ayonic! KingSmog 65 Wizard Fires Guild Thornblade

[@IonBlaze1]

@@SMOGDOGG949 thank you for the support. I'm glad it was worth watching :)

[@nickstinger4709]

Very entertaining video. I'm always so happy to see people playing EverQuest.

[@IonBlaze1]

Thank you for compliment Nick :)

[@robertjohnson4065]

That's why I love p99. Most of the community is great. I once helped out someone with a CR in kurns on my iksar monk. Wde ended up leveling together for a couple days. Then told me he couldn't play for awhile from work. Lent me a fungi tunic and 3k Plat for a month. Barely knew me, but knew how much it would help. When he came back, wouldn't accept the Plat back. Told me it was my pay for taking care of his fungi.

[@IonBlaze1]

That is an awesome experience. Thank you for sharing that :)

[@PerryLovewhistle]

it took me way too long to watch this video. My man Rimurok! He represents some of the best parts of this server: attitude, generosity, and of course obnoxious levels of role-playing.

[@tywulf6432]

Love people like that though, it was exactly this that kept me playing from release to Omens, and what I miss the most about current EQ.

[@powpronto]

On P99, when you zone into Highpass from Karanas there is Gnoll that hovers over the edge of a ledge on the top left that trains everything down.

[@bakanur]

just found these videos. man what a nostalgia trip. what a great adventure, there is no way you will ever find content like this in any new MMOs

[@eddrm4685]

Druids rule the woods!

[@IonBlaze1]

They're pretty territorial. I went into the wrong neighborwood

[@alanmeadows4056]

Subbed, what an awesome adventure you just took us all on. TY sir.

[@IonBlaze1]

Thank you for the sub Alan :)

[@fernwogteveril6935]

I played a bard back in the day, I think I was still using those green bracers during scars of velious.

[@IonBlaze1]

Yup its pretty good for a long time. Only end tier stuff beats it.

[@ehliaskarim1520]

Awesome vid. That lightstone quest is really nice too. Now, that first punishment looked really gnarly, but the second one...I might try that. Looked kinda good lol

[@IonBlaze1]

Thank you for the help putting it together Ehlias. The support you give is awesome!

[@Kiba825]

I normally don't enjoy these kinds of videos, that's how I know you did a great job!

[@IonBlaze1]

Thank you so much. Appreciate you watching :)

[@flurane4753]

Great video...glad my corpse made it in to your video!

[@IonBlaze1]

That is a weird way to be in it lol. Thank you for coming by Melodici

[@jasonkieger9249]

Lens Flare for the huge swarm made me LOL.

[@IonBlaze1]

Gotta make it more epic!

[@nathans1787]

Thank you for the great videos, Ian! You actually inspired me to return to the game after an 18 year hiatus!

[@IonBlaze1]

Thank you for watching & the nice words :)

[@uberpantz8320]

dude, love your videos... i've been rewatching all of it getting hyped for the yelinak server

[@IonBlaze1]

Thank you for watching, it's much appreciated. Yelinak next week!

[@kevincaron1790]

Same lol

[@anthonyzarfati3579]

Not going to lie I have never actually played EQ but I can't stop watching your videos!

[@IonBlaze1]

Haha thank you for watching Anthony. It's the stories that are the best part. Doesn't matter what game.

[@Samphire2]

This was so funny and well put together, thank you for a trip down memory lane! I played EQ for about 15 years and raided for about 14 of those years until my mum got sick and then i left. I keep meaning to go back, seeing this has made me want to see if my account still exists!

[@telindarkforest]

Love this!! I look forward to the next episode :)

[@IonBlaze1]

Thank you Telin. I appreciated the Ranger epic help on Redorian!

[@noweifarms]

Dude, I remember playing the lake of Ill omran back when it was new.......thanks for the walk down memory lane

[@johndoerr9289]

the production quality of these videos is off the charts

[@Retro_Jim]

I've been playing more mmos again lately and these videos are really nice to go back and watch.

