Games like OG Everquest
Games like OG Everquest
So I have been trying to scratch an itch I don't know if I can still scratch. Are there any MMOs that still exist that use numpad movement, have a clunky UI, and really let you immerse in the game (I'm talking about the good old fashioned run across the continent to do anything days. Like Ruins of Kunark days.)
I'm pretty sure the first EverQuest is still online and playable. No idea what state it's in or if that would scratch your itch or not.
It's OK, it's been SUPER modernized. The controls still work, but that old feel is missing.
Then I have just the thing for you, it's called Project 1999, it's a snapshot of EQ up to the Velious expansion. It takes a bit of work to get installed but between that and many, many variation servers they are the perfect thing to fulfill that throwback MMO itch.
If you want EQ without most of the modern comforts, you might consider trying one of the fan-run emulated servers like Project 1999.
But it still isn't quite the same. And to me, it can't be, because I think that part of the magic was how new and different a lot of it was for a lot of the players (It wasn't the first MMO, but it was a lot of people's first MMO).
That's a bummer.
I lost touch with it with Luclin myself. They lost the spirit of the game in my opinion. The new models, the market place, the moon, not a fan.