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First day back

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Stonee

On Saturday night, I loaded up EQOA for the first time since 2005. While my old characters were on Hodstock, I opted to go straight to CLW and roll a human alchemist named Stonee. For the first 8 levels or … Continue reading →

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Frozen Elf in Vox’s Lair

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Stonee

The easiest way for me to come up with topics is to go through tons of images from EQOA and write about whatever I come across. So with that in mind, I came across this one: Now I have been … Continue reading →

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Timing of the Frontiers release

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Stonee

EQOA Original was released Feb 11, 2003. The lone expansion, Frontiers, was released November 17 of the same year, just 9 months in between. I’m not sure if that’s a testament to the lack of content in the game, but … Continue reading →

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Level 60 mage pets

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Stonee

At one point in the game, there was a great debate over which pet/MC was best for mage. Their options were pretty distinct. The most common were Pyromancers. From what I saw, these were basically rogues. They hit hard and … Continue reading →

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Excitement in choosing your class

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Stonee

This is by far the most exciting part of any mmorpg. You end up spending so much time trying to figure out what to make and what to name your character that you get discouraged from even playing in the … Continue reading →

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Another post about my gaming atmosphere…

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Stonee

Music, soft drink, and TV selection. Let’s go a little deeper into how I lived when I was an Evercrack Online Adventures hero. First up, music. Imagine this song blasting through my battery powered speakers: Yeah, that’s right. Come wit … Continue reading →

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SoW

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Stonee

Spirit of the wolf was/is the most important buff in the game. Having the ability to run faster made getting coaches, escaping, and exploration much more bearable. When the game first came out, my friend and I made some pretty … Continue reading →

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Active Buffs

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Stonee

There were very few different icons for EQOA buffs and you were never really sure which buffs you had until you went to your character screen and watched the text scroll by. When you died, they went away. And when … Continue reading →

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