[@helmetdoc]

The gnoll agro you got came from the guy up above on the ledge, he sneaky

[@tunabros]

haha love the new video. honored to be in it =D -Azile

[@IonBlaze1]

AZILE! Thank you for the buffs

[@MrSpazz502]

I was also an OG Bertoxx player. I think that server ended up being like the basic "newbie" server because it was the first server in alphabetical order.

[@IonBlaze1]

Ooooh I see. I didn't think of that.

[@onicEQ]

I was main Bard hardcore until GoD. So good to see your videos to bring back carpal symptoms memories

[@winglau3128]

I cant stop when u said ogre wanna eat u and his health bar got destroyed lmao I literally have tears my god LOL Pls keep these vids coming! 🥰

[@somberrhombus]

Reminded me of a time I ported a group of evil characters with my druid and no one asked for invis first so we pulled a whole ring on us as soon as we landed.

[@IonBlaze1]

Oooof. That had to be a trainwreck

[@Pezmage1]

Maaaan. I played EQ back in the day from around release through Kunark, played a cleric, did some hate, not a whole lot of raiding, loved it. The algo dropped your channel in my recommended and that login music hit me and I'm getting the itch to give it another shot....

[@BlueFlash215]

Highkeep, my forever love. The best zone to level with friends. You brought back a big punch of nostalgia! As a kid who wasn't well versed in English (I've only spoken English for a year in school) and having only a barbarian shaman as my character, this game was so hard! I only managed to reach level 53 or so.

[@Dave-tl7ol]

I've never played EQ1, only EQ2 for a little bit when I was a kid... Love your videos.

[@Valkanry]

Great video. Reminds me of the great old school vibes of older EQ. Makes me want to play p99 again but I know how the time sink is

[@IonBlaze1]

Thank you for watching & the kind words Nicole. A faster server opens up on 5/25. Yelinak :)

[@DReLLShAGwELL]

Hey that Troll was me on the Boat 🛶. Lol we sang row row row your boat. 😂

[@IonBlaze1]

Oh it was you! Pleasure to make the acquaintance

[@tslay7928]

Man this is giving me major nostalgia, I need to look into how to pick p99 up.

[@wintermute1]

past PoP swarming refers to charming, letting the pet beat down, break charm, and then chant the former pet then repeat

[@paperboy856]

You got to keep making videos like this brother this is legendary this is the best stuff I've seen you make so far

[@briann6710]

Great video, love seeing all the classic adventures and funny stories.

[@IonBlaze1]

Thank you Brian :)

[@rhasce]

Duddee I had the hack happen to me with my enchanter while on Troll form, as long as you have some kind of trgrn this seems to happen, love it, it also happened to my bard a couple of times.

[@Highest_Expectations]

Druid are amazing when you master the art of kiting...

[@darczee1]

😂 😂 "tell your audience you're never gonna die again" 😂 😂 such great content I never want the video to finish, as always thanks mate!

[@IonBlaze1]

Thank you for watching it all zool. My gf approves :)

[@TheKb051]

absolutely loving this content!

[@IonBlaze1]

Thank you for the compliment :)

[@darkdelusion]

Your 100 percent correct, Group XP feels terrible on p99

[@IonBlaze1]

I think that's 1 area the TLPs do better. They nerfed all the best ways to solo & boosted group exp big time. I never felt like soloing on a tlp if I could avoid it.

[@SomeCanine]

Strange. I used to play on the Bertoxx server a long time ago as well. I played in a guild called Legions of Darkness for year or two. I remember doing planes of power with like 70 people. It was insane.

[@ultrafiesta7187]

youtube's showing these vids to people (like me) who don't even play EQ now. great stuff, makes me wish i had the brainpower to juggle two MMOs :D

[@IonBlaze1]

Oh wow! Thank you for watching despite that. Nice to have you here :)

[@paperboy856]

Man just watching your videos makes me want to start My mage again

[@tsuchang1]

Great videos and the narration is spot on.

[@louielazzarini]

nice video, you can also bind in the arena off lake rath when your higher and go killing in south karana.

[@IonBlaze1]

Oh yeah I didn't know about that bind spot. Thank you Louie

[@gladeous4161]

This is brilliant! Your best video.

