was trying to explain EQ to a guy I work with who has never done any on-line gaming.
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i wouldnt try to convince a total new player to mmos to start with EQ.
unless he has a OCD personality, he will hate mmo,s within a very short time without ever giving them a fair shot.
there is nothing left in EQ for new players except an endless XP grind to get to the top so you can find people to play with. and even then, the top guilds wont invite him unless he is already keyed for what ever expansion they did last, and already has his epic.....which, i might point out, he will never get because the smaller or medium sized guilds are all but gone.
all the lowbies in EQ are somones twink with dragon gear who just want to solo, not share xp.
you will destroy online gaming for him before he even gives it a fair shot. start him off with something simple, like WoW, if he finds it not challenging enough, move on to SWG, DAOC, or EQ2.
there is nothing left in EQ but top end powergaming. every thing else is a video wasteland. trhe result of constantly upping the anti to keep the top happy. noting left at the bottom. no new players. no low level game. self destruction. the ineviatable result of catering to the top end crowd.