tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post6700567190262142194..comments2024-03-28T10:18:05.213+00:00Comments on Inventory Full: The Seven Ages of NorrathBhagpusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-62785619290217199592020-05-25T16:24:27.442+01:002020-05-25T16:24:27.442+01:00Makes you wonder if these ages are specific to EQ ...Makes you wonder if these ages are specific to EQ or simply a contextual view from the outside as compared to the market.<br /><br />I mean if someone played for 21 years would they see the same ages? Or only those with a drop in/out view can see this? Of all the golden age posts ove seen, it often comes from people who aren't actually playing, and tempered with more nostalgia than fact.Asmirothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09769824275250465235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-61982587140555783522020-05-24T22:21:08.837+01:002020-05-24T22:21:08.837+01:00Going to have to disagree here. It's not ident...Going to have to disagree here. It's not identical, but it is similar -- I played in Vanilla; my first character was created in May 1999, and my second, and the one I still occasionally play, was born near the start of June. I've started a new character on one of the TLP servers recently, and I was surprised how social it all was, finding groups and chatting casually in the channels and running slowly everywhere, overburdened with rusty weapons. I'm starting again on Aradune Wednesday, and while I know it won't exactly be like 21 years ago, it's more like that than any other MMO around today.Tipahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07828719420913764824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-60013198954505663862020-05-24T10:34:30.241+01:002020-05-24T10:34:30.241+01:00Great read, I still play with the hubby a lot now,...Great read, I still play with the hubby a lot now, makes me miss the old days. Gates really was terrible, I took a long break after it, the game just changed so much after it. There's a lot of good stuff afterwards but up to LDoN those were the golden years. I really should play the PoP locked server more.<br /><br />We moved to Brekt and that just merged with our old server, FV, so many people playing still. We play through the newer content mostly and I find myself missing the old zones a lot. Good nostalgia read! I didn't know that about gates and the ten level stuff. The more you know, lol! Kaozzhttp://ectmmo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-43890000017704966852020-05-23T22:04:58.749+01:002020-05-23T22:04:58.749+01:00I have actually heard that argument made in genera...I have actually heard that argument made in general chat. I wasn't swayed. I might have made the best of GoD but it was a terrible expansion that nearly killed the game.Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-163132450490814902020-05-23T22:00:28.186+01:002020-05-23T22:00:28.186+01:00The problem is that none of it really fits togethe...The problem is that none of it really fits together. I'm sure I have a lot of things totally out of order for a start. I might try writing it all down, though, so I could at least try and get it into some kind of chronological sequence. It would be a long term project though...Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-82171856116537855462020-05-23T20:14:45.605+01:002020-05-23T20:14:45.605+01:00Honestly, I'd read an in depth 'memoir'...Honestly, I'd read an in depth 'memoir' of your EQ days. Progression servers might preserve the gameplay, but they don't preserve the feeling of playing back when it was live. Everwakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00568047016912855438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-9237075809943094802020-05-23T17:25:18.579+01:002020-05-23T17:25:18.579+01:00It is ever true that any meta or overarching view ...It is ever true that any meta or overarching view of the history of anything fails to align with the observations and situations of many individuals on the ground at the time. I am sure there is somebody out there willing to argue that the Gates of Discord was the best EQ expansion ever, the heart of their golden age in Norrath.Wilhelm Arcturushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033496821708933394noreply@blogger.com