Xonth said:First Plane of Fear break in. Getting put into groups outside the portal and having the RL yell Group 1 GO, Group 2 GO! The adrenaline as the number got closer to your group. Zoning in and looking around for the first time and it looked like the beach scene for Saving Private Ryan.
To many words =-(
That was my first big raid, one of the best moments seeing 100 players all go for evil things... it truely was awesome. Ill never forget my time in fear, and i always tried to go back solo or small group due to its sheer fun factor.
In ~20 years of console gaming/MMOs, my #1 is still defeating Ruby/Emerald weapon in FF7. When I analyze why (I've been in a top 10 and top 100 world guild in EQ/WoW), it's because of the true rarity/singularity it made me because of doing it before friends and there inability to beat it until years later when we'd grown up. Ultimately, time IS required to create an epic experience, but in an epic experience like FF7, "time" never felt trivial. Someting was always accomplished and bringing you to the next stage. You have to make people feel special in some way for it to be forever memorable. Pleeeeease please make the usual raid tree with the flagging required etc, but apart from that, create another world boss (e.g. The Sleeper) that is just 99% ridiculous even with full end game gear, augs, etc. Make that mysterious, ominous power always lurking, making us stay away AND want to see it, too. Gives end gamers something to always work toward too. Loot tables unknown, every top guild keeping tactics to themselves, etc.
PS Im sorry for the 25+ but I felt my detailed thoughts could provide unique insight among the recycled comments we're sure to see
I sent a PM to a friend and mispelled his character's name by one letter. That's how I met the love of my life.
In Vanguard beta, I walked into a field and saw Brad/Aradune standing there. I said "I'd /bow to you if it was already implemented" and then he /bowed to me.
Slightly more words, but hey... Also my memory is failing me a bit so not 100% sure he used Aradune at the time, but for sure a name we all knew very well at the time
And I remember clearly we were in a field close to a little village that was later removed from the game for some reason. I tried to find the name of this village, but cannot find it. Anyone remember?
EQ. Everfrost. Alone, lost, terrified, dying. From darkness, brilliant light. Life, renewal, heroism; mine now. I am become that Savior, from that moment on.
(A cleric saved and buffed me when i was lost and scared. I decided to become a cleric and have loved it beyond words.)
25 words or less?
A forest titan made of sand invaded my dining hall via my water supply.
From here.
The day I was standing near the orc lift in beta, chattering with my new friend, and the lift came down and killed me for ten thousand points of damage (bug) hehe I have many memories of EQ. :) I have played MANY online games, but best memories are of EQ, excitement, danger, suspense. :) Cana
First time logging into EverQuest: made a human ranger and got lost in the Surefall tunnel for 10 minutes. Then made a paladin, started in Qeynos instead. :p
It was just such an incredible and new gaming experience. The whole world felt alive and everything looked and sounded amazing, I loved beating up decaying skeletons (that cackle!) and gnolls. Such a rush when they had weapons equipped and I didn't yet know rusty weapons were so bad, but that cracked staff was amazing.
Also spent another 10 minutes trying to figure out why I couldn't equip the belt pouch I found. Had to alt tab to try to see if anyone else had the same problem. :p
Edit: Ooo, or the GM undead invasion of Qeynos Hills. That was spectacular and fun!
wow, reading through these posts brought back such great memories..good job all! Really shows whats missing in todays games. A small additon from me would be early EQ when the only way to sell your items was to hang out in the tunnel between zones with everyone else and spam zone chat; much more raw and real than setting up a booth on afk auto pilot.
Nikademis said:2ez - Meeting my future wife while playing SWTOR. Talk about life changing!
The game was a disaster IMO but I made out ok ;)
Honorable mentions:
VG - Swimming to some random islands north of Qalia (with no previous knowledge) and discovering Skawlra Rock for the first time - blown away!
EQ - Rolling my first toon, Wood Elf Druid and falling in love with Kelethin (visuals and music). And then getting lost...
