I too started playing the summer of 99 and quit shortly after Luclin dropped so our gaming experiences heavily over lap.

Playing as a cleric, i LIVED in Lower Guk. I loved being able to use Invisibility to Undead and other spells like Banish Undead in there. I think I pretty much went from the early 30s all the way to level 45 in there alone. And Blackburrow was like my back yard sandbox. My cleric was a human from Qeynos so i spent alot of time there and brought up several secondarys in those Gnoll infested caverns. The snake ledge, that giant pit that you jump into and land safely in water… OH and tree with the false floor?? I remember the first time I went in there I fell in and was soon attacked by much higher level Gnolls. I tried to free for my life but of course had no idea how to get out. It was absolutely terrifying. I died and never got my corpse back. My half-elf rogue was about level 9 at the time and it was devastating, I abandoned the character and almost quit the game untill I tried the PvP servers where I created my human cleric and stuck with him all the way to level 65.

I havent seriously played any MMORPGs since because they’re too damn time consuming and slowly suck away your soul. But part of me thinks EQ truly was a magical experience that wont be matched unless I REALLY delve into a game like WoW, which im just not willing to do again.

I could stay here and type all night about everquest but the real world beckons. Another work week starts tomorrow and its bed time : (

Damn you EverQuest Nostalgia!!!!!