I could pretty much copy/paste Torgals post for myself.. although some differences..
My first MMORPG experience started before Uni (err.. 1998).. with Ultima Online.. After playing legit for 18 months, I entered the world of UO Shards
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I actually loved UO so much, I worked on a project to create a UO-Emulator-Server called "SphereServer", I was actually the lead developer for a while.. I then moved over to the RunUO development team when we hit some legal issues
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PS. I still have the full source code to 0.55i Sphere-server, if anyone with C-Script experience wants to see the best-written AI script on the planet!
On the side of this, I was the GM/Dev/Creator of 3 UO Shards called "Obsidian", "Eternal Myst" and "Letara".. Loved it to pieces.. Nothing can ever hope to replace those memories..
I would spend hours scripting new monsters.. with a ton of effects, special abilities and funky AI
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My favourite creation was a red wisp called a "Revenant" that would track you down and when it got close would explode into 10 tiny wisps that showered you in a rain of fireballs..
You were guaranteed that any new player would be curious and whack it
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Leaving UO, I joined Torgal on FFXI.. I played a RDM (Red Mage) to about 52.. However my experience consisted of logging in about 5pm and being LFG for next 3 hours, only to get going and someone leave 15 minutes later...... Great game but you need patience... However I missed of all the end-game, so I regret that...
Anyhow, new things were on the horizon... Unfortunately unlike Torgal I didnt get into the US Beta of WoW... So I spent weeks listening to his daily reports with insane anticipation of EU Beta... Unfortunately because Torgal had a US-copy of WoW, he continued to play on the US Servers (You mad man!!!) and I started on EU...
Started Alliance, GNOME WARLOCK!! Capped him... Continued to cap a Night-Elf Restro Druid and Dwarf Tank...
Then I quit for 3 months, came back Horde.... capped an Undead Warlock and did tons of Endgame..
Coincidently, I had taken a 9 month break from WoW since my wife (now ex) was pregnant.. and shortly after he was born, Torgal saw the light and decided to come back to WoW (from FFXI) .. Where we both played Horde..
This time I capped a Undead Warlock, Tauren Feral Druid and by far my favourite... Blood Elf Paladin (oh she was sexy!)
I did a ton of Arena with Torgal with Warlock, really enjoyed it.. but between the games where I was shite, or we got destroyed by combos that we just literally couldn't do anything against... our motiveation died...
Anyhow, my best achievement in WOW was getting the full set of Purple S&M Armour for my female Blood-Elf Paladin
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Which was impressive, because in the Arena they turned my Paladin into a Power-ranger!
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So leaving WoW, I took a long break.. Well I experienced life without MMORPGS.. and was amazed at how nice it was to have time in the evenings
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I had a brief spell at Eve with Torgal, that was interested and I think its got amazing potential..... I grinded my arse-off for 8 weeks, ended up with a big f-off Battlecruiser that looked the dogs-bollox.. but I lost it a routine mission to ship some letters thru 0.0 sector... Sigh..
Also played "Age of Conan", but even though I spent 2-3 months playing it.. Hitting Level 50 something with my Bear Shaman, I eventually got fed up with the bugs, lack of content and lack of... everything..
Sorry for long post..
Let me just summarise though..
Since starting my first MMORPG, I have:
Gone through 1 wife, 5 girlfriends, 2 cars, 3 house-moves, 3 different jobs and over 10 new PC's..My total ingame played in WoW was over a year ... which according to popular statistics is more time then i'll ever spend on the tiolet for the rest of my life
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Envicta.