Category Archives: Everquest

EQOA Class Warfare: Round 1 Results

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Stonee

The votes from the first round are finalized and we had two upsets with Wizards shocking Monks (15-13) and SK’s out siphoning their Necro counter part (12-9). As mentioned earlier, Bards were given a first round bye, meaning our new bracket … Continue reading →

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Get to know a zone!

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Stonee

Over the next several posts, this blog will be pulling a Colbert Report-type segment, and we’ll choose different zones to review and reminisce about. Up first is none other than Gertrude’s home spot, Bear Cave! Located to the east of … Continue reading →

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Apparently I have to ask for permission to post EQOA content. Whoops.

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Stonee

I was home today for the first time in a while and decided to look up the legal terms regarding the recreation of EQOA in a private server environment by a 3rd party. Nothing was a surprise in what was … Continue reading →

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Can anyone tell me what Tonygwynn is wearing/wielding?

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Stonee

I vaguely remember the armor but not the weapon. Anyone have any ideas?

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Grammar Nazi (it’s and its)

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Stonee

Yeah, I’ll be that guy. Admittedly, when I was playing the game, I didn’t pay too much attention to the quest text as I was more concerned with the reward and completion than the lore. But now that the game … Continue reading →

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Would you feel comfortable if SOE made the financials of EQOA public?

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Stonee

I’m curious about these MMO’s that take a lot of resources to remain active yet have loyal fan followings. This goes for F2P as well. Now, SOE is part of Sony, which is a publicly traded corporation so there might … Continue reading →

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Brad McQuaid is attempting to launch a new MMORPG

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Stonee

A blog follower and former EQOA player from Diren’s Hold sent me an interesting bit of information that I was not aware of. Brad McQuaid, one of the fathers of the EQ franchise (including EQOA), is attempting to launch a new … Continue reading →

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Kiting done right

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Stonee

I remember when I would meet people in EQOA who had played the original EQ. The one thing they would always bring up is that in EQ, a player couldn’t cast a spell and continue to run, where as in … Continue reading →

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