I caved.

I felt the MMORPG itch, but instead of turning back to WoW, I fell back into the arms of an old friend — EverQuest. I’d been meaning to give it one more shot for a long time now, so I caught up to the latest expansion tonight, logged in, and…I have no idea what I’m doing.

The problem is that it’s been almost five years since I last seriously played it. I have no idea what zones are new, what new features have been added, where the good leveling spots are now, how to get back into the old rhythm of play, who I should be looking for for good groups, what “obvious” things I should be configuring and setting up, where to get some good new equipment…

Fortunately I’ve found a few resources that should help: the EQSummoners’ Returning To EQ FAQ, Allakhazam’s expansion guides, and even the old enchanter forum is still around.

Looks like I’ve got a bit of reading and preparation to do… So far I’ve just taken my monk out of the zone he was in and back to the Plane of Knowledge, and just trying to remember what the available skills are and how to avoid aggro while traveling around was an adventure in itself, as well as getting lost in Blackburrow along the way.