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Myklas Nez'Shaddarr


Server: Bristlebane
Guild: Jaggedpine Defenders

Where in the real life world do you live? (city & state or equivalent only please!)
Santa Monica, California.

How long have you played EQ?
Since January 19, 2000 so about 7 years.

What other MMOs have you played?
Tried a bit of WoW and EQ2... nothing like original EQ though.

What type of work do you do?
Assistant Manager of FedexKinkos.

How long is your typical gaming session when playing EQ?
I play on my days off all day so about 18 hours minimum.

What does a typical EQ day consist of for you?
Log in and greet my guildies, see if my friends or guildies need help with any quests or if they need a item in bazaar and I got the plat I loan them the plat to buy it. Then usually wait for my standard daily crew or make some pick up crews with mostly guildies or raid if we have one going or I hit up Sebilis just for fun.

What was the race and class of your very first character?
I tried a human ranger, mis-rolled stats, so re-rolled with a Half Elf which I been playing ever since.

What got you into gaming and what sort of games do you like the most?
Been a big D&D player since 1977. I still got Fiend Folio and all the original first addition AD&D hard cover books.

What other hobbies or activities do you take part in, other then playing EverQuest?
I like to run each morning, spend an hour on the beach doing martial arts katas, love hockey.

What is your highest level in EQ?
75.

What race and class is your main character?
Half elf Ranger.

What do you like the most about the class you have chosen for your main character?
Rangers can do a lot with the right person behind them they can actually tank , be a pinch healer, deal damage from distance, ghetto crowd control with snare and roots, find peoples mobs they are looking for; they basically a great jack of all trade class which can group or solo.

Does your main character worship a deity?
Karana.

How did you choose your main character's name?
I based my character off an old D&D half elf ranger I had. His mother survived a Drow raid on her human village though she was accosted by a Drow male. He eventually finds his Drow sire's last name and wears it as a spite to the Drow and plays a class no Drow would ever choose (except Drizzt of course, thank you Rob Salvatore.)

Which classes in EQ have you NOT played?
yet to try a Berserker, but played actually all other classes.

What is your favorite expansion?
The Serpent Spine.

What is your favorite zone?
Sebilis.

What is your favorite npc?
Fippy Darkpaw, crazy suicidal Gnoll. You would think he wouldn't try to solo Qeynos by now.

Which expansion do you like the least?
Legacy of Ykesha.

Which zone do you like the least?
Freeport. Mainly cause I am kinda kill on sight to the militia. You help a paly on epic 1.0 once and ya branded forever. 8)

Which npc do you like the least?
The Death Touching guardians in Fear.

What is the most platinum you have ever spent on purchasing a single item for one of your characters?
Think around 250,000 pp.

Do you have an item you no longer use but keep around for nostalgic reasons? If so what is it and why do you keep it?
Sword of Truth from Lord Seru. Can't equip the crazy thing but hope one day Sony finds a use for it. Also reminds me of my times hanging with my former guildies from Solusek Ro days. Blood of Ro, great bunch of people.

What do you like best about EverQuest?
Why everyone may complain about the grind. Original EQ has ton of content and is not a easy walk in the park mmorpg like some that i have tried and seen. Plus I lucked out and found great guildies to be with over my many years of EQ so the people factor is always my first choice.

What do you get out of playing EverQuest?
Meeting great people from around the world; my guild leader is Norwegian.

Describe your best experience from playing EverQuest?
It was with my old guild, Blood of Ro when we were doing North Tov and were trying to clear some final mobs everyone was up really late and was almost 6 am in morning. We killed the mob with a skeletal crew and I had the Killshot hehhe.

Do you run or work for an EverQuest Fan Site? (if so provide the web address too!)
No.