Comments on: EQ Chronicles: Halloween

by: devo

Tue, 06 Nov 2001 01:00:31 +1000

Excellent account - really enjoying the chronicles. Someone showed me EQ once, and i was put off by the gfx. But reading these accounts makes it all make sense.

by: MeatF!

Tue, 06 Nov 2001 14:13:04 +1000

Great chronicle monty,

However, I am intrigued:

“It had all happened very quickly, but not so fast that I didn’t have time to get a strong burst of adrenaline. I was stunned and disoriented, but strangely exhilarated. My hands were shaking on the keyboard. Only one game had ever done that to me before.”

What was that game ?

by: monty

Tue, 06 Nov 2001 14:26:44 +1000

Diablo, funnily enough. I talk about it in the Diablo II review, though the link’s broken at the moment (part of the old site). If you’ve ever played it and almost lost all your Obsidian and Godly gear after an army of Snow Witches chased you to your portal with one pixel of health remaining, you’ll know what I mean :)

by: josh

Fri, 09 Nov 2001 05:13:38 +1000

Fantastic tale of the night’s play Monty. I too am enjoying these stories and have to agree with devo that I was put off EQ by the graphics. [+ the cost…. cable… time]

Looking forward to seeing what happens to your Bard in the future. Have you told us his name?

by: monty

Sat, 10 Nov 2001 00:02:25 +1000

Thanks Josh, and the others who have been writing to me saying they enjoy the series. It’s very heartening feedback from something I just really do to entertain myself :)

By the way, I’ve now linked all the Chronicles to each other, so you can follow the entire series by clicking on the link at the bottom of each entry. There is currently one missing, but when I find it I’ll slot it in.

As for revealing the name of my Bard, I don’t think that would be prudent. Part of the fun is anonymity. It would be a shame to have to change what I do ingame because of something unrelated and outside the game. However I will tell you I’m on Tarew Marr (lots of Australians and New Zealanders there), and there aren’t that many Bards there. If you’re thinking of joining EQ, that’s a nice server.