User blog comment:Raylan13/EverQuest 15th Anniversary Sweepstakes/@comment-24704345-20140318214926

I have been playing EverQuest in some shape or form since 1999. I was 9 years old when my dad brought home a game that his buddies who worked at the same Correctional Facility showed him. At first, I kinda shrugged it off, games back then at least the ones I knew of weren't that great, and as a child I was hard to impress. But then I saw my father on his Bard, Gaafaen in Eastern Commonlands killing Ghouls, Mummies and Zombies at the Undead Ruins. I became slightly intrigued by hearing the noises of battle and the music composed by Jay Barbeau. Eventually it became, "Can I watch you play EverQuest Dad?" and then soon it became, "I WANT TO PLAY DAD!!!" Eventually he agreed, I made a Human Wizard named Luumina and started in Freeport on the same server as him, The Rathe and my love affair with EverQuest began. Eventually I moved on to The Bert Server and made a Dwarf Paladin, Porpa, but never got him past 34, my fondest memories were tanking in the Overthere. I briefly moved to Venril Sathir (The English Server) despite being American and made some very nice British friends, especially in the guild, Iksar Rebirth. My time in EverQuest was almost up though, in 2006, I went to Ayonae Ro and made a Human Paladin, Wydel who became my highest character ever, even maxing him out at the time, Lvl 75. I raided often and was in a guild called Commonwealth. My father had quit a few years back, and I was growing bored. I saw a review for EverQuest 2 in a Game Magazine and spent months begging my father to cancel the EQ1 account which he continued to pay for despite not playing and pay for a EQ2 account for me. This period of time is foggy for me, but I remember being in The Outpost of The Overlord and Queen's Colony, but not getting far at all. Eventually my laptop died, and was replaced with a Mac. Mac's and Games do not mix ordinarily until I saw that a EQ1 Server thats halted at at Planes of Power was created for and by Mac users. My brother and I rejoiced, and it was the only time him and I have ever played a game together, as he also had his own Mac. Eventually I inherited my Grandfather's PC, and I decided to take a look into EQ1 again PC side, but was so lost. I looked into EQ2, and for 3 years or more I have been playing EQ2 on Antonia Bayle. I have even become and avid Roleplayer, donning multiple persona's and personalities within the game. I met my Girlfriend in game too. I love EQ2, and the EQ franchise.