Profile:
  • Real life first name: Greg
  • Main Character name: Agaxal (Switching to at RoK Launch!)
  • Server: Unrest
  • Guild: Ascendant



Where in the real life world do you live? Prior Lake, Minnesota

What type of work do you do? I'm an IT Infrastructure Architect at a Fortune 500 company.

What got you into gaming and what sort of games do you like the most? My uncle worked for Apple back in the late 70's and got us a good deal on an Apple II+. Until EQ2 I was more of an FPS kind of guy, and played in one of the first TCP/IP matches of DOOM back in 1994 or so.

What other hobbies or activities do you take part in, other then playing EQII? I was a music major at school, and still play percussion in a local orchestra. I also have two kids I enjoy spending time with.

What other MMOs have you played? I was an alpha tester for Ultima Online in 1995 or so, back on a 486. Never got into it though. Also played EQLive at launch but my wife got dizzy with the laggyness compared to FPS so we gave it up after a week.

How long have you played EQII? On and off since launch. Its easy to get sucked into it so you have to try and create a balance.

How long is your typical gaming session when playing EQII? Can be up to 6 hours in a night, depending on whether we are raiding or not. Lots of AFK's in between if we are not :)

What does a typical EQII day consist of for you? Checking the broker is always the first thing. Will be raiding if its raid time, if not, crafting or two-boxing for plat or quests. Occasionally I'll do PUG's although I try not to too much. Will be doing more guild groups now with RoK.

What was the race and class of your very first character? Very first character was an Erudite Wizard on the now defunct Steamfont Server. Only got him to 32 or so before I had quit, and just had finished Zek boatride!

What is your highest level in EQII? I have 4 characters at level 70, and my sage hopes to ding 70 tonight!

What race and class is your main character? My current main at the time of writing is a 70 Warlock, but I am switching it to a 70 Illusionist with the RoK launch.

What do you like the most about the class you have chosen for your main character? It's an absolute blast to play an Illusionist. It was a coercer until 52, but I enjoy the added DPS that Illusionist provides. It takes more skill in my opinion than most other classes, and I've tried many of them.

Does your main character worship a deity? Sol Ro, but mainly have it for the cloak. Will be curious with RoK if there is a better choice.

How did you choose your main character's name? On my second time back to the game, I didn't go back to Steamfont; I instead created a Dark Elf Bruiser on Unrest. Ironically, I clicked the random name generator until I got one I liked - and that was Agaxia. All of my alts and characters from then on were Agax-something (Agaxia, Agaxilo, Agaxax, Agaxim....)

Which classes in EQII have you NOT played? Hmm, Mystic, Swashbuckler, and Berzerker. I've played every other class until at least level 20. I don't care for Qeynos much, ironically, so If I could be a Dark Elf Illusionist living in Neriak I would :)

What is your favorite expansion? Themewise, Desert of Flames by far. The lore of the Peacock questline is amazing.

What is your favorite zone? Hard to say, but Living Tombs for design, New Tunaria for graphics, Solusek's Eye for content.

What is your favorite npc? The Dwarf in the Down Below - "If I don't have what ya want, YA DON'T NEED IT!"

What is the most platinum you have ever spent on purchasing a single item for one of your characters? 36pp on Dark Infestation Master I, after markup. A deal by most standards, at the time. Warlocks know how hard this is to come by, but it will get upgraded with RoK.

Do you have an item you no longer use but keep around for nostalgic reasons? If so what is it and why do you keep it? Tarton's Wheel, just because it's up there with "one of the most annoying clicky quests ever".

What do you like best about EQII? Always something to do, difficult to get bored. I can always roll a new character in a new class and have fun doing it.

What do you get out of playing EQII? Other than wife agro? :) It's just fun. I try not to read into it much past that.

Describe your best experience from playing EQII? Probably killing Throne of New Tunaria Mayong for the first time. This was the 2.0 version and, AFAIK, it was a server first on the 2.0 version.

Do you run or work for an EQII Fan Site? Nope, certainly wouldn't have time for that!