Shell GamesMay 23, 2024
#EverQuest has launched a BRAND NEW pair of shiny TLP servers, so of course I will be unable to resist that fresh start and will be making a character. Let's see if I can get past level 3 this time!
Show threadShell GamesMay 25, 2024

Once again I'm playing Tansy the halfling druid - this time on Tormax. There's something so nostalgic about running around Rivervale and Misty Thicket, running errands and bashing snakes and rats.

My EQ nostalgia is all low-level nostalgia. I literally don't think I ever got a character above level 20 or so. I never really mastered group play as I had few/no playing partners; I was just so fascinated by making new characters and exploring all the newbie zones.

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Woo hoo! Level 2! 😂
May 25, 2024 at 2:58pmWeb
Show threadShell GamesMay 26, 2024
And now I'm level 3! I'm a MACHINE! 🤣
Show threadShell GamesMay 26, 2024

I think I've decided I'm going to make #Tormax my Forever Home on #EQ and actually try to maybe keep up a little bit. I won't be playing very often, because my #WoWClassic RP guild keeps me pretty busy, but I want to at least give it a go and see how far Tansy can progress.

If you know anyone on Tormax who has a kindhearted, grownup guild that is friendly to SUPER casual and newbie players and willing to group even with people who don't know what they're doing, let me know!

Show threadShell GamesMay 26, 2024

I finally found the button to unselect "Randomize loading screen music," and FINALLY I hear that original loading music I was craving.

Hearing the original EQ song catapults me back in time to many many years ago, when I was in a very uncertain place in my life and I would stare at that loading image and hear the music and know that for a little while, I was about to escape somewhere dreamlike and magical.

Show threadShell GamesMay 27, 2024

I went ahead and started an #Everquest
guild called <Spirit of Rivervale> on #Tormax for any fellow casuals who are into that whole "kind, friendly, wholesomely mischievous and slightly lazy" halfling vibe.

There will be zero participation requirements to be in the guild. I'll just be happy to see ya if you're on. :)

Show threaddelwynMay 27, 2024
@shellgames ahhh Rivervale, that brings back memories. My main EQ1 character was a halfling druid named Boppin Along. He went all the way to the Plane of Time to defeat the dragon Quarm. Many fun days and nights playing that game.
Show threadShell GamesMay 27, 2024
@delwyn Well if you ever get the urge to revisit classic Norrath I will be happy to keep you company :)