[@IonBlaze1]

Thank you for saying that Glad :)

[@cornerstore_d]

I grew up playing eq. These videos are fun even if I'd never play again. Thanks! Hope my daughter gets into mmo someday so we can make memories

[@barbe00brune]

Really like the narration, gives a Reptox feel to it. :)

[@IonBlaze1]

Thank you. Miss his videos so much

[@Nisi1]

Found your channel today, love this series! Makes we want to try playing p99 again. I tried it out a little before Velious release on Blue, ended up getting to 38 on a Magician before losing interest. Diving into p99 having never played EQ before was interesting for sure! I played mostly solo, watching this made me want to try a class with more group utility.

[@pip5528]

Wow, P99 Green really is a small world. Rimurok is in the guild Ithilious is in and has even been featured in his videos.

[@connorleggett9483]

Was an awesome vid love the content reminds me a lot of flatts old videos and love seeds of destruction best everquest expansion ever!!!

[@IonBlaze1]

Thank you for the nice words Connor. You got what I'm trying to do :)

[@rubberdogmagnus8536]

Nevere played EQ1 but i really enjoy your videos

[@IonBlaze1]

Thank you so much. This favorite kind of comment

[@billbenedict4664]

Dying in EQ isn't painful enough, you had to add real torture to it? Crazy man! Love the videos though! I'm having a bit of a renaissance with EQ as well, but when I tried EQ1 the graphics were unbearable. I'm trying EQ2 for the first time and loving it for the nostalgia and much improved graphics.

[@ricolove8255]

I remember my level one war has frosty , another weapon and iskar Regen . Back then there was no level restrictions except certain quest or binded items

[@montecorbit8280]

High Hold Pass is easy!! Get SOW, then run and don't make a wrong turn. The guards at the Keep will take care of the train....

[@wutdafeezi]

I miss your eq videos. Hope you keep dropping content!

[@barnesk80]

Lol I remember those guards dam near instant killing you if you ever hit them by mistake. Faction his were a major pain

[@deebamaswagg]

Love the video awesome video! Next death eat 10 jalapeño peppers

[@IonBlaze1]

Thank you for watching the whole thing. Yeah I need to go WAY spicier. I'm used to habanero. Need to go for Ghost or Reaper.

[@Evrydai]

I am new to green and just met rimurok at the EC tunnel lol :)right after seeing your video

[@IonBlaze1]

He better have ogre talked to you

[@Evrydai]

@@IonBlaze1 lol we talked about how he tried to eat the guards, and that the guards were hacking b/c they were able to blow away his smelly ogre farts, he did it in full ogre speak and RP :). did not disappoint

[@michaelswenson6599]

Looting a swarm kite must be super tedious.

[@michaelperazzola4439]

Your stories and EQ adventures are good enough. You don't needs punishments for death. lol the game punishes us enough.

[@IonBlaze1]

Haha thank you for that. Yeah P99 is punishing enough :)

[@danzigrulze5211]

I was lazy when it came to getting equipment. So I became the best haggler in WC. I turned a Glowing Black Stone into a full set of Lambent and a lot of other great gear in less then a week from just buying low and selling at a mark up of 15-25% of the purchase price. Good times.

[@boomshanka4667]

really like your vids man, keep em comin

[@scottnelson2049]

Bertoxx was home from the week it went live in 99 through about GoD. Wonder if I knew you guys? Been digging your videos!

[@IonBlaze1]

I mostly just watched. Warlords of Steel

[@osvaldoalvarez1926]

Make a monkey, no armor or weapons needed, just how i leveled mine to max level just slapping the hell out of everything, cant wait to get into project 1999

[@IonBlaze1]

Yeah they're a solid melee. Don't need much to do well

[@osvaldoalvarez1926]

@@IonBlaze1 I loved to help people on CR since i lost my pcfor 7 months(this is 3 months after the game launched) at lvl 17 right after i died, when i came back i was butt naked and a few people helped me with plat and gear, so I always paid it back doimg free CRs for people in need.

