everquest

EQ1: Hatchet, Serpent’s Spine, and the Path to 75

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It’s a pretty small community of EQ2 bloggers; I think we all know each other by now. But there’s no community of bloggers for the original EverQuest. Sure, Mobhunter is still going, and guilds still do their updates… but for the real bloggishness of someone detailing their character’s travels and travails through the game that … Read more

EQ1: Preparing for Serpent’s Spine

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With the new expansion coming out tomorrow, Crimson Eternity has been busting its butt trying to get as much progression as possible done before the pause as everyone levels to 75. This has meant near daily Demiplane of Blood raids as well as quick excursions to older places like Anguish and our old friends in … Read more

Farming Anguish

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Tuesday night is Anguish night in EverQuest 1. Two hours of near continual killing, sweeping up trash mobs, boss mobs and a truckload of loot. It’s our most popular raiding night — the epitome of the Crimson Eternity raid machine. It’s where we test out new recruits to see if they have the stuff to … Read more

Raiding: EQ1 vs EQ2

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You’d get the impression from my blog that EQ2 is the only game I play. It isn’t so. Nearly every night, it is the original EverQuest I load up when I get home from work. There’s nearly always a raid in progress; my Eastern Time guild starts hours before I get home. They usually can … Read more

EQ Taking Aim at WoW

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I was reading about the new DAoC expansion on MMORPG.com and noticed this animated ad for EverQuest. A direct shot at World of Warcraft players who got to 60 and wonder – now what? The general feeling I get from people in WoW and EQ2 is that the next generation MMO champ title is Vanguard’s … Read more