Wayfarers of Veeshan

I was dilly dallying around Fear last night and smiling at how particularly nasty those raid wipes were back in the day (which was a Thursday btw).

It made me start thinking about the original EQ. I am sure as advanced as the game has become, we all catch ourselves saying "Remember when..."

Some things I remember (a tough statement in light of my innate gnomish drinking habits):

1 - Having a druid/wizard friend was MANDATORY for travel. Those Karanas were grueling!

2 - Camping Najena for Journeyman Boots and the mad dash before it got revamped.

3 - Crushbone and the trains...

4 - Enchanters were thought to be completely broken and useless because all they had were some Mezz spells...some crappy version of the all powerful ROOT!

5 - Spending your entire night travelling from Butcher Block to Freeport then to Lake Rathe and not being pissed about wasted time, but bragging about it to friends instead!

Just a few...

Sumbik
Master Corpse Runner

Those were the days. :) You had to factor in travel, and it usually took up a good half of your allotted playing time.

Speaking of the karanas...Remember when there were bankers that came through and would swap out coins for you for a small fee. I made my first fortune that way
Course, it didn't take much to be a fortune back then.

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Fenhoff 85 Halfling Druid
Rhiodan 85 High Elven Paladin

LOL - Yes!! I used to do that. People lept at the chance not to be encumbered. =P

East Commons Tunnel was a madhouse too, before the bazaar.

The manastone was the most coveted item in game.

I remember literally discovering Kedge Keep one day and thinking I was Lewis and Clark or something.

some of us it was freeport and the lag to get to and from the bank

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Ranger of Luclin