[@bowenjones6462]

Damn Druids! Saviors and damnation all at the same time.

[@IonBlaze1]

You got it. Thank you for watching bowen

[@sincityrednek8377]

Makes me want to boot p99 up again. Seen castle is still going strong there. Lovely guild and I think I remember Rim

[@IonBlaze1]

It's a fun game at times :)

[@xkallubar]

This is Rimurok, what was your char on green?

[@sincityrednek8377]

@@xkallubar a druid named Florah an SK named Alphonze. Maybe a few more I can't remember

[@xkallubar]

@@sincityrednek8377 Don't remember those names :(

[@sincityrednek8377]

@@xkallubar I was mostly a loner but would hop in guild chat occasionally. This was also at server launch so a long time ago

[@Stetsonhatman]

In High Pass, at your low level - you were proximity aggro-ing the gnolls up top without invisible. Druids at > mid level take 4 mobs max (quadding) while bards swarm and steal the zone. I’ve had more beef with bards than druids personally.

[@jordonalexson5954]

Love your videos! Makes me want to try p99!

[@IonBlaze1]

Thank you for the compliment Jordon. It's fun & also frustrating lol.

[@barnesk80]

I do miss this game

[@mrsnowcreations]

DAMN ION!! You played on BERT?! What guild were you apart of? That was my home server! Well, technically Tholuxe Paells before the merger! I was apart of The Knights of The Dawn Fire, eternal sovereign, crusaders valorous and Invictus from 2000-2004

[@ValenceFlux]

Ahh yes, the little island that no one else knows about ^.0 By the time I started a bard PoP was already out. The sooner you get some good drums you can selo's around so fast. That with levitate and you can get your groups around cliffs and gaps. My first class was a warrior and I always had invisibility potions on me bwahahaha. I did the same thing when I played WoW for one long summer of battlegrounds.

[@digitalwastlelandgaming]

Real life punishment? Arara.

[@IonBlaze1]

Arara? I'm trying hard to catch up in level with ya. It'd be awesome to do some P99 green collabs with all the different creators

[@Hayseed1976]

Bertoxx was my main server. Had a Rogue level 75 Keian was his name.

[@IonBlaze1]

Bert was a good server!

[@ClassicEverQuest]

I played on Bertoxxulous back in the day and I'm wondering what yours and your dad's in game names were.

[@IonBlaze1]

I barely played but my dad was in Warlords of Steel

[@fredsmith3963]

Loving the p99 content!

[@IonBlaze1]

Thank you :)

[@todfrye673]

Enjoying your work as well. Not a fan of torture punishments or your girlfriend enjoying it for that matter. Keep it simple - something like writing on your face with a marker, I died in highpass hold or something.

[@IonBlaze1]

Thank you for watching :). Yeah Highpass is a bane for travelers.

[@koopakape]

I've played Bard for hundreds of hours on P99 blue and some TLP's, and just started a new one on green since they added the custom UI's which I find pretty darn integral to playing bard to its maximum without an overwhelming level of hassle, but I've NEVER seen the lay-on-hands hymn of restoration tick before... Maybe I'll get some on green...

[@mymoneyyourchoice4088]

I know the pic all to well...damn wolves

[@IonBlaze1]

Yup I had no idea how evil they were.

[@BJUmholtz]

I played for the first time around House of Thule.. I always wanted to experience classic, hard as balls Everquest. I think I'm going to, but I'm not sure what class to play. I was a Monk on Live, but now I'm not sure what I want to play. Your videos are fun. Thanks.

