shadowlord63
06-23-2013, 06:07 PM
Well I have returned to my old game that started it all for me... EQ1. EQ is now F2P so i started up 4 characters on a regular server as Silver membership (can create 4 characters at Silver per account). Played around for a few weeks and the feeling that only Everquest could give me and no other game has since Everquest was created was back!!! I fell in LOVE with the game all over again :)
I also heard that the Test Server was the best place to play so I did some research to find out why. Here are the perks:
Friendly reminder for those that do not know or may have forgotten. The test server is F2P and comes with perks that usually require an active paid subscription (you get full GOLD Membership).
PERKS
Full content unlocked including all expansions (equivalent of paid subscription on live servers + expansions free).
You can make up to 8 characters per account on Test.
No limitations on Mercs, so as a F2P player you can get the journeyman mercs on test (you have free Gold Membership)
Test Server is always ongoing, so never wipes.
Test receives all new content and expansions weeks before regular servers.
Serverwide DOUBLE EXP! This applies to LOTD & Hotzones as well so you can effectively get 8x EXP!!
Ability to copy over ANY existing toon from ANY server by logging in and typing /testcopy! The only limit is once every 8 hours, so just keep copying over an alt with all your cash and special items on it and you will never have cash problems in game :)
Leveling is really fast, you actually see your EXP bar move when you kill stuff (not like days of old when it took 3 days of hardcore playing to get 5% EXP, lol)
Ability to instantly level any new level 1 character to level 25 will a full suit of armor and all spells/songs for that class by typing /testbuffme.
Immediate unlock of ALL veteran reward AA's. Your account doesn't need to be from 1999 to get all of the beneficial veteran AA's!
Decent sized player activity results in enough people on to usually find a group but not so many people on that certain things are perma camped.
There are raiding guilds on Test.
Multiboxers are welcomed and not harassed.
You can be power leveled from level 26-100 in 1 day by friends or guildies.
I have probably missed a couple of things, but this is a good start. You have to have a separate EQ1 install for Test Server so Download Test here: https://launch.soe.com/everquest/
Also if you ever played the LoN card game and have packs that need opening you can get the fastest mounts in game from the loot cards.
And remember to /testcopy from live server to Test with all your plat, and then /testcopy an alt with all your plat at least once a day to build up your funds in game :) If you don't have any plat on a live server you can purchase a KRONO from SOE store for $17.99 and sell for 100k plat on live servers, then you can copy the plat over to test.
Good Luck and happy hunting :)
I also heard that the Test Server was the best place to play so I did some research to find out why. Here are the perks:
Friendly reminder for those that do not know or may have forgotten. The test server is F2P and comes with perks that usually require an active paid subscription (you get full GOLD Membership).
PERKS
Full content unlocked including all expansions (equivalent of paid subscription on live servers + expansions free).
You can make up to 8 characters per account on Test.
No limitations on Mercs, so as a F2P player you can get the journeyman mercs on test (you have free Gold Membership)
Test Server is always ongoing, so never wipes.
Test receives all new content and expansions weeks before regular servers.
Serverwide DOUBLE EXP! This applies to LOTD & Hotzones as well so you can effectively get 8x EXP!!
Ability to copy over ANY existing toon from ANY server by logging in and typing /testcopy! The only limit is once every 8 hours, so just keep copying over an alt with all your cash and special items on it and you will never have cash problems in game :)
Leveling is really fast, you actually see your EXP bar move when you kill stuff (not like days of old when it took 3 days of hardcore playing to get 5% EXP, lol)
Ability to instantly level any new level 1 character to level 25 will a full suit of armor and all spells/songs for that class by typing /testbuffme.
Immediate unlock of ALL veteran reward AA's. Your account doesn't need to be from 1999 to get all of the beneficial veteran AA's!
Decent sized player activity results in enough people on to usually find a group but not so many people on that certain things are perma camped.
There are raiding guilds on Test.
Multiboxers are welcomed and not harassed.
You can be power leveled from level 26-100 in 1 day by friends or guildies.
I have probably missed a couple of things, but this is a good start. You have to have a separate EQ1 install for Test Server so Download Test here: https://launch.soe.com/everquest/
Also if you ever played the LoN card game and have packs that need opening you can get the fastest mounts in game from the loot cards.
And remember to /testcopy from live server to Test with all your plat, and then /testcopy an alt with all your plat at least once a day to build up your funds in game :) If you don't have any plat on a live server you can purchase a KRONO from SOE store for $17.99 and sell for 100k plat on live servers, then you can copy the plat over to test.
Good Luck and happy hunting :)