EQ: Pushing the envelope of MMO gaming
Mike was working late so Mark and I played EQ. What can I say? Mark has rediscovered his love for EQ. I think he’s a little bit crazy.
We played my 59 Enchanter and his 60 Priest for about an hour in some dungeon next to the Scarlet Desert. Using the Enchanter’s pet we were able to kill the mobs, slowly. Back in the day we used a charmed mob instead of the pet. That was when we were playing our ‘A’ game. It’s been a few years since then and I didn’t feel ready for that challenge yet. I think I was duel boxing at the time. I may have had a Druid along for snares and what not.
We then tried a 53 Druid and a 56 Beast Master. Much easier to work with, though the Druid’s part was to snare the incoming mob, throw a damage over time, and occasionally a heal. It was rather slow. That is what EQ is, as I remember.
The interesting thing was we didn’t have voice chat back then. The slow pace of EQ made that possible I guess. We also had short hand for messaging. “Look out,” ment you had a Hill Giant (or something appropriate to the zone) behind you - move now. Also, I didn’t know Mark was crazy back then.