[@stephilefigous8266]

The bandit sash’s are good xp in bulk. I used them to farm play on my warrior and would get about a bubble of exp at 21 for 16 Sash’s. So if you want to farm play while you level. Going there whenever you c an start soloing and turning them you can level up to 20. It’s not the fastest however it’s nice to be able to buy some gear if you’re knew to the sever. Specially as a warrior main 😂

[@IonBlaze1]

Oh I see. Didn't know they were still good. Thank you

[@alphadragongamingFTW]

I loved the RP in EQ. When I was on Xegony there was a strict RP guild called Dark Moon. This guild was strictly Evil and Strictly Dark Elf only. However they did allow in Ogres and Trolls, but they were the slaves to the Dark Elves. The RP within that guild among the DEs and the Large Ogres and Trolls was phenomenal. I actually miss RPing. Would love to find a good RP guild on Oakwynd, or Really any guild to play in on any server. Any RP guilds out there Lemme know here on my reply what server you may be on and I would love to come join. Before EQ I use to RP hardcore 3 times a week in college playing pen and paper D&D.

[@strata4413]

good ol crushbone

[@IonBlaze1]

The orcs are evil!

[@jaimeorr4661]

Starting Yelinak? Enc Soulez lf guild "Always free C at the gates of Neriak"

[@IonBlaze1]

Yup gonna be there today :)

[@paperboy856]

I watched that last video you have the 13 boxer people like him make people don't want to play EQ

[@eliotanders3488]

Bard kiting for the win!

[@moadib21]

Hey man, just finished watching this video. I've spent some time on P99, there is some nice players there, but also a lot of d*ckheads as well. I played a troll shaman when i played last, i suffered on this server at the behest of bored high level idiots. These people pulled agro guards to KoS players and then used Feign Death on the monk to kill other players for "for a laugh" GM's did nothing, I have never went back after experiencing this behavior. Players do make this game great, but only if you have right kind of players.

[@IonBlaze1]

Yeah you're right about the players. That some mean stuff people have done.

[@Jesus-bs5fl]

I seem to remember Wolfdar from somewhere

[@IonBlaze1]

Uh oh that doesn't sound good.

[@iamnottim.]

Your girl really seems to enjoy the punishments...my wife would be same, haha!

[@IonBlaze1]

Hahaha! Oh she was MAD at me. She took it out & had a good reason to.

[@aretak25]

You're making me wanna play on P99:p

[@xkallubar]

me maked yooz da armers! yoo tuff now! but me fart kiting failed :(

[@IonBlaze1]

There ya are! Thank you for the help xkallubar. I loved editing that part.

[@xkallubar]

@@IonBlaze1 nezt ponishmant be sprayed fart spray in da room and no kan leeb fer 5 minets!!! (Fresh frum me booty!) Or mebbe yooz kan go ta walmart and tell randum peepuls about new perfume and get dem ta sniff da fart spray heeheehee.

[@IonBlaze1]

@@xkallubar oooof that would be gross! I saw some other youtuber put liquid @s$ on a $50 & try to get change at a bank. It was pretty funny

[@paperboy856]

Yeah cuz when you find a good person in that game you put them on your friends list and you look for them every time and you group up you go to the same guild you hunt together you become friends with them you know and you become friends with other people

[@quinlamintheshaman9222]

druid npcs are annoying especially as an ogre shaman, i couldn't port anywhere until i got my invisibility spell without being killed instantly upon zoning in

[@IonBlaze1]

Now when you put it that way. I was lucky. At least I wasn't KOS. Dang druids!

[@xkallubar]

OGRE!

[@quinlamintheshaman9222]

but its always worth being an ogre

[@augustamees8516]

The druid named Barkfoot is actually a garbage player on the server. I've had some encounters with him.

[@IonBlaze1]

Oh that makes sense. Just the player

[@juliancate7089]

Can someone explain the obsession that modern players have with the nostalgia of P99 and the TLP servers? I admit that I don't understand it. I played the game from 2000 to 2004 on and off and I couldn't wait for the changes to gameplay. I remember what a relief it was to not have to stare at a spell book while medding. Why do people want to go back to that? Why pay to be locked out of content you paid for already? It seems irrational.

[@FirehillCollective]

Man I love your videos but honestly i get confused sometimes because you lament about what’s missing from EQ on live and TLP with the community and interaction and in the same sentence will be like we need instancing, translocator and how long it takes on the boat, slower exp in a group etc etc. - like you can’t have it both ways man

[@MoonEaterSkoll]

Lol now I'm smoking that 99 Evercrack thnx 🤣