For me, I was probably 10 or 11 and I was really big into EverQuest. I was always a closeted nerd in school and would skip sleeping some nights to sneak out into the living room and play it. I was chuffing on that EverCrack and loving every minute of it. So, when my birthday came around and I was really big into the game, I asked my mom to buy me some plat for my bday. I was young so I really sucked at the game and I would spend the majority of my time running around and chatting. The exp was so slow back then, I'd get to lvl 20 and that was a huge achievement to me because I could use /surname. So, when my mom bought me like $150 in plat for my gift I was absolutely ecstatic. I played on Tallon Zek for the most part back then and I was so excited to make a char and twink them to the teeth! I got so excited as I bought all the gear I had been dreaming about for a new character, I had the fungi, I had the blind clicky, I had an AoN, I was finally able to get all the gear I dreamed about whenever I saw other people with a twinked character.
It wasn't but a day or two that go by and I'm probably at like lvl 20 with full twink gear and steam rolling newbies. Before I could go to the casino IRL, I'd go to who ever was offering a /ran lottery in EQ (like Richgirl does now). I was there messing around and someone came up and started chatting with me and appreciating my setup. He sucked me in and gained my trust, I thought he seemed like a real honest guy and why would people lie on the internet? So, he started talking about how he has a lvl 65 (or w/e max lvl was) Necro that is all geared out that he is willing to trade to me for my gear. This guy couldn't even show me the damn Necro, but I was a kid and believed him despite my instincts telling me I shouldn't. I traded this guy all my gear, he shoved it all in shared bank and logged out to delete the character.
When I tell you that I cried, I really cried man. My heart was broken and my birthday gift was gone. I had nothing to show for it and my character was now naked. Unfortunately, that taught me that you can very easily scam people and get free money at a young age, so I may have struggled with doing that for a while in my teenage years. That guy didn't realize it at the time but he really had a deep long lasting effect on me by doing that. On the plus side, it taught me not to trust people as well and I needed that.
How about you guys? Any crazy stories? I've got some more really nutty ones. My parents played this game and had friends IRL who also played, so this game was a big part of my childhood and growing up.
It wasn't but a day or two that go by and I'm probably at like lvl 20 with full twink gear and steam rolling newbies. Before I could go to the casino IRL, I'd go to who ever was offering a /ran lottery in EQ (like Richgirl does now). I was there messing around and someone came up and started chatting with me and appreciating my setup. He sucked me in and gained my trust, I thought he seemed like a real honest guy and why would people lie on the internet? So, he started talking about how he has a lvl 65 (or w/e max lvl was) Necro that is all geared out that he is willing to trade to me for my gear. This guy couldn't even show me the damn Necro, but I was a kid and believed him despite my instincts telling me I shouldn't. I traded this guy all my gear, he shoved it all in shared bank and logged out to delete the character.
When I tell you that I cried, I really cried man. My heart was broken and my birthday gift was gone. I had nothing to show for it and my character was now naked. Unfortunately, that taught me that you can very easily scam people and get free money at a young age, so I may have struggled with doing that for a while in my teenage years. That guy didn't realize it at the time but he really had a deep long lasting effect on me by doing that. On the plus side, it taught me not to trust people as well and I needed that.
How about you guys? Any crazy stories? I've got some more really nutty ones. My parents played this game and had friends IRL who also played, so this game was a big part of my childhood and growing up.