How did you get into EQ?

I first got into EQ through two friends that I worked with while a Navy recruiter.  That was during the Ruins of Kunark expansion.  I left EQ when I transferred back to the fleet because I didn't have the internet access.  That was until last year.  I came back because I missed the game and some of the people I met.  I discovered that things in EQ had changed, but they weren't bad changes.  I'm glad I came back, and joined the DDS.

i started playing because this guy i work with got me into it. he said "you'll enjoy it". He didnt say "it will consume you". I quit playing after a few years when some other games came out. I got back into this game due to the same guy saying hey im playing again (he's a bad influence). Oh, btw you all know him as Rayar or Damyun.

gotta love the wife lol good to see you all back once again:)

I was living in San Diego in the late 90s, working as an engineer, and my office was in the same building as the original EQ development team's office. I used to regularly go on smoke breaks with the EQ artists who designed all of the 'old world'! SO I heard all about this game prior to launch, and almost bit when it went into beta, but then I changed jobs and went to live in Japan instead for a while. Joined when I moved back to the states, played for several years, taking breaks now and again when needed for purposes of life balance (as we all know, the game can definitely consume you!), and still was burned out by around LDON time period. I went full Mac and Linux a few years back and wasn't able to access the game since that time (although I did a few months on the Al'Kabor Project classic EQ server - boy that was hard!), and just at the end of last year found myself missing EQ, so I picked up a cheap Windows desktop and, well, here I am. Like Mini said, I've always been delighted by the high quality people who play EQ - over the years, that's been the real draw for me.

My husband and I still call it Evercrack.

I originally heard about the game near the end of college from a fraternity brother who was playing. He logged in once for me to see what it was about, but being a pretty poor college student, I didn't feel I had the money for the game and monthly fee. This was around Kunark. I originally started playing right after Luclin came out when a friend I waited tables with after college told me he was playing and we could play together. I played for a couple years I think then took a break, thinking it'd only be for a few months. Final Fantasy XI came out right after that, however, and I opted to jump into that with some other friends.

After my go at that for a year or so, I moved onto WoW. I was never really a fan of that one, there seemed to be little skill involved, although I think I played for a couple years before getting out as I had a couple friends playing and we were all in the same guild. After that I mostly played console stuff for a time.

I have come back to EQ a couple times over the years, but never seriously. I have a friend who played on a different server and usually coerce him into playing with me but it never ends up being long term. And now I am back again, having a great time so far, although I've mostly been moloing. Looking forward to getting some groups together in guild either for leveling or to assist anyone that needs some help with tasks.