When you first log in to EverQuest you will see something similar to this. This is the view you get when your character is a Halfling.
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This is what my Halfling looks like. Notice the blocky feet.
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This is in what was once a very popular area known as The Oasis. This NPC has some broad shoulders don’t you think?
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This is from a newer area of the EQ universe and looks much better than the older areas we have been looking at.
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The Froglok were once a race everyone loved to battle, now you can be one.
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The trees look like the cardboard cutouts of a pop-up book.
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Female Wood Elves are one of the more attractive races in EQ – I received more than a few free gifts back in the day from geek boys trying to impress what they thought must have been a real-life “girl.”
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EQ did always have good skeletons – one of their best animation models.
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As a new Wood Elf, you would have kill tons of these Wasps – their buzzing and dying sound effects are still stuck in my head.
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This is our first look at the World of Warcraft. This is the starting area for the Tauren race. Notice the grass.
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This is Elkwinkarma, leader of Technologia, and my main character. He is an undead Warlock decked out in epic gear.
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Dalaran is the floating capital city currently located in Northrend. Note the trees.
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This is a human just beginning her adventures in Goldshire. Notice the wood grain details and the fire – compare that to the Halfling area we looked at earlier.
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This is Elkwinkarma on his Dreadsteed – the Warlock specific land mount. Getting this mount now is a piece of cake, but when I got it I had to get help from the Technologia Guild.
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This is a Red Drake flying mount. I spent weeks doing specific quests to get the reputation I needed to buy it.
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Flying in World of Warcraft is one of those special things Blizzard has added by way of expansion packs – keeping the game fresh and interesting.
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My Blood Elf Paladin is hanging out in Thunderbluff, admiring the wood details.
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This is a shot taken from a flying mount hovering over the Argent Tournament grounds. Yes, that is snow, and a flying battleship, and a Scourge camp in the distance.
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The first hero class in WoW is the Deathknight. This class has many unusual and special abilities.
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Mark W. Kaelin has been writing and editing stories about the information technology industry, software, hardware, gaming, finance, accounting, and technology geekdom for more than 30 years.
