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Meet
Sengen Van`Ayr

Server: Zek
Guild: Pandemonium


Where in the real life world do you live?
Mesa, AZ

How long have you played EQ?
9 years

What other MMOs have you played?
UO, DAoC, CoH/V, EQII, FFXI, WoW, Ragnarok, Matrix, EVE, AC/AC2, AO

What type of work do you do?
Sr. Systems Analyst for a bank

How long is your typical gaming session when playing EQ?
If we raid, 6-8 hrs, off days, zip.

What does a typical EQ day consist of for you?
I'm part of a raiding guild, so it's usually login, cleanup bags and bank, get set with buffs, plan out the raid day and hit the ground running.

What was the race and class of your very first character?
Dark Elf War

What got you into gaming and what sort of games do you like the most?
Seeing my 1st game on an Apple IIe just blew me away for some reason, after that it was all downhill. Games I like the most though are MMO's.

What other hobbies or activities do you take part in, other than playing EverQuest?
Rabid skier, too much reading (news junky of the 1st order) and watch collecting.

What is your highest level in EQ?
80

What race and class is your main character?
Human Monk

What do you like the most about the class you have chosen for your main character?
The ability to be self sustaining. There is nowhere I can't go with the ability to FD.

Does your main character worship a deity?
Quellious

How did you choose your main character's name?
I was looking for a new name, as all my characters names are based off my 1st char Vanlane (Turned into Vanayr and stuck) and saw some info on Japanese temples on Wikipedia. It just kinda hit me from there.

Which classes in EQ have you NOT played?
Bard

What is your favorite expansion?
The Scars of Velious - No flagging, no time sinks, just the will to try. I think some dev's forgot it was "quest", not "mindless time sink".

What is your favorite zone?
Temple of Veeshan

What is your favorite NPC?
To kill? All of em >)

Which expansion do you like the least?
Shadows of Luclin - The invention of the mindless timesink.

Which zone do you like the least?
Ssraeshza Temple

Which NPC do you like the least?
All Gnomes.

What is the most platinum you have ever spent on purchasing a single item for one of your characters?
Dual Sceptre of Destruction's when Sengen was a twink for a lil over 1mil.

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?
All the gear on my 1st char I raided with in my guild. He stays just as he was in 1/2 old world content and a lil bit of Kunark with a smatter of Velious.

What do you like best about EverQuest?
The friends I've made and raiding.

What do you get out of playing EverQuest?
Time to relax

Describe your best experience from playing EverQuest?
The 1st time we killed Lord Nagafen on Tallon Zek

Do you run or work for an EverQuest Fan Site?
I run my guild's site